Item: Unitrends
Rating: 9
Author: Geoff Johnson

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

[Unitrends Data Center Backup and Recovery] is used to back up our entire organization's on-prem data, virtual machines, and databases. It allows us to be confident that our data is safe and secure in the event of a disaster. We have an appliance on-site and at our DR site.

Pros and Cons

File Backup.
VM Backup.
Ease of Use.
Fantastic GUI.

Agent upgrade improvements.
Network configuration UI overhaul.
Ease of adding an SSL [certificate].

Return on Investment

Increased Uptime.
Increased Data Reliability.

Key Insights

Do you think Unitrends delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Unitrends's feature set?

Yes

Did Unitrends live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Unitrends go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Unitrends again?

Yes

Alternatives Considered

We compared Unitrends to Veem as well as our ISP's cloud backup offering. We opted for Unitrends as it allows for much faster backup and recovery to our DR site, significantly faster recovery times, and [the] ability to have complete control over our data.

Other Software Used

Fortinet FortiGate, Windows Server, Spiceworks Help Desk

Likelihood to Recommend

[Unitrends Data Center Backup and Recovery is] great for environments where you have many on-prem servers and applications that need to be backed up, as well as in scenarios where you need [a] fast recovery that doesn't rely on your internet connection. Less appropriate in organizations that are 100% cloud-based.

Great backup solution for our primarily on-prem based organization

Overall Satisfaction with Unitrends Data Center Backup and Recovery