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Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) vs. Axcient x360Sync vs. Macrium Reflect

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon S3

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AAmazon S3 is a cloud-based object storage service from Amazon Web Services. It's key features are storage management and monitoring, access management and security, data querying, and data transfer.N/A

    Axcient x360Sync

    Score3.6 out of 10
    N/AAxcient Anchor allows businesses to maintain an on-premise file server for performance and reliability, while also accessing the same files in the cloud. Axcient Anchor continuously backs up all your files for any point-in-time restore, in the case of accidental deletion or malware.N/A

    Macrium Reflect

    Score9.4 out of 10
    N/AMacrium Reflect is an endpoint and server backup and cloning solution from Macrium Software (aka Paramount Software UK), available in personal and professional editions.N/A
    Pricing
    Amazon S3Axcient x360SyncMacrium Reflect
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon S3Axcient x360SyncMacrium Reflect
    Free Trial
    NoYesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Multiple Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    39 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    36 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Amazon S3Axcient x360SyncMacrium Reflect
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) and Axcient x360Sync and Macrium Reflect
    Feature
    Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
    8.6
    11 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Axcient x360Sync
    -
    Ratings
    Macrium Reflect
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Universal recovery8.410 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant recovery8.310 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recovery verification8.47 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Business application protection8.57 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations8.210 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification9.14 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud8.511 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression9.05 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Snapshots8.67 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment9.011 Ratings00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Management dashboard7.610 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform support8.510 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Retention options9.17 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Encryption9.58 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service) and Axcient x360Sync and Macrium Reflect
    Feature
    Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
    8.5
    11 Ratings
    0% below category average
    Axcient x360Sync
    -
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    Macrium Reflect
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Continuous data protection9.510 Ratings00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Replication8.410 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics7.811 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware protection8.94 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities8.511 Ratings00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery8.01 Ratings00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
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    Amazon S3Axcient x360SyncMacrium Reflect
    Small Businesses
    Acronis Cyber Protect
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    Acronis Cyber Protect
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Carbonite by OpenText
    Score7.1 out of 10
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    Carbonite by OpenText
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Druva Security Cloud
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Druva Security Cloud
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Amazon S3Axcient x360SyncMacrium Reflect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (77 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    8.6
    (15 ratings)
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (21 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon S3Axcient x360SyncMacrium Reflect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    Amazon S3 is a great service to safely backup your data where redundancy is guaranteed and the cost is fair. We use Amazon S3 for data that we backup and hope we never need to access but in the case of a catastrophic or even small slip of the finger with the delete command we know our data and our client's data is safely backed up by Amazon S3. Transferring data into Amazon S3 is free but transferring data out has an associated, albeit low, cost per GB. This needs to be kept in mind if you plan on transferring out a lot of data frequently. There may be other cost effective options although Amazon S3 prices are really low per GB. Transferring 150TB would cost approximately $50 per month.
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    ConnectWise
    We work across many industries. Since the product is secure, it has solid application in any thing from construction trades to financial services.
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    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    The free version of Macrium Reflect is licensed for both commercial and personal use. It works well on MS Windows computers, but cannot back up servers, where a paid version is required. The free version does full and differential backups, but not incremental as do the paid versions. If a large volume of files are added every day, a paid version would be more suitable as it supports incremental backups. The Macrium Reflect server version is very suitable for backing up physical servers.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • Fantastic developer API, including AWS command line and library utilities.
    • Strong integration with the AWS ecosystem, especially with regards to access permissions.
    • It's astoundingly stable- you can trust it'll stay online and available for anywhere in the world.
    • Its static website hosting feature is a hidden gem-- it provides perhaps the cheapest, most stable, most high-performing static web hosting available in PaaS.
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    ConnectWise
    • Support is outstanding
    • The product is designed in a manner that is easy to deploy
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    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    • Virtualize images to restore services
    • Mount backup images to restore files
    • Takes incremental backups pretty quick compared to other software
    • Creates synthetic full images well
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • Web console can be very confusing and challenging to use, especially for new users
    • Bucket policies are very flexible, but the composability of the security rules can be very confusing to get right, often leading to security rules in use on buckets other than what you believe they are
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    ConnectWise
    • Billing tools to generate end user invoicing would be very helpful
    • More granular permissions for file sharing
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    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    • The program could reduce a bit the space it takes for its backups.
    • It should be more affordable.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Amazon AWS
    Due to princing, availability and scalability.
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    ConnectWise
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    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    It is tricky to get it all set up correctly with policies and getting the IAM settings right. There is also a lot of lifecycle config you can do in terms of moving data to cold/glacier storage. It is also not to be confused with being a OneDrive or SharePoint replacement, they each have their own place in our environment, and S3 is used more by the IT team and accessed by our PHP applications. It is not necessarily used by an average everyday user for storing their pictures or documents, etc.
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    ConnectWise
    No answers on this topic
    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    This application is very simple to use and works great for its intended purposes. It's my go-to when I need to create or manage a singular disk or volume image.
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    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    AWS has always been quick to resolve any support ticket raised. S3 is no exception. We have only ever used it once to get a clarification regarding the costs involved when data is transferred between S3 and other AWS services or the public internet. We got a response from AWS support team within a day.
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    ConnectWise
    Out of all the IT services companies we use, I would rate Axcient the best support company of the bunch.
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    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    We have not been opening tickets for support from Macrium at the moment, only for licencing issues, but good attention and fast response by the support team. They respond pretty fast to our emails and fixed our issues giving us a good explanation of our case without any complications. Due to the good functionality of the software we have not opened a ticket for support in years.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    Overall, we found that Amazon S3 provided a lot of backend features Google Cloud Storage (GCS) simply couldn't compare to. GCS was way more expensive and really did not live up to it. In terms of setup, Google Cloud Storage may have Amazon S3 beat, however, as it is more of a pseudo advanced version of Google Drive, that was not a hard feat for it to achieve. Overall, evaluating GCS, in comparison to S3, was an utter disappointment.
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    ConnectWise
    Axcient Anchor is much more efficient, easier to use, and more reliable than OneDrive.
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    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    Veeam offers Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, a product we also install and use. It compares favorably with Macrium Reflect; however, for small firms and individual wanting an added cloud backup of their full hard drive, Macrium wins out in requiring less cloud storage space by a significant margin. ShadowProtect is a rock solid competitor with a higher price and no free version. It is highly dependable, but more complicated to install and set up. The number of technical issues and quality of technical support have ruled out Acronis products. MSP360 Backup has impressive technology, but we encountered issues with restore times and full drive image restores.
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • It practically eliminated some real heavy storage servers from our premises and reduced maintenance cost.
    • The excellent durability and reliability make sure the return of money you invested in.
    • If the objects which are not active or stale, one needs to remove them. Those objects keep adding cost to each billing cycle. If you are handling a really big infrastructure, sometimes this creates quite a huge bill for preserving un-necessary objects/documents.
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    ConnectWise
    • The product fits well with our total solution approach to IT services.
    • There has been no negative impact as our customers like the product and find it easy to use.
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    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    • Impossible to specify.
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