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 |  Not supported |
| Bitbucket DC | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab Ultimate | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira Cloud | Supported | Supported |
| Jira Service Management | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira Work Management | Supported | Not supported |
| Confluence |  Coming soon | Supported |
| Azure Repos | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Zendesk | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Backed up data | ||
| GitHub repositories | Supported | Supported |
GitHub metadata  Wiki, Issues, Issue comments, Downloads, Deployment keys, Pull requests, Pull request comments, Webhooks, Milestones, Labels, Pipelines/Actions, Tag, Releases, Collaborants, Commits, Branches. | Supported | Supported |
| GitHub LFS | Supported | Not supported |
| Bitbucket repositories | Supported | Not supported |
| Bitbucket metadata Wiki, Issues, Issue comments, Downloads, Deployment keys, Pull requests, Pull request comments, Webhooks, Pipelines/Actions, Tag, Commits, Branches. | Supported | Not supported |
| Bitbucket LFS | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab repositories | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab metadata Wiki, Issues, Issue comments, Downloads, Deployment keys, Pull requests, Pull request comments, Webhooks, Labels, Milestones, Pipelines/Actions, Tag, Releases, Collaborants, Commits, Branches. | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab LFS | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab Groups&Subgroups data | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab Issue boards | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab variables | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira data Projects, Issues, Roles, Workflow, Users, Comments, Attachments, Boards, Versions, Fields, Votes, Audit logs, Notifications, and more. | Supported | Supported |
| Backup performance | ||
| Multiple backup plans/policy | Supported | Not supported |
| Policy-based advanced backup plans | Supported | Not supported |
| Backup of repositories based on rules | Supported | Not supported |
| Flexible daily scheduler Basic | Supported | Once a day |
| Flexible GFS scheduler | Supported | Not supported |
| Forever Incremental Unlimited daily backups every 5 min or less | Supported | Not supported |
| Backup on demand | Supported | Not supported |
| 30 days retention | Supported | Supported |
| Unlimited retention | Supported | Max 365 days |
| Fully customized retention | Supported | Not supported |
| Data compression on source | Supported | Not supported |
| Custom backup frequency | Supported | Not supported |
| Fast incremental backup | Supported | Not supported |
| 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 |
| Automatic repository sync | Supported | Once a day only |
| Customized repository sync Frequency - on demand | Supported | Not supported |
| Task balancing | Supported | Not supported |
| Backup cloud and On-Prem instances | Supported | Not supported |
| Granular backup | Supported | Not supported |
| Restore and DR | ||
| Granular restore | Supported | Limited |
| Point-in-time restore | Supported | Not supported |
| Multiple repositories restore The disaster recovery feature allows to restore all critical data in one process at once | Supported | Not supported |
| Restore cloud to on premise and conversely | Supported | Not supported |
| Restore to the local machine | Supported | Supported |
| Recovery to the same Account/Organization | Supported | Supported |
| Recovery to different Account/Organization | Supported | Not supported |
| DR and cross-over recovery Cross recovery between platforms: GitHub, Bitbucket and GitLab. | Supported | Not supported |
| Test restore policy | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Replication | ||
| Backup replication plan/policy | Supported | Not supported |
| All2All replication Replication between all kinds of storages | Supported | Not supported |
| Backup destinations | ||
| GitProtect unlimited cloud storage | Supported | Unlimited cloud storage |
| AWS Storage | Supported | Sync only |
| Wasabi Cloud | Supported | Not supported |
| Backblaze B2 | Supported | Not supported |
| Google Cloud Storage | Supported | Not supported |
| Azure Blob Storage | Supported | Sync only |
| S3 Compatible storages | Supported | Not supported |
| NFS | Supported | Not supported |
| CIFS | Supported | Not supported |
| SMB | Supported | Not supported |
| Local disk resources | Supported | Not supported |
| Deployment | ||
| SaaS deployment | Supported | Supported |
| Deployment region of choice | EU or US | Not supported |
| On-Premise deployment | Supported | Not supported |
| On-Premise deployment options | Windows, Linux, Docker, Amazon | Not supported |
| Security | ||
