Likelihood to Recommend If you are using NV for backups and restores, it does the job very well. You can rely on the functions and time it as you prefer it to be executed. They have a great plug-in library which provides integrations of many applications and many databases. The updated versions support better job creations and restorations. You can easily depend on your backups without a hassle. However if you go ahead with its advanced features, you many need further support. Would not recommend using the Cleaning Tape module.There are issues in the reports provided. Also you may face with disk latency issues.
Read full review The standard suite will work for most users, but you have to upgrade to the pro suite or the unlimited suite in order to get the cloud sharing for multiple accounts. So, if you are looking at just sending documents from one user to another user, the standard version will work, but if you are trying to use it as a calibration software, you will need to upgrade all users to the more expensive version to unlock those features.
Read full review Pros Rapid recovery helping in data protection. Daily backup of entire physical and storage environments. Supported on Windows, Linux, VMware, Unix and HyperV platforms. Backup different file servers on SQL Read full review As was previously mentioned one of the greatest strengths of the program is the versatility of using across multiple platforms or being able to open the corresponding zip files on multiple platforms without having to install additional software. Another strength it has in the the graphical user interface (GUI). It is, and always has been, one of the better ones in the industry, as compared to other compression software. Read full review Cons Smartdisk disconnect oftenly. Web interface can be improved as it is clunky and looks outdated. User guides and support services need to be improved. Limited with VMWare plugin. Read full review When the dashboard comes up, it is not always intuitive as to the location of where files are going when unzipping; you have to click on the file to have the dialog come up. Password-protection usage is complex. Fewer icons as the number of them can be confusing. Read full review Likelihood to Renew We have been using it for 2 years and will renew because there isn't anything better.
Read full review Usability Easy to install, easy to use not training required
Read full review Support Rating Listen, nobody can get a perfect 10 (just ask your boss at review time, you can't say you are a 10 because then you'd have nothing to strive for!). WinZip's Support team knows their product, which is a fantastic thing to hear, unlike when you call giant companies (Microsoft, Vipre, and Norton) and their turnaround in their support center is so disgusting that their Support team only knows how to read off of a script
Read full review Alternatives Considered Pricing was on point with our requirement. A great deal compared to the other products we evaluated. We had recommendations from existing users in the region. Since our requirement was basic backups and restores and NV provided that, we were compelled to go with it as the implementation was very very easy.
Read full review 7Zip is a freeware file compression software that does a lot of the same core functions as WinZip but lacks the cloud functions of WinZip. If you need to share extremely large encrypted zip files and don't mind paying, WinZip is a very powerful software and will get the job done.
Read full review Return on Investment Highly reliable system backups Great pricing compared to competitors. Manual interference has gone down from almost 40% to initiate backups/recoveries. Read full review Reduced number of unnecessary applications or freeware/bloatware needed to decompress files such as rar or tgz Allows for easy securing of files and encryption for sensitive/confidential data Easily saves 1-2 man hours of work every few months searching for a tool to decompress a deprecated file format Read full review ScreenShots