Open-source alternative  ·  Backup

Replace Redstor Backup with BorgBackup + Duplicati.

Encrypted, deduplicated backup with local and off-site targets. BorgBackup for servers and Duplicati for desktops, backed by S3-compatible storage (Wasabi, Backblaze B2, or on-prem MinIO). No per-seat cloud fees.

You'd keep~R10 200 to ~R42 000/year

Current licence  ·  Backup

Redstor Backup

~R10 200 – ~R42 000/yr

10-user estimate

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BorgBackup + Duplicati

Self-hosted, R0 licence

You keep ~R42 000/yr

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Today's licence price

2 tiers. Redstor Backup's prices.

Vendor-advertised pricing converted to ZAR, 10-user estimate. Pick the tier closest to what your team is on today.

SMB

R10 200/yr

R850/month

Per-organisation, ballpark based on data volume

With BorgBackup + Duplicati

Keep R10 200/yr

Enterprise

R42 000/yr

R3 500/month

Per-organisation, scales with TB

With BorgBackup + Duplicati

Keep R42 000/yr

Enterprise and negotiated pricing varies. Book a free audit for your exact number.

Five years on the books

What the spend looks like compounding.

Redstor Backup grows around 10% per year on average. BorgBackup + Duplicati hosting stays flat. Watch the gap open up.

R0kR19kR37kR56kR74kYear 0Year 1Year 2Year 3Year 4Year 5R68kR12k flatSalesforce (50 users, 10%/yr inflation)SuiteCRM (self-hosted, maintained)

Five-year cumulative saving

R0.25M

Salesforce alone, single tool, 50 users. Stack multiple tools and the maths compounds harder.

How this migration runs

Redstor BackupBorgBackup + Duplicati, in four moves.

01

Audit

Workflows, customisations, integrations, users. Mapped against the OSS feature set.

02

Plan

Migration sequence, rollback path, parallel-run schedule. You approve every step before we move.

03

Migrate

Stream the data, verify checksums, replay the audit trail. Both stacks run side by side until cutover passes every test.

04

Operate

Documentation in your repo, monitoring on your infra. We stay on as the team that maintains and grows it.

Same category

Other backup migrations.

Running one of these alongside? Same migration shop covers both.

Migrate Redstor Backup.
Keep the money.

Free audit. 30 minutes. We map your current setup, surface the real licence costs, and show you the migration in time and rand.