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Azure Site Recovery vs NetVault Plus comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.2
Azure Site Recovery is cost-effective, time-saving, and reliable, optimizing virtual machine processes and offering an alternative to secondary data centers.
Sentiment score
1.0
Quest NetVault provides robust data protection, quick recovery, and seamless integration, enhancing operational efficiency and offering measurable cost savings.
Azure Site Recovery, while being pricier than some providers, has a sufficient service level to justify costs.
Client Relationship Manager at Infomag
Azure Site Recovery is time-saving, and its features allow us to automate processes and save resources.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.4
Microsoft's Azure Site Recovery support is knowledgeable but inconsistent, with mixed reviews on response times and communication efficiency.
Sentiment score
7.0
NetVault Plus users appreciate responsive support and knowledgeable staff but note occasional delays due to external dependencies.
Microsoft support could be improved as it rates only a five out of ten, with slow response times and a preference for email over phone communication even in severity B cases.
IT Manager at NTT DATA
During a global outage that affected our operations, there was no apology or in-depth follow-up from Microsoft.
Chief Technology Officer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees
Issues frequently require escalation.
Client Relationship Manager at Infomag
I would rate Quest support as eight.
Manager System Management at Şanstech
The response time is good, but resolving some issues can take time due to dependencies on external devices.
Senior System Engineer at PT. Virtus Technology Indonesia
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Azure Site Recovery is scalable, excelling in cloud migration and disaster recovery for businesses, despite regional scalability variations.
Sentiment score
5.5
NetVault Plus is praised for scalability and integration, though infrastructure dependency poses challenges and prompts some to consider alternatives.
I would rate the scalability of Azure Site Recovery as a nine out of ten.
Chief Technology Officer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees
Scalability is provided because they are offering 99.95% availability.
IT Manager at NTT DATA
Azure Site Recovery is a very scalable product and service mechanism.
Client Relationship Manager at Infomag
Quest NetVault Plus is highly scalable, rated at an eight.
Senior System Engineer at PT. Virtus Technology Indonesia
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Azure Site Recovery is highly rated for stability and scalability, frequently scoring between seven and ten by users.
Sentiment score
4.8
NetVault Plus receives mixed stability reviews, with reliable performance often noted but occasional issues following updates and resource constraints.
The system did go down a couple of times, which impacted our operations.
Chief Technology Officer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees
I would rate the stability of Azure Site Recovery at eight to nine out of ten.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global
There have been very few issues reported in the past year, with only one ticket raised, indicating its reliability.
Senior System Engineer at PT. Virtus Technology Indonesia
 

Room For Improvement

Azure Site Recovery needs better integration, deployment, stability, security, and support, with improved logging, pricing, and platform compatibility.
NetVault Plus requires improved restore speed, user interface, compatibility, scheduling, security, database support, performance, and development interaction.
If their agent version is mismatched and the health status is critical, you will not be able to perform your Azure Site Recovery.
IT Manager at NTT DATA
There is room for improvement in the release of patches, such as ensuring they are properly managed to avoid outages.
Client Relationship Manager at Infomag
The flexibility of Azure Site Recovery regarding integration with different IT environments is limited; it is purely an Azure platform service for business continuity, not meant for integration with other services.
Vice President of Delivery & Deployment at TekFriday Inc
Improvements should come, particularly in compatibility, backup performance, or better troubleshooting.
Manager at Fractalio Data Pvt Ltd
There is also a need for better security measures, as security is critical to ensure backups are safe and free from malware.
Senior System Engineer at PT. Virtus Technology Indonesia
NetVault Plus doesn't have a support team in my country; having a local contact in Turkey would be very useful for us.
Manager System Management at Şanstech
 

Setup Cost

Azure Site Recovery offers cost-effective DR solutions despite complex billing, with average monthly site-to-site replication costs at $225.
NetVault Plus pricing varies; it's seen as costly or affordable, offering flexible licensing and potential discounts for multiple purchases.
A major advantage is that you do not want to pay any more for huge costs to build a DR site.
IT Manager at NTT DATA
It was not the expensive part of our costs.
Chief Technology Officer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees
The pricing of Azure Site Recovery is around a four out of ten, being somewhat cost-effective.
Client Relationship Manager at Infomag
The pricing is not expensive, rated around a four in terms of cost.
Senior System Engineer at PT. Virtus Technology Indonesia
 

