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Azure Backup vs Barracuda Intronis Backup comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Backup
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (10th)
Barracuda Intronis Backup
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (11th), MSP Backup (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Azure Backup and Barracuda Intronis Backup aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Azure Backup is designed for Backup and Recovery and holds a mindshare of 3.1%, down 4.6% compared to last year.
Barracuda Intronis Backup, on the other hand, focuses on Deduplication Software, holds 0.4% mindshare, up 0.2% since last year.
Backup and Recovery
Deduplication Software
 

Featured Reviews

RituparnaBhattacharya - PeerSpot reviewer
Achieve cost savings and efficiency with high-level restore capabilities
I use Azure Backup mainly for backing up virtual machines The feature I find most effective in Azure Backup is the high-level restore. Additionally, it has a good impact on our cost savings and operational efficiency as it is a low-cost solution. The area that I believe needs improvement in…
Gerard Wolters - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use, immutable, and provides good deduplication features
When we wanted to back up our Microsoft environment, we looked for a cloud backup. Barracuda provided a cloud backup. There were no other products that offered similar features at that time. I will recommend the product to others. It is easy to use. It is a complete package. It is easy to integrate the product with Microsoft. We have a complete package that includes antispam and email gateway solutions. We can choose any package we want. We use Barracuda Essentials. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We use the normal features for Azure Backup, specifically to make backups of the VMs."
"We are happy with this product and have not found any issues while using it."
"The storage backup is very efficient."
"It is a stable solution...The product is worth the money you pay for it."
"The compression features save us money and speed up the backup and restore process."
"All of the core features are valuable to us."
"The product is very reliable and easy to use."
"Azure Backup is very simple to use and user-friendly."
"The superior support from Barracuda in setting up, using, and helping with issues for the product."
"We perform backup drills to test the functionality, and we don't have any problems."
"The backup feature is most valuable. That's why we took it."
"The most valuable feature is the speed of backup, which is very good compared to other solutions."
"It is very stable, and I'm very happy with this solution."
"The most important feature in Barracuda Backup is the ability to archive the backup of emails."
"Easy, immediate protection for data that is virtually infinitely scalable."
"The product is easy to install and use while doing what it is expected to do."
 

Cons

"While Azure Backup allows ingress data, the egress data is chargeable, which should be excluded."
"For companies frequently accessing data or not using Microsoft Azure, the solution may not be very helpful."
"Azure Backup could improve by offering better integration for Oracle databases and enhancing features like granular restore and backup compliance capabilities."
"The product could improve its performance."
"It still does not have a lot of customization, especially if your workloads are not in Azure."
"They need to improve the frequency of the backup. You can only backup one to three times a day. It would be better to back up continuously throughout the day."
"Lacks an AI system that would enable easier upgrading of the hardware."
"Azure sometimes provides reliable recovery that can be slow for large-scale scenarios."
"I am working in some of the more rural areas of Sweden, and some of the customers here are a little bit wary of cloud technology at the moment. It is not like in Gothenburg or Stockholm, where people rely on it so much more. In the rural areas, companies are saying that we do need to use the cloud, and they are being very wary about their data, especially with GDPR and all that kind of stuff. Having more control and having an option for backing up locally, even if you don't want to use it, would be something very good. The cloud backup is brilliant, but there should be an option to take that cloud backup and save it locally as well. If you lose connection to the internet or you lose access to your data in the cloud, having a backup copy of the latest data on your server is helpful. You need to be able to get access to your customers' files, especially with GDPR, where you need to know where your customers' details are. If they're in the cloud and you've lost access to them, then you'll go into those GDPR regulations. This is somewhere where both Barracuda and Veeam haven't gone as far. As far as I have understood, with Veeam, you can back up your local servers to the cloud but not vice versa. I haven't worked on it much."
"Barracuda works great for smaller network environments, which are not that complex. It is hardware-based with a Linux core, which you don't have access to, and a lot of stuff happens on the back-end. Even from a troubleshooting perspective, it is a bit challenging."
"Barracuda Backup could use some more integration."
"The backup feature could be a bit simpler to utilize. They should make the process of backing up individual files simpler."
"I would like to see a way to increase space."
"Their technical support is not very good. You never know what they are doing and what is the issue. Customers need to know what is happening. This is our main concern and the only thing that can be improved in this solution. I would like to have more visibility about what is going on when something happens. I need to know what was done to solve the issue."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see cloud support and deduplication functionality."
"The tool is not user-friendly. The solution should also improve its compatibility. It is also not license-based."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have enterprise-level pricing. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"Support payment works by the level of partnership and the number of shares."
"Price-wise, it's similar to AWS."
"It is a very cheap cloud solution."
"It is a bit costly initially, but it is well worth it in the long run, especially for fighting against a number of threats, such as ransomware, which the IT industry is facing."
"Licensing fees are paid on a monthly basis."
"We are paying about $100,000 USD per year, just for a couple of servers."
"Considering the fact that our company's enterprise-sized customers use the solution, the product's price is fine and is not on the higher side of the spectrum."
"All the storage is included in Barracuda, so you're just paying for the package. I think with Veeam, you pay for the package, and you pay for the storage."
"It allows us a low cost backup solution for hardware-based, VMware, and Hyper-V systems all from a single platform."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"They're on par with their competitors."
"Low, fixed cost with great savings."
"Its pricing is very reasonable, but it can be reduced."
"What I like best about Barracuda Backup is the licensing model."
"Normally, there is the hardware on the site. So, essentially, there is a server and storage. They can price it a little lower because the customers are making a little investment upfront. Even though it is trouble-free for the end-users, and once it is set up and running, they don't have to really think about it, there is essentially an initial investment. It is not really pricey. We're actually competitive, but we are in a different market. In Asia, customers are a little more price-sensitive than in the west. It is not really a real issue."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
6%
Computer Software Company
23%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Azure Backup differ from Veeam Backup & Replication?
Veeam has a version for Azure but there are organizations, like ours, that are considering moving to an Azure environment and wonder if Azure Backup is better than Veeam Backup and Replication (Vee...
What do you like most about Azure Backup?
Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Backup?
The pricing of Azure Backup is fine; it is a low-cost solution.
What do you like most about Barracuda Backup?
The solution’s scalability is good because its space is unlimited. We can start in Office365 with one terabyte bit of information and leverage through an enterprise solution of 1000 users.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Backup?
The pricing is very competitive. Licensing is on a yearly basis, and Barracuda even provides replacements after three years if a device reaches end of life, without any extra charges.
What needs improvement with Barracuda Backup?
Barracuda Backup's support could be improved because sometimes the support team is situated outside the country, leading to time zone issues. Adding AI features for security would also be beneficia...
 

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Sample Customers

Russell Reynolds Associates, Somerset County Council, Kardem, PCL Construction
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