We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Unitrends based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's easy to deploy."
"The deployment process is quite easy in Azure."
"It is a stable solution...The product is worth the money you pay for it."
"This solution is easy to configure and restore. It is a Microsoft product so is easily compatible with other solutions."
"Setting up Azure Backup is straightforward and the total deployment time was about a month."
"It is easy to schedule backups."
"The tool has a lot of features."
"It is a stable solution...It is a highly scalable solution."
"What I found most valuable in Unitrends is its simple user interface. It also works reliably."
"Stability-wise, I rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"It is an easy system to use. The support, if needed, is always willing to help."
"It is a quick and easy way to organize my backups and to keep track of them."
"It's not easy to scale it."
"I really like the reporting options you get for various email reports."
"The backup feature and recovery option are good because they allow the instant recovery of Hyper-V nodes and files."
"When we talk about a backup point of view, from a backup perspective, it's a good one."
"My company faces a lot of difficulties in restoring any encrypted VM backup."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"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."
"Ransomware protection is missing in Azure Backup."
"We have a concern with the backup when were are working with VMs that are running in Barracuda Firewall because it usually fails."
"Azure Backup is limited to certain workloads. It would be helpful if Microsoft focused on enabling backups for Oracle and other unsupported databases."
"I would like to see better integration with more products, and more services."
"It would be beneficial to receive alert messages if something isn't configured correctly, for instance, if service principal names are missing, a message could prompt you to set them up."
"There's a lot that can be made better. For example, it could be more scalable."
"Unitrends can be challenging to scale."
"Techs don't see to be well-versed in troubleshooting issues that arise and tickets stay opened for weeks for resolution."
"There are some questions as to how safely they are storing backup data."
"In terms of improvement, the UI, especially in the recovery section, is unclear about which repository it uses."
"The solution's base operating system needs to be improved."
"Comparing the features and the working pattern, definitely they have to come down on pricing if they want to compete in the market."
"Support is great for small simple issues, but anything more difficult, it is hard to get good resolutions without having to badger them and their management."
Azure Backup is ranked 7th in Backup and Recovery with 50 reviews while Unitrends is ranked 41st in Backup and Recovery with 34 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 8.0, while Unitrends is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Easy to install, performs well, and the technical support is helpful ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Unitrends writes "The solution can be used to back up servers and Hyper-V cluster nodes, but its support is super expensive". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Unitrends is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). See our Azure Backup vs. Unitrends report.
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