Iperius Backup

How does this thing stand up to the likes of top mainstreams. Mind you it's an obvious work in progress as testament by constant updates in this thread but was curious if anyone has tested it thoroughly since latest update released. They also make mention of CBT. Wasn't that a Macrium Reflect feature?

 

Iperius Backup v6.5.1 Released (January 27, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changelog v6.5.1

IPERIUS BACKUP 6.5.1
27/01/2020

New features

• New Iperius Storage, now also S3: new cloud storage service that allows you to save your data via the S3 protocol on Tier III and Tier IV datacenters. Activate it now.
• VMware ESXi: INCREMENTAL REPLICATION of virtual machines from host to host (without needing vCenter). Also for ESXi Free.
• Iperius Console: now Push notifications are even more powerful: it is in fact possible for each user to enable their push notifications independently
• Iperius Console: now you can consult the history of Push notifications

Fixed bugs

• Amazon S3: fixed a problem in creating buckets in the EU-Paris region
• Some minor bugs fixed

 

Iperius Backup v7.0.0 Released (February 28, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changelog v7.0.0

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.0.0
28/02/2020

New features

• Incremental and differential Hyper-V backup (RCT) for Windows 10, Server 2016 and Server 2019. Exceptionally increase the efficiency and speed of your Hyper-V backups with the Resilient Change Tracking and the block-level backup. Maintain multiple restore points and perform automatic restores with a few clicks even on different hosts.
• Direct disk-to-disk cloning on Iperius Recovery Enviroment®
• Possibility to connect in remote desktop to Iperius Recovery Environment® with Iperius Remote: the only software that allows you to clone disks and make bare metal restore of an image backup using the Iperius recovery media REMOTELY!
• New SQL Server backup wizard, with multiselection of databases, which also includes the latest news for the backup and truncation of transaction logs
• VMware ESXi: INCREMENTAL REPLICATION of virtual machines from host to host (without the need for vCenter). Also for ESXi Free.
• New wizard for restoring Hyper-V virtual machines with compatibility check of the virtual machine with the host
• Amazon S3: added two new regions for Amazon China: Beijing and Ningxia
• ESXi backup: now the size of the datastores is also shown in the selection tree of the virtual machines
• Exchange Online (Office 365) backup improved and speeded up
• Iperius Drive Image: added the support to NTFS large clusters (cluster size > 64 K)
• Several improvements and optimizations

Fixed bugs

• Fixed an error in downloading files from Google Drive, which caused a malfunction even in backups with multiple copies
• Incremental replication of virtual machines between ESXi hosts: now works even if one of the two hosts is ESXi 5
• ESXi Backup: fixed a problem in the option to automatically include in the backup any new VMs present in the inventory
• Some minor bugs fixed

 

Iperius Backup v7.0.2 Released (March 10, 2020)
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Iperius Backup v7.0.3 Released (March 23, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.0.3

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.0.3
23/03/2020

New features

• Iperius Storage S3: the new web interface to access your files is finally online: https://storage.iperius.com
• Exchange Online backup improved and speeded up (Office 365)
• Zip compression: added option to add files within zip archives with their relative path
• Incremental backup of Hyper-V (RCT): added a check on the version of the VM and a specific error message if the VM does not support RCT
• Several improvements and optimizations

Fixed bugs

• SQL Server backup: fixed a backup error due to the tempdb database
• Incremental backup of Hyper-V (RCT): fixed problem related to an incorrect error message during configuration.
• Some minor bugs fixed

 

Iperius Backup v7.0.4 Released (April 1, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.0.4

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.0.4
01/04/2020

New features

• Backup to Amazon S3 China: full support introduced
• Iperius Storage S3 web interface: some improvements and adjustments
• Hyper-V RCT incremental backup: several improvements and optimizations

Fixed bugs

• ESXi backup: fixed "out of memory" bug on some systems
• Hyper-V Restore (RCT): fixed a display problem of multiple full backups
• Incremental Hyper-V Backup (RCT): fixed a network authentication problem

 

Iperius Backup v7.0.5 Released (April 14, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.0.5

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.0.5
14/04/2020

New features

• Several improvements and optimizations

Fixed bugs

• Backup to Dropbox: fixed an issue that caused only full backups to be performed even when choosing incremental mode.
• Hyper-V backup: fixed a timeout problem

 

Iperius Backup v7.0.8 Released (May 25, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.0.8

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.0.8
25/05/2020

New features

• Iperius Backup is compatible with VMware ESXi 7
• SQL Server backup: Iperius now supports TLS 1.2 encrypted connection
• SQL Server backup: now the compressed size is also shown in the log when native compression is enabled
• ESXi configuration: now the default backup is the incremental one (CBT / VDDK)
• Added new command line parameter to run a job as a service
• SQL Server: now the software better manages the switch between native compression enabled and disabled, showing a warning when the backup set is reinitialized
• Several improvements and optimizations

