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Actifio vs Clumio comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Actifio
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
45th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Test Data Management (9th)
Clumio
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
15th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (12th), SaaS Backup (5th), AI IT Support (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Actifio is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Clumio is 1.0%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Clumio1.0%
Actifio0.6%
Other98.4%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Jeff Poulton - PeerSpot reviewer
Tech Lead / Informix DBA at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Has reduced storage requirements for development environments but presents challenges during upgrades and support interactions
The most concerning issue is IBM support. The issue I have with IBM support is that sometimes they don't seem to know their product very well at times. I don't know where the support is coming from, whether it's from IBM or from Google through IBM. I'm not sure who physically does the support. Their knowledge isn't great. Plus, the way we use it is not the focus of Google nowadays. Google, as I understand it, bought the product as an add-on to Google Cloud or whatever as a backup and that's not how we use it. I do see some problems with Actifio, specifically keeping current with operating systems. It can be tricky to upgrade Actifio. It can be a challenge. When we've had to do it, we've had to work with their support people, and some of them are just people reading a sheet of instructions. When those instructions are obviously wrong at times because you can tell if you have half a knowledge of what you're doing, it takes ages for them to go off and find someone to explain what's going wrong. So it can be very laborious.
Devin Mehta - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager Infrastructure & Security at VISBY MEDICAL, INC.
Secure backups have simplified compliance and now provide immutable protection for cloud workloads
The best features that Clumio offers are the ability to know when a backup has completed, to know how to restore both files at the file level and also restore EBS backups, point-in-time restores, as well as snapshots. Clumio has positively impacted our organization by providing us with the peace of mind of knowing that all of our EC2 instances are securely backed up. This peace of mind has translated into measurable outcomes as we adhere to NIST 800 compliance, and with that, we need immutable backups and the ability to have backups that do not exist within our existing tenants. Clumio fixes that problem for us.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"They will assist me in achieving whatever budget issue the client may be having."
"This product has unique capabilities that lead the product category in test data management, cloning and recovery."
"This product is the best that there is today, as it has replication and it has built–in BCP/DR."
"The ease of use is most valuable."
"Actifio has the right vision of data management, ease of use, and embrace of the cloud."
"What really stands out in Actifio is that it can provide us full copies of the database without having full copies of the database."
"Very user-friendly and the QSA is very good."
"The solution helps reduce costs."
"Clumio gave us a genuinely isolated vault that sits outside our AWS Organization's blast radius."
"Clumio proved to be the most cost-effective option."
"Working with the Clumio/Commvault team has been a very good experience."
"Clumio has a straightforward setup"
"We have been able to safely and securely save our backups off of AWS."
"We now have the peace of mind knowing that our entire AWS infrastructure is fully backed up into an air-gapped environment."
"Clumio has positively impacted our organization by providing us with the peace of mind of knowing that all of our EC2 instances are securely backed up."
 

Cons

"The solution doesn't support AIX software or in the cloud, and we have a lot of servers running on AIX and Oracle."
"When we've had to upgrade Actifio, we've had to work with their support people, and some of them are just people reading a sheet of instructions."
"While the product does support various databases, the company needs to make more of an effort to support N-minus-one compatibility."
"Lacks the option to price backup costs within the solution itself."
"Areas that need improvement would be the support for recovery in the physical environment."
"There are quite a few ways the product can be improved, actually."
"Google has stopped supporting the on-premise version of the tool."
"Actifio is not putting much development into their deduplication technology anymore."
"The account onboarding process deploys around 20 IAM roles per account, which is heavy."
"We are still exploring the areas where improvements might be needed."
"More alignment with Clumio and Commvault branding would have helped us understand the product better during the discovery phase."
"They need to improve their SQL backup services"
"It would be beneficial to show when backups are available and to receive alerts if there are any issues with the backups."
"The credit system can be confusing, but if you talk to your account manager, they can help alleviate those concerns."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing is on a case by case basis."
"Support is very good. They send out a VM link and help you fix any issues."
"Actifio is cheaper than other tools."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
19%
Manufacturing Company
15%
Construction Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Actifio?
The most concerning issue is IBM support. The issue I have with IBM support is that sometimes they don't seem to know their product very well at times. I don't know where the support is coming from...
What is your primary use case for Actifio?
The main use case for me with Actifio is to provide databases to our development teams. We utilize snapshots or images to manage multiple copies of our production database efficiently without using...
What advice do you have for others considering Actifio?
I do not work with the point-in-time recovery feature in Actifio. Our database has that capability. We don't use Actifio as a backup per se. In terms of Actifio's impact on reducing downtime for pr...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Clumio?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was smooth; we received pricing that was cheaper than N2W, and it was a smooth transition from N2W to Clumio.
What needs improvement with Clumio?
I cannot think of any features that could make Clumio better. The only other tweaks I would like to see with Clumio are that it provides more granular reporting and dashboards for showing what is b...
What advice do you have for others considering Clumio?
I rate Clumio a 10 overall. I chose a 10 for Clumio because it is a secure, cloud-based backup solution that we do not have to host; it is hosted externally, and the backups are immutable, in addit...
 

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Sample Customers

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