| User AES 256 encryption on client side | Supported | Not supported |
| In-flight encryption | Supported | Supported |
| At rest encryption | Supported | Supported |
| Zero-knowledge encryption | Supported | Not supported |
| Secure password vault built-in Password Manager | Supported | Not supported |
| SSL transfer encryption | Supported | Supported |
| SSO support Google, GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Microsoft Azure AD | Google, GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab | GitHub, Google |
| Ultra-secure authorization Login and password, personal access token, or app password – depending on your git hosting provider. | Supported | Supported |
| Amazon Vault | Coming soon | Not supported |
| SOC 2 compliant | Supported | Supported |
| Ransomware protection | ||
| Immutable S3 storage for cyber-resistance | Supported | Not supported |
| Repository wipe protection | Supported | Not supported |
| Non-executable data in the copy | Supported | Not supported |
| Limited access to storage credentials | Supported | Not supported |
| Monitoring and audit | ||
| Data-driven dashboards | Supported | Not supported |
| Detailed task monitoring Backup, restore and replication, etc. | Supported | Not supported |
| Advanced audit logs Audit logs of all system and user activities | Supported | Not supported |
| Email notifications | Supported | Limited |
| Slack notifications | Supported | Not supported |
| Webhooks | Supported | Not supported |
| Log export | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Daily reports for compliance purposes | Supported | Limited |
| Management | ||
| Unified web console | Supported | Not supported |
| Multiple admin accounts | Supported | Limited |
| Admin privileges settings | Supported | Limited |
| Multitenancy & admins privileges | Supported | Not supported |
| Backup and manage an unlimited number of accounts under one portal GitHub, Bitbucket and GitLab | Supported | Not supported |
| REST API automated operations CI/CD integration | Supported | Not supported |
| Other features | ||
| Ticket support system | Supported | Not supported |
| Email support | Supported | Supported |
| Chat support | Supported | Supported |
| Phone support and restore assistance | Supported | Supported |
| Security assessment and custom contracts (DPA, MSA, etc.) | Supported | Supported |
| SOC 2 compliant | Supported | Supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub | Supported | Supported |
| GitHub Enterprise | Supported | Supported |
| Bitbucket | Supported | Not supported |
| Bitbucket DC | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab Ultimate | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira Cloud | Supported | Supported |
| Jira Service Management | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira Work Management | Supported | Not supported |
| Confluence | Coming soon | Supported |
| Azure Repos | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Zendesk | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub repositories | Supported | Supported |
| GitHub metadata Wiki, Issues, Issue comments, Downloads, Deployment keys, Pull requests, Pull request comments, Webhooks, Milestones, Labels, Pipelines/Actions, Tag, Releases, Collaborants, Commits, Branches. | Supported | Supported |
| GitHub LFS | Supported | Not supported |
| Bitbucket repositories | Supported | Not supported |
| Bitbucket metadata Wiki, Issues, Issue comments, Downloads, Deployment keys, Pull requests, Pull request comments, Webhooks, Pipelines/Actions, Tag, Commits, Branches. | Supported | Not supported |
| Bitbucket LFS | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab repositories | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab metadata Wiki, Issues, Issue comments, Downloads, Deployment keys, Pull requests, Pull request comments, Webhooks, Labels, Milestones, Pipelines/Actions, Tag, Releases, Collaborants, Commits, Branches. | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab LFS | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab Groups&Subgroups data | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab Issue boards | Supported | Not supported |
| GitLab variables | Supported | Not supported |
| Jira data Projects, Issues, Roles, Workflow, Users, Comments, Attachments, Boards, Versions, Fields, Votes, Audit logs, Notifications, and more. | Supported | Supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple backup plans/policy | Supported | Not supported |
| Policy-based advanced backup plans | Supported | Not supported |
| Backup of repositories based on rules | Supported | Not supported |
| Flexible daily scheduler Basic | Supported | Once a day |
| Flexible GFS scheduler | Supported | Not supported |
| Forever Incremental Unlimited daily backups every 5 min or less | Supported | Not supported |
| Backup on demand | Supported | Not supported |
| 30 days retention | Supported | Supported |