Fixed bugs

• Incremental Hyper-V backup using Windows Server Backup on Server 2019: fixed an error in the selection of multiple virtual machines, one of which with spaces in the name
• Incremental Hyper-V backup using Windows Server Backup: improved interception of VSS errors on some systems and with some specific problems.
• SQL Server Backup: Fixed a bug in backing up transaction logs when multiple databases were selected
• FTP Backup: empty folders were not removed even if the option to always delete them was set
• Ransomware check: improved check for some types of ransomware and more complex extensions of encrypted files
• Some minor bugs fixed

 

Iperius Backup v7.0.9 Released (June 26, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.0.9

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.0.9
26/06/2020

New features

• Iperius now supports backup on BackBlaze (S3): https://www.iperiusbackup.net/en/backup-to-backblaze-s3-with-iperius-backup/
• Backup on Amazon S3: support for the Milan and Stockholm regions
• Iperius now supports backup on Centron S3 Storage: https://www.iperiusbackup.net/en/backup-to-centron-s3-storage-with-iperius-backup/
• Iperius Recovery Environment now also supports Windows PE 4.0
• Updated Simplified Chinese translation
• ESXi virtual machine replication: now for host-to-host replication it is not mandatory to insert a suffix for the name of the replicated vm.
• Exchange Server backup: added option to set the maximum limit of bad items allowed
• Backup to OneDrive: Single files up to 100 GB can now be sent
• Several improvements and optimizations

Fixed bugs

• Some minor bugs fixed

 

Iperius Backup v7.1.0 Released (July 24, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.1.0

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.1.0
24/07/2020

New features

• Restore Hyper-V: now it is possible to perform the restore of single files also from incremental and differential backups (RCT)
• Single file restore from drive image: now the functionality has been merged with the single file restore interface from Hyper-V and VMware backups
• Hyper-V Backup: added option to decide whether to automatically add new virtual machines to the backup after the first configuration of the job
• Iperius Console: added periodic email notifications containing the summary job statuses and system alerts
• Iperius Console: improved the remote desktop connection through Iperius Remote
• Iperius Console: added the ability to run processes on remote computers
• Iperius Console: several improvements and optimizations

Fixed bugs

• Restore Hyper-V: a backup made by direct copy of the VM files was not correctly detected
• Ransomware file check: fixed some false positive errors in checking of some files coming from MAC systems
• Backup to Dropbox: fixed an error in downloading files
• Backup to Dropbox: fixed an error in uploading files larger than 150 MB (connection lost 10058)

 

Iperius Backup v7.1.1 Released (September 22, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.1.1

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.1.1
22/09/2020

New features

• File-level restore from virtual machine backups (VMDK, VHD, VHDX): now the XFS file system (CentOS and RedHat virtual machines) is fully supported
• ESXi backup: now the log also shows the name of the numbered folder where the CBT backup is done (001, 002 ..)
• Drive image: any mounted virtual disks are now automatically excluded in the backup configuration
• Hyper-V Backup: error handling has been improved

Fixed bugs

• Restore of ESXi virtual machines: now Iperius correctly manages and displays CBT backups consisting of full copies only
• Oracle backup: fixed an error that prevented from correctly taking the date and size of the last backup
• Drive image: now the software correctly manages the presence of external USB disks avoiding errors in some specific cases.

 

Iperius Backup v7.1.2 Released (October 1, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.1.2

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.1.2
01/10/2020

New features

• Backup of Exchange and Office 365 (Exchange Online): New wizard for the backup configuration
• Backup job configuration: the options have been grouped (email notifications, running of other processes, advanced options), to make the backup configuration easier
• Several improvements and optimizations

Fixed bugs

• Drive Image backup configuration: if Iperius was running inside an ESXi virtual machine, the disks were not listed
• Some minor bugs fixed

 

Iperius Backup v7.1.3 Released (October 26, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.1.3

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.1.3
26/10/2020

New features

• Exchange Online backup (Office 365): faster connection and faster listing of mailboxes
• Backup to S3: The maximum size allowed for a file is now 5TB and no longer 1TB
• MySQL backup: added new option to avoid locking of tables during backup
• Improved graphic and functional aspect of the folder selection windows
• Several improvements and optimizations

Fixed bugs

• Hyper-V backup: now the special variables in the backup destination path are correctly valued
• Exchange Online Backup (Office 365): Fixed an issue with files being locked due to an incorrect temporary folder path
• ESXi backup configuration: fixed an error in the connection
• Some minor bugs fixed

 

Iperius Backup v7.1.4 Released (November 11, 2020)
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Iperius Backup v7.1.5 Released (December 17, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.1.5

