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Azure Site Recovery vs NetVault Plus comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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
6.6
NetVault Plus support is praised for prompt, effective resolutions, although response times vary, especially with third-party support.
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
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
We primarily rely on our Cloud Support Partner for support.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global
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
I would rate Quest support as eight.
Manager System Management at Şanstech
Technical support is great for NetVault Plus.
Sr. System Administration (Grindmaster Machines Pvt Ltd) at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
 

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
5.9
NetVault Plus scalability opinions vary, with some praising it highly and others noting limitations due to infrastructure.
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
5.9
NetVault Plus stability opinions differ, with some reporting issues, while others find it generally reliable despite minor concerns.
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
Stability-wise, Quest NetVault is a stable product for me, with the exception of Office 365.
System Administrator at DIANA FEA BV
 

Room For Improvement

Azure Site Recovery needs better integration, deployment, stability, security, and support, with improved logging, pricing, and platform compatibility.
NetVault Plus users request enhanced restore accuracy, interface clarity, version compatibility, storage capacity, and seek additional features like MongoDB support.
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
Currently, Azure Site Recovery does not support shared disk options.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global
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
Improvements should come, particularly in compatibility, backup performance, or better troubleshooting.
Manager at Fractalio Data Pvt Ltd
I have never been able to have a solid backup of Office 365 using Quest NetVault.
System Administrator at DIANA FEA BV
 

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 is seen as variable, with flexible licensing and mixed satisfaction on costs compared to competitors.
It was not the expensive part of our costs.
Chief Technology Officer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees
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
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
It could be cheaper.
Sr. System Administration (Grindmaster Machines Pvt Ltd) at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees
I cannot say the rate is cheap.
System Administrator at DIANA FEA BV
 

Valuable Features

Azure Site Recovery is praised for seamless failover, ease of use, compatibility, but may be costly for smaller clients.
NetVault Plus provides efficient backup, user-friendly interface, supports major databases, and enhances recovery operations with robust reporting capabilities.
Its time-saving aspects allow us to write PowerShell scripts to automate failover processes.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global
Azure provides a 99.99% SLA for their uptime, ensuring that even during outages due to patch releases, there is no data loss, merely hindered accessibility.
Client Relationship Manager at Infomag
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 application supports scanning files for malware before backup operations.
Senior System Engineer at PT. Virtus Technology Indonesia
The backup and recovery capabilities of NetVault Plus are very important for maintaining my business.
Manager System Management at Şanstech
 

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 (1st)
NetVault Plus
Average Rating
7.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (37th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (22nd)
 

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.
Arno Wolthers - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at DIANA FEA BV
Reliable multi-platform backups have protected diverse servers and virtual libraries
Quest NetVault can improve in the area of Office 365 backups. Two years ago, I purchased the Office 365 plug-in or leased it for a year, and I have never been able to have a solid backup of Office 365 using Quest NetVault. I have resorted to a different solution specifically for Office 365 backups. It is not that it never works, but it fails so many times that it is not production-ready. On a weekly basis, I encounter problems and have to restart jobs or figure out what is wrong and then run it again. It simply needs to run as all the other Quest NetVault jobs do. If tomorrow there was a brand new Quest NetVault and I had the option to add something to make my life easier, besides improving the Office 365 backup, I would like to see that Quest Co Store products should be a part of Quest NetVault. They work and interact, but I have the impression it should be one solution.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Construction Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Performing Arts
7%
Manufacturing Company
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 Business8
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

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 is your primary use case for Azure Site Recovery?
My main use case for Azure Site Recovery is that we are doing cross-region disaster recovery and processing.
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?
Quest NetVault can improve in the area of Office 365 backups. Two years ago, I purchased the Office 365 plug-in or leased it for a year, and I have never been able to have a solid backup of Office ...
What is your primary use case for Quest NetVault?
My use cases for Quest NetVault involve one backup server, which has a Windows-based server with a lot of disks attached. On these disks, I have a virtual type library, and the system also has acce...
 

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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