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Azure Backup vs Carbonite Server

Azure Backup
73 Ratings
Carbonite Server
65 Ratings

Azure Backup

73 Ratings
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Score 8.5 out of 100

Based on 73 reviews and ratings

Carbonite Server

65 Ratings
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Score 8.7 out of 100

Based on 65 reviews and ratings

Feature Set Ratings

    File Sharing & Management

    8.9

    Azure Backup

    89%

    Carbonite Server

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    Azure Backup ranks higher in 7/7 features
    Azure Backup ranks higher in 7/7 features

    Versioning

    9.0
    90%
    8 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Video files

    7.6
    76%
    4 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Audio files

    8.0
    80%
    4 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Document collaboration

    10.0
    100%
    4 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Access control

    9.2
    92%
    9 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    File search

    8.7
    87%
    7 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Device sync

    9.7
    97%
    5 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Cloud Storage Security & Administration

    9.2

    Azure Backup

    92%

    Carbonite Server

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    Azure Backup ranks higher in 3/3 features
    Azure Backup ranks higher in 3/3 features

    User and role management

    9.3
    93%
    9 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    File organization

    9.1
    91%
    8 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Device management

    9.4
    94%
    6 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Cloud Storage Platform

    8.7

    Azure Backup

    87%

    Carbonite Server

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    Azure Backup ranks higher in 3/3 features
    Azure Backup ranks higher in 3/3 features

    Performance

    8.6
    86%
    9 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Reliability

    9.2
    92%
    9 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Storage Reports

    8.2
    82%
    9 Ratings
    N/A
    0 Ratings

    Data Center Backup

    Azure Backup

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    8.6

    Carbonite Server

    86%
    Carbonite Server ranks higher in 14/14 features
    Carbonite Server ranks higher in 14/14 features

    Universal recovery

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.3
    83%
    7 Ratings

    Live recovery

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.2
    82%
    8 Ratings

    Recovery verification

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.9
    79%
    7 Ratings

    Business application protection

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    10.0
    100%
    14 Ratings

    Multiple backup destinations

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    10.0
    100%
    15 Ratings

    Incremental backup identification

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    10.0
    100%
    19 Ratings

    Backup to the cloud

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    10.0
    100%
    20 Ratings

    Deduplication and file compression

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.6
    76%
    12 Ratings

    Snapshots

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.9
    99%
    10 Ratings

    Flexible deployment

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.9
    79%
    9 Ratings

    Management dashboard

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.5
    75%
    9 Ratings

    Platform support

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.5
    75%
    10 Ratings

    Retention options

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    7.7
    77%
    11 Ratings

    Encryption

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.5
    85%
    11 Ratings

    Attribute Ratings

    • Azure Backup is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Support Rating

    Likelihood to Recommend

    9.1

    Azure Backup

    91%
    9 Ratings
    9.0

    Carbonite Server

    90%
    35 Ratings

    Likelihood to Renew

    Azure Backup

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    4.8

    Carbonite Server

    48%
    6 Ratings

    Usability

    8.0

    Azure Backup

    80%
    1 Rating
    5.5

    Carbonite Server

    55%
    1 Rating

    Support Rating

    9.5

    Azure Backup

    95%
    7 Ratings
    5.5

    Carbonite Server

    55%
    2 Ratings

    Implementation Rating

    Azure Backup

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    6.4

    Carbonite Server

    64%
    2 Ratings

    Likelihood to Recommend

    Azure Backup

    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.

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    Ismael Pereira | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Ismael Pereira
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    Carbonite Server

    More than enough for small companies with several on-prem servers. In 2021, it wouldn't be wise to pit all important data to a single backup service. Carbonite Server is solid, but it's not 100% reliable so I'd definitely recommend having multiple backup services either on the cloud in conjunction with other backup services so the user has multiple safety nets in case of disaster and failed granular restorations.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Pros

    Azure Backup

    • Microsoft products (especially Azure) integration (Windows/Azure SQL instances).
    • Easy to implement and to administer.
    • Friendly interface, compatible to Azure visual identity.
    • Easy to back up and restore.
    • Relatively good backup performance.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Carbonite Server

    • The end-user experience is as simple and robust as I have ever seen from a backup solution. The end-user dashboard, should you choose to allow them access, is intuitive and granular.
    • eVault has the best bandwidth management I have experienced. The endpoint target is available for all operating systems and is intelligent and efficient using very low overhead. It includes data de-dupe and encryption while using very little system resources. Combine these features with bandwidth throttling and you can backup a large amount of data over any size wire.
    • eVault's deployment options will fit any budget and size environment. You can deploy using your own hardware, even. They really focus on providing the right solution for each customer instead of making each customer fit into their pre-determined box.

