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SkyKick Cloud Backup alternative: Tenvara
SkyKick Cloud Backup protects Microsoft 365 for MSP customers. ConnectWise bought SkyKick in 2024 and the product now carries the ConnectWise Cloud Backup name. MSPs look at Tenvara when they want Microsoft 365 backup in the same app as their service desk, device backup and tenant management, rather than one more console.
The tool today
What SkyKick Cloud Backup does
Microsoft 365 backup for MSPs, now sold by ConnectWise as ConnectWise Cloud Backup. Made by ConnectWise. This is how the vendor describes it, in our words.
- Backs up Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Groups, Teams, Planner and Entra ID.
- Up to six snapshots a day, with Azure storage bundled in.
- Bulk, granular, point in time and cross-user recovery, keeping Teams and SharePoint structure.
- Entra ID group based automation for starters and leavers, and branded self-service restore portals.
- Licensed per protected Microsoft 365 user.
Side by side
Tenvara vs SkyKick Cloud Backup
The backup jobs that matter most, and how each product handles them. Then what else comes with Tenvara, such as backup, a service desk and RMM, in the same app.
Exchange mail, calendar and contacts
Exchange
OneDrive, SharePoint and Groups
OneDrive, SharePoint and Groups
Backups per day
Up to six snapshots a day
Storage included
Azure storage bundled
Restore to another user
Cross-recovery
New users protected automatically
Entra ID group based automation
Entra ID
Planner and Entra ID
End user self-service restores
Branded self-service portal
Restore search across backups
Snap Search with filters
Backup health and reporting
Monitoring, reporting and restore testing reports
Onboarding new customers
Onboarding automated with Entra ID groups
Also in Tenvara
What else you get with Tenvara, in the same app
Endpoint, server and VM backup
Separate product: ConnectWise x360Recover
PSA and service desk
Separate product: ConnectWise PSA
Remote monitoring and alerts
Separate product: ConnectWise RMM or Automate
Remote access
Separate product: ScreenConnect
Microsoft 365 security posture
Separate product: ConnectWise SaaS Security
Security monitoring
Separate product: ConnectWise SIEM
IT documentation
Separate product: ConnectWise Documentation (formerly ITBoost)
Add-on means the vendor sells it as a separate product or paid extra. SkyKick Cloud Backup details come from the vendor's own website, see sources.
The one-app pitch
What else you'd replace
Most MSPs running SkyKick Cloud Backup pay for several other tools beside it. Tenvara does these jobs too, on the same customer record, with one agent and one login.
See every comparisonSwitching
Moving from SkyKick Cloud Backup
A calm move, not a big bang. Run both side by side until your team is happy.
How a gradual move to Tenvara works-
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
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
Choose what is protected
Protect users, sites and teams, and leave protect new ones automatically on.
Microsoft 365 backup -
4
Run both until Tenvara holds your history
Keep your SkyKick backups running until Tenvara has built up the recovery points you need, then retire SkyKick.
SkyKick Cloud Backup pricing
ConnectWise Cloud Backup is priced on request and licensed per protected Microsoft 365 user.
Tenvara pricing
One product with every feature included, hosted or self-hosted. Tenvara is new and in beta, and pricing is announced before launch.
See pricingQuestions
SkyKick Cloud Backup vs Tenvara: FAQ
Seven years by default, or for ever if you leave the age limit empty.
Once is enough. Backup and Microsoft 365 management share one app registration, so each customer consents once, with an admin consent link or through GDAP.
Yes. With Protect new ones automatically on, new users, sites and teams are protected as soon as they appear, from their first day.
Yes. Restore their mail to another user or a new shared mailbox. Mail always comes back beside what is already there, so nothing is replaced.
More backup comparisons
Tenvara is coming soon.
Apply for the beta to run Tenvara side by side with SkyKick Cloud Backup before you decide, or get launch updates and hear first when pricing is announced.
Comparison based on publicly available information as of September 2026. SkyKick Cloud Backup 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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