ManageEngine RecoveryManager Plus

Overview

ManageEngine RecoveryManager Plus is a web-based backup and recovery product for organizations protecting identity systems, productivity suites, and file services. It is best suited to teams that need coverage across Microsoft 365 alongside services such as Active Directory, Google Workspace, or Zoho WorkDrive. Its breadth and flexible storage choices are appealing, but component-specific license limits make scope and cost planning essential.

Key features

For Microsoft 365, the product backs up and restores Exchange Online mailboxes, SharePoint sites and libraries, and OneDrive for Business files and folders; Teams backup is also supported. Scheduled incremental backups capture mailbox and site changes since the prior cycle, while configurable retention and restoration of selected items or documents help teams recover specific content rather than an entire service. Point-in-time restore adds another recovery option.

Backups can be stored in local repositories, NAS, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Files, AWS S3, Wasabi, and other S3-compatible repositories. Immutable cloud backups are supported for Azure Blob Storage, AWS S3, Wasabi, and S3-compatible repositories, providing a useful safeguard against ransomware. Recovery and backup audit logs can be forwarded to a syslog server; two-factor authentication, single sign-on, and timestamped application logs support access control and monitoring.

The trade-off is operational ownership: third-party integrations are not imposed by default, and customers are responsible for their setup and data interchange. That suits teams able to manage their own integration work, but may be less attractive to buyers seeking a more turnkey connected environment.

Pricing

The Free Edition costs nothing and supports a single AD domain, deleted-object backup and restore, 10 Exchange mailboxes, 10 Google Workspace mailboxes, one WorkDrive user, two SharePoint/Teams sites, and one OneDrive site. Those caps make it useful for limited deployments, but too restrictive for many organizations needing broad production coverage.

• Zoho WorkDrive Standard costs $95 a year for 10 users.
• Exchange/Exchange Online Standard costs $295 a year for 100 mailboxes when limited to PST export. The $495 a year option for 100 mailboxes adds backup and restoration as well as PST export.
• Active Directory Standard costs $475 a year for 250 user objects.
• OneDrive for Business Standard costs $495 a year for 100 sites.
• SharePoint Online/Microsoft Teams Standard costs $495 a year for 25 sites.
• Google Workspace Standard costs $595 a year for 100 users.

Each paid price is billed as an annual subscription. The cheaper Exchange option is specifically an export-to-PST license, not the backup-and-restoration package. Licensing is component-based: Exchange pricing is based on user mailboxes and does not restrict other mailbox types, while SharePoint Online and Teams licensing is based on site count. Buyers protecting several services should compare each component’s capacity with their actual footprint rather than assume one license covers the suite.

A fully functional 30-day trial is offered without a credit card, and registration is available for free technical support.

Platforms

RecoveryManager Plus is self-hosted and installed on Windows Server or Windows 7 and above; users access its client in a web browser. That combines browser-based access with a Windows installation requirement, so it is not a fit for teams seeking a service with no Windows host to maintain.

Who it's for

It is a strong candidate for organizations that need selective recovery across Microsoft 365 and other supported business services, especially where local, network, or cloud storage destinations matter. Its value is less clear for buyers who need only one small workload, cannot accommodate component-by-component licensing, or want third-party integrations configured for them.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Coverage spans Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace, on-premises Exchange, and Zoho WorkDrive, reducing the need to limit protection to a single collaboration service.
• Pros: Selective recovery, configurable retention, incremental backups, and point-in-time restore offer practical control over what is retained and recovered.
• Pros: Local, NAS, Azure, AWS, Wasabi, and compatible S3 storage choices let organizations align backup destinations with their existing infrastructure.
• Cons: Free capacity is capped by workload and count, so the free edition is a narrow starting point rather than broad organizational protection.
• Cons: Separate component plans and mailbox or site-based limits require buyers to map their service footprint to licenses before estimating total cost.
• Cons: Customers own third-party integration setup and data interchange, adding work for teams that depend on connected systems.

Alternatives

For a wider set of Microsoft 365 backup software options, compare products by the services, storage responsibilities, and license units that match your environment.

• VM Backup is worth considering when the priority is virtual-machine protection: its free edition covers two VMs per host and is free forever.
• Veeam Agent for Mac is a more relevant choice for a Mac workstation; its free edition permits one backup job but does not support direct backup to object storage.
• Synology Active Backup for SaaS may suit Synology NAS owners who want a free Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace add-on without a software license.
• BDRCloud is another freemium backup option for teams needing platform coverage across web, desktop, and server environments.
• Datto Endpoint Backup for Windows uses consumption-based pricing, so it is an alternative for buyers who prefer storage-used billing and can request pricing from Datto.
• AvePoint Cloud Backup is an alternative with custom pricing.
• Druva Endpoint Data Protection is a paid endpoint option with a free trial and pricing available by contacting Druva.
• Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 starts at $2 a month, billed annually, for backup software only; choose it if bringing your own storage and managing infrastructure is acceptable.

Verdict

Choose ManageEngine RecoveryManager Plus if you need broad business-service coverage, selective recovery, and a choice of backup destinations under one Windows-hosted product. Its main advantage is the combination of workload breadth and granular recovery; its main drawback is that component licenses and customer-managed integrations demand careful planning. Look elsewhere if you need simpler licensing or a more hands-off integration setup.