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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cove Data Protection

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ACove 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
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    Cove Data Protection
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    Cove Data Protection
    Free Trial
    No
    Free/Freemium Version
    No
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    No
    Entry-level 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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    Cove Data Protection
    Considered Both Products
    N-able
    Chose Cove Data Protection
    Easy and Quick installation, Cloud-Always backup , very good and generous retention options, verification testing options, ...
    Incentivized
    Chose Cove Data Protection
    Cove Data Protection compares well against Veeam, as it provides a cloud-first option to save data, reducing worries of ransomware locking out the backup target. Additionally, whereas Veeam is an image-based backup, Cove provides file-based backup which can make restoration of …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cove Data Protection
    It works better without constant troubleshooting.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cove Data Protection
    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 …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cove Data Protection
    We had a huge partner that let us discover this great service provider.
    The target is the same as the other vendors, but SolarWinds wins with the dashboard. with the dashboard n-able you can monitor everything starting from the state of the backups of an important server.. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cove Data Protection
    We prefer N-able as it seems more secure and also easier to recover the backups.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cove Data Protection
    Provide storage infrastructure which Veeam didn't provide with their software. For us that is a major point.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cove Data Protection
    Works well. Easy to use. If you use Ncentral, it's already tied in and even easier to deploy. Cloud storage is more expensive than competitors. There is no easy option to offload your backups to AWS, etc. It can create a local speed vault to have local backups as well. …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cove Data Protection
    So the live recovery of VEEAM is awfully nice, and it's GUI is laid out and easy to use. Windows Server Backup is about a bare-bones as it gets. It's been my experience that Solarwinds Backup just wins at every turn. It's fast, easy to deploy (well, if using N-central), and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cove Data Protection
    We started with Vision Works many years ago then went to IASO/GFI. After working with them for a couple of years we got tired of un-kept promises and poor service so we moved to Solarwinds and have been very happy with them in all scenarios. The product goes in as it is …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cove Data Protection
    I did not make the decision to purchase Solarwinds Backup.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cove Data Protection
    Solarwinds Backup provides the most comprehensive backup system. After testing all other systems the weaknesses of Solarwinds Backup are much less severe or risky compared to others. As well the overall cost of Solarwinds Backup's value is the main reason for choosing …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cove Data Protection
    Technically, Datto is a better option for business continuity and local backups. However, we considered using Solarwinds Backup for redundancy because it's a simple cloud backup solution that has good deduplication. Personally, I believe that the Datto offsite transfer process …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cove Data Protection
    I have used in the past EVault, Datto, Veeam, Veritas etc. The lower cost compares to Veeam and EVault. Easier to manage than Datto. More reliable than Veritas.
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    Features
    Cove Data Protection
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Cove Data Protection
    Feature
    Cove Data Protection
    9.5
    19 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Universal recovery8.616 Ratings
    Instant recovery9.515 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.617 Ratings
    Business application protection8.916 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations8.817 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification9.817 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud10.018 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression10.018 Ratings
    Snapshots10.012 Ratings
    Flexible deployment9.017 Ratings
    Management dashboard9.619 Ratings
    Platform support8.918 Ratings
    Retention options10.019 Ratings
    Encryption9.918 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Cove Data Protection
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.7
    (19 ratings)
    Usability
    9.7
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cove Data Protection
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    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.
    Incentivized
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