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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Hornetsecurity VM Backup

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AHornetsecurity VM Backup (formerly Altaro) is a backup and replication solution for Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines. VM Backup can manage large infrastructures, with the revamped backup repository providing long-term storage and more efficient use of disk space.

    $59.80

    per VM/per year

    IBM Aspera on Cloud

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/AIBM Aspera on Cloud is an on-demand SaaS offering for global content transfer and exchange. It enables organizations to move large files and data sets securely and reliably across on-premises and multi-cloud environments at high speed. With Aspera on Cloud, organizations can store and access files and folders across multiple cloud-based and on-premises storage systems. Sharing among users is as simple as browsing or drag-and-drop — no matter where the files are stored — making…

    $1.01

    per month per GB transferred

    Pricing
    Hornetsecurity VM BackupIBM Aspera on Cloud
    Editions & Modules
    Subscription License - Standard Edition
    $59.80
    per VM/per year
    Subscription License - Unlimited Edition
    $73.80
    per VM/per year
    Subscription License - Unlimited Plus Edition
    $89.20
    per VM/per year
    Perpetual License - Standard Edition
    $595
    per host
    Perpetual License - Unlimited Edition
    $695
    per host
    Perpetual License - Unlimited Plus Edition
    $875
    per host
    Free
    Free
    Pay as You Go
    USD 1.01
    per month per GB transferred
    Essentials Edition
    Starting at $250.20
    per year
    Standard Plus Edition
    Starting at $7488
    per year
    Premium Edition
    Contact Sales
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Hornetsecurity VM BackupIBM Aspera on Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Hornetsecurity VM BackupIBM Aspera on Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
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    IBM
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    92%
    Would buy again
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    21 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
    Features
    Hornetsecurity VM BackupIBM Aspera on Cloud
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Hornetsecurity VM Backup and IBM Aspera on Cloud
    Feature
    Hornetsecurity VM Backup
    9.5
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    IBM Aspera on Cloud
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    Universal recovery10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant recovery8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recovery verification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business application protection8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Snapshots7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform support10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Hornetsecurity VM Backup and IBM Aspera on Cloud
    Feature
    Hornetsecurity VM Backup
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    5% above category average
    IBM Aspera on Cloud
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    Ratings
    Continuous data protection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Replication10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware protection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Hornetsecurity VM BackupIBM Aspera on Cloud
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    Score8.7 out of 10
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    Score9.2 out of 10
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    Carbonite by OpenText
    Score7.1 out of 10
    FileZilla
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Druva Security Cloud
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Hornetsecurity VM BackupIBM Aspera on Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    9.3
    (34 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    7.9
    (21 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (10 ratings)
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
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    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Hornetsecurity VM BackupIBM Aspera on Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    Do you have VMWare? Yes I can back it up. Do you have Hyper-V? Yes I can back it up. That in itself should speak for itself. Altaro has really given a great deal into their software, not only making it easy to use, BUT also a really good and reliable product where you can support your workloads hassle-free, and super lightweight
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    IBM
    IBM Aspera on Cloud is a great tool for the ones who are looking for a tool which can transfer large datasets, backups, raw files etc., quickly. I think that it is well suited where data transfer at high speed is required and reliability is important. However, it can be less useful for smaller files or data transfer as it can be done with basic tools.
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    Pros
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    • Fast and simple setup. I didn't need to read through ANY documentation to set up and have a backup running.
    • Easy and cost-effective licensing. I didn't need to count CPU's or VM's or other random facts to work out my licensing. Just how many hosts, and then one of 3 feature levels of which two have unlimited VM licensing. Hosts x Feature Set = Cost.
    • Easy Restores. Backing up is one thing, but restoring and having confidence in the restore is another. It just works, simple and effective.
    • Help is easy to find if you need it. From within the app, it gives you options of email, phone, and live chat, which is usually available even with odd time zones in play.
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    IBM
    • Unlike many others , IBM Aspera on Cloud has the ability to transfer large files even upto 100s of GB really quick . The transfers that used to take 5-6 hours or even sometimes failed after waiting that much of time with IMB same files only take like 30 minutes even over long distances .
    • Not only it transfers data fast , but IBM Aspera on Cloud on cloud also handles inturrpted transfers well even in case of disconnection or bad connection , the platform automatically resumes from where it got paused saving us a lot of time in starting over . This is huge advantage for large files for example when shifting database exports or large technical confirguration bundles from a remote office with bad connection , IBM Aspera on Cloud resumes automatically and dont have to start it over .
