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Infrascale Cloud Application Backup

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What is Infrascale Cloud Application Backup

Infrascale Cloud Application Backup is a SaaS-focused backup and recovery product designed to protect data stored in cloud applications, with an emphasis on Microsoft 365 workloads. It is typically used by IT teams and managed service providers to run scheduled backups and perform item-level restores for mail, files, and collaboration content. The product centers on cloud-to-cloud protection with policy-based management and reporting rather than on-premises backup infrastructure.

pros

Cloud-to-cloud SaaS protection

The product is built for backing up cloud application data without requiring customers to deploy and maintain backup servers. This model fits organizations that want to reduce on-premises infrastructure dependencies for SaaS data protection. It aligns with common SaaS backup use cases such as protecting Microsoft 365 content against accidental deletion, retention gaps, and ransomware-driven data loss.

Item-level restore workflows

It supports recovery scenarios that typically require granular restores, such as individual emails, files, or user content within a SaaS tenant. This helps IT teams respond to common operational incidents without restoring entire accounts or sites. Granular restore capability is a key requirement in this category for minimizing downtime and limiting the scope of recovery actions.

Centralized administration and reporting

The service provides centralized management for configuring backup schedules/policies and monitoring backup status across protected users or workloads. This is useful for MSP-style operations and internal IT teams that need consistent oversight across multiple tenants or departments. Consolidated reporting supports routine compliance checks and operational troubleshooting.

cons

SaaS scope can be limited

Cloud application backup products often cover a defined set of SaaS workloads, and coverage may not extend to every application or data type an organization uses. Buyers typically need to validate exactly which Microsoft 365 services and objects are protected and which are excluded. If additional SaaS platforms are required, organizations may need separate tools or integrations.

Restore and eDiscovery constraints

SaaS backup tools can vary in how they handle advanced restore scenarios such as cross-tenant restores, complex permission reconstruction, or large-scale point-in-time recovery. Organizations with strict legal hold, eDiscovery, or long-term retention requirements may find that backup features do not fully replace dedicated compliance tooling. Testing restore workflows and export formats is usually necessary before standardizing.

Less fit for hybrid workloads

As a cloud application backup offering, it is not primarily positioned for broad endpoint, server image, or heterogeneous on-premises workload protection. Organizations seeking a single platform for SaaS, endpoints, and on-prem infrastructure may need additional products. This can increase operational complexity when coordinating policies and reporting across multiple backup systems.

Plan & Pricing

Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go (no public list prices published on vendor site) Free tier/trial: No permanently free tier or trial for ICAB stated on the official product pages (see notes). How it is sold / packaging (official site statements):

  • Infrascale Cloud Application Backup (ICAB) uses pay-as-you-go licensing and is billed monthly based on usage. (Official site: product pages & support articles.)
  • ICAB for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace: sold in 10-seat packs; Enterprise and Standard Editions available (storage allocation noted: Enterprise = 50 GB/seat; Standard = 10 GB per pack).
  • ICAB for Salesforce: sold in 10-seat packs.
  • ICAB for Box and Dropbox: sold in 100 GB packs of storage. Example costs: Not published on Infrascale’s official product pages; customers are directed to request a demo or contact sales/partner channels for pricing. Discount/options: Not specified on the public pages; site references partner/deal registration programs and minimums for some products (see notes).

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Infrascale, Inc.
Los Angeles, CA, USA
2011
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