Comparison guide
GitProtect vs. Rewind (formerly BackHub) comparison
How does GitProtect.io beat the competitors
How does GitProtect.io beat the competitors
If you’re searching for a GitHub backup (or Bitbucket/GitLab) solution then you are probably looking to compare GitProtect with similar products on the market.
To help make this process as easy as possible, we’ve put together a detailed comparison of how GitProtect relates to Rewind (formerly known as BackHub) - so you can find if it is the best fit for your organization.
Ready to compare? Let’s start then!
 | Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | ||
| GitHub |  Supported | Supported |
| GitHub Enterprise | Supported | Supported |
| Bitbucket | Supported | Supported |
| Bitbucket DC | Supported |  Not supported |
| GitLab | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab Ultimate | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira Software | Supported | Supported |
| Jira Work Management | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira Service Management | Supported | Supported |
| Jira Product Discovery |  Coming soon | Not supported |
| Confluence | Coming soon | Supported |
| Azure DevOps | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Data protection | ||
| Private and public repos | Supported | Supported |
Metadata  <strong>GitHub:</strong> Wiki, Issues, Issue comments, Deployment keys, Pull requests, Pull request comments, Webhooks, Labels, Milestones, Pipelines/Actions, Tags, Releases, Collaborants, Commits, Branches, Projects, Topics, V2 Projects, and more. <br/> <strong>Bitbucket:</strong> Wiki, Issues, Issues comments, Downloads, Deployment Keys, Pull requests, Pull request comments, Webhooks, Pipelines / Actions, Tags, Commits, Branches, and more. <br/> <strong>GitLab: </strong> Issues, Issue comments, Deployment keys, Pull requests, Pull request comments, Webhooks, Labels, Hooks, Push rules, Wikis, Milestones, Pipelines/Actions, Tags, Releases, Collaborants, Commits, Branches, Snippets, Project’s topics, Premium metadata, and more. | Supported | Supported |
| LFS | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab issue boards | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab variables | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab groups and subgroups | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira data Projects, Users, Issues, Roles, Workflows, Comments, Attachments, Boards, Versions, Custom Fields, Votes, Audit logs, Notifications, and more. | Supported | Supported |
| Backup automation | ||
| Backup on demand | Supported | Not supported |
| Policy-based advanced backup plans | Supported | Not supported |
| Repository backup based on rules | Supported | Not supported |
| Multiple backup policies | Supported | Not supported |
| Data Restore and DR | ||
| Instant rollback Granular restore is the best solution in case of accidental or malicious deletion. It allows one to easily get back particular resources and data. | Supported | Limited |
| Point-in-time restore | Supported | Not supported |
| Disaster recovery Multiple restore allows to restore all critical data in one process at once. | Supported | Not supported |
| Cross-over recovery between platforms Simply migrate all data between GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket - both self-managed and SaaS. | Supported | Not supported |
| Cloud-to-Cloud | Supported | Supported |
| Cloud-to-Local | Supported | Supported |
| Local-to-Cloud | Supported | Not supported |
| Cross-platform mobility and DR | ||
| GitHub <-> Bitbucket | Supported | Not supported |
| GitHub <-> GitLab | Supported | Not supported |
| Bitbucket <-> GitHub | Supported | Not supported |
| Bitbucket <-> GitLab | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab <-> GitHub | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab <-> Bitbucket | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira data mobility between projects | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira data mobility between accounts | Supported | Not supported |
| Restore destination | ||
| Device/On-premise | Supported | Supported |
| New/the same account | Supported | Limited, only original location |
| Different platform (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) | Supported | Not supported |
| Any storage compatibility | ||
| Our free unlimited cloud storage included | Supported | Unlimited cloud storage |
| AWS Storage | Supported | AWS sync only |
| Wasabi Cloud | Supported | Not supported |
| Backblaze B2 | Supported | Not supported |
| Google Cloud Storage | Supported | Not supported |
| Azure Blob Storage | Supported | Not supported |
| S3 Compatible storages | Supported | Not supported |
| NAS/local Synology, QNAP, QSAN, WD, Thecus, Netgear, Asustor, and more. | Supported | Not supported |
