ConnectWise Cloud Backup vs. Cove Data Protection

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
ConnectWise Cloud Backup
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
SkyKick is a cloud migration solution, from ConnectWise since the late 2024 acquistion. It features cloud backup and cloud management features for control of customer access to cloud resources.
$200
per month for MSPs
Cove Data Protection
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
Cove Data Protection (formerly N-Able Backup) is designed to cover servers, datacenters, applications, and workstations, and is provided to ensure business continuity and at-a-glance assessment and fast issue resolution via customizable dashboard.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
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Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsCove offers one flat rate per server or workstation and one flat per-user price for Microsoft 365, with cloud storage included. Each license carries a defined amount of included storage that is pooled across an MSPs customers, so smaller devices that use less can offset larger ones.
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Features
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Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
ConnectWise Cloud Backup
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Ratings
Cove Data Protection
9.4
19 Ratings
11% above category average
Universal recovery00 Ratings8.616 Ratings
Instant recovery00 Ratings9.515 Ratings
Recovery verification00 Ratings9.617 Ratings
Business application protection00 Ratings9.016 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings8.717 Ratings
Incremental backup identification00 Ratings9.817 Ratings
Backup to the cloud00 Ratings10.018 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings9.918 Ratings
Snapshots00 Ratings10.012 Ratings
Flexible deployment00 Ratings9.017 Ratings
Management dashboard00 Ratings9.519 Ratings
Platform support00 Ratings8.918 Ratings
Retention options00 Ratings9.919 Ratings
Encryption00 Ratings9.818 Ratings
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User Ratings
ConnectWise Cloud BackupCove Data Protection
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(2 ratings)
9.9
(19 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.8
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
ConnectWise Cloud BackupCove Data Protection
Likelihood to Recommend
ConnectWise
SkyKick does a great job on migrations to Office 365. Their technicians are very helpful in planning the whole process, and the tool itself is quite reliable and resilient. Their cloud backup works OK but it does not provide the most friendly or fastest recovery. It also sits on the expensive side as they charge separately for Exchange and Onedrive/Sharepoint backups.
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N-able
Solarwinds Backup is ideal for individuals looking to keep a consistent backup of devices in their environment. We used it primarily for networking equipment. It is easy to set up, as it is one of the steps available when adding a new device to solarwinds. It is probably not an ideal product to use for long-term (1 month+) backups.
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Pros
ConnectWise
  • Customer Interface for Backups
  • Migration support team
  • Comprehensive backup suite
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N-able
  • Backup Reporting: Email alerts, and a great, easy to read Dashboard with detailed error logs and an easy to search Solarwinds FAQ for a lot of them.
  • Restores: So far I have restored files, full VMs, and VMs to other hardware, and so far it has not only been flawless, but so flexible that I can't imagine going back to any other software.
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Cons
ConnectWise
  • Response time and [ease] to get hold of
  • Integration with 3rd party apps for billing
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N-able
  • Restore complete settings: IP settings, the setting of CPU/Memory for VMs, etc. would decrease management during a restore.
  • Individual file backup: more granular settings for backup.
  • Change of device name after setup: at times, computer names change after restore so it would be great to rename the device name.
  • Option to recovery security key.
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Usability
ConnectWise
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N-able
Cove Data Protection is very usable as it's easy to tell that it is made to not only do backup very well, but it's also easy to deploy. The agent-based deployment allows for flexible deployment options while ensuring a minimal amount of manual work is needed on the dashboard end. Recovery is also very easy, especially as it relates to one-off file recovery
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Support Rating
ConnectWise
Responsive, technically capable, and friendly. Ive always had a good experience working with SkyKick su[[ort.
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N-able
We have an Italian support partner, they are been very good b7y the first moment.
All the partners are followed with a lot of attention, even the little ones.
there is a site where you can learn everything, the single parts of the product are described perfectly.
Every it specialist should evaluate it.
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Alternatives Considered
ConnectWise
For migration purposes, we have chosen SkyKick over and over again. Their tool just works and does a great job with multiple different sources. Their support team is awesome albeit could be somewhat faster sometimes. Regarding cloud backup, it seems like that space is quite commoditized as every vendor offers the same. SkyKick does have some good promotions on migration costs when signing up for cloud backups as well which makes them more competitive than other vendors.
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N-able
Cove is able to cover all aspects of backup in a single package. From the same dashboard I can check servers, workstations, and even Office 365. Cove is a much better solution in terms of overall management for a company such as ours. It also provides integration options with N-Able's RMM and Take Control solutions. This allows us to offer our customers with a full service suite in a single package.
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Return on Investment
ConnectWise
  • Profitable migration business
  • Profitable backup solution
  • Delivers peace of mind to clients and improves our brand as trusted cloud vendor
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N-able
  • There has been NO negative impact to out ROI, but it definitely helps our bottom line. Affordable pricing and solid support make Solarwinds Backup almost a no brainer. That interprets to a growing ROI.
  • The best thing to happen to our ROI is the growth brought in by very happy clients.
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