Altaro VM Backup vs SysTools G Suite/Google Apps Backup

Likelihood to Recommend

While I am not an IT professional, I can get around and do a lot of things. For a novice user like myself, the UI is fairly straightforward and easy to set-up and manage. If I was delving into more detailed backups and replication (not currently using) I still believe that a novice user like myself would be able to manage. Pricing based on host and not VMs is attractive for the end-user. If you had your VMs stored on a number of different hosts, it could get pricey.

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Jarret Schwartz

Operations Manager

Technics Dental LaboratoryMedical Device, 11-50 employees

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Very good for a backup that is also used for frequent access (like a remote HD) and is easy to share.
Not 100% reliable as a full copy (like TimeMachine) of the HD, but not far off.

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Boaz Tal, MSc

Director New Business

OptimoveComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Pros

Fast and simple setup. I didn't need to read through ANY documentation to set up and have a backup running.
Easy and cost-effective licensing. I didn't need to count CPU's or VM's or other random facts to work out my licensing. Just how many hosts, and then one of 3 feature levels of which two have unlimited VM licensing. Hosts x Feature Set = Cost.
Easy Restores. Backing up is one thing, but restoring and having confidence in the restore is another. It just works, simple and effective.
Help is easy to find if you need it. From within the app, it gives you options of email, phone, and live chat, which is usually available even with odd time zones in play.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Computer Hardware Company, 11-50 employees

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Fast response
Excellent analysis
Easy migration

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Sales

Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Cons

Single file restore is not included in the 2 VM free edition.
Can't restore a single SQL database, you have to restore the entire VM.

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Stefano Sanna

System Administrator

GOPLegal Services, 501-1000 employees

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Backup to Dropbox and other cloud services would be great.
Online backup to 3rd party cloud services that do not affect band-width on the user end.

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Verified User

General Manager in Sales

Retail Company, 1-10 employees

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Usability

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SysTools G Suite/Google Apps Backup 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Super easy usability is something you don’t find out there these days with back up utilities.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Sales

Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Support Rating

Altaro VM Backup 8.8

Based on 14 answers

The chat is very responsive. They work hard to find you a solution. They are very competent and very friendly. Most of the time they will simply open a request for you and ask to send the support package (bunch of logs and files) and will come back by email, but you can also click on the chat button inside Altaro to talk to someone.

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Verified User

Director in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 201-500 employees

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SysTools G Suite/Google Apps Backup 8.0

Based on 1 answer

Great over all for what the purpose is. Not needing to spend much time focusing on backup

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Sales

Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Altaro brings value to organizations looking at other platforms. It's definitely less expensive overall than Veeam, Datto or Infrascale. The recovery solution for Altaro is very good and reliable. Any organization looking at Veeam should consider Altaro as a potential alternative - depending on requirements. Although lacking in some granular backup/recovery systems, organizations looking at the backup of VMs only - numerous VMs with an off-site cloud location already setup. Costs can potentially increase if numerous versions or long deletion policy needs to be maintained. However such costs would increase on Veeam as well. Solarwinds and Carbonite charge based on selected sizes while Asigra has an amazing deduplication system for VMs, however, Asigra can become pricey with longer deletion/versioning setups as well.

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Calin Popescu

Owner

Office Wave Technology SolutionsComputer & Network Security, 1-10 employees

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From my research, SysTools was chosen mainly due to its simplicity. Other software tends to add a lot of eye candy, which for me was not necessary. I needed something that I could configure and leave running in the background relatively unnoticed. SysTools provided that with little interruption to my daily activities.

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Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology

Insurance Company, 501-1000 employees

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Return on Investment

We have a reliable backup solution.
I always know if/when a job fails.
Any time I have had to restore a backup, it was a straight-forward process.

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Jarret Schwartz

Operations Manager

Technics Dental LaboratoryMedical Device, 11-50 employees

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Reduces time of sharing files and working on them collaboratively, in fairly large groups. We stopped using email attachments.
Reduce recovery time from a faulty or retired PC.
Reduce time of recovering old and large files we do not keep offline.

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Boaz Tal, MSc

Director New Business

OptimoveComputer Software, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Altaro VM Backup Editions & Modules

Edition

Free	Free
Subscription License - Standard Edition	59.80²
Subscription License - Unlimited Edition	73.80²
Subscription License - Unlimited Plus Edition	89.20²
Perpetual License - Standard Edition	$595³
Perpetual License - Unlimited Edition	$695³
Perpetual License - Unlimited Plus Edition	$875³

per VM/per year
per host

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

—

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Yes

Entry-level set up fee?

Required

$49

SysTools G Suite/Google Apps Backup Editions & Modules

Edition

Single G Suite Mailbox License	$19
Enterprise (minimum 5 users licenses)	$24

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Altaro VM Backup vs SysTools G Suite/Google Apps Backup

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Altaro VM Backup Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

SysTools G Suite/Google Apps Backup Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

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