| File system Local disk resources, iSCSI, SMB, CIFS, NFS. | Supported | Not supported |
| Security & Compliance | ||
| Your own AES 256 encryption key User is able to define its own private encryption key. | Supported | Not supported |
| In-flight and at rest encryption | Supported | Supported |
| SSL transfer encryption | Supported | Supported |
| Shared Responsibility Model support | Supported | Supported |
| Data residency of choice (US, EU, AUS) | Supported | Not supported |
| SOC 2 Type II / GDPR / ISO27001 compliant | Supported | Supported |
| Deployment | ||
| SaaS deployment | Supported | Supported |
| On-premise deployment | add-on | Not supported |
| Deployment assistance | add-on | Not supported |
| Backup performance | ||
| Basic daily scheduler Basic scheduler. | Supported | Once a day |
| 30-day retention | Supported | Supported |
| Data compression on source | Supported | Not supported |
| GFS and Forever Incremental scheduler GFS and Forever Incremental. | Supported | Not supported |
| Fully customizable unlimited retention Exactly as your needs require. | Supported | Not supported |
| Task balancing Backup performance settings, backup window | Supported | Not supported |
| Throttling prevention Additional GitHub/Bitbucket, GitLab accounts usage. | Supported | Not supported |
| Replication | ||
| Backup replication policy | Supported | Not supported |
| All2All replication Replication between all kinds of storages. | Supported | Not supported |
| Ransomware protection | ||
| Immutable S3 storage WORM/CyberHub tech for cyber-resistance. | Supported | Not supported |
| Non-executable data in the copy | Supported | Not supported |
| Limited access to storage credentials | Supported | Not supported |
| Automation | ||
| No-code implementation | Supported | Supported |
| Silent installation | Supported | Not supported |
| Repository sync Fully customezed setup with auto and on-demand triger option. | Supported | Limited |
| Unlimited backup scalability Additional user accounts can be utilized to deal with API request limitations and to resolve performance and throttling issues. | Supported | Not supported |
| Test restore policy | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Password protection | ||
| Zero-knowledge encryption | Supported | Not supported |
| Internal password vault | Supported | Not supported |
| AWS Secrets Manager integration | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Azure Key Vault integration | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Authentication & Authorization | ||
| SAML integration | Supported | Not supported |
| SSO log in support GitHub, Atlassian, GitLab, Google, Microsoft. | Supported | Limited to GitHub, Google |
| Ultra-secure authorization Login and password, personal access token, or app password – depending on your git hosting provider. | Supported | Supported |
| Role-based access control | Supported | Not supported |
| Reports & Analytics | ||
| Data-driven dashboards Main system dashboard, plan dashboard, organization dashboard, and more. | Supported | Not supported |
| Daily reporting | Supported | Not supported |
| SLA auditing | Supported | Not supported |
| Compliance reports | Supported | Not supported |
| SLA reporting | Supported | Not supported |
| Monitoring | ||
| Detailed task monitoring | Supported | Not supported |
| Advanced audit logs | Supported | Not supported |
| Log export | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Alerting | ||
| Slack | Supported | Not supported |
| Supported | Limited | |
| Webhooks | Supported | Not supported |
| Central Management | ||
| Unified web console | Supported | Limited |
| Multiple admin/user accounts | Supported | Not supported |
| Admin privileges settings | Supported | Not supported |
| Unlimited accounts consolidation Unlimited number of accounts under single portal. | Supported | Not supported |
| REST API automated operations CI/CD integration. | Supported | Not supported |
| Support & services | ||
| Knowledge base | Supported | Supported |
| Customer support As a standard our customers can reach us by email and chat. | Supported | Supported |
| Phone support and restore assistance | Supported | Supported |
| Security assessment and custom contracts DPA, MSA, SOC 2 etc. | Supported | Supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub | Supported | Supported |
| GitHub Enterprise | Supported | Supported |
| Bitbucket | Supported | Supported |
| Bitbucket DC | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab Ultimate | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira Software | Supported | Supported |
| Jira Work Management | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira Service Management | Supported | Supported |
| Jira Product Discovery | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Confluence | Coming soon | Supported |
