AWS Backup vs Commvault Cloud comparison

AWS Backup

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Commvault Cloud

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95% willing to recommend

AWS Backup

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between AWS Backup and Commvault Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Backup solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed AWS Backup vs. Commvault Cloud Report (Updated: July 2024).

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AWS Backup vs. Commvault Cloud

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Backup

Ranking in Cloud Backup

12th

Ranking in SaaS Backup

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Commvault Cloud

Ranking in Cloud Backup

2nd

Ranking in SaaS Backup

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

106

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (3rd), eDiscovery (2nd), Disaster Recovery as a Service (3rd), File Archiving (2nd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (3rd), Threat Deception Platforms (1st), Container Backup Software (3rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of AWS Backup is 3.9%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Commvault Cloud is 11.2%, up from 8.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Backup

Unique Categories:

SaaS Backup

25.0%

Backup and Recovery

6.9%

eDiscovery

3.8%

Featured Reviews

DanieleSalpietro

Technical Account Manager - Cloud Native at Maticmind S.p.A.

Aug 31, 2022

Good snapshot features including full-machine backup, helpful support, and it's simple to set up

The restore functionality is an area that needs to be improved because right now, it is not very good. It requires a lot of time to connect the snapshot, identify the files, and restore a single file manually. In general, I would like to better manage the granular restoration of files. This is true both in a Linux environment, as well as Windows. A lot of our clients are using Linux for their application servers. We want to be able to restore either single files or multiple files from one volume. Today, it is very complex because it requires us to restore the full image of the volume. Only after that, can we extract a single file. Ideally, we should be able to extract a single file from a snapshot.

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DavidSQUELBUT

Project Director at ANVOLE

Jun 14, 2024

Improves operations, cuts expenses, and is reliable

Commvault Cloud has been reliable for our customer's data backups – I haven't encountered any problems, and restorations have consistently been stable. Commvault Cloud streamlines operations with its built-in scheduler, but we can also leverage external scheduling tools through its Bay REST API. This allows for comprehensive disaster recovery processes, including source and replication monitoring, for both backups to the cloud and failovers back from the cloud, ultimately optimizing our disaster recovery workflows. Commvault Cloud cuts operational expenses by eliminating the need for on-premise software installations, and its integration with multiple cloud storage providers allows us to leverage the most cost-effective options for our backups. Commvault Cloud's deduplication technology and compression capabilities solved our challenge of backing up massive data volumes by eliminating redundant data and significantly reducing storage requirements.

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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 advantage that AWS Backup has over competitors is that it's very simple."

"It is highly scalable for both SMEs and large enterprises."

"The replication in the recovery region is the most valuable feature."

"The solution's most valuable features are its backup capability and tight integration with other AWS services."

"The solution has an effective overwrite feature."

"The most valuable feature is its ease of use."

"We can directly back up EC2 instances in AWS without using any third-party applications."

"I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten."

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"IntelliSnap for snapshot collection is one of the most efficient and easiest ways to back up large amounts of data."

"The product is user-friendly."

"I like Commvault's immutable backups. It integrates with other solutions in our IT infrastructure very well."

"It is a stable solution."

"In the VM, we have Live Recovery, Live Mount, and Live Sync."

"The most valuable feature is the deduplication ratio. It saves most of our space and reduces the network traffic."

"Commvault HyperScale X is also a good choice for regulations that require the backup system to be isolated from the rest of the infrastructure."

"We are using a KVM system in our cloud, and this solution works very well with it."

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Cons

"For additional functionalities, it should be more intelligent, like more AI-capabilities."

"The tool is a good fit if your environment is VM-specific. However, it might not be the most suitable option if you have physical servers or an on-premise setup."

"The AWS Backup backend reporting is a major area that needs improvement. We would be very excited if we can see some reporting, such as trends. We do understand that there are reports available for S3 Bucket, in which the AWS backend stores the data. However, if we can receive holistic reporting, then it would be very helpful for us."

"The service disconnects a lot."

"One of the limitations of AWS Backup is that it only does file-based copying."

"Its cost could be better than a few of its competitors."

"There could be a centralized dashboard with a reporting feature notifying us of daily backup status."

"There are some limitations to partial backup in AWS Backup."

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"If I were to ask them to work on something, it would be the fidelity of the alerts that occur. They should tell me if it is a real event or not. It is easy for it to identify that something hit it but give me more information. They can build AI into the engine so that I get better output from an alert to tell me if I should really be interested in that or not."

"I would like to have a manager-level dashboard to review the backups. This is not from an administrative perspective where you can see the details of the execution. Rather, it would only show the percentage of completeness for each one."

"They need to improve when it comes to large, video file archiving. They're good, but they have not met my expectations as a customer in this area."

"We've faced problems backing up our virtual machines."

"I would like them to keep working on the new web interface to migrate out of the old interface because the old interface is a bit complex. It was driving customers away because of the complexity. If they migrate everything (100 percent of the features), this would make the product be perfect."

"The integration of Metallic could improve. It would be a benefit if Metallic could integrate with multiple applications or platforms."

