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Carbonite by OpenText

Score7.1 out of 10

78 Reviews and Ratings

Top Performing Features

+19%

Universal recovery

Universal recovery is the ability to restore backups to any machine regardless of the platform

Cat avg: 8.4

+15%

Multiple backup destinations

Multiple backup destinations is the ability to backup data to more than one location

Cat avg: 8.7

+19%

Snapshots

Ability to take regular snapshots to ensure that Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is met

Cat avg: 8.4

+14%

Ransomware Recovery

The ability to recovery data in a timely manner after a ransomware attack

Cat avg: 8.8

Worst Performing Features

-59%

Instant recovery

Instant recovery is the ability to restore operations very rapidly

Cat avg: 8.3

-34%

Retention options

Provision of best-practice and customizable retention policies with reporting

Cat avg: 9.2

-20%

Operational reporting and analytics

The product provides insights and analytics to help keep data secure

Cat avg: 8.7

Carbonite by OpenText Features from Reviews

Data Center Backup

Data center backup tools send data to a secure storage location after encryption and de-duplication

8.80%
  • Universal recovery

    Universal recovery is the ability to restore backups to any machine regardless of the platform

    Category average: 8.4

  • Instant recovery

    Instant recovery is the ability to restore operations very rapidly

    Category average: 8.3

  • Recovery verification

    Recovery verification is automated testing and verification of backups

    Category average: 8.3

  • Business application protection

    Protection of all applications running in the data center

    Category average: 8.4

  • Multiple backup destinations

    Multiple backup destinations is the ability to backup data to more than one location

    Category average: 8.7

  • Incremental backup identification

    Incremental backup identification is the ability to identify incremental changes since last backup

    Category average: 8.8

  • Backup to the cloud

    Ability to store and back up data to the cloud

    Category average: 9.2

  • Deduplication and file compression

    Integrated deduplication and compression capabilities

    Category average: 8.9

  • Snapshots

    Ability to take regular snapshots to ensure that Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is met

    Category average: 8.4

  • Flexible deployment

    Deployment on any servers with full support for all applications being used

    Category average: 8.9

  • Management dashboard

    Web-based dashboard allowing configuration and monitoring of all backups

    Category average: 9

  • Platform support

    Product supports multiple operating systems and applications

    Category average: 9.2

  • Retention options

    Provision of best-practice and customizable retention policies with reporting

    Category average: 9.2

  • Encryption

    Data encryption to ensure that data is safe while being backed-up

    Category average: 8.6

Enterprise Backup

Enterprise backup solutions are implemented by IT professionals to automatically and safely backup data hosted on a range of systems (including cloud-native workloads, servers, databases, laptops and mobile devices) to external cloud storage.

8.5-3%
  • Continuous data protection

    Data is backed up every time a change is made, and the system can be restored to any previous saved version

    Category average: 9.2

  • Replication

    Exact copies of the system are created and can be restored

    Category average: 9

  • Operational reporting and analytics

    The product provides insights and analytics to help keep data secure

    Category average: 8.7

  • Malware protection

    Data is protected in the event of a malware attack

    Category average: 8.4

  • Multi-location capabilities

    The product be deployed and managed across multiple separate locations

    Category average: 8.5

  • Ransomware Recovery

    The ability to recovery data in a timely manner after a ransomware attack

    Category average: 8.8

Carbonite by OpenText Features from the Vendor

Data Center Backup

Vendor-reviewed
  • Business application protection

    Protection of all applications running in the data center

  • Multiple backup destinations

    Multiple backup destinations is the ability to backup data to more than one location

  • Incremental backup identification

    Incremental backup identification is the ability to identify incremental changes since last backup

  • Backup to the cloud

    Ability to store and back up data to the cloud

  • Snapshots

    Ability to take regular snapshots to ensure that Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is met

Additional Features

Vendor-contributed
  • Hybrid Cloud: Ability to store and back up data to the cloud and/or locally.

  • Hot Backup: Backups occur automatically after you set policies with no disruption to normal workflow

  • Image Backup & Bare Metal Restore (BMR): Restore to new, existing or dissimilar hardware from bare metal with no OS or other software installation required

  • Hyper-V Image Backup: Complete snapshot protection with full backup capability

  • Exchange Online Backup: Mailbox-level backup of Exchange Online mail and calendars and cross-user data restore between local Exchange and Office 365

  • Scheduling & Management: Perform full, incremental or differential backups for more efficient, more frequent backups and more relevant recovery points

  • Security & Compliance: Provides 128-bit encryption and Transport Layer Security (TLS) by default, with a 256-bit private key encryption option; supports FERPA, GLBA and HIPAA compliance.

  • Dedicated Support: Call, email or chat with our U.S.-based business support team 7 days a week. With our free valet install, a Carbonite business team member will install and optimize Carbonite Server Backup for your business at no extra charge.