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.1.5
17/12/2020

New features

• Backup to Amazon S3: added support for the "Africa (Cape Town)" region
• Exchange Online Backup (Office 365): Mailbox name is now added to the error list
• Hyper-V backup: improved the restore procedure with the block-cache mechanism
• Several improvements and optimizations

Fixed bugs

• Hyper-V backup: fixed a bug that prevented virtual machines from being restored to the correct default folders
• Exchange Online Backup (Office 365): Fixed a bug in identifying folder type
• Some minor bugs fixed

 

Iperius Backup v7.2.1 Released (February 26, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.2.1

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.2.1
26/02/2021

New features

• Now the list of backup jobs also shows some infos about the last backup: size, number of files and time taken
• VMware ESXi Backup: Improved performance with the introduction of the NBDSSL transport method
• ESXi Backup: Enhanced snapshot for Windows virtual machines. Possibility to choose between VSS COPY (default) and VSS FULL mode
• Special Variables: \ INDIVIDUAL_SUBFOLDERS \ NEWEST_FILE_NAME or \ INDIVIDUAL_SUBFOLDERS \ OLDEST_FILE_NAME variables can now be used together
• Exchange 365 and EWS mode backup: introduced backward compatibility for Powershell 3.0

Fixed bugs

• ESXi host-to-host incremental backup and replication: fixed an issue that could cause incremental backup errors in some cases
• Restore single files from image backups and virtual machine backups: fixed an error that prevented the restore window from opening
• Fixed a bug in adding a file exclusion in the settings of a folder item
• Restore single files from image backups and virtual machine backups: fixed problem of opening the folder selection window on Core operating systems

 

Iperius Backup 7.2.3 Released (March 5, 2020)
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Iperius Backup 7.2.4 Released (March 10, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.2.4

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.2.4
11/03/2021

New features

• Several improvements and optimizations

Fixed bugs

• VMware ESXi backup: fixed an error in quiescing virtual machines
• VMware ESXi backup: fixed some error messages in backup and restore
• Fixed a problem in copying locked files in some backup types
• Exchange 365 Backup: Fixed an error in the backup that occurred if there was a large number of accounts

 

Iperius Backup 7.3.0 Released (April 8, 2020)
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Iperius Backup 7.4.0 Released (April 29, 2020)
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Iperius Backup 7.4.1 Released (May 20, 2020)
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Spoiler: Changes 7.4.1

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.4.1
20/05/2021

New features

• Added Turkish language translation
• Several improvements and optimizations

Fixed bugs

• VMware ESXi virtual machine replication: fixed reinitialization problem in case the replicated machine no longer exists in the target datastore
• Fixed an issue that caused the message about backups terminated abnormally to appear excessively.

 

Iperius Backup 7.5.0 Released (September 1, 2021)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.5.0

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.5.0
01/09/2021

New features

• Added support for Aliyun OSS (Alibaba S3 Object Storage Service)
• Exchange Backup: Now you can specify a local path as the destination (previously only network paths could be specified)
• SFTP Backup: The software now automatically adjusts some settings for compatibility with older servers
• FTP and SFTP Backup: Added support for IPv6

Fixed bugs

• Added a check in the Windows Drive Image that in some cases avoids an error when backing up to a volume with no drive letter
• Exchange Backup: Any errors in the backup are now more clearly reported in the log, with some troubleshooting tips
• Iperius Drive Image: Fixed a problem in the listing of discs on some systems
• Some minor bugs fixed

 

Is this now a good free solution that compares to Backup4all Pro? I see that there are many updates but see no comments.

 

Iperius Backup 7.5.1 Released (September 21, 2021)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.5.1

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.5.1
21/09/2021

New features

• S3 Backup: several optimizations to increase upload speed and stability

Fixed bugs

• Fixed an issue saving job email notification settings
• Creation of recovery disc (Iperius Recovery Environment): fixed some errors in the installation of additional drivers that could cause program crashes
• Drive Image: fixed a shadow copy creation problem on some systems
• Backup S3: fixed "malformed xml" error when uploading some large files

 

Iperius Backup 7.5.2 Released (November 4, 2021)
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Spoiler: Changes v7.5.2

IPERIUS BACKUP 7.5.2
04/11/2021

New features

• VMware ESXi Backup: Added the ability to specify custom pre-freeze and post-thaw scripts for Linux virtual machine quiescing
• Incremental Hyper-V Backup (RCT): Windows 11 compatibility issue fixed
• Restore from S3: Now the bucket is not automatically selected
• Iperius Backup supports Windows 11 and Server 2022

Fixed bugs

• FTP backup (upload and download): fixed a file time reading problem with some servers (incremental backups already configured could copy some more files)