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    Shea Taylor | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Shea Taylor
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    Cons

    Azure Backup

    • There are more features than you need, just learn how to do it.
    • Really, it is constantly being developed, so I don't think of anything.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Carbonite Server

    • The backup report really needs improvement. It is really pathetic, as it gives wrong information. It is not suitable for auditing.
    • The Exchange DAG backup should support instead of configuring each exchange server.
    • Cloud infrastructure supports a lot of AWS and Azure instances that are coming up.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Pricing Details

    Azure Backup

    General

    Free Trial
    —
    Free/Freemium Version
    —
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    —
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    $0 per GB

    Azure Backup Editions & Modules

    Edition
    Storage in GB/Month$0.0224 to $0.05691
    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
    1. per GB
    2. none
    Additional Pricing Details
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    Carbonite Server

    General

    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    —
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    $1,300.08 per year

    Carbonite Server Editions & Modules

    Edition
    Power800.041
    Ultimate1,300.081
    1. per year
    Additional Pricing Details
    Trial and paying customers have access to our valet install free of charge. Call and speak to a specialist who can remotely connect to your machine to ensure it's installed and configured correctly to protect your critical data.

    Likelihood to Renew

    Azure Backup

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Carbonite Server

    Carbonite Server 4.8
    Based on 6 answers
    We packaged carbonite server with the end user product that they provide but we have had issues where the end user site has been down for days at time and backups for both server and user are backing up but we do not the get notification that it was completed for several days. There appears to be latency issues with the mail delivery for completed backups. Additionally, I have used other backup products and find the Carbonite website interface very clunkly and difficult to navigate.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Verified User
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    Usability

    Azure Backup

    Azure Backup 8.0
    Based on 1 answer
    This Justifies that usability of azure is at huge extent

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Verified User
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    Carbonite Server

    Carbonite Server 5.5
    Based on 1 answer
    Product needs a lot of improvements in some features like Cloud and Reporting.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Verified User
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    Support Rating

    Azure Backup

    Azure Backup 9.5
    Based on 7 answers
    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.

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    Amanda Wiens | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Amanda Wiens
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    Carbonite Server

    Carbonite Server 5.5
    Based on 2 answers
    Some of the requests we could not get resolved on time. They took a long time to provide the reason for the issue we had raised.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Implementation Rating

    Azure Backup

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    Carbonite Server

    Carbonite Server 6.4
    Based on 2 answers
    We had appliance and we just needed to setup the Director Console which was straight forward and easy.

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    Alternatives Considered

    Azure Backup

    Azure Backup is based on the most secure and encrypted cloud storage facility available...Microsoft. They have been doing this a long time and have ironed out all the kinks, leaving only the good and dependable solution in place. Azure Backup is fast also, you do not have major delays and internet throttling happening from Microsoft, unlike nearly all other competitors. Have you ever tried downloading a backup you have in the cloud from any solution other than Microsoft Azure Backup? If you have, you know they throttle the speed drastically and it could take you more than an hour to restore just 100mb of data. Most server backups are over 50 GB, some of mine are over 1.5 TB. With those slow speeds it could take weeks to recover your system just because you are waiting on the download to finish. Those companies then offer to send you an external drive with your data on it...but for a major price tag! You should not have to pay extra to get your data back and should not have to wait more than an hour to get it all downloaded either. Microsoft does not throttle Azure Backup downloads and I can almost guarantee that they have faster speeds than you have, meaning that you will be able to download at your maximum internet speeds and recover your systems quickly!

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    John Fester | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Carbonite Server

    Netbak is a great product but we also had a secondary issue of having to backup several PC's on site and at remote locations. Carbonite helped with both and gave us one central admin console to be able to check the progress of all our backups, where netbak would have required us to setup a tunnel or use the internet to move data back to our main office.

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    Robb Glietz | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Robb Glietz
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    Return on Investment

    Azure Backup

    • The ability to provide customers with peace of mind that their VM's are protected.
    • Low cost as you only pay for the storage.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Carbonite Server

    • While EVault can become expensive if you have a lot of data to store, but you have to keep in mind that it does not cost you anything more to restore your data in the event of an emergency. Some systems give you a great upfront cost, until you actually need to retrieve your data.

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    Timika Hite | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Timika Hite
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    Azure Backup

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