AvePoint Cloud Backup vs Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup comparison

AvePoint Cloud Backup vs. Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup

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Categories and Ranking

AvePoint Cloud Backup

Ranking in Cloud Backup

9th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SaaS Backup (3rd)

Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Ba...

Ranking in Cloud Backup

28th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (32nd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (18th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of AvePoint Cloud Backup is 3.7%, up from 3.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is 0.9%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Backup

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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Asif Usmani

Regional Sales Manager at S2

Lacks multi-platform support and physical infrastructure but excels in storage optimization

We use it for VM backup and Office 365 backup I find the solution to be user-friendly and easy to manage and deploy. It provides storage for Office 365, which is beneficial, and the deduplication technology is excellent, especially in optimizing storage capacity compared to others. In terms of…

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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."

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

"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."

"It is the only product in the market that offers platform backup."

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

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

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

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

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"The intuitive interface allows you to set up and perform backups and restores easily."

"The ability to test the backups without having to manually mount the VHDs after restore allows us to check the integrity of the backups."

"Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup's most valuable features include its user-friendly interface and the ability to perform data compression updates, which enhance overall efficiency and effectiveness."

"All of the features are fantastic and also the management from Microsoft dealing with multiple machines is great. The whole package is excellent for me."

"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."

"We use the latest feature in Altaro called CDP (Continuous Data Protection) to back up our VMs as often as every five minutes. It allows us to make sure no data is accidentally deleted or overwritten."

"Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup's most valuable features include its user-friendly interface and the ability to perform data compression updates, which enhance overall efficiency and effectiveness."

"It is an excellent product. It is easy to deploy, stable, and fast. Their support is excellent."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

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

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

"It is challenging for small or medium-sized businesses to purchase it."

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

"The configuration could be made easier."

"The restoration could be faster."

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"The solution needs multi-platform support as it is currently only available for VMware and Hyper-V."

"The cloud backup and VMware support (now available in the latest releases), could do with some improvement."

"Improvement areas for Altaro VM Backup include enhancing backup and deduplication solutions for continuous operation and offering an all-in-one solution for hardware backup."

"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."

"It would be nice to be able to recover the items to their original location."

"To improve Altaro, I would like to see the ability to choose more than one backup location at a time."

"The solution needs multi-platform support as it is currently only available for VMware and Hyper-V. It also lacks support for physical servers and workstations."

"Replication is not fast, the GUI could be more user-friendly, and technical support is lacking in Iran."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

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

"The platform is more expensive than other vendors."

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

"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."

"VMware is a little pricey, but it is a good solution and priced similar to other products."

"There is a free version for Hosts with 2 VMs."

"By implementing the solution at multiple locations, significant cost savings were achieved."

"The price is great for the utility you get and the licensing has never caused any issues with my company."

"The pricing is okay,"

"Altaro VM Backup is affordably priced. It is a best value for its price and has almost every feature that an expensive, popular product offers."

"No other product offers these features for this price. The ROI is great."

"Its yearly maintenance fee is fairly high for me to renew for upgrades and support."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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 Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?

The most valuable feature of Altaro VM Backup is its ability to backup and restore various types of data, including Active Directory, application servers, and SQL Server databases.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?

The pricing and licensing cost is challenging since most competitors offer cheaper pricing, making it difficult to penetrate the market with the current pricing strategy.

What needs improvement with Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?

The solution needs multi-platform support as it is currently only available for VMware and Hyper-V. It also lacks support for physical servers and workstations. Additionally, they should add more p...

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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.

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Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is a powerful, reliable and easy-to-use backup and replication solution for Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines (VMs) and physical Windows servers, to protect against enterprise data loss. The award-winning solution provides robust, streamlined and enterprise-level functionality.

Reduce downtime and data loss: Thanks to Continous Data Protection (CDP) and WAN-optimized replication, your backup files are available in just minutes in the event of a data loss scenario and you can continue working as usual. The solution’s unique Augmented Inline Deduplication also gives you massive savings on your backup storage and dramatically reduces costs.

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Sample Customers

Swedish Match, Hydro, Mercury IT, Avepoint

Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Amazon, Harvard University, MIT, Peugeot, Xerox

AvePoint Cloud Backup vs. Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup