JetBackup 4 vs JetBackup 5
A side-by-side feature comparison
JetBackup 5 is currently ONLY available on the Edge Tier
We advise against running JetBackup 5 on production servers. Upgrade path from JetBackup 4 to 5 will NOT be available until JetBackup 5 Stable Tier.
JetBackup 4 vs JetBackup 5 Feature Comparison
| JetBackup 4 | JetBackup 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Control Panels Supported | cPanel | cPanel and DirectAdmin. Plesk and stand-alone Linux panel native support coming in 2021. Developer API to integrate ANY control panel with JetBackup. |
| Operating Systems Supported | CentOS and CloudLinux | CentOS and CloudLinux. Debian and Ubuntu support coming soon. |
| Destinations Supported | Local, SSH, RsyncNet, SFTP, FTP, Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, Backblaze | Currently only Local, SSH, Hetzner Storage Boxes (via SSH). ALL S3-compatible destinations (Amazon S3, Backblaze, Wasabi, DigitalOcean, etc.) along with others in high demand will be supported in the coming months. |
| Task Processing | Cron | Service |
| Backup Structure | Backups stored in cPanel account structure | Backups stored in our own account structure. This will allow for account migration and account restores to other control panels in the future. |
| Concurrent Account Backups, Restores & Downloads | No, 1 account at a time | Yes, up to 10 accounts simultaneously |
| Add Unlimited Account & Directory Backup Jobs | Yes | Yes |
| Unlimited Encrypted Backup Jobs (GDPR) | No, limited to 1 encrypted backup job | Yes |
| Assign Unlimited Destinations to each Backup Job | No, only 1 destination assigned per backup job | Yes |
| Run Backup job in CloudLinux LVE | Yes | Not planned |
| Limit Job Run by Time | Yes | Not planned |
| Limit Job Run by Accounts | Yes | Not planned |
| Pause Job on Load | Yes | Planned (Pause on load and Pause on Demand) |
| Data Sync Retries on Job | Yes | Yes (Implemented in backend core, no GUI setting) |
| Job Monitor | Yes | Planned (with new implementation) |
| Backup Job Wizard | Yes | Not Planned |
| Snapshots | Yes | Yes. Now called "backup on-demand" in version 5.0.25 and later. |
| User Accounts can Create and Manage Remote Destinations | No | Yes |
| User Accounts can Create and Manage Backup Jobs | No | Yes |
| Add Multiple Schedules Per Backup Job with Unique Retention Limits | Yes | Yes |
| Account Filters | Yes | Yes |
| Clone Jobs | Yes | Planned (Migration tool will be developed in the future) |
| Single File Restore | Yes | Yes |
| Merge with Live Data Restore Option | No | Yes |
| Queue Summary | Provides status on entire job | Provides status on individual accounts inside each job AND entire job |
| Log Summary | Provides entire log file | Provides log summary per account AND entire log file |
| Hooks | Yes | Yes |
| Plugins | No | Destination, Security, Notification, and addon plugins. Develop your own plugins and link them to your custom repository. |
| Notifications | Email, Slack, Google Hangouts, Syslog |
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