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SysTools Cloud Backup Tools

Score7.2 out of 10

38 Reviews and Ratings

What is SysTools Cloud Backup Tools?

SysTools G Suite/Google Apps Backup can export a complete mailbox to MSG, PST, EML and MBOX files. The utility downloads and copies all the items of the user’s G Suite account like emails, contacts, calendars and documents on their local machine. To export G Suite/Paid Google Mail account data items a valid username and password is required. Filling out admin credentials are required if the user wants to copy/export an entire domain user’s mailboxes. Documents are saved in latest formats, Calendars are saved as .ics and contacts as Vcards. For a quick archive, a quick internet connection is required. This solution provides an option to filter out email data contents from Google App during its archive/export.

Categories & Use Cases

Media

Backed-up by Google

Pros

  • Backup in the background
  • Keep online and offline files in sync
  • Great interface to my backup, easy to understand and use.

Cons

  • Backup of complex folder structure is not always reliable

Return on Investment

  • Reduces time of sharing files and working on them collaboratively, in fairly large groups. We stopped using email attachments.
  • Reduce recovery time from a faulty or retired PC.
  • Reduce time of recovering old and large files we do not keep offline.

Alternatives Considered

Backblase

Other Software Used

Microsoft Office 365, Google Drive

Google G Suite / Google Apps

Pros

  • Fast response
  • Excellent analysis
  • Easy migration

Cons

  • Faster migration completion
  • User ID mapping
  • Availability for Mac

Return on Investment

  • Agility
  • Ease of use
  • Freeing up time to focus on other things

Alternatives Considered

Azure Bot Service (Microsoft Bot Framework)

Usability

Other Software Used

Google App Engine, HubSpot CRM, Carbonite Backup for Microsoft Office 365

Great Gmail Backup

Pros

  • The fact that SysTools offer more than this email backup makes it worth the purchase.
  • Simple management vs work arounds to ensure all items are backed up.

Cons

  • Backup to Dropbox and other cloud services would be great.
  • Online backup to 3rd party cloud services that do not affect band-width on the user end.

Return on Investment

  • Saving round $200 per year

Other Software Used

FileMaker Pro, Zoho CRM

SysTools G Suite- the easier backup option

Pros

  • Relatively simple to configure for full account backup.
  • Has scheduling options for both the free and professional version
  • Supports export to PST
  • Allows contacts export to Vcard which can then be easily imported to a smart device.

Cons

  • The user interface, while simple should have easier to find options. for example, to configure a backup I need to go into the file menu. why not have a backup button as a shortcut instead?
  • Options for including\excluding email folders should be explained better.
  • Does not support personal gmail accounts. Would be nice if the two products were integrated.

Return on Investment

  • One time purchase fee is refreshing in a world of subscription based software.

Other Software Used

Microsoft Office 365, Ubuntu Linux