Retrospect

What Retrospect does

Retrospect is a private US-based software company founded in 1991 that develops cross-platform backup and recovery tools for Windows, Mac, and Linux environments. Its product suite spans the Retrospect Backup editions (Solo, Desktop, Single Server 5/20/Unlimited, Multi Server) priced from $4/month to $5,599 perpetual, the Retrospect Virtual line for VMware and Hyper-V environments, and Retrospect Cloud Storage (a proprietary cloud service built on Wasabi Technologies infrastructure). The technology stack centers on Forever-Incremental backup, anomaly detection for ransomware, immutable backups via Cloud Object Lock, AES-256 encryption, and a centralized Management Console, with certified integrations to more than 20 cloud storage providers and major hypervisors/databases.

The company operates a hybrid go-to-market combining self-serve e-commerce, direct field sales for enterprise (phone/email), and a certified reseller/distributor network accessible via Partner Locator, plus a GSA Schedule 70 channel for US government buyers. Revenue is generated through perpetual licenses, monthly/annual subscriptions, Annual Support and Maintenance contracts, add-on modules (Exchange/SQL agents, Open File Backup, Advanced Tape), and tiered cloud storage subscriptions. Retrospect reports protecting 500,000+ homes and businesses across 100+ countries, with a customer base weighted toward SMBs and prosumers but extending into education (Harvard Medical School, UCSF, Kennesaw State), government (US Army/Navy/Air Force), transportation (BART), media, and creative verticals. The company is bootstrapped with 1-10 employees and no disclosed funding rounds.

Name

Retrospect

Legal name

Retrospect

Website

https://retrospect.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Retrospect provides cross-platform backup and recovery software for Windows, Mac, and Linux environments, serving SMBs, education, government, and creative professionals across 100+ countries through perpetual licenses, subscriptions, and a certified reseller network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Backup and Recovery Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Other Computer Related Services (541519)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Backup & Recovery Software (HDABAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Backup & Restore Platforms (Cloud Backup) (HDABAIAB), Continuity for SaaS & Cloud Apps (M365/Salesforce Backup) (HDABAIAK), Managed Backup Operations (On-Prem & Hybrid) (BPAEALAC)

Keywords

• Backup software
• Data protection
• Disaster recovery
• Ransomware protection
• Cloud backup

Headquarters

HQ city

Walnut Creek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses (Perpetual): One-time perpetual license purchases for Desktop, Solo, Single Server (5/20/Unlimited), and Multi Server editions. Prices range from $59 (Solo) to $5,599 (Multi Server Premium) with optional Annual Support and Maintenance.
2. Subscription Licenses (Monthly/Annual): Monthly or annual subscription pricing for all editions. Subscription Edition ranges from $4/month (Solo) to $179/month (Multi Server). Includes all upgrades and technical support during subscription period.
3. Add-on Products: Additional licenses and add-ons including Microsoft Exchange Agent ($1,299+), SQL Server Agent, Open File Backup ($499+), Advanced Tape Support, Email Account 5-Packs ($129), Workstation Client Packs, and Value Pack bundles.
4. Retrospect Cloud Storage: Subscription-based cloud storage built on Wasabi Technologies' Hot Cloud Storage. Available in 1TB, 5TB, and 10TB tiers with 30-day free trial. Provides immutable backups and AES-256 encryption.
5. Annual Support and Maintenance (ASM): Annual support contracts providing technical support via email and phone plus all product upgrades. Available in 1-year ($99-$1,049), 2-year, and 3-year terms with discounts for longer commitments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Retrospect develops and sells cross-platform backup and recovery software that protects Windows, Mac, and Linux servers, desktops, and laptops in physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Its product line spans multiple tiered editions from a Solo single-PC license up to a Multi Server edition protecting unlimited endpoints, complemented by Retrospect Virtual for VMware and Hyper-V and a proprietary Retrospect Cloud Storage service built on Wasabi Technologies. The software provides backup, archive, deduplication, ransomware anomaly detection, immutable cloud backups, email protection, and centralized multi-site management.

Product overview

Retrospect offers a comprehensive backup and recovery software suite consisting of multiple product tiers. The core Retrospect Backup platform supports Windows, Mac, and Linux across editions ranging from Solo (single PC, $4/month) through Multi Server (unlimited clients, $179/month). Retrospect Virtual extends protection to VMware and Hyper-V virtual environments with instant recovery and granular restore capabilities. Retrospect Cloud Storage provides proprietary cloud backup built on Wasabi Technologies with immutable backups and AES-256 encryption. Add-on modules include Email Protection (supporting 12+ email services), Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server agents for hot database backups, Open File Backup for protecting running applications, Advanced Tape Support for library management, and Retrospect Management Console for centralized monitoring. The new Novus UI delivers a modern cross-platform interface that runs alongside the classic UI. All products support the 3-2-1 backup rule with over 20 certified cloud storage providers including Amazon S3, Azure, Google Cloud, and Dropbox.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Retrospect Cloud Storage: Cloud storage service built on Wasabi Technologies' Hot Cloud Storage providing immutable backups and ransomware protection
• Retrospect Virtual
• Retrospect Novus UI

