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How it works

How SQL Backup Tool Works?

Software comes with the simplest user interface, specially for non technical users. Novices can easily backup SQL Database without any technical assistance.

STEP 01

Choose Your Database

Click on New Backup and pick your database (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB or any of your choice). Enter login details of your SQL database and click on Test Connection to select databases.

5 engines Connection test Env secrets

Connection OK

STEP 02

Select Destination Path

Choose the storage location such as Local/NAS, AWS S3 and Cloud Storage where you want to save the backup file.

Cron Compress Encrypt Retention

Encrypt: on

STEP 03

Set Schedule and Run the Backup

Select Backup Type, Schedule, compression, AES-256 Encryption and Retention. After these settings, click on Run Now button to begin the backup process.

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Prapl SQL Backup vs Other Tools

A desktop app you own versus the server- and cloud-based tools most vendors sell.

Feature	Prapl SQL Backup	Other SQL Backup Tools
Deployment	Desktop-based Windows software	Mostly server-based / cloud-based
Installation	Download, install, and start using	Often requires server setup or an online account
Trial activation	Download and use the trial directly — no credit card	Many require credit card activation to start a trial
Supported database engines	PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, MongoDB, Oracle, SQLite, Redis, ClickHouse, Elasticsearch, Neon, Suprabase, Amazon RDS and other managed databases	Usually limited to a few engines (PostgreSQL, SQL Server and MySQL), licensed separately
Database backup limit	Backup unlimited databases	Upto 2 Databases
Server limit	Unlimited Server	1 Server
Pricing	Plans starting from $9/month	Starts from $39/month
Backup destination	Local PC and cloud storage of your choice	Primarily server/cloud-based destinations
Data control	Backup operations stay in your own Windows environment	Data may be processed through hosted/server infrastructure
Best for	Businesses, DBAs, developers and users wanting a flexible desktop backup solution	Organizations preferring server-based or managed backup platforms

Why it matters

Why to Backup SQL Database is Important?

A database can be deleted or corrupted for any number of reasons. Servers can malfunction, incorrect commands can be executed, hackers can attack or systems can fail. The SQL Backup Software creates backup copy of your data. If you lose your data for any reason, it can be restored from this backup file.

Threat level

Most teams are one bad query from a very long night.

Single wrong SQL query or small mistake can impact the entire database. Without backup, it may be difficult or sometimes impossible to recover data.

Unprotected exposure 92%

Human error

A wrong WHERE , a bad deploy, a fat-fingered delete. The #1 cause.

Hardware fails

Disks die and VMs vanish usually without warning.

Ransomware

Attackers encrypt your live DB and nearby backups.

Region outage

"It's in the cloud" isn't a strategy clouds lose data too.

"We had backups…"

…that silently broke months ago, were never tested, or nobody knew how to backup SQL server database locally. An untested MySQL backup doesn't count SQL Backup logs every run and makes restore one command.

Plaintext dumps

Bare .sql files are a breach waiting to happen.

No history

You can't restore to a point you never captured.

The part that matters

A backup you can't restore is just wasted disk

Taking the backup is only half the job. Getting a database back takes four steps in the app — choose the job, choose the point in time, choose what to do with it, review — and the tool does the rest: locate, download, decrypt and verify, decompress, then rebuild with the same native tool that created the backup. Pick any incremental and the full backup and every change file in between are applied for you, in order. Press play to watch every step.

Restoring into a database that doesn't exist yet? It gets created for you — so you can rehearse a restore without touching the original. Replacing a live database asks you to type its name first.

Restore: analytics from Amazon S3

Locate backupfind the key in the destination

Downloadpull the encrypted object · 612 MB

Decrypt & verifyAES-256-GCM integrity check

Decompressrestore the original dump · 2.41 GB

Rebuild the databasethe engine’s own restore tool does the work

Everything in the box

SQL Backup Software Features & Benefits

One tool for your whole stack

While using various databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server and MongoDB, there is no need to install separate backup software for each one. This SQL Backup solution supports all these databases within a single application and ensures backups are reliable & compatible with its server.

pg_dump
mysqldump
mongodump
native SQL Server backup

Encrypted before it leaves your machine

When the backup file is uploaded to storage, it is secured on your computer using AES-256-GCM encryption way. This means the backup travels over the internet or to cloud storage in encrypted state. Neither the storage provider nor any unauthorized person can view your original data.

scrypt KDF
per-chunk nonce
any file size
keys from env

Store it anywhere

The SQL Backup Tool offers complete flexibility regarding where you want to save your backups. You can store them on Local Drive, NAS, Amazon S3, S3-Compatible Cloud Storage or SFTP Server. For extra security, you can also upload the same backup to multiple storage locations simultaneously.

