Keepit vs Restic
Keepit and Restic are both backup & SaaS data protection tools. Keepit is aimed at enterprise and small businesses, while Restic is aimed at developers. Only Restic has a free plan.
Independent SaaS backup for Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Salesforce
Fast, secure command-line backup
| Pricing | Paid | Open source |
| Starting price | Not published | Not published |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Built for | Enterprise, Small businesses | Developers |
| Platforms | web | macos, windows, linux |
| Country | DK · 2007 | DE · 2014 |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Keepit if
Mid-size and large organizations, especially in regulated European sectors, that need independent, immutable backup of many SaaS apps and their identity layer.
- Backups live outside Microsoft, Google and Salesforce infrastructure
- Identity layer coverage, not just files and mail
- Wide range of protected SaaS apps under one console
Look elsewhere if: Small businesses wanting cheap, self-serve Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace backup with public prices (Spanning, Afi).
Choose Restic if
Sysadmins and developers comfortable with CLI.
- Fast and reliable
- Strong security design
- Free
Look elsewhere if: Non-technical users.
Keepit vs Restic pricing
Keepit
- Core ContinuityQuote5-year recovery, SSO and MFA, business-hours support
- Business ResilienceQuote10-year recovery, multi-geo storage, add-ons, 24/7 support
- Enterprise ResilienceQuoteDedicated CX manager, phone support, quarterly reviews
Restic
- Open source$0BSD 2-Clause license
Keepit · Key features
- Immutable, air-gapped backups stored on vendor-independent infrastructure
- Choice of seven global data regions for storage
- Microsoft 365 backup for Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams
- Entra ID backup including conditional access policies and BitLocker keys
- Salesforce backup with sandbox seeding and data anonymization
- Coverage for Zendesk, Jira, Confluence, Okta, GitHub and monday.com
Cons
- No public prices, every deal goes through sales
- No self-serve free trial advertised
- Ten-year retention and multi-geo storage need the middle tier
Restic · Key features
- Encrypted, deduplicated snapshots
- Many backends via rclone
- Fast incremental backups
- Snapshot browsing and restore
- Verification checks
- Cross-platform CLI
Cons
- CLI only
- Requires scripting for scheduling
- No GUI
Keepit vs Restic: FAQ
Do Keepit and Restic have a free plan?
Keepit has no free plan. Restic has a free plan.
Which is better for small businesses, Keepit or Restic?
Keepit lists small businesses as a core audience, while Restic is aimed more at developers.