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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Azure Backup

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft's Azure Backup is a cloud backup service.

    $5

    Azure StorSimple

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AStorSimple was acquired by Microsoft in 2012. The StorSimple storage gateway appliance is now a part of Microsoft's Azure StorSimple Hybrid Cloud Storage solution.

    $4.11

    Per Day

    Commvault Cloud

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/ACommvault® Cloud is a cyber resilience platform built to meet the demands of hybrid enterprises. It delivers data security and recovery in the cloud, powered by advanced AI, to help organizations see, manage, and recover data wherever it lives.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure BackupAzure StorSimpleCommvault Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Storage in GB/Month
    $0.0224 to $0.0569
    per GB
    Backup Instance <50GB
    $5.00 + storage consumed
    Backup Instance > 50 GB but < or = 500 GB
    $10.00 + storage consumed
    Backup Instance Instance is > 500 GB
    $10 for each 500 GB increment + storage consumed
    Virtual Appliance
    $4.11
    Per Day
    Cloud Array
    $4.11
    Per Day
    Physical Appliance
    $43.84
    Per Day
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure BackupAzure StorSimpleCommvault Cloud
    Free Trial
    NoNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Azure BackupAzure StorSimpleCommvault Cloud
    Considered Multiple Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Azure Backup
    Azure Backup’s biggest advantage is seamless integration with Azure workloads, identity, networking, storage, monitoring, and automation. Advantage: - No extra infrastructure -Unified identity (Azure AD) -Integrated monitoring (Azure Monitor / Backup Center) - Policy-based …
    Incentivized
    Chose Azure Backup
    Azure Backup, Commvault, Acronis Data Protector, and Veeam Backup are popular backup solutions that offer similar functionality to protect data and applications.Azure Backup vs CommvaultCommvault is a comprehensive data backup and recovery solution that covers everything from …
    Incentivized
    Chose Azure Backup
    Cost and SLA were important [in our] decision to prefer Azure Backup over others. The customization of existing policy with an archive of data was not available in competitors so we had preferred Azure Backup.
    Incentivized
    Chose Azure Backup
    I won't say Azure Backup stacks up against these mentioned backup solutions, they're just for different approaches/implementations.
    Depending on your requirements, you may have a mix of Azure Backups for 'simpler' backups and another backup tool for the most complex applications …
    Incentivized
    Chose Azure Backup
    The cost, not only in the short term, but in our long-term calculations.
    Even in need of improvements, the pre-sale and post-sale support is very good.
    The ease, like many Microsoft products about scheduling backups, the friendly interface, the fact that there is no need for an …
    Incentivized
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Commvault
    Chose Commvault Cloud
    When it comes to on-prem, we only use Commvault for data protection. Anything in Azure we use Azure Backup.
    The main difference is there is more data protection types supported with Commvault. Although Azure Backup supports on-prem as well, you simply get much more options and a …
    Incentivized
    Chose Commvault Cloud
    The option for replacement started with the need to replace our old backup software. Commvault [Complete Backup & Recovery] brought us the possibility of reducing disaster recovery time, implementing a friendlier interface, a higher rate of data deduplication, the possibility …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Would buy again
    60 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    55 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    60 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    47 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    50 Answers
    Features
    Azure BackupAzure StorSimpleCommvault Cloud
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Azure Backup and Azure StorSimple and Commvault Cloud
    Feature
    Azure Backup
    8.7
    14 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Azure StorSimple
    -
    Ratings
    Commvault Cloud
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    Ratings
    Versioning8.712 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files9.16 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files8.26 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration9.05 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control9.012 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    File search8.010 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync9.06 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Azure Backup and Azure StorSimple and Commvault Cloud
    Feature
    Azure Backup
    9.0
    13 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Azure StorSimple
    -
    Ratings
    Commvault Cloud
    -
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    User and role management9.013 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    File organization9.010 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device management9.09 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Azure Backup and Azure StorSimple and Commvault Cloud
    Feature
    Azure Backup
    8.0
    13 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Azure StorSimple
    -
    Ratings
    Commvault Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Performance8.513 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability8.513 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports7.012 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Azure Backup and Azure StorSimple and Commvault Cloud
    Feature
    Azure Backup
    -
    Ratings
    Azure StorSimple
    -
    Ratings
    Commvault Cloud
    7.2
    77 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Universal recovery00 Ratings00 Ratings8.067 Ratings
    Instant recovery00 Ratings00 Ratings7.064 Ratings
    Recovery verification00 Ratings00 Ratings7.068 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings00 Ratings7.572 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings00 Ratings5.371 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification00 Ratings00 Ratings7.077 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings00 Ratings7.559 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings00 Ratings7.575 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings00 Ratings7.571 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings00 Ratings6.166 Ratings
    Management dashboard00 Ratings00 Ratings7.567 Ratings
    Platform support00 Ratings00 Ratings7.067 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings00 Ratings8.065 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings00 Ratings7.564 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Azure BackupAzure StorSimpleCommvault Cloud
    Small Businesses
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Score9.1 out of 10
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Score9.1 out of 10
    BDRShield
    Score6.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Bacula Enterprise
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Bacula Enterprise
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure BackupAzure StorSimpleCommvault Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.5
    (79 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (8 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (16 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (52 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure BackupAzure StorSimpleCommvault Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Azure Backup is suitable for companies of various sizes, with varying amounts of data. The cost of the investment should be thought out carefully so that there are no bad surprises with unnecessary files going to Azure Backup. The interface is friendly and easy to configure and it does not require your company to have a backup expert. It is highly recommended for companies with smaller number of servers and better if the servers are already running in an Azure environment.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Onsite storage needs and backing up to Azure.