| Azure DevOps | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Private and public repos | Supported | Supported |
| Metadata <strong>GitHub:</strong> Wiki, Issues, Issue comments, Deployment keys, Pull requests, Pull request comments, Webhooks, Labels, Milestones, Pipelines/Actions, Tags, Releases, Collaborants, Commits, Branches, Projects, Topics, V2 Projects, and more. <br/> <strong>Bitbucket:</strong> Wiki, Issues, Issues comments, Downloads, Deployment Keys, Pull requests, Pull request comments, Webhooks, Pipelines / Actions, Tags, Commits, Branches, and more. <br/> <strong>GitLab: </strong> Issues, Issue comments, Deployment keys, Pull requests, Pull request comments, Webhooks, Labels, Hooks, Push rules, Wikis, Milestones, Pipelines/Actions, Tags, Releases, Collaborants, Commits, Branches, Snippets, Project’s topics, Premium metadata, and more. | Supported | Supported |
| LFS | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab issue boards | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab variables | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab groups and subgroups | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira data Projects, Users, Issues, Roles, Workflows, Comments, Attachments, Boards, Versions, Custom Fields, Votes, Audit logs, Notifications, and more. | Supported | Supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Backup on demand | Supported | Not supported |
| Policy-based advanced backup plans | Supported | Not supported |
| Repository backup based on rules | Supported | Not supported |
| Multiple backup policies | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Instant rollback Granular restore is the best solution in case of accidental or malicious deletion. It allows one to easily get back particular resources and data. | Supported | Limited |
| Point-in-time restore | Supported | Not supported |
| Disaster recovery Multiple restore allows to restore all critical data in one process at once. | Supported | Not supported |
| Cross-over recovery between platforms Simply migrate all data between GitHub, GitLab and Bitbucket - both self-managed and SaaS. | Supported | Not supported |
| Cloud-to-Cloud | Supported | Supported |
| Cloud-to-Local | Supported | Supported |
| Local-to-Cloud | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub <-> Bitbucket | Supported | Not supported |
| GitHub <-> GitLab | Supported | Not supported |
| Bitbucket <-> GitHub | Supported | Not supported |
| Bitbucket <-> GitLab | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab <-> GitHub | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab <-> Bitbucket | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira data mobility between projects | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira data mobility between accounts | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Device/On-premise | Supported | Supported |
| New/the same account | Supported | Limited, only original location |
| Different platform (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket) | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Our free unlimited cloud storage included | Supported | Unlimited cloud storage |
| AWS Storage | Supported | AWS sync only |
| Wasabi Cloud | Supported | Not supported |
| Backblaze B2 | Supported | Not supported |
| Google Cloud Storage | Supported | Not supported |
| Azure Blob Storage | Supported | Not supported |
| S3 Compatible storages | Supported | Not supported |
| NAS/local Synology, QNAP, QSAN, WD, Thecus, Netgear, Asustor, and more. | Supported | Not supported |
| File system Local disk resources, iSCSI, SMB, CIFS, NFS. | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Your own AES 256 encryption key User is able to define its own private encryption key. | Supported | Not supported |
| In-flight and at rest encryption | Supported | Supported |
| SSL transfer encryption | Supported | Supported |
| Shared Responsibility Model support | Supported | Supported |
| Data residency of choice (US, EU, AUS) | Supported | Not supported |
| SOC 2 Type II / GDPR / ISO27001 compliant | Supported | Supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| SaaS deployment | Supported | Supported |
| On-premise deployment | add-on | Not supported |
| Deployment assistance | add-on | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Basic daily scheduler Basic scheduler. | Supported | Once a day |
| 30-day retention | Supported | Supported |
| Data compression on source | Supported | Not supported |
| GFS and Forever Incremental scheduler GFS and Forever Incremental. | Supported | Not supported |
| Fully customizable unlimited retention Exactly as your needs require. | Supported | Not supported |
| Task balancing Backup performance settings, backup window | Supported | Not supported |
