Backup Storage Calculator
Calculate exactly how much backup storage your business needs based on data volume, change rate, retention policy, and backup strategy.
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Cloudswitched Cloud Backup Plans
| Feature | Starter (£25/mo) | Business (£45/mo) | Professional (£75/mo) | Enterprise (£125/mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storage | 50 GB | 250 GB | 1 TB | 5 TB |
| Automated Daily Backups | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Encryption (AES-256) | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Off-site Cloud Storage | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Backup Monitoring | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| Incremental Backups | - | Included | Included | Included |
| Bare-Metal Restore | - | - | Included | Included |
| Priority Support | - | - | Included | Included |
| Compliance Reporting | - | - | - | Included |
| Dedicated Account Manager | - | - | - | Included |
All prices are monthly and exclude VAT. Custom plans available for larger storage requirements. View full plan details
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Frequently asked questions
A rough starting point is your total data volume multiplied by your retention period and daily change rate, since incremental backups only store what has changed. Most UK SMEs with 500GB-2TB of active data end up needing 2-4x that in backup storage once versioning and retention are factored in.
There is no single UK legal minimum, but common practice is 30-90 days for operational recovery, with many regulated industries (finance, healthcare) requiring 6-7 years for financial or client records under HMRC and GDPR-adjacent obligations. Retention policy should be set by your specific compliance needs, not just storage cost.
The 3-2-1 rule means keeping three copies of your data, on two different media types, with one copy stored off-site. For most UK SMEs this translates to a local NAS backup plus a cloud backup with a separate provider, protecting against hardware failure, ransomware, and site-level disasters like fire or flood.
Version retention is usually the culprit - each incremental backup keeps a snapshot, and if old versions are not automatically purged after your retention window, storage climbs indefinitely. This calculator estimates realistic growth so you can set retention policies before storage costs spiral.