    Incentivized
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    Commvault
    Commvault works well in a large environments with a variety of client types and data classes. With its policy-based configurations, it makes administration of large environments easier when configuring storage and retention, copies, schedules, client configs, etc. Commvault also backs up just about everything you can think of, and works with almost all storage and compute platforms, so there are rarely any cases where Commvault cannot accommodate.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Azure Backup excels at protecting both cloud and on-premises workloads, enabling organizations to adopt a unified backup strategy.
    • Azure Backup performs application‑consistent backups, capturing full application state, including in-memory data and pending transactions.
    • Azure Backup requires no backup servers, appliances, or tapes. Azure Backup includes multiple built‑in ransomware mitigation features.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Performance via the SSD drives.
    • Writes back to our Private Cloud via Azure.
    • Easy to Admin via Web client interface.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Commvault
    • Commvault is the Swiss Army knife for data protection in an Enterprise environment. You name the environment and Commvvault has something to protect it. Very helpful in this on-prem/off-prem world that is developing into a DevOps world.
    • Improves our Disaster Recovery
    • Starting to utilize for data migration for VMware in places where Zerto is too expensive
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Having an admin console that you can use to manage backup schedules across your network would be useful. Going machine to machine to check the current settings is ok but would be better in a GUI.
    • Maybe an agent utility installed on each workstation where the user can specify or customize the backup, perhaps just a set of folders, or ignore certain folders, would be helpful to eliminate garbage in the cloud.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Additional fail-over functionality
    Incentivized
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    Commvault
    • For database restores, it has to restore the entire database in order to recover just one table.
    • Backups of virtual machines with direct attached storage is difficult.
    • I wish it covered cloud assets more thoroughly, like AWS ELBs and Security Groups.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    If I wanted to use just onsite storage the StorSimple device is already paid for.
    Incentivized
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    Commvault
    It is serving it's purpose and for companies that have a smaller IT staff, it is not time consuming to manage. Support for the product when needed has been very good and they are responsive when tickets are opened for support. The product is scalable so as we grow we can easily increase the resources as needed on the backend.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Azure backup is easy to implement, accessible by using the web portal GUI, and has the ability to restore at the file level or the complete VM. We have experienced zero issues with the backup process or performing file-level restorations. We have not restored an entire VM to date.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Commvault
    Have a interface very user friendly. You do not need a lot of training, or any formal training really, to get up and going and use nearly all of the functionality of the product. This facilitates the post-implementation company as it reduces costs with backup specialists and any trained analyst can take care of its infrastructure. One negative point is not all the options and features are in the HTML view.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Commvault
    Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery is designed to provide organizations with flexible and scalable software.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Commvault
    Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery is designed and provide to organizations with flexible and scalable software
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    One of the differentials of the solution is the high level of guarantee and support of the Azure Backup solution. Microsoft is a reference in a technology company with a highly trained support team and helps us with any questions or technical problems with the tool. Service is fast and efficient with trained engineers.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Commvault
    I would rate Commvault's support as an 'average' support. Now that we have a very experienced guy working with Commvault, most of the time we can fix or do anything by ourselves. We had some issues with their support taking a really long time to respond and fix some issues in the past. In most cases we ended up appealing to the community, other peers, or Commvault's SE team.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Commvault
    Traning is very easy very helpful
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Commvault
    Commvault training is very important and very helpful full for immplementation.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Commvault
    Plan well and make sure you collect all the required information and details before going for implementation. Organize it in step by step or break the setup into different modules to make it simple.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Azure Backup works on Azure, the most famous of the cloud systems that the whole world has switched to, which is now a very large part of the Microsoft ecosystem that we have been used to using for years. Therefore, it is less tiring to use the additional service of an infrastructure that we already use, even if it is a part of it, which can be easily integrated with existing systems, which is one of the most important issues we IT professionals pay attention to. For this reason, we wanted to swim in familiar waters instead of another brand.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    Easy to use and highly compatible with our MSFT Hyper-V environment
    Incentivized
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    Commvault
    In the past it has been necessary to leverage multiple products to provide a complete data protection solution. Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery has been able to mirror the functions of competitive products while increasing functionality and management. Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery works cleanly in disparate environments that leverage dissimilar technologies and products.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Commvault
    Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery is designed to provide organizations with flexible and scalable software
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • It allowed us to have our VMs protected very quickly and with simple implementation.
    • It saved us from taking backups from Azure workloads from the on-prem environment, or even deploying a Backup environment on the cloud.
    • It has a low/'controlled' cost as you "pay-as-you-go."
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    • Great Folks on the MSFT Implementation team
    • Great value on year 2
    Incentivized
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    Commvault
    • I am not privy to ROI, but just having confidence and trust that Commvault will back up whatever needs backing up, and that we will always be able to restore it quickly, allows our technical people to concentrate on the problem at hand, knowing that we do not have to worry about the safety of the data. This saves time for some very expensive human resources and shortens schedules by eliminating a whole class of data safety and disaster recovery issues.
    Incentivized
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