"The most common feedback I get in terms of Commvault is that it can be complex. I always refer my customers back to their own environment. Almost everything that goes into Commvault is a request by a customer. While it can be complex, it can also be very simple. You just need to understand your environment in order to make sure that you really need to turn on that extra feature or thing inside of Commvault. Maybe you don't need those things. It really depends on how simple or complex your environment is, whether you need all of Commvault's features."

"Commvault could benefit from increased automation to streamline processes and enhance predictability."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Price-wise, I rate the solution a six out of ten. One only has to pay for the storage cost of AWS solutions, which is the standard cost provided by AWS."

"There is a lot of flexibility with the services and pricing. The price is reasonable when compared to other products. This is very good for us."

"The product is inexpensive."

"The pricing is okay."

"The pricing is decent."

"Its price is much cheaper than some vendors but more expensive than others."

"AWS Backup is free of cost, but we need to pay for the backup storage being used."

"AWS is more expensive than some competitors like Azure."

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"It is cheaper than NetBackup, but its price can be lower. If a good solution can be cheaper, it is always an advantage. Its licensing is on a yearly basis."

"I rate the product’s pricing a five out of ten."

"The price is a little bit high."

"Its cost is reasonable."

"It was not very popular because of its previous cost, but they have been working on the pricing, and now anyone can afford to use Commvault. They changed the modeling criteria for their pricing. Previously, there was only the capacity modeling based on your content capacity. In this case, they would give you a license and you would have to pay it. Now, most of the environment is virtualized so you can have the best CPU, VMs, etc. You buy whatever you need and pay for what you need."

"The pricing is far better than we had in the past. The license for Dell EMC was not too expensive, but the storage, given that Dell EMC is based on data domains, was pretty expensive."

"The tool is cost-effective."

"Our yearly cost is around €20,000... The cost is based on the number of users and the amount of data. They sell it per terabyte."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Backup?

The solution's most valuable features are its backup capability and tight integration with other AWS services.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Backup?

AWS Backup is free of cost, but we need to pay for the backup storage being used.

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What needs improvement with AWS Backup?

There are some limitations to partial backup in AWS Backup. If we have five volumes attached to EC2 and want to take backup for only three volumes and skip two volumes, it is not feasible in AWS Ba...

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What do you like most about Commvault?

The convenience of backing up and restoring simultaneously is very valuable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Commvault?

The tool is affordable. I rate the pricing a six out of ten. Implementation requires additional costs because we need Commvault Professional Services.

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What needs improvement with Commvault?

Data center backup must be improved. We also want the product to provide us with a cloud-based backup. If we use Microsoft Exchange Online for email services, we want to know how to get a backup in...

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

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Also Known As

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Commvault Complete Data Protection, Commvault, Commvault Backup & Recovery, Commvault HyperScale X, Metallic, ThreatWise

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Overview

AWS Backup is a fully managed backup service that makes it easy to centralize and automate the backup of data across AWS services. With AWS Backup, you can create backup policies, define backup schedules, and manage backups across multiple AWS accounts and regions from a single console. It supports a wide range of AWS services, including Amazon EBS volumes, Amazon RDS databases, Amazon DynamoDB tables, Amazon EFS file systems, and more.

AWS Backup provides a simple and cost-effective solution for protecting your data and ensuring business continuity. It offers features like cross-region replication, incremental backups, and point-in-time recovery. With AWS Backup, you can easily restore your data to any point in time and recover from accidental deletions or data corruption.

It also provides a centralized view of your backup activity, allowing you to monitor and manage backups across your entire AWS infrastructure. AWS Backup is designed to be highly durable and secure, with data encrypted at rest and in transit. It integrates with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for fine-grained access control and supports compliance with various industry standards and regulations.

Commvault Cloud is the ultimate cyber resilience platform built to meet the demands of the hybrid
enterprise. Beyond its core functionality of data backup and recovery across diverse workloads, including applications, databases, virtual machines, and files, Commvault Cloud stands out as a robust defense against ransomware. Going beyond backup, the platform integrates advanced data security features such as encryption, access control, and threat detection, safeguarding against unauthorized access and cyber threats.

With tools for data management, classification, and migration, businesses can optimize storage costs, enhance accessibility, and comply with regulations seamlessly. Boasting cloud integration with major providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, Commvault Cloud leverages the scalability and flexibility of the cloud for comprehensive data protection and management. The platform's automation capabilities streamline tasks, and its reporting and analytics features provide valuable insights into data usage, potential risks, and optimization strategies. Commvault Cloud is not just a security tool; it is a key component of cyber resilience, enabling organizations to not only protect against cyberattacks but also recover swiftly and minimize the impact of incidents. Elevate your cyber resilience strategy with Commvault Cloud.

Sample Customers

TransferWise

Aberdeenshire Council, Acxiom, BAM Group Ireland, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, CI Investments, Clifford Chance, American Municipal Power, American Pacific Mortgage, AstraZeneca, Dongbu Steel, Denver Health, Dow Jones, Emirates Steel, Penn State Health, Prime Healthcare, Sonic Healthcare, Sony Network Communications, TiVO, UCONN Health, The Weitz Company

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