Arq Pro

What Arq Pro is

Arq Pro is a file backup service for organizations managing computers across a company, client base, or fleet. Its web console brings enrolled macOS and Windows computers into one place, alongside groups, backup plans, storage destinations, activity, alerts, and billing. Groups can share plans, storage locations, and app settings that their computers inherit. Administrators can define destinations, including their own S3-compatible storage, and apply them across a fleet. The console records backup activity and surfaces issues such as computers that have not backed up recently or plans that are failing. Arq Pro supports unattended deployment through MDM with its installer and the arqc command-line tool; named MDM options include Mosyle, Jamf, Kandji, Intune, and Addigy. The service includes ransomware protection and supports mixed macOS and Windows endpoints in the same console. The monthly plan costs $250 a month for up to 100 managed computers, with an additional $2.50 per computer per month above that allowance. Each new account begins with a 60-day free trial, during which computers can be enrolled and backed up without entering a payment method. Arq was founded in 2009 and is based in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA.

Who it suits

Arq Pro suits organizations that need to manage file backups across macOS and Windows computers from a shared console. Its group settings, fleet storage destinations, monitoring, and MDM deployment are relevant to teams administering multiple managed computers.

Limits

The paid plan includes up to 100 managed computers for $250 a month; each additional managed computer costs $2.50 per month. The free trial lasts 60 days, and there is no free plan.

Getting started

1. Open the Arq Pro website.
2. Create an account to start the 60-day free trial; no payment method is required to enroll computers and run backups.
3. Install Arq Pro on macOS or Windows computers, or deploy it unattended through an MDM using the installer and arqc command-line tool.
4. Enroll computers in the console and organize them into groups as needed.
5. Set backup plans and storage destinations, then use console activity and alerts to monitor backups.

Verdict

Choose Arq Pro if you need a central console for file backups across a managed macOS and Windows fleet, with shared group settings and MDM deployment. Look elsewhere if the monthly cost or per-computer charge above 100 does not fit your fleet.