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Datto SaaS Protection alternative: Tenvara

Datto SaaS Protection backs up Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace for MSP customers, with automated backups and point in time restores. MSPs look at Tenvara when they want Microsoft 365 backup in the same app as their service desk, device backup and tenant management, with one consent per customer. If you also protect Google Workspace, Datto covers that and Tenvara does not.

Tenvara: Backup

The tool today

What Datto SaaS Protection does

Cloud to cloud backup for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, sold through MSPs. Made by Datto (Kaseya). This is how the vendor describes it, in our words.

  • Backs up Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, Calendar and Tasks in Microsoft 365.
  • Backs up Gmail, Drive, Shared Drives, Calendar and Contacts in Google Workspace.
  • Three automated backups a day, plus extra backups on demand.
  • Point in time, non-destructive and cross-user restores, with PST export for mail.
  • Keep data indefinitely or set retention to meet compliance needs.

Side by side

Tenvara vs Datto SaaS Protection

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

Exchange mail, calendar and contacts

Tenvara Yes

Users, shared and room mailboxes Guide

Datto SaaS Protection Yes

Exchange and Calendar

OneDrive and SharePoint

Tenvara Yes

OneDrive and site files Guide

Datto SaaS Protection Yes

OneDrive and SharePoint

Teams

Tenvara Yes

Channel messages and the team site Guide

Datto SaaS Protection Yes

Teams

Backup frequency

Tenvara Yes

Every hour to once a day, per tenant Guide

Datto SaaS Protection Yes

3x daily, plus on demand

Unlimited retention

Tenvara Yes

Age limit, or keep for ever Guide

Datto SaaS Protection Yes

Keep data indefinitely

Restore to another user

Tenvara Yes

Into a dated Restored folder Guide

Datto SaaS Protection Yes

Cross-user restore

PST export of mail

Tenvara Yes

PST, EML or zip download Guide

Datto SaaS Protection Yes

PST export for Exchange mail

Server and PC backup in the same console

Tenvara Yes

Images, folders and virtual machines Guide

Datto SaaS Protection Add-on

Separate Datto BCDR products

Microsoft 365 user and tenant management

Tenvara Yes

Users, groups, starters and leavers Guide

Datto SaaS Protection No

Backup only

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

The one-app pitch

What else you'd replace

Most MSPs running Datto SaaS Protection 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 Datto SaaS Protection

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

  1. 1

    Set up storage and the app registration

    Choose storage, save the encryption key and set up the one Microsoft 365 app registration.

    Setting up backup
  2. 2

    Connect each tenant

    Send the admin consent link or connect through GDAP. The same connection is used by Tenvara's Microsoft 365 management.

    Microsoft 365 backup
  3. 3

    Protect users, sites and teams

    Turn on protect new ones automatically so starters are covered from day one.

    Microsoft 365 backup
  4. 4

    Keep Datto until old points expire

    Nothing is imported, so keep Datto SaaS Protection until you no longer need its history.

Datto SaaS Protection pricing

Datto does not publish SaaS Protection prices on its website; it is licensed per user through Datto.

Tenvara pricing

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

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Questions

Datto SaaS Protection vs Tenvara: FAQ

Tenvara backs up Teams channel messages and the team's site. Channel messages need Microsoft to approve its protected Teams API for your app first.

In your Tenvara backup storage, a folder on your backup server or S3-compatible storage, encrypted and kept per customer.

See Tenvara next to Datto SaaS Protection.

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. Datto SaaS Protection 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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