Backup Format Comparison

View the list of supported features and backup typs for backup formats.

Feature Legacy Backup Format New Backup Format
Grandfather-Father-Son (GFS) policy not supported ✔️
Immutability not supported ✔️
Synthetic full backup Only supported for image-based backups and Amazon S3 and Wasabi storages Supported for all backup types and for most storage providers
Restore Verification ✔️ ✔️
Hybrid backup ✔️ coming soon
Client-side deduplication not supported ✔️
Mandatory consistency check not supported ✔️
Full consistency checks not supported ✔️
Changed Block Tracking for VMware ✔️ ✔️
Changed Block Tracking for Hyper-V (BETA) not supported ✔️
Changed Block Tracking for image-based backups not supported ✔️
Hyper-V backup ✔️ ✔️
Microsoft Exchange backup ✔️ not supported
Microsoft SQL Server backup ✔️ not supported
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