Spread the cost of a backup appliance from £2,500 to £80,000+ with flexible finance options: HP, lease or refinance.
Yes, backup appliances are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £2,500 to £80,000, and most deals are written over 24–48 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£3k – £80k
Approval Speed
24 hours
Same-day for < £30k
Rates From
5.3% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical backup appliance price. Indicative only, not a quote.
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For UK limited companies with 3+ months’ trading and monthly revenue.
On a purchase price of £15,000: a 10% deposit of £1,500, then 48 monthly payments of £316 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £16,668, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Synology NAS (dedicated backup target) | £2,500 – £8,000 | Backup NAS |
| Dell PowerVault Backup Appliance | £8,000 – £30,000 | Backup Appliance |
| NetApp StorageGRID/E-Series | £15,000 – £60,000 | Enterprise Backup Target |
| Immutable/Air-Gapped Storage Add-On | £3,000 – £15,000 | Ransomware-Resilient Storage |
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The backup appliance hardware qualifies for the Annual Investment Allowance, so it can be deducted against taxable profit in the year of purchase on an outright buy or HP agreement, and lease payments are deductible as they are paid. Backup software licences, such as a Veeam or Acronis subscription used to manage the appliance, are treated as a separate running cost and generally cannot be financed on the same schedule as the hardware.
The typical buyer is a business formalising an on-site backup strategy, often after a near-miss with ransomware, a failed restore test, or a cyber insurance policy that now requires evidence of immutable or air-gapped backups. A backup appliance is one of the clearer cases where the hardware and the software running on it need to be thought about separately for financing purposes: the physical box, drives and enclosure are an asset, while the backup software licence that actually manages the jobs, retention and restores is a subscription that most lenders won't fund. Businesses replacing an appliance typically do so every four to six years as drive capacity and backup software requirements move on.
Some specialist lenders consider businesses with imperfect credit histories. You may need a larger deposit or personal guarantee, but options may be available. Fundably may use a soft credit check for matching, which does not affect your credit score. A hard check may happen if you choose to proceed with a lender.
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