BackupKit

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AI assistants

The site says Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and Gemini CLI can use its MCP server to inspect backup health and history, and request jobs or restores for confirmation.backupkit.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Archive format

Backups are standard AES-encrypted ZIP archives that can be opened with other archive tools without BackupKit.backupkit.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Audit and compliance

BackupKit states it has had no third-party security audit and holds no compliance certification.backupkit.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Backup scope

filebackupkit.io · read 19 Sep 2026

Computer backup

Yesbackupkit.io · read 19 Sep 2026

Destinations

The product supports 24 destinations, including FTP/FTPS, SFTP, WebDAV, local and network drives, cloud drives, object storage, and beta self-hosted services.backupkit.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Encryption

AES-256 encryption is applied on the device before upload, and the password is stored under Windows DPAPI and never sent to BackupKit.backupkit.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Intended users

The maker describes licenses for up to three personal devices and asks businesses or teams to contact it about volume licensing.backupkit.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Notable limitation

Incremental backups, a shell extension, a tray status icon, and bandwidth throttling are listed as not yet available.backupkit.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Notifications

Backup status notifications can be sent by email, Telegram, webhooks, local scripts, or in-app tray popups.backupkit.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Purpose

BackupKit is a Windows desktop app that backs up connected sources, including a PC, NAS, or cloud, to a chosen destination.backupkit.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Restore

Each run is kept as a restore point and can be restored with one click to a chosen location.backupkit.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Restore modes

filebackupkit.io · read 19 Sep 2026

Scheduling

Backups can run daily, weekly, at custom intervals, or manually, with missed-run policies and retention rules.backupkit.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Security limits

Encryption is optional per backup, lost passwords cannot be recovered, and archive indexes expose file names, paths, and sizes.backupkit.io · read 12 Oct 2026

Paid from

6backupkit.io · read 19 Sep 2026

Support

The maker says support goes directly to the developer and usually responds within a working day.backupkit.io · read 12 Oct 2026

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