We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Commvault Complete Data Protection based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Commvault Complete Data Protection finishes slightly ahead of Azure Backup in this comparison. Commvault can handle the most complex and most demeaning environments effortlessly. It is easy to use, offers a wide range of workloads, and is very scalable. Azure has some integration issues and limits the amount of backup that can be performed.
"The solution helped us use R2 RBO to back up frequently."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is the file recovery and file vault."
"You can select the tiering for your backup and manage your cost."
"The tool has a lot of features."
"The best aspect of the solution is its backup functionality."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is the native backup capabilities."
"Enables immediate recovery and immediate restoration."
"It is easy to schedule backups."
"The most valuable feature is the ability it gives me to automate backups well and consistently, and to follow up on them as well. It also provides consistent recovery processes. Whenever we have needed to do a restore, it has worked quickly and efficiently."
"Commvault is a stable solution for Red Hat Linux."
"In terms of the speed of backup, it operates seamlessly, so I'd rate it as excellent... with my daily use and workload, quite honestly I don't even notice when it backs up."
"Commvault is very simple to use and it is automated."
"The solution also provides me with a complete view of our data. I write scripts to report information from the Command Center daily. I report it in HTML and have the status of the last day for the whole environment."
"Commvault software is a single platform where you can enable whatever you want to use, like endpoint protection. You can enable those licenses on a single platform screen. This is where I see the value ad. This is a single management tool."
"Commvault is a very stable product."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to backup over the dedicated Fiber Channel directly from SAN."
"On-prem can be complex to set up but the cloud is simple."
"The product must improve on a database level."
"Azure lacks sufficient solutions for a particular scenario, we may need to resort to using third-party applications. In such cases, these applications can be employed to facilitate backup, replication, and the efficient utilization of internet connectivity and bandwidth. They enable us to effectively manage and transfer data while ensuring optimal utilization of network resources. However, it would be a benefit if we did not have to use third-party applications for these operations."
"I would like to see more automation, integration, and security. The price could be better."
"Azure Backup could improve the backup data copies because they are not immutable."
"In the next release, I would like to see the ability to back up to different cloud providers."
"While Azure Backup allows ingress data, the egress data is chargeable, which should be excluded."
"In Avamar, the file-based restores are very quick and fast, whereas, in Azure Backup, VM restore is super easy, but if I have to do a file or a folder restore, I have to mount the entire VM image. I have to wait for some time for it to be mounted, and then I have to go inside and then check the file and copy it somewhere. It's a bit of a manual process, whereas in Avamar, you can directly select a file and folder, and it'll recover with whatever permissions you want."
"I would like to see some of the code execute a little bit better when I add new licenses and assign licenses to users. I'd like to see that information update a little quicker."
"Commvault likes to be ahead of the game when it comes to merging with other platforms, but sometimes it's before they have the solution truly baked in. Office 365 is an example. I feel that my company might be a litmus test for their solution, because we have such a large environment. Some of the promised solutions that we received from Commvault were more like testing solutions. They weren't really validated, meaning they were possibilities. There have been a lot of hot fixes for the solution that we're using right now, more than we expected."
"I would like more communication informing us on what Commvault is doing in the background."
"The back of virtual machines needs improvement. I know they're working on it. They're always doing new things but I think they still have a little bit more to do."
"Commvault is a rich system that might scare somebody the first time they see it because it feels so huge."
"It takes a lot of steps to implement backups. We have to do a lot of planning to make the solution work properly. It takes some time to create every policy. It's an easy task, but there are many steps. It's not as easy as using Veeam."
"Commvault could benefit from increased automation to streamline processes and enhance predictability."
"What I need is deeper CLI documentation for both QCommand and SQL queries."
Azure Backup is ranked 7th in Backup and Recovery with 50 reviews while Commvault Cloud is ranked 3rd in Backup and Recovery with 104 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Commvault Cloud is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Commvault Cloud writes "Provides excellent visibility and helps reduce costs and time". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Acronis Cyber Protect, Veritas NetBackup and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas Commvault Cloud is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Cohesity DataProtect and Zerto. See our Azure Backup vs. Commvault Cloud report.
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