Apple iCloud vs. Druva Security Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Apple iCloud
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Apple iCloud is a document management software offering from Apple. It includes features such as access to music, photos, calendars, contacts, and documents, and it is built into every new iOS device.
$0.99
per month
Druva Security Cloud
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
Workforce mobility and the rise of cloud services is an essential part of any business, but it creates a number of challenges for IT. Data spread across devices and cloud services, unpredictable schedules, and varied network connections all complicate efforts to protect and govern enterprise information. The Druva Cloud Platform (formerly Druva inSync & Druva Phoenix) provides unified data protection, management, and…N/A
Pricing
Apple iCloudDruva Security Cloud
Editions & Modules
50GB
$0.99
per month
200GB
$2.99
per month
2TB
$9.99
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Apple iCloudDruva Security Cloud
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Apple iCloudDruva Security Cloud
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Apple iCloud

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Druva Security Cloud
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We reviewed Veeam and Commvault. BUt Druva turned out be better during the POCs. They were also willing to negotiate deal with us and helped us close before the quarter end.The sales team was proactive. We had people inleadership who had used Druva in their previous …
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for Mac used Apple iCoud easier to use vs but no business compliance
Chose Druva Security Cloud
Druva does a very great job of competing with the competition. The way that they have everything set up and the way that they push the firmware and keep the program clean and easy.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
Apple iCloudDruva Security Cloud
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Apple iCloud
8.1
77 Ratings
4% below category average
Druva Security Cloud
-
Ratings
Versioning8.353 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files9.073 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files9.070 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration7.066 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control7.364 Ratings00 Ratings
File search8.069 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync8.076 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
Apple iCloud
7.1
73 Ratings
20% below category average
Druva Security Cloud
-
Ratings
User and role management6.757 Ratings00 Ratings
File organization7.769 Ratings00 Ratings
Device management7.070 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
Apple iCloud
7.1
77 Ratings
18% below category average
Druva Security Cloud
-
Ratings
Performance7.377 Ratings00 Ratings
Reliability8.077 Ratings00 Ratings
Storage Reports6.060 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
Apple iCloud
-
Ratings
Druva Security Cloud
9.6
133 Ratings
15% above category average
Universal recovery00 Ratings9.798 Ratings
Instant recovery00 Ratings9.699 Ratings
Recovery verification00 Ratings9.597 Ratings
Business application protection00 Ratings9.679 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings9.693 Ratings
Incremental backup identification00 Ratings9.8120 Ratings
Backup to the cloud00 Ratings9.8132 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings9.8125 Ratings
Snapshots00 Ratings9.799 Ratings
Flexible deployment00 Ratings9.7100 Ratings
Management dashboard00 Ratings9.5124 Ratings
Platform support00 Ratings9.6104 Ratings
Retention options00 Ratings9.5125 Ratings
Encryption00 Ratings9.7111 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
Apple iCloud
-
Ratings
Druva Security Cloud
9.6
108 Ratings
16% above category average
Continuous data protection00 Ratings9.6103 Ratings
Replication00 Ratings9.789 Ratings
Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings9.4105 Ratings
Malware protection00 Ratings9.586 Ratings
Multi-location capabilities00 Ratings9.696 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings9.659 Ratings
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Score 9.7 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Druva Security Cloud
Druva Security Cloud
Score 9.7 out of 10
Bacula Enterprise
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Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
Druva Security Cloud
Druva Security Cloud
Score 9.7 out of 10
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Apple iCloudDruva Security Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(77 ratings)
9.8
(338 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(4 ratings)
10.0
(26 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(23 ratings)
10.0
(74 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(5 ratings)
Performance
8.2
(12 ratings)
8.7
(5 ratings)
Support Rating
7.5
(20 ratings)
10.0
(74 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.4
(4 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(163 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(4 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
1.5
(2 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.6
(113 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Apple iCloudDruva Security Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Apple
iCloud is also great to keep access to photos synced across devices. Ex: I can snap a photo at a job site and have access to that photo on my desktop when I return to my office. I can then drop the photo into a document that is stored in iCloud and have instant access to that document on my iPad at a client's office later in the day. Seamless transitions make life much easier.
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Druva
We are a cloud-only shop, so Druva Data Resiliency Cloud is a natural fit. We do not have a large Azure VM presence, so I do not know how well they play in that space. If you are not cloud-focused, I am not sure that Druva Data Resiliency Cloud's strengths will be easily seen. However, in the cloud they are tough to beat.
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Pros
Apple
  • Syncing files, appointments, Notes and contacts. If I'm away from home, and set an appointment using my phone, that appointment automatically updates real time to my home laptop and vice-versa.
  • It stores files (e.g photos) nicely
  • Once it's set up, it's fairly easy to use.
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Druva
  • We like the option of downloading backed up files both individually and as a group.
  • The ransomware protection is a security feature that puts our minds at ease when it comes to the safety of our data.
  • The Customer Success team does frequent reach outs and technical health checks.
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Cons
Apple
  • Customization - iCloud is great at the stuff it does well. But it lacks features that some competitors (in Google Drive or Dropbox) do really well. API support for third-party apps is really great for some other people.
  • Remote use - Managing or accessing information from iCloud while not on one of your logged-in apple devices can sometimes be an issue. From a work computer for example. It doable, but the experience is much less user-friendly.
  • Ability to edit documents on the cloud similar to google docs or some other competitors
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Druva
  • They have more ways to improve in Analytics section and UX.
  • I recommend to have to integrate with the cloud storages cheaper option to store backups which would be tremendous for customers to save snapshots costs.
