#1 most frequent
United States of America
79.6%187 installations of 235
What is Unitrends?
The Unitrends Recovery Series Backup Appliances are hardware developed for data backup and management. They cover enterprise backup, ransomware detection, recovery assurance, proactive monitoring, and cloud continuity into a single platform for organizations of all sizes.
Categories & Use Cases
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Top Performing Features
Platform support
Product supports multiple operating systems and applications
Category average: 8.7
Instant recovery
Instant recovery is the ability to restore operations very rapidly
Category average: 8.6
Incremental backup identification
Incremental backup identification is the ability to identify incremental changes since last backup
Category average: 8.7
Areas for Improvement
Business application protection
Protection of all applications running in the data center
Category average: 8
Backup to the cloud
Ability to store and back up data to the cloud
Category average: 8.3
Management dashboard
Web-based dashboard allowing configuration and monitoring of all backups
Category average: 8.6
Who Buys & Uses Unitrends
#2 most frequent
Canada
7.2%17 installations of 235
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.6%6 installations of 235
Unitrends Saves the Day!!
Pros
- Unitrends makes backing up VM's extremely easy, configuration is simple. In fact it will allow you to set up a policy that automatically backs up existing and any new VM's. The feature that allows it to backup any new VM's being created is fantastic since you don't even have to think about setting up a backup routine on the new server!
- Unitrends does allow for entire server drives down to file level restores.
- Unitrends has the ability to create Archive back ups that you are allowed to remove the physical drive and insert a second set of drives and run the archive routine again. Very clean and easy to use and setup. In our configuration we had to buy the second Archive appliance, but it works flawlessly with the primary Unitrends. Very much worth the investment.
Cons
- When attempting to do a restore, it is a bit clunky on the process. While when it is completed it does work, but kind of confusing, especially on your first attempt.
- We had to back up not only AD servers, mixed environment of stand-alone and VM's we also still had Netware servers that required a backup. It was a bit more tedious setting the Novell servers up for backup. A cleaner install for Netware would be nice, but not sure how big of an issue that will be since it is less used (Netware).
- Unitrends and VMware work well with snapshots, but it needs to be emphasized that in some instances you need to REMOVE any existing snapshots of a server before you do different tasks, or it will not work at all.
Return on Investment
- Unitrends has had a very positive ROI for us. It backs up our critical servers flawlessly, and does have the ability to restore data very well on both full drive/server instances and even granular file level restores.
- The support for Unitrends is very good! Anytime I've had to call and request assistance they have responded quickly and the support engineer has been knowledgably. We've had each instance resolved by calling support.
- Unitrends services are easy to teach others, meaning it does not require a Network Admin to schedule backups and verify they've been completed. After some basic training a person designated as a backup operator can run backups and do restores on their own.
- They offer a "replacement" schedule of the hardware that essentially keeps your gear up to date and current. We have had our gear rotated out once because of this feature and it went flawlessly.
Alternatives Considered
Veritas Backup Exec
Other Software Used
Microsoft System Center, Applied Vision, vSphere
Unitrends Data Center Backup and Recovery for VMware Backups - The Right Tool for the Right Job.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I am using Unitrends [Data Center Backup and Recovery] for my VDI infrastructure. I back up servers and all the desktops. It is an ideal solution for backing up VM's, and it has also allowed me to use some older storage I had lying around. It performs well, reports its doing well, [and] I like how easy it is to upgrade. I also like that it comes as an appliance - that was a major selling factor for me. The interface is not bad, but it's not intuitive either. Some concepts are hard to understand and implement.
Pros
- It backs up VM's pretty quickly.
- I like that it is appliance-based as it is much easier and cheaper to deploy that way.
- It is very simple to upgrade.
- It runs well with older storage hardware. I was able to put some older NAS devices to use.
Cons
- Some of the concepts, like replication, are very confusing.
- What I think are simple setup things can end up being a tech call.
Return on Investment
- Unitrends Data Center Backup and Recovery is not overly expensive. Again, my reasoning was to restore a lot of VMs at one time.
