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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

    WeTransfer

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AWeTransfer offers a large file transfer service which includes up to 20 GB transfer with its Pro service, as well as 100 GB of cloud storage.

    $12

    per month

    Pricing
    Azure BackupWeTransfer
    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
    Pro
    $12.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Azure BackupWeTransfer
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Azure BackupWeTransfer
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    WeTransfer
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    14 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    Features
    Azure BackupWeTransfer
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Azure Backup and WeTransfer
    Feature
    Azure Backup
    8.7
    14 Ratings
    4% above category average
    WeTransfer
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning8.712 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files9.16 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files8.26 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control9.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    File search8.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync9.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Azure Backup and WeTransfer
    Feature
    Azure Backup
    9.0
    13 Ratings
    4% above category average
    WeTransfer
    -
    Ratings
    User and role management9.013 Ratings00 Ratings
    File organization9.010 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device management9.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Azure Backup and WeTransfer
    Feature
    Azure Backup
    8.0
    13 Ratings
    8% below category average
    WeTransfer
    -
    Ratings
    Performance8.513 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reliability8.513 Ratings00 Ratings
    Storage Reports7.012 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.1 out of 10
    FileZilla
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Apple iCloud
    Score8.5 out of 10
    FileZilla
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
    FileZilla
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Azure BackupWeTransfer
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    9.7
    (13 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    9.3
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (4 ratings)
    9.6
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Azure BackupWeTransfer
    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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    WeTransfer
    It is the most appropriate tool to quickly share documents with someone you don't want to give access to your company's own online library, yet you have to share files. It's great that there's no need to create a user, nor for uploading or downloading files. Just have in mind that the documents on the link have an expiration day!
    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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    WeTransfer
    • You don't have to sign up for an account, you can just use it when visiting the website.
    • It is really simple and straightforward to use.
    • It has never failed me.
    • It tells you when your files have been successfully sent and when the other person downloaded it.
    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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    WeTransfer
    • With the free version, you are limited to 2GB of file transferring. Likely if you are sending lots of files, you'll be upgrading to Plus instead.
    • Download links expire after a certain amount of time. It's important to download each link immediately and not forget where you left the downloaded files.
    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.
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    WeTransfer
    WeTransfer is one of the most usable software. Incredibly smart and simple interface that I’m not sure has a comparable example that is as easy to use. The immediate ability to do what WeTransfer provides a solution for is a genius-level move from the creators. Well done, WeTransfer, well done.
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    WeTransfer
    WeTransfer is extremely reliable 99% of the time. There has been twice in 4 years that their service was unavailable due to server outage for several hours.
    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.
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    WeTransfer
    I've only reached out to WeTransfer support once, but they were prompt, courteous, and answered my question. I assume that future interactions would be the same, I'm looking forward to being a long term customer.
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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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    WeTransfer
    While Dropbox does offer features that WeTransfer does not in terms of collaboration & organization, WeTransfer is the better option for simple file transfers. In my experience, WeTransfer is much faster for uploads & downloads. The premium version of WeTransfer also offers a lot of customization options that Dropbox does not.
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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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    WeTransfer
    • When we've had our BETA testing programs for our products, we always used WeTransfer to send our BETA version of our products. Doing this using WeTransfer was free and we also didn't have to worry about unauthorized people later down the road downloading these versions as WeTransfer deletes the files after a small number of days.
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