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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Barracuda Backup

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ADesigned to be simple to configure and manage, the scalable Barracuda Backup solution is offered via a capacity-based, all-inclusive subscription model allows you to pay for only what you need to protect today, avoiding large upfront hardware costs.N/A

    OpenText Data Protector

    Score4.9 out of 10
    N/AOpenText Data Protector standardizes and consolidates backups across multiple platforms. It provides secure, comprehensive backup protection for business-critical data and applications whether virtual, physical, or online in the cloud.N/A
    Pricing
    Barracuda BackupOpenText Data Protector
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Barracuda BackupOpenText Data Protector
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Barracuda BackupOpenText Data Protector
    Considered Both Products
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    No answer on this topic
    OpenText
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    86%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    12 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Barracuda BackupOpenText Data Protector
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Barracuda Backup and OpenText Data Protector
    Feature
    Barracuda Backup
    9.0
    37 Ratings
    7% above category average
    OpenText Data Protector
    8.2
    10 Ratings
    2% below category average
    Universal recovery8.030 Ratings7.86 Ratings
    Instant recovery8.532 Ratings7.78 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.632 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Business application protection8.025 Ratings7.99 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations8.734 Ratings8.89 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification8.735 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud9.536 Ratings7.75 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression10.037 Ratings8.29 Ratings
    Snapshots9.328 Ratings8.45 Ratings
    Flexible deployment9.821 Ratings8.25 Ratings
    Management dashboard8.423 Ratings7.55 Ratings
    Platform support8.923 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Retention options9.123 Ratings8.87 Ratings
    Encryption9.019 Ratings8.05 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Barracuda BackupOpenText Data Protector
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (37 ratings)
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (6 ratings)
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    Availability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.2
    (7 ratings)
    6.7
    (7 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Barracuda BackupOpenText Data Protector
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    If you are a small business with a few machines and your backups aren't of servers that are public facing. If you had to restore a server from backup, it would take a day at least. So, if the server being restored was public facing, that may impact customer relations.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    Well suited: scenarios with very specific backups schedules; backups saved in tape libraries. Less appropriate: environments with older Operational Systems and older hardware, such as tape libraries.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    • Set and Forget. I rarely have to touch the Backup Servers. Once you specify your criteria, you really don't need to change it unless you have a physical change.
    • Alerts. When there are issues such as files failing to backup or a directory no longer present, you get an email giving you all the information you need. In addition you will typically get contacted by support about it.
    • Recovery is very simple. The restore browser is very good and it's just easy to find and restore data when you need it.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • It is very reliable on the server side to provide a trustworthy back end.
    • The install was simple and provided an easy way to install and backup Unix servers.
    • The support was always helpful and responded quickly.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    • The pricing solution has gone from allowing on-premise ownership to forced cloud extortion. Basically, if you buy now you will be ok, but those of us who "owned" our solution previously are now forced to subscribe to the cloud model or be stuck with a brick.
    • Speed of recovery could be improved.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • Increase the range of support for new platforms.
    • Improve the attention of support cases in terms of speed of attention.
    • Keep me better informed of the latest solution updates.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    Love the units
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    It was just not a good fit for our organization. We have an EMC SAN, Data Domain backup storage, and VMWare. Without any other HP software or hardware in our environment I do not see the need to continue using a product that is not well integrated with our other brands
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    Dashboards and interfaces within Barracuda Backup are very easy to navigate, with clear success/warnings shown. Setting up backup jobs is probably one of the most simplest tasks - compared to competitors we trialed. Trouble shooting backup issues is also simple due to clear errors (VSS errors shown in a understandable format for example)
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    OpenText
    Very easy to use. What needs to improve is to make it easier to configure some integrations and features, such as office 365 integration, acropolis integration, block change-based backup, etc. Despite we have documentation, even following all the steps, the integration is hard to implement or doesn't work in the end.
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    Performance
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    The Reporting-Server and the Reports depend on the settings.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    They are always quick to get you routed to a tech support person and always get follow up after contacting them. Last experience was amazing, she adjusted my boxes and they perform even better. I cannot say enough about the support. We had some trouble with one of the windows servers leaving the volume shadow copy out there and would fail. They worked with us to adjust and get working. After that it has been months since I have had to do anything with the server to keep the backups running.
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    OpenText
    It is the weak point of this software, although it is improving little by a little. The first level of support does not solve almost anything until you move on to a higher level that is more involved.
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    Work on a backup agent for Mac OS X or any Apple OS.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    Pick one person to help you through the process.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    Each backup solution has its pros and cons, and each customer has their needs, and budget constraints. Barracuda Backup has helped us dramatically in the area of being able to provide customers a cost-effective solution, that's easy to manage and is one of those things you're not having to check on daily, or switch out backup tapes, or hard drives.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    When selecting a backup solution for our virtual environment we chose HP Data Protector for its cost savings in licensing, our familiarity with the software and the ability to backup to disk, tape or both with the standard installation.
    Incentivized
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    Here the license model from the Micro Focus Data Protector and DP4CW should merge. It causes argumentation problems if you license two products here.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    We use the tool in different installations and combinations of functions and hardware.
    Incentivized
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    Professional Services
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    OpenText
    The professional services had some details of low promptness in the attention of cases.
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    Return on Investment
    Barracuda Networks Inc.
    • Countless positive impacts from being able to restore lost or deleted files - or even restoring an entire server.
    • Being able to restore files for users and allowing them to recover lost work or preventing them from having to redo files at any level is priceless. You can't accurately measure lost time of employees having to recreate files. Especially things like 3D drawings and multi-sheet spreadsheet.
    Incentivized
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    OpenText
    • Positive impact. I have not worked with HP Data Protector enough to provide the ROI. It simply worked when we needed it to.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    OpenText Data Protector Screenshots

    Screenshot of Reporting Dashboard