- Comparing the recovery time to lost work time to cost is a no-brainer.
- The ability to reuse old storage was a real benefit.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Veeam Backup & Replication
Unitrends good but, in my opinion, pricey and sales can be aggressive.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Using two of the appliance local backup devices with 3 Tb capacity. these two devices have worked well for a few years. the biggest issue I am having now is that the ability to increase storage in basically non-existent. In my experience, you either pay a rather large fee for new device or pay for a rental unit hardware rental is not my desired format. i have never had enough capacity to make full image backups so I have had to look for another format. I will still continue to use these as a instant short term storage of user data that may need to be restored from a few weeks or months past. i have only had to contact support 4-5 times over the years but the cost of support is rather high from my experience. the push to purchase new SASS or hardware is at even higher premium for a small company.
Pros
- calling you many time to sell
- Support was quick and effective
Cons
- less push for sales with small companies changes will not be made quarterly.
- need to have the ability to increase storage size relative to hard drive/ storage medium comparable to prices in the markets. your stuck purchasing additional appliances
Return on Investment
- minimal down time
- high price
- Simple to use
Usability
Alternatives Considered
OneDrive, 11:11 Hosted Private Cloud and CentOS Linux
Unitrends is a very good backup and recovery solution.
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I was using Unitrends as a BCDR solution. It was our backup solution. It allowed me to do backups and then virtualize them, incase I had a server go down. Unitrends did a good job of supporting my companies needs. I was able to sleep better knowing I had an easy to use solution.
Pros
- It was easy to use
- Had the features I wanted
- It was powerful
- didnt take long to learn
Cons
- I would say better documentation
- Support could be a little better
- Phone support could be a little quicker.
Return on Investment
- The ROI was failrly quick
- It does exactly what I wanted it to do
- It has good support
- Replication between sites could have a little better encryption and compression
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Veeam ONE
Other Software Used
Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Teams, TeamViewer
my backup adventure
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Unitrends Data Center Backup and Recovery in our organization by applying 5 different backup policies.Its ease of use and flexibility are pleasing. In terms of usage example, it can be explained in 3 steps as 1- Local backup policies 2- Disaster recovery policies 3 Cloud site to site backup policies.
Pros
- UDCB&R can protect a wide variety of systems, including physical servers, virtual machines, cloud-based environments, and even mobile devices. Supports multiple operating systems including Windows, Linux and Unix, as well as a range of hypervisors such as VMware, Hyper-V
- UDCB&R can scale to protect large, complex environments with thousands of virtual machines and hundreds of physical servers. Optimizes for high-performance backup and recovery operations, leveraging techniques such as parallel backups, deduplication, and WAN optimization to maximize throughput and minimize backup windows
- UDCB&R includes disaster recovery capabilities such as failover/failback, auto-recovery, and advanced replication. It also includes cloud-based disaster recovery support, allowing users to replicate data to public or private clouds for offsite backup and disaster recovery.
- UDCB&R provides real-time monitoring of backup and recovery operations with customizable dashboards and reports that provide visibility into backup status, capacity usage and more. Supports integration with monitoring tools such as Microsoft System Center
- UDCB&R includes a number of security features to protect data both in transit and at rest. Supports encryption of data in motion and at rest, including AES-256 encryption of backup data stored on disk or in the cloud. It also includes features such as two-factor authentication and role-based access control to ensure that only authorized personnel can access backup data.
Cons
- slow user interface
- difficult to use interface
- slow cloud
Most Important Features
- Central Management Interface
- Quick Recovery
- Security and Compliance
- Scalability
- Multi-Platform Support
Return on Investment
- Management facilitation
- Data expansion exteriors
- Increase business efficiency
- ensures the continuity of your business
- Protects your data
Alternatives Considered
LiveAction LiveCapture, HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage and HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
Other Software Used
HPE 3PAR StoreServ Storage, HPE SimpliVity, HPE StoreOnce
