TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

N2WS Backup & Recovery vs. StarWind Virtual Tape Library

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    N2WS Backup & Recovery

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AN2WS Backup & Recovery is a lightweight tool built to integrate into any enterprise AWS environment.

    $199

    per month

    StarWind VTL

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AStarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL) resolves the issue of Enterprise ROBO being stuck with expensive tapes for data backup, while allowing users to stick to regulatory archival requirements. One can’t be sure that data stored on the tapes in archives will always be retrievable. StarWind VTL takes advantage of the already existing tape backup infrastructure and virtualizes the data for easy access and storage. Using on-prem VTLs with cloud and object storage tiering, the solution allows…N/A
    Pricing
    N2WS Backup & RecoveryStarWind VTL
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $199
    per month
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    N2WS Backup & RecoveryStarWind VTL
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    N2WS Backup & RecoveryStarWind VTL
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of N2WS Backup & Recovery and StarWind Virtual Tape Library
    Feature
    N2WS Backup & Recovery
    8.6
    1 Ratings
    2% above category average
    StarWind Virtual Tape Library
    -
    Ratings
    Universal recovery10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Instant recovery9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Business application protection9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Snapshots8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform support8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Retention options8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Encryption8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    N2WS Backup & RecoveryStarWind VTL
    Small Businesses
    BDRShield
    Score6.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    Bacula Enterprise
    Score8.5 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Bacula Enterprise
    Score8.5 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    N2WS Backup & RecoveryStarWind VTL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    N2WS Backup & RecoveryStarWind VTL
    Likelihood to Recommend
    N2W Software, Inc.
    N2WS Backup & Recovery is well suited for backing up aws and aws related services and workloads. The backup management is very easier using N2WS backup and recovery, restores are also fast and N2WS Backup & Recovery provides option to restore to different regions as well and that helps in Disaster recovery kind of testing scenarios
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    StarWind
    Starwind VTL is a great solution for customers that want the benefits of a physical tape library without the hefty price tag and the manual intervention required when changing tapes as it is automated. In addition, Starwind VTL virtual tapes are "air-gapped" as they are in LTO format.
    Read full review
    Pros
    N2W Software, Inc.
    • Faster Backup
    • Faster restores
    • Easier BackupManagement
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    StarWind
    • Allows you to use Veeam and other software that uses Virtual Tape Libraries while getting rid of actual tape drives and tapes
    • Backblaze B2 implementation is great - keeps storage costs low while automating backups to the cloud storage
    • Low cost and great support by the Starwind technical team
    • Feature-rich and in constant development
    Read full review
    Cons
    N2W Software, Inc.
    • GUI can be improved
    • Physical and Vmware servers backup
    • Complexity of permissions
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    StarWind
    • Set-up is confusing.
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    N2W Software, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    StarWind
    Their support is great and the interface is not as user friendly
    Read full review
    Usability
    N2W Software, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    StarWind
    The initial setup took some time, however, with the help of the Starwind technical team, we were able to set it up from start to finish including seamlessly adding it to our existing backup solution. After that, there was no need for any additional setup or troubleshooting.
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    N2W Software, Inc.
    No answers on this topic
    StarWind
    Great and reliable product with little need for support
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    N2W Software, Inc.
    For AWS based workloads N2WS Backup & Recovery suited best comparing the features and compatibility from the compared applications for backup testing. N2WS Backup & Recovery implementation is also faster and easy to setup. Restores is faster and also provided options to recover to different regions which is not available with the other backup applications at a easy level
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    StarWind
    We've looked at physical tape backups, however, the infrastructure is too costly compared to Starwind VTL and it also requires manual changing of tapes that users will not want to do or forget to do. With VTL, it works exactly like a physical tape library with the same benefits and full automation.
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    N2W Software, Inc.
    • Easier management
    • Faster restores
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    StarWind
    • ROI was immediate as we got rid of expensive sneakernet backups with hard drives in a Pelican case
    • One-time cost of the product is very cost-effective
    • Support contracts are reasonable and we received excellent support throughout
    • We have much better peace-of-mind with our data being protected better
    Read full review
    ScreenShots