Handy Backup

What Handy Backup is

Handy Backup is backup software from Handy Backup, a maker based in Houston, Texas. It supports Windows, Linux and web platforms, with coverage for computer and server backup. The product includes ransomware protection; its backup scope and restore modes are both described as mixed. There is no mobile backup. Four paid plans are listed. Handy Backup Standard costs $39 a month and covers files, email and application settings, with storage destinations including local storage, FTP, external drives, NAS and cloud storage. Handy Backup Professional costs $89 a month and includes disk imaging, system backup, disaster recovery and business-cloud support. Handy Backup Small Business costs $249 a month and covers database and server backup, with Microsoft Exchange, Hyper-V and VMware support. Handy Backup Server Network is priced from $299 and provides centralized network backup and management for workstation and server data. A 30-day trial is available, but there is no free plan. The plan descriptions distinguish backup destinations and the kinds of data or systems covered, from individual files and settings to databases, servers and network environments.

Who it suits

Handy Backup suits Windows or Linux users who need computer or server backups and want ransomware protection. Its plans also address buyers who need file and application-setting backup, disk imaging, database and server coverage, or centralized network backup.

Limits

There is no free plan, though a 30-day trial is available. The listed plans differ in scope: Standard covers files, email and application settings; Professional includes disk imaging and system backup; Small Business covers databases and servers; Server Network provides centralized network backup.

Getting started

1. Visit https://www.handybackup.net/.
2. Choose a plan based on the data and systems you need to back up.
3. Use the 30-day trial if you want to try the software first.
4. Install it on a supported Windows or Linux platform.
5. Configure a backup destination supported by your plan.

Verdict

Choose Handy Backup if you need computer or server backup on Windows or Linux, or want a plan tailored to files, disk images, databases or network systems. Look elsewhere if mobile backup is essential; there is no mobile backup option.