SkyKick
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Strong fit for MSPs and IT providers managing many Microsoft 365 tenants across migration, backup, and security.
Comparison
SkyKick vs Dropsuite
SkyKick and Dropsuite both land on Depends.
Dropsuite
Depends
Confidence: Medium
A solid, cost-effective pick for MSPs bundling Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace backup into managed client services.
| Compare | SkyKick | Dropsuite |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | MSPs managing many M365 tenants | MSPs reselling M365/Workspace backup |
| Who it's not for | Single companies wanting one simple M365 backup | In-house IT teams wanting self-serve pricing . channel-only |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁹ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | Mixed MSP reports; some migrated away | No direct support-quality evidence found |
| Public sentiment | MSPs rate SkyKick's backup highly but are split on migration reliability, with several switching to Dropsuite or Movebot.¹ | MSP sentiment is mixed: many rate it solid value for M365 backup, while others cite restore problems and are switching to Afi or Cove.13 |
| Biggest gotcha | Migration performance complaints from some MSPs; pilot before committing³ | Restore complaints exist on Reddit; run full restore tests before committing14 |
Pick SkyKick when
- MSPs managing many M365 tenants
- Office 365 and Gmail-to-M365 migrations
- IT providers reselling M365 backup
- Partners adding security monitoring via Security Manager
When SkyKick is not a fit
- Single companies wanting one simple M365 backup
- Google-only shops not moving to Microsoft
- Buyers without a distributor or MSP relationship
- Small teams that need one mailbox migrated once
Pick Dropsuite when
- MSPs reselling M365/Workspace backup
- Multi-tenant Microsoft 365 backup
- Compliance-driven email archiving
- Google Workspace shops needing third-party backup
When Dropsuite is not a fit
- In-house IT teams wanting self-serve pricing . channel-only
- Buyers who cannot tolerate restore hiccups
- Anyone wanting a stable vendor . mid-rebrand to NinjaOne
- Single-mailbox users . cheaper native export options exist
Sources
- SkyKick Customer Reviews . FeaturedCustomersfeaturedcustomers.comreview
- SkyKick Migration Suites Reviews . Gartnergartner.comreview
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- SkyKick Security Manager launch . Business Wirebusinesswire.comnews
- ConnectWise acquires Axcient and SkyKickconnectwise.comnews
- SkyKick raises $130M . SiliconAnglesiliconangle.comnews
- SkyKick via Tech Data (20,000+ partners)info.techdata.comofficial
- SkyKick Cloud Backup security . Cloud Direct KBclouddirect.netsecurity
- Vodafone Cloud Backup powered by SkyKickvodafone.co.ukofficial
- Telenor NZ case study . Insentrainsentragroup.comofficial
- Dropsuite vs Others : r/mspreddit.comreview
- m365 backup . restore issues : r/mspreddit.comreview