| Throttling prevention Additional GitHub/Bitbucket, GitLab accounts usage. | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Backup replication policy | Supported | Not supported |
| All2All replication Replication between all kinds of storages. | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Immutable S3 storage WORM/CyberHub tech for cyber-resistance. | Supported | Not supported |
| Non-executable data in the copy | Supported | Not supported |
| Limited access to storage credentials | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| No-code implementation | Supported | Supported |
| Silent installation | Supported | Not supported |
| Repository sync Fully customezed setup with auto and on-demand triger option. | Supported | Limited |
| Unlimited backup scalability Additional user accounts can be utilized to deal with API request limitations and to resolve performance and throttling issues. | Supported | Not supported |
| Test restore policy | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Zero-knowledge encryption | Supported | Not supported |
| Internal password vault | Supported | Not supported |
| AWS Secrets Manager integration | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Azure Key Vault integration | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| SAML integration | Supported | Not supported |
| SSO log in support GitHub, Atlassian, GitLab, Google, Microsoft. | Supported | Limited to GitHub, Google |
| Ultra-secure authorization Login and password, personal access token, or app password – depending on your git hosting provider. | Supported | Supported |
| Role-based access control | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Data-driven dashboards Main system dashboard, plan dashboard, organization dashboard, and more. | Supported | Not supported |
| Daily reporting | Supported | Not supported |
| SLA auditing | Supported | Not supported |
| Compliance reports | Supported | Not supported |
| SLA reporting | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Detailed task monitoring | Supported | Not supported |
| Advanced audit logs | Supported | Not supported |
| Log export | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Slack | Supported | Not supported |
| Supported | Limited | |
| Webhooks | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Unified web console | Supported | Limited |
| Multiple admin/user accounts | Supported | Not supported |
| Admin privileges settings | Supported | Not supported |
| Unlimited accounts consolidation Unlimited number of accounts under single portal. | Supported | Not supported |
| REST API automated operations CI/CD integration. | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge base | Supported | Supported |
| Customer support As a standard our customers can reach us by email and chat. | Supported | Supported |
| Phone support and restore assistance | Supported | Supported |
| Security assessment and custom contracts DPA, MSA, SOC 2 etc. | Supported | Supported |
Just add a GitHub, GitLab, or Bitbucket account (one or as many that you need) to start protecting your data instantly. And the best part... Any new repo will be automatically added to the backup plan. There is really no maintenance needed. Restore operation? You can choose between DR and granular restore to a new repository or local device.
Use your own storage (compatible with AWS S3 or on-premise) or choose GitProtect's dedicated cloud and choose your preferred data centers located - EU or US- based.
The last Jira outage gave us a lot to think about - mostly how would we deal with a such scenario ourselves. And the answer didn’t fill us with much optimism. We needed to make fast changes and include Atlassian tools in our backup policy. There was one problem – most backup vendors don’t cover DevOps tools. So the initial issue has grown even bigger. Fortunately, we heard about GitProtect, tested Bitbucket backup, deployed it and now we are waiting for the upcoming launch of backup for Jira. For us, GitProtect is a real game-changer.
We live from coding. So we are aware of intellectual property value. We need to make sure that our customer’s data and the source code of their GitHub projects are protected and accessible from any point in time. GitProtects provide us with nearly unlimited retention and GitHub archive possibilities. And features like encryption and password manager ensure us with our code security.
To achieve SOC 2 certification, our organization needed to implement a fully manageable GitHub backup solution. There was no question about compromising any of our strict security policies. GitProtect with its strong focus on security, user encryption, and policy-based advanced backup plans set up was the obvious choice.
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