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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bacula Enterprise

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ABacula Enterprise is a data center backup, restore, and recovery solution from Swiss, Dracula-themed software company Bacula Systems.N/A

    Google Cloud Storage

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Cloud Storage is unified object storage for developers and enterprises.N/A
    Pricing
    Bacula EnterpriseGoogle Cloud Storage
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Bacula EnterpriseGoogle Cloud Storage
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Bacula EnterpriseGoogle Cloud Storage
    Considered Both Products
    Bacula Systems
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    41 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    18 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    43 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    41 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    18 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    16 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    Features
    Bacula EnterpriseGoogle Cloud Storage
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Bacula Enterprise and Google Cloud Storage
    Feature
    Bacula Enterprise
    9.4
    49 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Google Cloud Storage
    -
    Ratings
    Universal recovery9.11 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant recovery10.034 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recovery verification10.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business application protection3.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations10.047 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification10.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud10.029 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression9.741 Ratings00 Ratings
    Snapshots10.036 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment10.044 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard9.646 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform support10.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options9.749 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption10.038 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Bacula EnterpriseGoogle Cloud Storage
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    Score8.7 out of 10
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    Score8.8 out of 10
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    Score9.9 out of 10
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    Score7.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Bacula EnterpriseGoogle Cloud Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (49 ratings)
    9.0
    (37 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (6 ratings)
    9.0
    (14 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (17 ratings)
    7.8
    (13 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bacula EnterpriseGoogle Cloud Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bacula Systems
    Well suited: - I use it for on premise and cloud backup and recovery and it is excellent for this job. - I also experiment with different hypervisors and till now Bacula seems to work with all of them - Security is really important for me as I had many bad experiences in the past and Bacula solution makes me totally confident. Less appropriate - You need to be experienced Linux user, I had to learn few more things in system to make the best use of it. - It's definitely designed for scalability and bigger companies than mine
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    Google
    [Google Cloud Storage is] great for storing and playing large video files, and even sharing them securely with others, whether or not they are part of your organization. No need to download video files before watching, and can also be used to store any other kinds of files.
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    Pros
    Bacula Systems
    • Bacula has great plugins that work very accurately
    • Bacula is very simple to use, with a user-friendly web interface that facilitates operation.
    • Bacula performs the backups very accurately which is clearly noticed when a restore is performed
    • Its ease of use helps in training new support team members
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    Google
    • Really great, easy to use interface helps us manage files easily. Storage is fast and inexpensive, so we don't have to spin up storage instances locally
    • Great set of command-line tools to manage data and storage options via scripts and apps, as well as an SDK means we can build GCS into our orchestration and operations tools
    • Robust integration with other Google cloud tools means that we don't have to think too hard about using GCS for a variety of storage tasks as we interact with other Google services.
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    Cons
    Bacula Systems
    • Our team always points out the same problems, I believe that, today, is our biggest complaint: The interface (both graphical and the CLI) still needs improvement.
    • There is no mobile app to manage backups and restores from smartphones
    • Manual installation is time consuming.
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    Google
    • Currently can't delete folders which means there are cluttered folders on my cloud.
    • Easier upload options would be nice. The ability to upload and store other file types with an easier interface.
    • Managing files and storage could be improved a little for easier access and editing.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bacula Systems
    Easy to use, proactive and effective customer support, and simple deployment method. The high configurability is what makes this tool so effective for my organization - at no point do I have any issues of trust as to the restorability of a fileset. The GUI provided gives clear actionable reports as to the effectivity of the jobs performed.
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    Google
    after all of the investment made in the tool and considering how many teams use it I think we would not be likely to move away from this tool. A lot of our information including historical is already here and we are happy with the capabilities of the tool currently
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Bacula Systems
    This is a hard question. Usability for whom? For someone who is very comfortable at the command line and willing to put in the time to learn Bacula Enterprise's configuration syntax, it's very usable. Just don't expect to be an expert immediately.
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    Google
    Very easy to use. I love having my data backed up. I love that Google Cloud Storage provides me with the peace of mind that I no longer need to worry about my data being lost. I can now sleep better at night. Google Cloud Storage is very easy to use. Overall, you save time and have less stress by using Google Cloud Storage.
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    Performance
    Bacula Systems
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    For performance i give Google Cloud Storage 10 of 10 on performance because even though there are other softwares that do exactly the same thing as Google Drive, it still works exceptionally well. It is very fast, and and far as integration, the only software I have used with it that integrated was Google Docs, and of course it integrates perfectly.
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    Support Rating
    Bacula Systems
    They're excellent, fast to respond and knowledgeable. I can't fault the support provided at all. On every occasion that we've had a need to contact them during our evaluation, installation, and use of Bacula Enterprise, they've always given us the help that we required. The responses they provide are detailed and we always feel that they've taken the time to read and understand our issue and give a full and personalized answer.
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    Google
    We have never used official support from Google for our Google Cloud Storage, but there is plenty of documentation in place already. With a small amount of work, anybody should be able to get started. Once needs get more complicated, there is still documentation from Google, but also plenty of community support for common use cases around the internet.
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    In-Person Training
    Bacula Systems
    The professor understood the tool very well, it was a fact that he had mastery over the system and knew what he was talking about, clearing up all doubts and passing on all the necessary knowledge so that we could handle Bacula Enterprise in our organization.
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Bacula Systems
    Bacula Systems and especially Bacula Brazil were extremely attentive and served us very well, making all implementations or changes work perfectly
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    Google
    overall I was not directly involved but hears the teams were satisfied with the implementation. the teams that used the tool did not encounter major issues, it was as expected with minor issues and bugs that were resolved later. The more significant learning curve was actually starting to use the tool
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bacula Systems
    I used CTERA almost from the time they started up. In short, it was very easy to use but configuration was limited; and in the end the agents were troublesome and I could not restore files. They had one person on staff who was terrific with tech support, when he left support became difficult and I lost confidence. Acronis was my first experience with a bare-metal recovery operation and it was terrific. Really saved the day. I would still be using it except the licensing was difficult and expensive and the software wasn't Linux friendly.
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    Google
    We prefer Google Cloud Storage over Amazon Web Services because of the tools and code integration offered by Google Cloud Storage. We found the Google Cloud Storage toolset to be highly usable and give us the fine-grained control we need for managing digital assets. Ultimately, we chose Google Cloud Storage because we found the API and suitability for code integration with our Java codebase to be impeccable and because we had excellent direct support from the Google Cloud Storage team
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    Return on Investment
    Bacula Systems
    • Our Disaster Recovery policy in regards to backups and archiving is made possible because of our use of Bacula Enterprise.
    • TCO is very low as the yearly subscription is very competitively priced. Management of the software is very low so we don't have to spend hours maintaining our backups.
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    Google
    • It has assisted greatly with our ability to share documents/information cross functionally. Especially within our advertising team, we store a large amount of information to assist new hires and refresh current employees.
    • Something that could improve is employees' understanding of how to best utilize Google Cloud Storage. This could improve by implementing a potential training video or tutorial.
    • Overall, Google Storage has been great. I have not used a similar storage product that had the same enterprise level capabilities.
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