AccessData FTK [EOL] vs Commvault Cloud comparison

Exterro and Commvault are both solutions in the eDiscovery category. Additionally, 100% of Exterro users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Commvault users who would recommend it.

AccessData FTK [EOL]

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Categories and Ranking

AccessData FTK [EOL]

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Commvault Cloud

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

113

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (4th), eDiscovery (2nd), Cloud Backup (3rd), Disaster Recovery as a Service (3rd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (5th), SaaS Backup (2nd), Container Backup Software (2nd), Autonomous Operational Resilience (2nd)

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reviewer1513149

Cybercrime Investigator at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees

A user-friendly forensic toolkit with many valuable features

I think processing could be better. It really takes a lot of space, and it's very expensive to deploy. It needs a lot of resources. I also think if it can be cheaper. We can use more, but we don't right now because it's expensive. Maybe in the future, it can also extract data from mobile phones.

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Ankit Gagneja

Cloud Solution Architect at Tata Consultancy

Hybrid backup strategy has improved recovery orchestration and now supports flexible DR planning

I think improvements could be made in Commvault Cloud. Lately what I have seen is that there are AI capabilities that different data protection organizations are coming up with, which basically revolves around tiering of not frequently accessible data to glacier kind of storage, plus bringing in a high level of compression and deduplication capabilities. All those features I believe are there in other customers and they are bringing in new use cases from the AI perspective which I have not recently seen in Commvault. I have seen that Dell does have such features. We recently pitched a solution to the customers where we talked about data tiering and the other AI use cases, identifying the data by itself and autonomously taking decisions on how to tier the data between the different storage classes that we have. Those kind of capabilities that we have proposed to the customer as far as the partner solutions are concerned. I would like to see AI capabilities in Commvault Cloud. The rest of the features pretty much align with the other enterprise solutions that we have in the market. It is just the AI capability that is being asked by the customers as well as that I see missing with Commvault.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"It can analyse various types of mobile phone forensic images."

"All of the features are most valuable because we're able to recover hard disks."

"Commvault is a very stable product."

"Whoever has an Endpoint license can store unlimited data on the cloud."

"It never fails. Sometimes we miss a backup, but there's always a reason for it, and it's not the fault of Commvault. In the last three years, we've never had to open a ticket with Commvault."

"The solution provides us with a single platform to move, manage, and recover data across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud locations, making it very effective."

"Not everyone has agents for everything and Commvault has agents for most products. It's the most complete."

"We have evaluated three or four cloud-based backup solutions, but the other ones in the market didn't even come close to Commvault."

"The product is a reliable solution."

"We switched to Commvault because we were looking to centralize management. This reduced IT administrator time as well as providing stability and reliability for data backups in a single console."

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Cons

"I think processing could be better. It really takes a lot of space, and it's very expensive to deploy."

"Link files and external devices are lacking. We use other software in conjunction with FTK to conduct these type of investigations."

"We've run into some issues when attempting to restore very large numbers of files. Of course, that's more of a design issue."

"Commvault is complex even if the product has comprehensive solutions and covers pretty much every technology out there. There's no unified way to manage all of the products on one single console."

"Sometimes there are people, personnel, that are not that well educated. Sometimes I know more than the person I'm talking to and they are supposed to be helping me with technical problems."

"We had some small issues with the reporting, but that was just a matter of fine-tuning the kinds of messages we receive by email. It was a little overwhelming in the initial configuration. So we reviewed our configuration with our partner and customized the reports so that we only get the important reports. I haven't seen any big issues or things that the solution is missing."

"I don't know much about the pricing and licensing, but I do know it is very expensive."

"Licensing could be better explained."

"There is room for improvement in its user interface and web console, called Command Center. They are improving it every year so if they continue in that direction, I think it will be a very reliable console."

"I really struggled to configure HyperScale X as there was a lack of detailed documentation."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"AccessData FTK is too expensive compared to EnCase."

"We work with Commvault and a partner on our environment needs according to capacity, licensing, pricing, components, modules, etc. Additional costs depend on your backup needs."

"The solution is expensive. The subscription is based on a monthly basis. There are additional costs that vary depending on the size of the backup."

"The pricing is far better than we had in the past. The license for Dell EMC was not too expensive, but the storage, given that Dell EMC is based on data domains, was pretty expensive."

"It is a bit more than other products, but when you consider the time savings, it is saving money."

"The solution is licensed based on the number of objects that we're going to back up, and that's a known quantity. As a result, we get predictable costs for our backup requirements."

"One of the issues with backup vendors is that they overprice, or overvalue their products."

"There is now a subscription based licence option that, depending on your environment, could offer a more efficient method to licence the solution if you are OPEX cost driven rather than CAPEX."

"Commvault licensing is a perpetual license so only the support is being renewed yearly."

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Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

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Small Business	58
Midsize Enterprise	24
Large Enterprise	82

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Also Known As

AccessData Forensic Toolkit

Commvault Complete Data Protection, Commvault Backup & Recovery, Commvault HyperScale X, Metallic, ThreatWise

Overview

FTK is built for speed, stability and ease of use. It provides comprehensive processing and indexing up front, so filtering and searching is faster than with any other product. This means you can zero in on the relevant evidence quickly, dramatically increasing your analysis speed.

Exterro

Commvault Cloud offers comprehensive data management with strong backup and recovery, security, and compliance across hybrid and multi-cloud setups. Supporting a variety of applications, its cost optimization and integration capabilities enhance data management and infrastructure operations.

Commvault Cloud facilitates seamless data management and protection for organizations dealing with complex IT infrastructures. Its capabilities spread across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, ensuring robust disaster recovery and compliance, while optimizing storage strategies. Extensive application compatibility and integration with IT infrastructure solutions allow for efficient data movement and enhanced security.

What are the key features of Commvault Cloud?

Backup and Recovery: Reliable data protection across environments.
Data Management: Seamless operations in hybrid and multi-cloud contexts.
Disaster Recovery: Comprehensive recovery features.
Compliance: Ensures adherence to regulatory standards.
Security: Advanced encryption and threat detection.
Cost Optimization: Efficient strategies and resource utilization.
Integration: Supports a wide array of IT applications.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Data Security: Protects sensitive information effectively.
Scalability: Adapts to extensive infrastructure needs.
Cost Efficiency: Reduces expenses through optimization.
Simplified Management: Streamlined for better operations.
Comprehensive Support: Enhances compatibility and usability.

In industries like finance, healthcare, and technology, Commvault Cloud supports the protection of virtual machines, databases, and physical systems. It facilitates Office 365, SQL, and VMware backups, ensuring disaster recovery and compliance, while meeting the demanding storage requirements and safeguarding data integrity per industry standards.

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Sample Customers

Royal Military Police

Aberdeenshire Council, Acxiom, BAM Group Ireland, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, CI Investments, Clifford Chance, American Municipal Power, American Pacific Mortgage, AstraZeneca, Dongbu Steel, Denver Health, Dow Jones, Emirates Steel, Penn State Health, Prime Healthcare, Sonic Healthcare, Sony Network Communications, TiVO, UCONN Health, The Weitz Company

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