AvePoint Cloud Backup vs NetApp SaaS Backup comparison

AvePoint and NetApp are both solutions in the SaaS Backup category. AvePoint is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.7, while NetApp is ranked #45. AvePoint holds a 10.3% mindshare in B, compared to NetApp’s 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of AvePoint users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

AvePoint Cloud Backup and NetApp SaaS Backup are solutions in the cloud data protection market. AvePoint Cloud Backup is favored for its competitive pricing and customer service, while NetApp SaaS Backup is preferred for its comprehensive feature set.

Features: AvePoint Cloud Backup provides robust Office 365 support, granular recovery, and automated data protection with security protocols. NetApp SaaS Backup offers full scalability, efficient data management, and extensive storage options.

Room for Improvement: AvePoint could improve its scalability and expand its data management capabilities. NetApp requires a more straightforward deployment process, reduced cost complexity, and easier Microsoft environment integration.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AvePoint Cloud Backup is noted for straightforward deployment and responsive customer support. NetApp SaaS Backup, although having a more complex deployment process, offers knowledgeable customer service.

Pricing and ROI: AvePoint Cloud Backup is appealing to small to medium enterprises with competitive costs and an attractive ROI. NetApp SaaS Backup requires a higher initial investment but offers significant ROI through advanced features, suitable for larger organizations.

To learn more, read our detailed AvePoint Cloud Backup vs. NetApp SaaS Backup Report (Updated: April 2025).

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Review summaries and opinions

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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 (11th)

NetApp SaaS Backup

Ranking in SaaS Backup

45th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the SaaS Backup category, the mindshare of AvePoint Cloud Backup is 10.3%, up from 8.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp SaaS Backup is 0.1%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Product Manager - Netapp at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Simplifies backup, restore, and clone management across disparate applications and infrastructures

It's a simple solution to use. It's simple to configure everything that you need — configure your backups. It gives you an option to backup to the cloud or backup to on-premise, or to backup to cloud storage. For example, if a customer is running on Azure NetApp files or on something cloud-based that they want to back up, they have the option of bringing their own licensing and cloud controls and NetApp will give them the storage to back up for as long as they want. When deleting backups, the controls are very intuitive so not just anyone can delete the backups, only the administrator is able to do that. Backing up and restoring is simple. It's easy. It's one click of a button. It's quite good, I like it.

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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

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

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

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

"The backup and recovery functionalities of the product are very useful."

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

"The initial setup is super easy."

"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."

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

More AvePoint Cloud Backup pros

"It gives you an option to back up to the cloud or back up to on-premise, or to backup to cloud storage."

"The most valuable features are the support for both NAS and NFS."

"The most valuable feature is the simplicity in configuration and use."

"The most valuable feature is stability."

"It's a user-friendly solution."

Cons

"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."

"AvePoint Cloud Backup's pricing could be lower and more flexible. Particularly, when dealing with smaller customers or more minor businesses, obtaining competitive pricing for bundles rather than on a one-by-one basis remains challenging."

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

"The configuration could be made easier."

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

"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."

"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."

"The restoration could be faster."

More AvePoint Cloud Backup cons

"I would like to see the graphical user interface improved to include all of the functionality because there are some things that you need to use the command-line interface for."

"Better integration with third-party databases and applications is needed."

"There are still a few things on SharePoint that they need to correct in terms of how they backup and restore."

"For newcomers or people who have less experience, it's a complex solution that could be simplified somewhat."

"The features need to be updated to support the latest hardware, as it changes every year."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The platform is more expensive than other vendors."

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

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

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

"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 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."

"My understanding of the costs is that the price is fair, and not too expensive."

"The pricing is more or less the same as what we'd get from Veeam on Office 365, so it's fine."

"The licensing was based on a three-year subscription and the price is good compared so some other vendors."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

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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...

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What do you like most about AvePoint Cloud Backup?

The product's initial setup phase was super easy.

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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.

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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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