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Easy to use with a helpful dashboard, good support, and the deduplication feature saves heavily on storage space
Before we installed Altaro, we had constant problems with our backups. We were using an older platform and needed a change badly. Since we moved to... Read more →
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Scalable with good data recovery capabilities and a simple design
The solution helps with recovery of data when we have a failover situation. Fortunately, our system is pretty robust and for the most part, I'm... Read more →
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Pros
"It is an excellent product. It is easy to deploy, stable, and fast. Their support is excellent.""The interface is user-friendly and even if our tech isn't onsite, we can work with the owners to confirm that the data will be restored with no issues.""The CDP backup feature is very nice, as it allows you to take backups at high frequencies and with application consistency."

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"The solution has the capability to scale well."

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Cons
"Basically, how it works is that you have a single local drive, and then you have a cloud backup. It'd be nice if you could rotate the single local backup drive. As of now, you can't.""The application could include a feature to install a set size of data, such as the ability to store a single application with all its registry information for easy transfer.""To improve Altaro, I would like to see the ability to choose more than one backup location at a time."

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"I don't have any feedback to provide in terms of features that may be lacking."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Altaro had the best prices and ROI in the whole bunch that we evaluated."
  • "The price is great for the utility you get and the licensing has never caused any issues with my company."
  • "Its yearly maintenance fee is fairly high for me to renew for upgrades and support."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Altaro VM Backup?
    Top Answer: 
    It is an excellent product. It is easy to deploy, stable, and fast. Their support is excellent.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Altaro VM Backup?
    Top Answer: 
    Its yearly maintenance fee is fairly high for me to renew for upgrades and support.
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    What needs improvement with Altaro VM Backup?
    Top Answer: 
    The yearly maintenance fee can be improved. It is high. Basically, how it works is that you have a single local drive, and then you have a cloud backup. It'd be nice if you could rotate the single… more »
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    What do you like most about Datto Cloud Continuity?
    Top Answer: 
    The solution has the capability to scale well.
    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Datto Cloud Continuity?
    Top Answer: 
    I don't directly deal with billing or licensing. My understanding is it's comparable to what is on the market, however, I couldn't say what the exact numbers are.
    What needs improvement with Datto Cloud Continuity?
    Top Answer: 
    I don't have any feedback to provide in terms of features that may be lacking. Overall, it's been pretty good. They should just keep heading in the direction they are heading and continue to improve… more »
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    12th
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    603
    Rating
    9.7
    14th
    out of 39 in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
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    3,116
    Comparisons
    1,841
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    580
    Rating
    8.0
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    Also Known As
    Datto Cloud Continuity for PCs
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    Overview

    Altaro VM Backup is a high performance VM backup  and replication solution to back up and restore both Hyper-V and VMware-based virtual machines.

    Eliminate hassle and headaches with an easy-to-use interface, straightforward setup and reassurance that this solution gets the job done every time.

    Altaro VM Backup is intuitive and feature-rich, with outstanding support as part of the package.

    Datto Cloud Continuity for PCs is much more than just cloud backup. MSPs can protect clients’ Windows-based computers from downtime and data loss and more importantly, rapidly recover data if disaster strikes.

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    Sample Customers
    Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Amazon, Harvard University, MIT, Peugeot, Xerox
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    Top Industries
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    Comms Service Provider18%
    Government18%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Healthcare Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Comms Service Provider25%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company22%
    Comms Service Provider22%
    Manufacturing Company5%
    Educational Organization5%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business70%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise15%
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    Altaro VM Backup is ranked 12th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 3 reviews while Datto Cloud Continuity is ranked 14th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 1 review. Altaro VM Backup is rated 9.6, while Datto Cloud Continuity is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Altaro VM Backup writes "Easy to use with a helpful dashboard, good support, and the deduplication feature saves heavily on storage space". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Datto Cloud Continuity writes "Scalable with good data recovery capabilities and a simple design". Altaro VM Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Nakivo, Acronis Backup, Veeam Agent for Linux and N-able Backup, whereas Datto Cloud Continuity is most compared with Acronis Backup, Azure Site Recovery, Veeam Backup & Replication, AvePoint Cloud Backup and Rubrik.

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