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    Cons
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    • More cloud-based storage options. Currently, only Azure is supported, which is excellent, but it would be good to have AWS and Google storage options too.
    • It would be AWESOME if they could do a restore from Azure cloud direct to an Azure VM instance. Currently, you need to set up an Azure VM machine with nested Hyper-V, install Altaro on that, and then restore into a nested VM, this gets crazy expensive.
    • Better notification of errors, or more around having a threshold, so if it misses one backup of a constant backup that happens every 5 minutes but recovers at the 10 minutes back, it is ok. Just think it needs to identify significant or long-running issues better than the occasional little issues.
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    IBM
    • Track upload/download usage OVERALL to know how much space is left
    • Track cloud storage overall to know how much space is left
    • More easily send single links to users for download, rather than full access (I know it is possible, but it is not intuitive)
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    It simply works and it is making our lives easier. The renewal process is also really good
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    IBM
    1) It works. 2) Is is secure 3) It is fast It provides firms the ability to communicate with vendors other clients and new clients in a way that will help you grow your business. In our business, flies are getting larger larger and can hold companies back in their overall business goals.
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    Usability
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    A lot of people in the technical industry deliver what I would call snack crackle pop topics, where the software gets over complicated, and they drown people in all the "fancy" features. Altaro, from my point of view" has designed the software to be super usable, easy to implement, as well as support. It is really one of the best designs
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    IBM
    The interface is very pleasing and so easy to use. I have never used a program that was so simple and so effective. Other programs have too many unnecessary features and make everything really daunting and then you just go elsewhere. IBM Aspera is perfect for easy transfers with minimal features.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    We never had an issue with the product. The product works and is always available.
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    Performance
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Performance is great!
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    Support Rating
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    One of the most important benefits of the Altaro HyperV backup solution is the support. From the free edition, you're able to chat with the support that can assist you in a remote session an find a quick solution that solves the issue. It is always available. The email support is also.
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    IBM
    The support from IBM is fast and reliable. Very knowledgeable engineers provide you with the support on Aspera. We had a very good experience when opened tickets and we were able to get our issues resolved quickly. Most solutions are provided within a day so you can expect a quick turnaround time. Overall, the support has been very good.
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    Implementation Rating
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    Altaro has really designed their product so well that you can honestly implement this within a couple of minutes
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    IBM
    The service provided by the authorized vendor was excellent. It was a good collaboration between the vendor IT team and internal IT team. They provided us with a timeline and we verified and approved that timeline. Daily stand ups and weekly meetups were conducted to update the internal team on progress. They were able to deliver all deliverables on time also, they conducted both alpha testing and beta version testing in time. Overall, they were able to complete the implementation in the given timeline.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    The only other competitor I am personally familiar with is Carbonite. I use that for file-level backups throughout my network and it works well but while it does offer backups for virtual machines, I have never found it to be a reliable option. Jobs failed for me regularly for no apparent reason. In the handful of times I have needed support, they were helpful and straight-forward.
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    IBM
    These cloud storage products deliver sufficient space to store data and access and have an array of ways to transfer this data and keep it secure. IBM Aspera on Cloud focuses on the transfer and makes it a lot faster mainly due to its patented tech and altered UDP protocol. Since most of production code uses IBM services, it was natural to go with IBM Aspera on Cloud.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Very good pricing. A lot of value with this product. Great ROI.
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    Scalability
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    It is an outstanding product. It is proven and works well. IBM has thought of everything as the product works well and it can scale. I highly recomend this product.
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    Return on Investment
    Hornetsecurity Inc.
    • Restoring our primary ERP VM has already saved many hours of rebuilding from data backups, so that in itself already gave us an excellent ROI for having Altaro running.
    • The quick and easy setup also makes sense for a fast ROI as we didn't need to spend much time or effort in its set up.
    • Lastly, any other restores we have done for retrieving files or testing backups were so simple and easy to do that the process didn't take long and saved us time and cost.
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    IBM
    • IBM Aspera has allowed us to scale our file-based deliveries to several terabytes across thousands of assets per month.
    • IBM Aspera has allowed us to deliver reliably without many issues, increasing operational efficiency.
    • IBM Aspera has allowed us to deliver materials on time, which has had a direct and positive impact on our content consumption.
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