BackupSheep

What do you like best?

I really like how BackupSheep allows me to backup my business's website to our Amazon Web Services account, even to our EC2 servers! Since our site is a WordPress site, the MySQL Database option in BackupSheep is very helpful. We also enjoy how BackupSheep gives $10 for each referral, without any limit! This helps our business make a side-profit. We like how BackupSheep has Backup Log, Backup Scheduling, and Compression features.

What do you dislike?

I dislike how BackupSheep does not have continuous backup. It also does not have certain fundamental features *on its own*, such as continuous backup, encryption, incremental backup, local server options, multiple system support, remote server options, secure data storage, and web access / restoration. It uses Amazon S3, and BackupSheep also has a complicated IP process for calls and other features.

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Make sure that you know what BackupSheep is capable of, and what it is not capable of. Although BackupSheep has many options, it does not have vital features such as incremental backups and multiple system support options.

What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?

I'm solving the business problems of creating site backups, among commercial backups, image backups, and inventory backups from our website to our Amazon S3 servers. We have realized that all WordPress websites need a MySQL Database backup, and not *just* a filesystem backup, which is why we now use BackupSheet to help us with this process.