Item: Unitrends
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We have used Unitrends Backup Appliance to backup on-premise infrastructure consisting of physical as well as virtual servers, and to cross-replicate data among four office locations, for offsite storage.

Pros and Cons

Simple to configure appliances and backup jobs.
Efficient use of storage.
Very low maintenance product.
Easy to update.

No support for sftp or ftps, only ftp.
Comes out of the box with SMBv1.

Return on Investment

Improved our options to recover from data loss caused by corruption and accidental changes.
Simplified our recovery process.

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

Rubrik and Arcserve Backup

Looked at products like Rubrik which seemed to do more than we needed and also came at a significant cost. Also looked at more similar alternatives such as Arcserve, but felt that Unitrends solution was better suited to our needs especially with their recovery appliance.

Likelihood to Recommend

Very reliable product, it's well suited for virtual and physical server infrastructure. Great when you need the benefits of simple to configure backups and peace of mind that you have this level of protection. Had a few issues at first with some physical server backups but after some troubleshooting those were resolved. Haven't had to troubleshoot backup issues in over a year.

Good Backup Solution

Modules Used

Overall Satisfaction with Unitrends Data Center Backup and Recovery