Products and services

• Retrospect Backup Cross-platform backup and recovery software protecting Windows, Mac, and Linux servers, desktops, and laptops in physical, virtual, and cloud environments. Available in tiered editions from Solo (single PC) through Multi Server (unlimited endpoints) under both perpetual and subscription licensing.
• Retrospect Virtual Virtual machine backup solution for VMware ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V environments that protects virtualized applications including Exchange, SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, Lotus Domino, and Lotus Notes, with instant recovery, granular file-level restore, and Microsoft Office 365 protection for Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive.
• Retrospect Cloud Storage Subscription-based cloud backup storage service built on Wasabi Technologies' Hot Cloud Storage, providing immutable backups with AES-256 at-rest encryption, anomaly detection, and ransomware protection in 1TB, 5TB, and 10TB tiers with a 30-day free trial.
• Retrospect Essentials Bundle Bundled backup solution purpose-built for Windows Server Essentials or Small Business Server environments that protects Windows Server, Exchange, SQL Server, plus unlimited desktops and laptops, starting from $599 with 1-year Annual Support and Maintenance.
• Microsoft Exchange Server Agent Add-on module providing hot backups of Microsoft Exchange Server 2003-2019 storage groups, databases, and mailboxes with automatic point-in-time restore capability, priced from $1,299.
• Microsoft SQL Server Agent Add-on module providing hot backups of Microsoft SQL Server 2005-2019 with automatic point-in-time restore capabilities for individual databases.
• Open File Backup Add-on module that protects open files on NTFS-formatted volumes using Microsoft VSS technology, enabling backup of running line-of-business applications without taking them offline, priced from $499.
• Advanced Tape Support Add-on module enabling parallel backup operations across multiple tape drives including stand-alone drives, libraries, and autoloaders, with LTO-9 tape support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% restore success rate over 12 years (per G2 review)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration25 records

AI capability1 record

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Wasabi TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationRetrospect Cloud Storage is built on Wasabi Technologies' Hot Cloud Storage infrastructure, providing lightning-fast object storage with advanced data protection features like immutable backups. This is a foundational partnership powering Retrospect's proprietary cloud storage offering.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationCertified cloud storage partner with S3 support for immutable backups. Supports S3 storage classes including Standard, Infrequent Access, Glacier, Reduced Redundancy, and One-Region. AWS regions certified across US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and South America.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified Azure Blob Storage partner supporting immutable backups for ransomware protection. Azure for Government support for state and local agencies. Includes 5GB free storage for a year.
• Google Cloud StoragecoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified Google Cloud Storage partner with immutable backup support. Supports storage classes including Standard, Durable Reduced Availability, Nearline, and Coldline. Regions certified across North America, Europe, Asia, and South America.
• VMwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationRetrospect Virtual provides complete data protection for VMware ESXi environments. Supports VMware ESXi 5.x through 7.0, vCenter Server 5.x through 7.0, and includes features like instant recovery, granular restore, and VMDK replication.
• Microsoft Hyper-VcoreTechnology or IntegrationRetrospect Virtual certified for Hyper-V 2022 and earlier versions (2008 through 2019). Supports Hyper-V Server 2008 through 2022 with centralized management through Management Console.
• Microsoft Office 365coreTechnology or IntegrationRetrospect Virtual supports data protection for Teams, email, SharePoint, and OneDrive in Microsoft Office 365. Includes protection for Exchange Server 2003-2019 and SQL Server 2005-2019.
• WasabicoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified cloud storage partner with hot cloud storage. Offers 30-day free trial of 1 TB storage. Locations in Oregon, Northern Virginia, and Amsterdam. Supports immutable backups for ransomware protection.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Veeam Software: Veeam is a leading backup and recovery platform for virtual, physical, and cloud workloads, targeting SMBs through enterprises. It directly competes with Retrospect across Windows/Linux server, VMware/Hyper-V, and cloud backup use cases, with a substantially larger sales and R&D footprint.
• Acronis: Acronis combines backup with integrated cybersecurity (anti-ransomware, endpoint protection) for SMBs and managed service providers. It competes head-on with Retrospect's Anomaly Detection and immutable backup positioning, while also offering cloud storage and file sync.
• Carbonite (OpenText): Carbonite provides cloud backup for SMBs and remote workers, and is now part of OpenText's information management portfolio. It overlaps with Retrospect's Solo, Desktop, and small-business backup use cases with a more SaaS-delivered model.
• Datto (Kaseya): Datto, owned by Kaseya, delivers backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions targeted at managed service providers and SMBs. It directly competes with Retrospect's server backup and ransomware recovery use cases for the MSP channel.
• Arcserve: Arcserve provides unified data protection across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments for SMBs and mid-market. It competes directly with Retrospect Backup and Retrospect Virtual across server, VM, and cloud backup workloads.
• MSP360 (formerly CloudBerry Lab): MSP360 delivers cross-platform backup software tightly integrated with AWS S3, Azure, GCP, and Wasabi for managed service providers and SMBs. It competes with Retrospect's Multi Server and cloud-first backup positioning, especially in the MSP channel.

Broad incumbents

• Commvault: Commvault is a large, established enterprise data protection and information management platform spanning backup, archive, replication, and cloud workloads. It competes with Retrospect's Multi Server and Retrospect Virtual offerings in the larger enterprise segment, with broader portfolio depth.
• Veritas Technologies: Veritas is a long-established enterprise data protection and information management vendor (NetBackup, Backup Exec). It competes with Retrospect in larger enterprise backup deployments and is referenced in customer comparisons ("less expensive than Veritas").

Emerging players

• Backblaze: Backblaze provides low-cost cloud object storage (B2) and consumer/SMB backup. It is both a Retrospect-certified storage partner and a partial competitor in the cloud backup space, with overlapping B2 immutable backup capabilities.
• Druva: Druva offers a cloud-native, SaaS-delivered data protection platform for endpoints, servers, and cloud workloads. It competes with Retrospect's Microsoft 365, VMware, and enterprise backup capabilities but with a born-in-cloud delivery model targeting larger enterprises.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/retrospectinc
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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/retrospect-inc-

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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