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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Avast Cloud Backup

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AAvast Business Cloud Backup Service is designed to keep data secure and ensures business continuity by protecting endpoint devices with an automated backup process that is easy to deploy and manage. With it, users can set up backup schedules on devices, centrally manage from one dashboard to ensure all data is backed up and available, and recover data in the case of an unexpected event.

    $118.49

    per year Backup & Disaster Recovery (100GB/Quantity)

    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
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    Avast Cloud BackupMacrium Reflect
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    Pricing Offerings
    Avast Cloud BackupMacrium Reflect
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Avast Cloud BackupMacrium Reflect
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Avast Cloud Backup and Macrium Reflect
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    Avast Cloud Backup
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    Ratings
    Macrium Reflect
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Recovery verification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Platform support00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Avast Cloud Backup and Macrium Reflect
    Feature
    Avast Cloud Backup
    -
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    Macrium Reflect
    8.8
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Continuous data protection00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Replication00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Avast Cloud BackupMacrium Reflect
    Small Businesses
    Acronis Cyber Protect
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Acronis Cyber Protect
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Carbonite by OpenText
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Carbonite by OpenText
    Score7.1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Druva Security Cloud
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Druva Security Cloud
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Avast Cloud BackupMacrium Reflect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Avast Cloud BackupMacrium Reflect
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    Excellent tool to create computer backup routines through automation by date, time and actions. Backups are not lost and updates are added to the file total. The centralized platform allows managing and also monitoring all computers and analyzing incidents and attempted attacks. This reduces our team's time and makes it easier to handle security incidents more efficiently. We really like the restore feature that can recover a computer in case of any kind of software failure or attack. It's fast and effective. The backup is all in the cloud and is stored in the AVG cloud with AES 256bit encryption and security. Anyway, I can say that it is a cost-effective tool that fulfills the promise but loses in the technical support that needs to be improved.
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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
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Centralized management with an intuitive and easy-to-use dashboard.
    • Automated processes for backup and restore routines.
    • Protection against malware and external attacks.
    • Optimized and customized reports for information security.
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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
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Inefficient support and needs improvement in incident response.
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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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    Usability
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
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    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
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    No answers on this topic
    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
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
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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
    Gen (NortonLifeLock, Avast, Avira, AVG)
    • Improved workstation backup policies.
    • Scheduling backups has optimized employees' time.
    • Malware protection.
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    Macrium Software (Paramount Software)
    • Impossible to specify.
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