Keepit vs Datto SaaS Protection for MSPs (2026)

This comparison comes down to one question: how much of your MSP stack do you want from a single vendor?

Datto SaaS Protection is part of the Kaseya family. If you already run Autotask PSA, Datto RMM, IT Glue, and Datto BCDR, adding SaaS Protection is the path of least resistance. Ticketing flows through. Alerts correlate. Billing integrates. That operational simplicity has real value for MSPs running lean teams.

[Keepit](/vendors/keepit) takes a different position. It is a standalone backup platform that does not care which PSA or RMM you run. It integrates via API with ConnectWise, Autotask, and others, but it does not require any of them. For MSPs who run a best-of-breed stack, or who are evaluating moving away from the Kaseya ecosystem, Keepit avoids the dependency chain.

The trade-off is real. Kaseya's unified portal means fewer dashboards. Keepit's independence means you can swap any other component without touching your backup.

Datto SaaS Protection covers Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. That is it. Two platforms.

Keepit covers 15+ SaaS applications: Microsoft 365 (Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams), Google Workspace, Salesforce, Azure Active Directory, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Zendesk, and more. For MSPs whose customers use Salesforce CRM or run business processes in Power Automate, Datto simply cannot help.

This matters because SaaS sprawl is accelerating. The average mid-market business now runs 40-80 SaaS applications. When a customer asks "can you back up our Salesforce?" and you are running Datto, the answer is no. With Keepit, the answer is yes, from the same console with the same immutability guarantees.

We see this play out with our MSP partners regularly. They start with M365 backup, then six months later a customer deploys Dynamics 365 or moves their CRM to Salesforce, and suddenly the backup tool cannot keep up.

Kaseya's history with the July 2021 VSA supply-chain attack is public record. The incident compromised approximately 1,500 downstream businesses through a vulnerability in Kaseya VSA. The company has since invested in security improvements, but for MSPs evaluating backup infrastructure, it raises a legitimate concern: do you want your backup data under the same corporate umbrella as your RMM?

Keepit's immutability model is structurally different from anything in the Kaseya ecosystem. The Merkle tree architecture makes it mathematically impossible to modify or delete backup data once written. There is no admin toggle to turn immutability off. There is no privileged account that can override it. If ransomware compromises your RMM toolchain, the backup data sitting in Keepit remains untouched because there is no trust relationship between the two systems.

Datto SaaS Protection does not publish details about its immutability approach. Public documentation does not confirm whether backups are immutable or whether an administrator with sufficient privileges could modify backup data. For compliance-driven MSPs who need to demonstrate immutability to auditors, this is a gap.

Datto's pricing is not publicly listed and varies by volume, bundling with other Kaseya products, and contract terms. Industry estimates place it at $2-5/user/month for SaaS Protection alone. Bundled with other Kaseya products, the per-user cost may drop, but total contract value increases.

Keepit pricing for MSPs sits at approximately $1.99/user/month with unlimited retention and no egress fees. The pricing model is predictable: per user, per month, no storage caps, no surprise charges for restores.

The hidden cost comparison favours Keepit when you factor in coverage breadth. With Datto you protect M365 and Google Workspace. With Keepit at a similar or lower per-user cost, you protect those two platforms plus Salesforce, Azure AD, Dynamics 365, and more. Per-workload, Keepit's unit economics are significantly better.

There is one exception: if you are already committed to a Kaseya all-in-one bundle and the SaaS Protection is effectively free on top of your existing contract, the economics shift. We have seen MSPs where Datto SaaS Protection is bundled into their Kaseya agreement at near-zero incremental cost. In those cases, the financial argument for switching is weaker.

Keepit operates an Australian data centre in Sydney through Equinix. Your data stays in Australia, on infrastructure owned by Keepit, separate from any hyperscaler. For MSPs serving government, healthcare, or financial services customers with data sovereignty requirements, this is straightforward to demonstrate.

Datto's data centre locations for SaaS Protection are not well documented for the Australian market. Kaseya operates global infrastructure, but public information does not confirm a dedicated Australian data centre for SaaS Protection backups. If your customers require proof that backup data resides in Australia, confirm this with Datto directly before committing.

For MSPs pursuing Essential Eight compliance or working with IRAP-assessed customers, the ability to point to a specific Australian data centre with documented data residency is increasingly a tender requirement.

If your MSP is built on the Kaseya ecosystem and you value operational simplicity over workload breadth, Datto SaaS Protection is the frictionless choice. It works. It integrates. It bills through your existing agreement.

If you want vendor independence, broader SaaS coverage, proven immutability, and Australian data sovereignty, Keepit is the better platform. We distribute it because it solves the problems we hear from MSPs most often: too many SaaS apps to protect, too much vendor lock-in, and too little confidence in immutability claims.

The MSPs switching to Keepit through CRS are typically those who have outgrown a single-vendor ecosystem or who serve compliance-conscious customers. If that describes your practice, talk to us.

See also: [Keepit vs SkyKick](/compare/keepit-vs-skykick) | [Keepit vs Acronis](/compare/keepit-vs-acronis)