| Unlimited retention | Supported | Max 365 days |
| Fully customized retention | Supported | Not supported |
| Data compression on source | Supported | Not supported |
| Custom backup frequency | Supported | Not supported |
| Fast incremental backup | Supported | Not supported |
| 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 |
| Automatic repository sync | Supported | Once a day only |
| Customized repository sync Frequency - on demand | Supported | Not supported |
| Task balancing | Supported | Not supported |
| Backup cloud and On-Prem instances | Supported | Not supported |
| Granular backup | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Granular restore | Supported | Limited |
| Point-in-time restore | Supported | Not supported |
| Multiple repositories restore The disaster recovery feature allows to restore all critical data in one process at once | Supported | Not supported |
| Restore cloud to on premise and conversely | Supported | Not supported |
| Restore to the local machine | Supported | Supported |
| Recovery to the same Account/Organization | Supported | Supported |
| Recovery to different Account/Organization | Supported | Not supported |
| DR and cross-over recovery Cross recovery between platforms: GitHub, Bitbucket and GitLab. | Supported | Not supported |
| Test restore policy | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Backup replication plan/policy | Supported | Not supported |
| All2All replication Replication between all kinds of storages | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| GitProtect unlimited cloud storage | Supported | Unlimited cloud storage |
| AWS Storage | Supported | Sync only |
| Wasabi Cloud | Supported | Not supported |
| Backblaze B2 | Supported | Not supported |
| Google Cloud Storage | Supported | Not supported |
| Azure Blob Storage | Supported | Sync only |
| S3 Compatible storages | Supported | Not supported |
| NFS | Supported | Not supported |
| CIFS | Supported | Not supported |
| SMB | Supported | Not supported |
| Local disk resources | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| SaaS deployment | Supported | Supported |
| Deployment region of choice | EU or US | Not supported |
| On-Premise deployment | Supported | Not supported |
| On-Premise deployment options | Windows, Linux, Docker, Amazon | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| User AES 256 encryption on client side | Supported | Not supported |
| In-flight encryption | Supported | Supported |
| At rest encryption | Supported | Supported |
| Zero-knowledge encryption | Supported | Not supported |
| Secure password vault built-in Password Manager | Supported | Not supported |
| SSL transfer encryption | Supported | Supported |
| SSO support Google, GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab, Microsoft Azure AD | Google, GitHub, Bitbucket, GitLab | GitHub, Google |
| Ultra-secure authorization Login and password, personal access token, or app password – depending on your git hosting provider. | Supported | Supported |
| Amazon Vault | Coming soon | Not supported |
| SOC 2 compliant | Supported | Supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Immutable S3 storage for cyber-resistance | Supported | Not supported |
| Repository wipe protection | Supported | Not supported |
| Non-executable data in the copy | Supported | Not supported |
| Limited access to storage credentials | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Data-driven dashboards | Supported | Not supported |
| Detailed task monitoring Backup, restore and replication, etc. | Supported | Not supported |
| Advanced audit logs Audit logs of all system and user activities | Supported | Not supported |
| Email notifications | Supported | Limited |
| Slack notifications | Supported | Not supported |
| Webhooks | Supported | Not supported |
| Log export | Coming soon | Not supported |
| Daily reports for compliance purposes | Supported | Limited |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Unified web console | Supported | Not supported |
| Multiple admin accounts | Supported | Limited |
| Admin privileges settings | Supported | Limited |
| Multitenancy & admins privileges | Supported | Not supported |
| Backup and manage an unlimited number of accounts under one portal GitHub, Bitbucket and GitLab | Supported | Not supported |
| REST API automated operations CI/CD integration | Supported | Not supported |
| Rewind (formerly BackHub) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ticket support system | Supported | Not supported |
| Email support | Supported | Supported |
| Chat support | Supported | Supported |
| Phone support and restore assistance | Supported | Supported |
| Security assessment and custom contracts (DPA, MSA, etc.) | Supported | Supported |
| SOC 2 compliant | 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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