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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

    MEGA

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ALaunched in 2013, MEGA is a zero-knowledge cloud storage provider that delivers user-controlled end-to-end encryption, with an emphasis on easy accessibility.N/A
    Pricing
    Azure BackupMEGA
    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
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure BackupMEGA
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Azure BackupMEGA
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    MEGA - The Privacy Company
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Azure BackupMEGA
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Azure Backup and MEGA
    Feature
    Azure Backup
    8.7
    14 Ratings
    4% above category average
    MEGA
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Versioning8.712 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Video files9.16 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Audio files8.26 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Document collaboration9.05 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Access control9.012 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    File search8.010 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Device sync9.06 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Azure Backup and MEGA
    Feature
    Azure Backup
    9.0
    13 Ratings
    4% above category average
    MEGA
    8.7
    1 Ratings
    1% above category average
    User and role management9.013 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    File organization9.010 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Device management9.09 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Azure Backup and MEGA
    Feature
    Azure Backup
    8.0
    13 Ratings
    8% below category average
    MEGA
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Performance8.513 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Reliability8.513 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Storage Reports7.012 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Azure BackupMEGA
    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
    Medium-sized Companies
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure BackupMEGA
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (4 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure BackupMEGA
    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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    MEGA - The Privacy Company
    MEGA is great for storing and syncing files across devices. It has a great web interface, as well as a sync tool for desktop and a mobile app that works very well on iPhone. (I have not used the Android version of the app.) I like the overall usability, as well as some of the features like the QR code and contact list functionality. I like the file versioning and file management features as well. What works less well for me is collaboration with other users, and file sharing among users. I have not been able to find a way to view all files shared with me from other users in the same view as my own files. In fact, when files are shared with me, the only way I have been able to locate them is through Notifications, which is sub-par. I would much prefer to see all shared folders alongside my files, without having to make a copy of the shared folder, thus losing the ability to sync with another user's changes, as well as using up my storage space.
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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.
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    MEGA - The Privacy Company
    • Mega is very easy to use
    • Mega has a solid referral program unlike others
    • Mega is very secure
    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.
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    MEGA - The Privacy Company
    • Sometimes the download rate drops by a lot, so the downloads take much longer.
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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.
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    MEGA - The Privacy Company
    Clean, contemporary UI that is heavily polished and works great. You can tell they did a lot of user testing with this, and have a top notch UI design team that really cares about the customer. A highly user-friendly service across platforms and form factors, I found their web, desktop and mobile apps to all be impeccably designed and consistent.
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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.
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    MEGA - The Privacy Company
    While I have never contacted customer support, there is a large user community that has posted solutions on third party websites to a number of common questions like how to share files, and how to access files that have been shared with you. When I received a 40 GB shared file, I was not able to find how to access it until I searched on Google to find a solution, which was easy to find. The large user community helps with support tremendously.
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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.
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    MEGA - The Privacy Company
    The two apps Google Drive and MEGA provided free cloud storage but Google Drive grants just 15 GB not more as free to try, At that time MEGA granted us 50 GB at the beginning of use, which gave us a chance to use it with high capacity.
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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."
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    MEGA - The Privacy Company
    • Positive ROI
    • Easy to implement
    • Substantial additional free storage with referral program
    Incentivized
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