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Axcient x360Recover alternative: Tenvara

Axcient x360Recover is backup and disaster recovery built for MSPs, running on an appliance, on your own hardware or direct to the Axcient Cloud. ConnectWise acquired Axcient in 2024. MSPs look at Tenvara when they want backup in the same app as their tickets, devices and alerts, with storage they choose. Axcient is stronger on disaster recovery; Tenvara keeps everyday backup and restore close to the rest of your work.

Tenvara: Backup

The tool today

What Axcient x360Recover does

Backup and disaster recovery for MSPs, on an appliance or direct to the Axcient Cloud. Made by Axcient (ConnectWise). This is how the vendor describes it, in our words.

  • Direct to cloud backup for servers, desktops and laptops, or appliance based backup with bring your own device.
  • Protects Windows, Linux, macOS and VMware, plus Azure, AWS and Google Cloud workloads.
  • AutoVerify runs daily backup integrity tests and alerts on problems.
  • Virtual Office brings systems up in the Axcient Cloud for disaster recovery and DR testing.
  • AirGap protects against malicious deletion, and chain-free backup supports long retention.

Side by side

Tenvara vs Axcient x360Recover

The backup jobs that matter most, and how each product handles them.

Server and PC image backup

Tenvara Yes

Volume images on Windows and Linux Guide

Axcient x360Recover Yes

Servers, desktops and laptops

Hypervisor backup

Tenvara Yes

Hyper-V and Proxmox VE guests Guide

Axcient x360Recover Yes

VMware supported

Local copy for fast restores

Tenvara Yes

Mirror or seed to a local disk or share Guide

Axcient x360Recover Yes

Appliance or Local Cache

Long retention

Tenvara Yes

Daily, weekly and monthly points Guide

Axcient x360Recover Yes

Chain-free, years of retention

Microsoft 365 backup

Tenvara Yes

Mail, OneDrive, SharePoint and Teams Guide

Axcient x360Recover Add-on

Sold separately as Axcient x360Cloud

Tickets and RMM in the same app

Tenvara Yes

Backup alerts go through your alert rules Guide

Axcient x360Recover Partly

Integrates with PSA and RMM tools

Add-on means the vendor sells it as a separate product or paid extra. Axcient x360Recover details come from the vendor's own website, see sources.

The one-app pitch

What else you'd replace

Most MSPs running Axcient x360Recover pay for several other tools beside it. Tenvara does these jobs too, on the same customer record, with one agent and one login.

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Switching

Moving from Axcient x360Recover

A calm move, not a big bang. Run both side by side until your team is happy.

  1. 1

    Choose storage and save the encryption key

    Set a folder or S3-compatible storage in backup settings, and copy the encryption key somewhere safe.

    Setting up backup
  2. 2

    Deploy the agent alongside

    Install the Tenvara agent next to the Axcient agent. Nothing is imported from Axcient.

    Installing the agent
  3. 3

    Protect devices and set schedules

    Protect devices in bulk and pick times that do not clash with Axcient backups.

    Protecting devices
  4. 4

    Keep Axcient until old points expire

    Your Axcient recovery points stay with Axcient until you no longer need them.

Axcient x360Recover pricing

Axcient does not publish x360Recover prices on its website; they are by quote.

Tenvara pricing

One subscription, per technician or per endpoint, hosted or self-hosted, with every feature in every plan.

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Questions

Axcient x360Recover vs Tenvara: FAQ

See Tenvara next to Axcient x360Recover.

A 30 minute walkthrough of the real product. Bring your list of what you use today and we'll show you where each part lives in Tenvara, and where it doesn't.

Comparison based on publicly available information as of September 2026. Axcient x360Recover is a trademark of its owner; Tenvara is not affiliated with it. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we'll correct it.

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