Set-and-forget schedules

There is no need to run backups manually every time. Simply set backup schedule once such as hourly, daily, weekly or monthly, the tool will automatically perform backups at your specified times.

Flexible Backup Type

The software gives you the flexibility to choose the backup type based on your needs. Create Full Backup to save entire database or use Incremental Backup to save only the data that has changed since the last backup.

History & health

The SQL Database backup software automatically records the complete history of every backup. You can view when backup occurred and whether it succeeded or failed. Additionally, the health status and Needs Attention section, you can identify which backups require your attention.

Retention policies

There is no need to manually delete old backups. You can set retention policies based on your requirements, the tool will automatically delete old backup as your preferred choice. This saves storage space and keeps your backup files organized.

Email alerts

The SQL Backup Tool can send immediate email notifications upon the completion or failure of backup. This eliminates the need to open the software again and again to check the backup status.

sqlbackup · encrypt

Plaintext analytics_full_20260627.dump.gz

scrypt(password, salt) → 256-bit key · fresh nonce

Ciphertext …

Format MAGIC(9) · SALT(16) · [ LEN · NONCE(12) · CT+TAG ] × N

256-bit AES key

96-bit nonce / chunk

64 KB chunk size

Security you can verify

Your keys. Your data. Nobody else's.

scrypt key derivation

Your password becomes a 256-bit key via scrypt with a random per-file salt-slow to brute-force by design.

Backup Integrity Protection

Every encrypted backup includes built-in integrity verification. If the backup file is accidently corrupted or modified, those changes can be detected and ensures the backup remains authentic.

Zero telemetry, no middleman

Database backup is saved directly to your storage. Since data is not uploaded to the company's servers, your privacy and security remain intact.

Your data, your storage

Your data. Your choice.
Your storage.

SQL Backup Tool is a desktop application, not a hosted service — it runs on your machine and writes each backup straight to the storage you picked. Nobody charges you per gigabyte, and no copy of your data ever sits on somebody else’s server.

Choose any destination — or several at once

This PCany folder

External driveUSB or disk

NASnetwork share

OneDriveyour account

Amazon S3your own bucket

S3-compatibleWasabi · B2 · MinIO

FTPyour own server

SFTPyour own server

No per-GB fee from us Encrypted before it leaves Send to several at once

No storage bill from us

You pay us once for the software — never for gigabytes. Point a job at a folder on your own PC or NAS and the storage costs nothing at all. Prefer the cloud? Use your own Amazon S3, Wasabi, Backblaze B2, MinIO or OneDrive account and pay their rate directly, with no markup in between. Back up 10 GB or 10 TB — the price of the software does not move.

Your database never passes through us

This is a desktop application. It runs on your machine, connects straight to your database and writes the backup straight to the destination you chose. Nothing is uploaded to our servers on the way, so we never hold a copy of your data — and it is encrypted with AES-256 before it leaves, so even the storage provider only ever sees ciphertext.

Your passwords stay on your machine

Database passwords are never written into a configuration file and never sent anywhere. They are kept in the Windows Credential Manager, and the settings file only stores a reference to the entry. If you switch on the optional online monitoring, it reports job status only — name, success or failure, size and duration. Never your data, never your credentials.

Why trust it with your most critical data

Built by people who've been burned by a missing backup

01 EXPERIENCE

Forged in the crucible of real-world 3 a.m. crises

This tool was created by people who have personally faced real-life issues like database crashes and data loss. The developers understand how backups are critical during emergency. That is why the tool has been designed based on experience. If the user makes no changes, the backup will still be created securely.

Battle-tested defaults

02 EXPERTISE

Standard tools & standard crypto

SQL Backup does not use its own proprietary backup format or encryption method. It uses official database backup commands, standard AES-256 encryption and scrypt password protection. This makes backups more reliable and secure.

Native tools · audited crypto

03 AUTHORITATIVENESS

Documented & verifiable

Prapl SQL Backup Utility's encryption process are clear & fully documented. If you stop using this software in the future then you can still restore the backup using official database tools. Your data is not locked with any one software and backup remains completely transparent.

Documented format · open standards

04 TRUSTWORTHINESS

You hold the keys

Company has no master password, no hidden access and no backdoor. Only you hold the key to the security of your backup. So only you can open your encrypted backup.

No phone-home · no backdoors

Start Automating Database Backup Today

You can use it for free for the first 15 days. No credit or debit card is required. If you like this software, you can purchase it for $9/month (billed annually).
You also get 14-day money-back guarantee after purchase. If the tool does not meet your needs then you can get refund within the specified timeframe.

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