Valuable Features

Azure Site Recovery is praised for seamless failover, ease of use, compatibility, but may be costly for smaller clients.
Quest NetVault Plus provides easy deployment, user-friendly interface, comprehensive database and backup management, reporting, malware scanning, and network control.
The features I find most valuable in Azure Site Recovery include the test failover, which allows us to test our site recovery without bringing down the primary; disaster recovery provides that feature.
Vice President of Delivery & Deployment at TekFriday Inc
In Azure, we can access the services remotely, and we can do DR drills or these other things with minimal cost and resource allocation.
IT Manager at NTT DATA
The most valuable features of Azure Site Recovery are its ease of use and speed of recovery.
Chief Technology Officer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees
Quest NetVault Plus supports a wide range of databases such as MSSQL, MySQL, Oracle, and SAP, offering extensive coverage.
Manager at Fractalio Data Pvt Ltd
The backup and recovery capabilities of NetVault Plus are very important for maintaining my business.
Manager System Management at Şanstech
The application supports scanning files for malware before backup operations.
Senior System Engineer at PT. Virtus Technology Indonesia
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Site Recovery
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
26
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery as a Service (2nd)
NetVault Plus
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.2
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (42nd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (27th)
 

Featured Reviews

AP
IT Manager at NTT DATA
Long-term user praises cost savings and reliability of disaster recovery solutions
There is only one thing to note: the agent has to be up-to-date when SCCM or any third-party tools are doing patching activities. If their agent version is mismatched and the health status is critical, you will not be able to perform your Azure Site Recovery. Recently, I worked with a mass issue related to Recovery Services Vault, and the VM support engineers are taking a lot of time to extend support to the customer. When you raise a call, they wait too long, and even if you request an engineer to set up a call for severity B cases, they are not ready to communicate over the phone, preferring email instead.
MK
Manager at Fractalio Data Pvt Ltd
Consistent high ratings reflect user satisfaction and reliability
The effective features are file system backup and bare metal recovery. I find it effective because the recovery time when the system goes down is approximately 10 hours, so you can recover the system, and the recovery procedure is quite straightforward. The solution is on-premises. Deduplication is handled by their own product called Corestore, which is a software-based deduplication engine. The deduplication ratio is quite good, and the backup window reduces because of it. To use Quest NetVault Plus backup, my advice is that the product is quite simple; there's no need to access or log in to the backup server, just log in from any system in the same network, and the configuration part is also quite simple. I rate Quest NetVault Plus a nine out of ten.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
8%
Performing Arts
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise14
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Site Recovery?
Azure Site Recovery allows my company to save around 30 percent of the time on every VM that we need to back up and restore.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Site Recovery?
A major advantage is that you do not want to pay any more for huge costs to build a DR site. It is very flexible and will save your cost.
What needs improvement with Azure Site Recovery?
The flexibility of Azure Site Recovery regarding integration with different IT environments is limited; it is purely an Azure platform service for business continuity, not meant for integration wit...
What do you like most about Quest NetVault?
NetVault is a great cloud-ready enterprise backup software for hybrid data centers. Here are some of the things I really like about the solution: It is easy to use right out of the box and scales ...
What needs improvement with Quest NetVault?
I don't know of any improvements needed because everything is okay; I have no problems. NetVault Plus doesn't have a support team in my country; having a local contact in Turkey would be very usefu...
What is your primary use case for Quest NetVault?
My primary purpose for using NetVault Plus is file backup, only file backup. We don't need granular backup right now because the betting system operates only in Turkey, and government policy is ver...
 

Also Known As

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NetVault Backup, Quest NetVault, Quest NetVault Backup, BakBone
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Russell Reynolds Associates, Union Insurance, Rackspace
intel, Mars, MERK, Microsoft, Uber, Visa
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