RecoveryManager Plus vs native Office 365 data protection features

Items deleted from Exchange Online mailboxes are retained for a maximum of 30 days.

Limitations: Items deleted earlier than 30 days cannot be recovered.

Deleted mailbox items can be stored forever, and you can restore them whenever you need them.

You can restore items no matter when they were deleted.

Items deleted from SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business sites are retained for a maximum of 93 days.

Limitations: Items deleted earlier than 93 days cannot be recovered.

Deleted SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business site items can be stored forever, and you can restore them whenever you need them.

You can restore items no matter when they were deleted.

You can configure retention policies for any duration. Creating a retention policy will prevent you from deleting items from mailboxes and sites.

Limitations: Depending on the size of your organization and the volume of data that your company stores in Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business, you might end up spending quite a bit on storing all your data.

You can configure retention policies for any duration, and store a copy of all your mailbox and site items within your premises.

Since the items are stored in a different location, you can maintain lean mailboxes and sites instead of spending on more storage space in your mailboxes and sites.