  • Love to see Druva Data Resiliency Cloud have a better rbac policy on who can trigger the DR engine.
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Likelihood to Renew
Apple
It's so seamless that I can't imagine another product doing a better job synchronizing all of my devices. I simply do not think about it at all. Everything happens behind the scenes and I'm confident that Apple keeps my data safe and secure. I'm a happy customer as far as this is concerned. I have not had a bad experience with this service.
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Druva
This is the second company I've brought to Druva. Just today, I was tasked with recovering a file from a user that last saw it 6 months ago. I was able to restore it in under 5 minutes of getting the request. It's really that easy.
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Usability
Apple
While it may be great to use with other Apple products, I find it's an absolutist-style workflow to be debilitating and to lead to many problems. When you sign into the cloud, it completely takes over your device in many ways that you don't notice at first until there is a problem.
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Druva
The product is easy to navigate and manage. Setup and configuration is also easy. We did not need to pay for any additional professional services. Our account team worked with use on the integration. It was not complex or difficult to learn how to setup and use. End users also have the ability to log in and manage their own files and emails
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Reliability and Availability
Apple
No answers on this topic
Druva
Like any service, there are scheduled maintenance periods and unscheduled outages, however outages have been very limited and fortunately have not had any impact on our environment.
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Performance
Apple
Occasionally, large files that haven't yet been synced require a few minutes to pull down but I've rarely noticed delays. It does a good job of keeping data cached on my local machines while updating them with changes from other machines transparently.
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Druva
Page response in the admin center is acceptable- rarely are we waiting for data to load. Backup speeds seem fine, and restore speeds are OK considering it's likely pulling data from cold storage. It often takes 30-60 seconds for the restore to begin transferring files, but speeds are acceptable thereafter
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Support Rating
Apple
Apple customer service is fantastic. iCloud is built with Apple in mind and its design is extremely intuitive and user-friendly. Additionally, whenever our team has encountered issues, the speed of Apple support has been more than timely in addressing our issues and solving our request. We have encountered relatively few issues in my time with the platform and this only improves our overall score for those who keep the platform stable.
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Druva
We had an issue in my first year that took a long time to fix. The support guy was awesome, took screen shots, filled me in, was professional, but it just took so long. I do think that was an anomaly, but it certainly sticks out nonetheless. Beyond that, we've had pretty good support "relationships" with the reps. They're usually pretty prompt at getting back and quite knowledgeable. Just make sure you have your proxies updated, because that's always step 1!
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In-Person Training
Apple
No answers on this topic
Druva
They are very well knowledgeable. They conducted a two day training session and they explained each and everything.
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Online Training
Apple
No answers on this topic
Druva
As an administrator, if I had a user who needed additional training, it was available. As an Administrator, the product was so easy I didn't need it
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Implementation Rating
Apple
No answers on this topic
Druva
Implementation from cloud ranger to Druva Data Resiliency Cloud platform was a seamless integration experience to upgrade the policies and license for continual backup/recovery support. This may be one of the best "set it and forget it" apps for backup solutions, that also allow notifications for failures etc...
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Alternatives Considered
Apple
Apple does offer an alternative to Office & the Google Docs family but trusting to use it with both internal and external parties is tough. Google is more universal and easier for 3rd parties to collaborate with. Apple works well for a closed internal group that is native to Apple's ecosystem. Google offers more storage space than Apple
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Druva
When evaluating Druva Data Resiliency Cloud, we compared it against several market leaders. After extensive testing, we confirmed that Druva Data Resiliency Cloud stacks up well against these products due to the following features: Ease of use Simple to setup & configure Eliminates up front cost, commitment and capacity planning Immutable by default Flexible configuration options Single management interface
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Scalability
Apple
No answers on this topic
Druva
We started very small with this product, only backing up key officers' laptops. After our initial experience, we found it very easy to scale up the product to all company laptops and expand into file servers, VMWare servers, and other production-level data, like Office 365 and Teams. We found the product very easy to scale while remaining intuitive and efficient to use.
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Return on Investment
Apple
  • If I lose track of my credentials or my continuing education documentation, I could end up not being able to renew my certification. This would lead to a major loss in revenue.
  • Time is money and having all of my required documents easily accessible in iCloud saves me time and allows me to work more efficiently.
  • My Apple devices were certainly not cheap purchases. iCloud has allowed me to maximize my productivity through synchronizing my work no matter which device I'm working on.
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Druva
  • Using Druva has simplified greatly the backup process. Once fully configured to your business needs, Druva provides a fast amount of backups.
  • Druva has saved a lot of time for the IT team. Usually time is wasted by staff members searching for a missing email. Now, they reach out to us or use their own Druva account to locate a missing email quickly and easily.
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ScreenShots

Druva Security Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of Druva™ delivers unified data protection, management, and information governance for cloud applications. Delivered as-a-service, Druva inSync for SaaS applications simplifies backup, archival, and compliance to reduce the cost and complexity of protecting online data, ensure regulatory compliance, and improve data visibility.Screenshot of Druva inSync delivers automated multi-cloud backup, recovery, and compliance for SaaS applications such as Microsoft, Google Workspace, and Salesforce to protect against SaaS outages and attacks in a secure, centralized cloud platform.Screenshot of A Cloud-native Design for User Data Protection and Management
Scalability is provided by the dynamic scaling of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3). Druva's global source level deduplication works with Amazon DynamoDB to store its hash table completing over a million looks-up every second.Screenshot of Druva offers an end-user data protection and governance platform that protects end-user workloadsa and offers value-add capabilities above and beyond core backup and recovery.