AvePoint Cloud Backup vs Backup and Restore for SharePoint &amp; Microsoft Office 365 comparison

AvePoint Cloud Backup vs. Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365

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Categories and Ranking

AvePoint Cloud Backup

Ranking in SaaS Backup

3rd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (9th)

Backup and Restore for Shar...

Ranking in SaaS Backup

19th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the SaaS Backup category, the mindshare of AvePoint Cloud Backup is 10.6%, up from 8.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365 is 0.4%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Robert Hedblom

Cloud and Solution Principal Architect at sumNERV Provider AB

Focuses on not just backup but also on providing highly granular restore capabilities, ensuring that data can be restored at a very specific level rather than restoring entire environments

The fact that AvePoint focuses on restore capabilities, not just backup is valuable. The main intention of backup is to restore data, and that's the major differential with AvePoint compared to other vendors. Many claim to do backup, but that's not the same. The crucial part is the ability to perform granular restores, having restore-level objectives (RLO) instead of restoring entire SharePoint sites when you only need a single document. AvePoint excels in providing extremely granular restore capabilities with great Recovery Time Objectives (RTO). AvePoint Cloud Backup comes with Immutable Storage and our OPEX licensing model also includes Unlimited Storage.

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Pramodh Maheshwar

IT Systems Engineer - Wintel at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees

A scalable solution for backup and restore that has an easy setup

The solution's updates and rollouts of the patches cause a lot of problems. There's no other way around it. Recently, we have also faced RDS and print server issues. One of our clients experienced some remote desktop service issues. These things keep happening with Microsoft. They have a patch, and then they have some other rollout that fixes it. The solution should be more consistent with its patching updates.

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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

"The most valuable features are the email backup and the SharePoint backup."

"The product's initial setup phase was super easy."

"The SaaS feature of AvePoint Cloud Backup is very strong."

"It is the best product in the market for Office 365 backup, and our customers are satisfied with it."

"The most promising feature of the product is data security policies, which make it simpler to include compliance processes."

"The initial setup is super easy."

"I rate the overall solution a 9 out of 10."

"The recovery options in Microsoft 365 are not adequate and it does not help to recover data from the recycle bin that is older than 90 days. The solution has made us more efficient and helps to recover data that is older than 90 days."

More AvePoint Cloud Backup pros

"Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365 is easy to use."

"The solution has good scalability."

"The stability has always been very good."

"The most valuable feature includes leaving the stub files behind and integrating that with the recenter feature."

Cons

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"The restoration could be faster."

"It is not a traditional restore process and it is somewhat limited in what we can do."

"For improvement, AvePoint can provide details on how the tool's backup scope works."

"The component in the product that can be improved revolves around the area where the tool should focus on providing more of a custom touch to the policies."

"Some customers choose other backup solutions because AvePoint is Office 365 and CRM backup system, but they have other backup needs for Azure and so on. Such customers often choose another backup solution instead of AvePoint."

"I would like to see improvements in the tool's initial seed. The initial seed of around 10 TB of SharePoint data took 45 days to complete."

"It would be beneficial to have a more optimal Google Backup for larger environments."

More AvePoint Cloud Backup cons

"I think the solution itself keeps up with everything else. Sometimes it would be nice if they could move a little bit quicker and have faster updates, but in terms of the features, it's absolutely fine and adequate."

"We need more options for the backup schedule."

"The solution's updates and rollouts of the patches cause a lot of problems."

"The user experience needs a little refreshing touch."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would say that the pricing policy of the product is flexible and good."

"It is very good for many of my customers in the banking and finance segments. The price isn't a problem there, but in some other industries, people ask for a cheaper solution. When the price is an issue for the customer, we recommend Veeam, Metallic."

"The platform is more expensive than other vendors."

"I am not sure, but I believe that the cost is $7 USD per user."

"It costs a little bit more than other competitors in the market."

"The pricing part of the solution is based on a subscription model, which is based on the number of users or storage capacity."

"I rate the product's price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."

"Regarding CloudArchiver, you purchase per terabyte."

"The solution could also be cheaper."

"The solution’s pricing is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Government

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By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Questions from the Community

How does AvePoint Cloud Backup compare with Veeam Backup for Office 365?

AvePoint Cloud Backup for MS Office 365 is a SaaS backup whose features include secure storage and unlimited and automated backups. The storage is saved in AvePoint’s Azure storage or it can also b...

What do you like most about AvePoint Cloud Backup?

The product's initial setup phase was super easy.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AvePoint Cloud Backup?

When I deal with enterprises, good pricing is achieved. However, pricing becomes less favorable for smaller companies. Offering a package plan for multiple small clients would be beneficial.

What do you like most about AvePoint DocAve Backup and Restore?

Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365 is easy to use.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AvePoint DocAve Backup and Restore?

Regarding CloudArchiver, you purchase per terabyte. There are no additional costs to the standard license.

What needs improvement with AvePoint DocAve Backup and Restore?

We need more options for the backup schedule.

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Overview

AvePoint Cloud Backup is a comprehensive data protection solution designed to safeguard critical business data stored in Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365. It offers automated and secure backup and restore capabilities, ensuring that organizations can recover their data quickly in the event of accidental deletion, data corruption, or cyberattacks. With AvePoint Cloud Backup, businesses can easily manage and monitor their backup and restore processes through a centralized dashboard, enabling efficient data protection and compliance management.

This solution also provides granular recovery options, allowing users to restore individual files, folders, or entire sites with ease. AvePoint Cloud Backup offers flexible retention policies, enabling organizations to meet their specific data retention requirements.

Additionally, it provides advanced security features such as encryption and multi-factor authentication to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of backed-up data.

With its user-friendly interface and robust features, AvePoint Cloud Backup is a reliable and efficient solution for organizations seeking comprehensive data protection for their Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 environments.

AvePoint

DocAve Backup and Restore for SharePoint provides full-fidelity backup and recovery - from individual content items to entire SharePoint environments and all of their farm-level components - maintaining all metadata, security settings, and version histories. Featuring a highly intuitive user interface, enterprise-strength scalability, and deep integration with leading hardware providers, DocAve Backup and Restore offers simple and truly comprehensive SharePoint protection.

AvePoint

Sample Customers

Swedish Match, Hydro, Mercury IT, Avepoint

Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services, Bunker Holding Group

AvePoint Cloud Backup vs. Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365