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Connect to SQL Server
Connect to your SQL Server, Azure SQL or Amazon RDS.
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2 minutes to set up.
Full, differential and transaction log backups for every edition, including Express, Azure SQL and Amazon RDS. Sent to a folder, FTP or the cloud, with an email after every run.
- Full, differential and log
- Express, Azure SQL, Amazon RDS
- Free for 2 databases
How it works
Start your first backup in 6 simple steps
Protect your data in just a few minutes.
Detailed tutorial
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Select databases to backup
Choose the databases you want to backup. One job can include several databases.
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Choose destination for your backups
Store backups on local drives, FTP/SFTP, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Google Drive and more.
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Schedule your backup job
Choose when and how often the job should run. Full, differential or transaction log backups.
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Set up notification
Get notified on success or failure by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or a webhook.
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Run the job
Click Run Now to start your backup job and verify the results.
What it does
Everything a backup job needs
All of it runs from one window, with no scripts to write and nothing to maintain.
Full, differential and log
Scheduled full, differential and transaction log backups. Database services keep running throughout.
Remote and managed instances
Back up remote SQL Server, Azure SQL and Amazon RDS, including Express. Native backup or BACPAC, matched to the instance.
Alerts on every run
Email on success or failure, plus Slack, Teams, Discord and webhooks. Service-down alerts tell you when the server or the backup service stops responding.
Compression and encryption
Compress and encrypt your backup files before sending them to your chosen destination. Protect your data with AES encryption.
Restore when you need it
Restore SQL Server, Azure SQL and Amazon RDS backups when needed. Keep recovery close at hand, alongside your backup jobs.
Your storage, your retention
Old backups are removed automatically by your retention policy. GFS keeps chosen weekly, monthly and yearly full backups longer than the rest.
Databases and destinations
What it connects to
Point it at your databases, then choose where the backups go. Schedule, compression, encryption, retention and email are all switches on the same form.
Connect to your databases
Local, remote or cloud-hosted.
and send backups to
Pick one destination or several. Click any of them for the setup steps.
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Simple, one-time pricing
Start free. Upgrade only when you need more features.
- $0Free2 databases. Scheduled backups to local/network folders, FTP/SFTP/FTPS, OneDrive Personal, Box & Backblaze B2. Email alerts.
- $39LiteFree features for 5 databases, plus Slack, Teams, Discord & webhook alerts, Google Drive/Dropbox.
- $89StandardLite + unlimited databases, differential, log & incremental backups.
- $129ProfessionalStandard + S3/S3-compatible storage, Azure, OneDrive Business & AES encryption.
- $499Professional Lifetimeall Professional features, lifetime updates & Full-Service support.
All plans: SQL Server, MySQL & PostgreSQL; remote/Azure SQL/RDS; files & folders; log shipping; unlimited Run Now backups.
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Good to know before you install.
The community forum is open to everyone. Direct email support comes with an active Full-Service subscription, and those emails are answered within one business day.
Contact supportSQLBackupAndFTP is a backup solution for SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases that performs scheduled full, differential, and transaction log backups, supports incremental backups for MySQL and PostgreSQL, backs up files and folders, compresses and encrypts backup files, stores them locally, on a network, FTP/SFTP server, or in the cloud, automatically removes old backups based on retention policies, and sends email notifications on backup success or failure.
SQLBackupAndFTP is ideal for any SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, or Amazon RDS SQL database where backups should be sent to FTP, SFTP, FTPS, NAS, local or network folder, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Amazon S3 and any S3-compatible storage, Azure Storage, or Backblaze B2.
SQLBackupAndFTP is made to be simple. While for the majority of users this is a huge advantage, some specific configurations are not handled. You should not use SQLBackupAndFTP if you want to monitor SQL Server performance and schedule backups online in your browser for a large number of servers - SqlBak may be suited better for you.
No. SQLBackupAndFTP is a standalone application: once you have bought a license for a computer, it never expires and you can keep using the version you purchased forever. Only the optional Full-Service subscription renews yearly, and one month of it is included with every license.
Discounts apply automatically at checkout: 15% off from 2 computers, 20% off from 5, and 25% off from 10. The “Professional 1 database” edition is sold in packs of 5, with its own 20% discount starting at 20 computers. Above fifty computers, write to us and we will quote a price.