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We performed a comparison between Altaro VM Backup for MSPs and Bacula Enterprise based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Granular restoration is extremely useful in Altaro VM Backup for MSPs since it is something that we make use of the most in our company."

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"Bacula is pretty stable.""It works great and it provides you with several standard tools to restore your backup, even after a big failure.""The solution has extensive documentation and a very active community.""The most valuable features are the special plugins such as SAP HANA databases, Microsoft SQL, and various types of virtualization.""It can be used in virtually any environment we have onsite.""It brought many advantages - such as the learning curve being very light.""It is easy to scale Bacula Enterprise even if your system is growing tremendously in data and servers."

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Cons
"A technical person who hasn't received any dedicated training or hasn't gone through the documentation part of the solution may find the product to be a little non-intuitive at times."

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"We are looking for a unique interface that can rule both enterprise and open source editions. Such a thing does not yet exist.""It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company.""We would like to see an improvement in the functionality of the GUI.""Easier setup and configuration, perhaps including a GUI, would be an improvement.""A more user-friendly interface (GUI) can be developed.""Bacula needs a graphical user interface because, for administrators, the command-line interface is okay, but for the average user it is not very easy.""The initial setup could be a bit easier."

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  • "This is an open-source solution."
  • "We have a perpetual license."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Granular restoration is extremely useful in Altaro VM Backup for MSPs since it is something that we make use of the most in our company.
    Top Answer:To be honest, I don't get to see the bill for Altaro VM Backup for MSPs.
    Top Answer:Improvements are needed in the solution since it might get difficult if you just drop a technical person who doesn't necessarily have a lot of experience with Altaro VM Backup for MSPs. A technical… more »
    Top Answer:It brought many advantages - such as the learning curve being very light.
    Top Answer:It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company. A managerial user who wants more information beyond the operational technician should be able to access it. It… more »
    Top Answer:We use the solution as a complete backup solution for virtual machines and databases in Prodap - Data Processing in Amapá. Its very lean and simple architecture, with its deduplications not covering… more »
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    6th
    out of 22 in MSP Backup
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    71
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    877
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    9.0
    30th
    out of 133 in Backup and Recovery
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    1,378
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    1,030
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    Average Words per Review
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    9.0
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    Overview

    Altaro VM Backup for MSPs is a comprehensive backup solution designed specifically for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). Its primary use case is to provide reliable and efficient backup and recovery for virtual machines (VMs) in multi-tenant environments.

    The most valuable functionality of Altaro VM Backup for MSPs is its centralized management console, which allows MSPs to easily monitor and manage backups for all their clients from a single interface. This streamlines operations and saves time, enabling MSPs to efficiently handle large-scale deployments.

    Altaro VM Backup for MSPs offers a range of powerful features, including flexible scheduling, granular restore options, and support for both Hyper-V and VMware environments. It also includes advanced features like Augmented Inline Deduplication, which significantly reduces storage requirements and speeds up backup and restore processes.

    By providing reliable and efficient backup and recovery, Altaro VM Backup for MSPs helps organizations ensure business continuity and minimize downtime in the event of data loss or system failures. It also enables MSPs to offer value-added services to their clients, enhancing their reputation and increasing customer satisfaction.

    Bacula Enterprise is a highly scalable, especially robust and secure data backup and recovery software. Its unique low cost subscription model empowers data centers to truly escape data volume price traps. With a high degree of flexibility and customizability, Bacula offers native integration with a wide range of hypervisors, databases, file systems, cloud interfaces and containers. High numbers of enterprise organizations worldwide (incl. NASA, Bank of Austria, Swisscom or Sky PLC) have adopted Bacula Enterprise backup software in mission critical environments because of its advanced features and ability to handle high data volume at very low cost.

    Sample Customers
    Alpha & Omega Computer Consultants, Chorus
    NASA, SwissCom, Navisite, Turner Studios, Bank Austria, Caixa Bank, SdV Plurimedia, Leibniz University Hannover, Zeta Global, Tricore, NetLog, Siemens, LocaWeb, wbsGo, itesys, Queens School of Computing, Escrypt.
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    University10%
    Government9%
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business56%
    Large Enterprise44%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    Altaro VM Backup for MSPs is ranked 6th in MSP Backup with 1 review while Bacula Enterprise is ranked 30th in Backup and Recovery with 9 reviews. Altaro VM Backup for MSPs is rated 9.0, while Bacula Enterprise is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Altaro VM Backup for MSPs writes "An incredibly stable product with a great user interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Bacula Enterprise writes "Very cost-effective and well organized with good compression". Altaro VM Backup for MSPs is most compared with Arcserve UDP and N-able Cove Data Protection, whereas Bacula Enterprise is most compared with Bareos, Veeam Backup & Replication, UrBackup, Veritas NetBackup and Acronis Cyber Protect.

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