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Azure Backup vs Clumio comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

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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
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
17th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Clumio
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
27th
Average Rating
9.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (20th), SaaS Backup (9th), AI IT Support (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Azure Backup is 1.3%, down from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Clumio is 1.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Azure Backup1.3%
Clumio1.1%
Other97.6%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Sanjay Sahu - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Capgemini
Has supported secure data storage with incremental backups and centralized monitoring
Azure Backup supports all the features that we need, so additional features are not an immediate need for me. The documentation for Azure Backup seems okay for me; it is good overall, but it should be more descriptive for each item. It should elaborate more on how backup and restore are fulfilled in different scenarios. One of the reviews indicates that Azure Backup needs improvements for specific backup options beyond just full VM snapshots. I believe it should be improved actually. Regarding specific backup options, I say there should be improvements compared to how they provided them in older days.
reviewer2735244 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager - Infrastructure & Security at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
Ensures efficient backup and recovery processes
The Protect and Restore features are very helpful. I can set up tags to include specific assets in our environment for backup. When I include those tags in my search, the assets are easily found and can be added for backup. I love the restore feature and how easily I can restore files, folders, or an entire image.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The benefits I see from Azure Backup are that this solution is beneficial; we can access the data or files in Azure Backup anywhere, anytime, and from a security point of view, we can restrict the access for the parties, and there are many benefits."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is its ease of use and good integration with other Azure services."
"The tool has a lot of features."
"It is a stable solution...It is a highly scalable solution."
"From a day-to-day operation perspective, the installation and configuration of the Azure Backup and the backup timing are great."
"Azure Backup has given me the opportunity to offer a non-hardware backup solution to my customers."
"I like the product's restoration cases."
"The pricing of this solution is good, and it is one of the easiest things that you can sell Azure with."
"We now have the peace of mind knowing that our entire AWS infrastructure is fully backed up into an air-gapped environment."
"Working with the Clumio/Commvault team has been a very good experience."
"It has improved our disaster recovery footprint; previously, backups were only stored on premises, and having an offsite backup improves our reliability and security."
"Clumio has a straightforward setup"
"We now have the peace of mind knowing that our entire AWS infrastructure is fully backed up into an air-gapped environment."
 

Cons

"The extensibility onto hybrid environments needs a bit of tweaking for those on-prem."
"Microsoft's technical support for Azure products could be improved."
"I would like to see more automation, integration, and security. The price could be better."
"I would like to have the option to increase the frequency of the backups. Azure Backup does backups on an hourly basis, but I would prefer it to take backups more often."
"We have a concern with the backup when we are working with VMs that are running in Barracuda Firewall because it usually fails."
"I would like to see better integration with more products, and more services."
"The compression ratio of the backup data should be improved."
"The price of this solution should be lowered because it is the biggest complaint from my customers."
"They need to improve their SQL backup services"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product's pricing is a three or four out of ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is costly."
"Overall, its cost is better because the VMs are already there, and whatever you back up, there is only the additional cost of that storage, whereas if I have to use Avamar in Azure, a separate cost is there for the Avamar server, and in addition, whatever I take as a backup, there is a separate license with Avamar for that. So, there is a double cost if we have to use Avamar in the cloud."
"Customers prefer Azure Backup because it has a pay-as-you-go model, and they won't have to pay an upfront amount at the initial level."
"Support payment works by the level of partnership and the number of shares."
"The price should be cheaper, but it's affordable if you use the yearly subscription."
"Azure Backup can be expensive if you are not vigilant about your storage steering."
"It is incredibly cost-effective and offers fixed pricing, with no additional fees for the licensing."
"It's around $10 to $15 per month per virtual machine, along with something extra based on the size of the data."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
14%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
7%
Construction Company
10%
University
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise24
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise2
 

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Clumio?
The credit system can be confusing, but if you talk to your account manager, they can help alleviate those concerns.
What needs improvement with Clumio?
I would like to see a Dry Run feature for a full disaster recovery implemented.
What advice do you have for others considering Clumio?
I recommend starting with a trial and ensuring that the CloudFormation stack properly deploys in your environment. Set up email alerting to make sure you receive notifications about backup successe...
 

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