Bacula Enterprise vs Datto SIRIS comparison

Bacula Systems and datto are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Bacula Systems is ranked #25 with an average rating of 10.0, while datto is ranked #32 with an average rating of 10.0. Bacula Systems holds a 1.0% mindshare in BRS, compared to datto’s 0.0% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Bacula Systems users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of datto users who would recommend it.

Bacula Enterprise

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90% willing to recommend

Datto SIRIS

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100% willing to recommend

Bacula Enterprise

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We performed a comparison between Bacula Enterprise and Datto SIRIS based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Bacula Enterprise

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

25th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (12th)

Datto SIRIS

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

32nd

Average Rating

10.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disk Based Backup Systems (5th), Disaster Recovery as a Service (8th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (21st), MSP Backup (9th)

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Bacula Enterprise is 1.0%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Datto SIRIS is 0.0%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Bacula Enterprise	1.0%
Datto SIRIS	0.0%
Other	99.0%

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GiovanniRamirez

Senior IT Consultant at Xerif

Solid backup tool with good scalability

The last scenario in which I used Bacula was for a customer who needed some open-source tool which could support encryption at that time. We managed to convince the customer to use Bacula to deploy it in their environment It was a very good project. The Bacula concept, topology, and networking…

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Andrea Zanonepoma

Engineer at a renewables & environment company with 51-200 employees

Has reduced downtime by enabling fast recovery after ransomware incidents

The facility to use Datto SIRIS is a function that I prefer. The user interface of Datto SIRIS is very simple and very user-friendly. The restore is very fast. The alerts that arrive in my email are very complete. Reporting in Datto SIRIS is very efficient. The reporting via email from Datto SIRIS for me, my customer, and my team shows that every single backup is okay or if there is a problem because the snapshot for the server is broken or another problem that I can address systematically. Since I started using Datto SIRIS, the time to recover data or servers has improved significantly; before, restoring a file or server was very long with the normal backup system. Datto reduced the time much more when I needed to recover a file or a machine. The cost for Datto SIRIS is very important. Using Datto SIRIS notably reduces time and introduces high-level security. Datto SIRIS positively impacts my organization by reducing downtime for the restore. The restore with Datto SIRIS is very fast compared to other solutions that I know.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It can be used in virtually any environment we have onsite."

"The most valuable features are the special plugins such as SAP HANA databases, Microsoft SQL, and various types of virtualization."

"It is easy to scale Bacula Enterprise even if your system is growing tremendously in data and servers."

"The solution has extensive documentation and a very active community."

"Bacula is pretty stable."

"It brought many advantages - such as the learning curve being very light."

"It works great and it provides you with several standard tools to restore your backup, even after a big failure."

"Bacula is very solid, very stable, and very scalable."

"Since I started using Datto SIRIS, the time to recover data or servers has improved significantly; before, restoring a file or server was very long with the normal backup system, Datto reduced the time much more when I needed to recover a file or a machine."

Cons

"Many features have been converted to commercial licensing, which restricts their availability."

"We are looking for a unique interface that can rule both enterprise and open source editions. Such a thing does not yet exist."

"A more user-friendly interface (GUI) can be developed."

"It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company."

"We would like to see an improvement in the functionality of the GUI."

"Easier setup and configuration, perhaps including a GUI, would be an improvement."

"Bacula needs a graphical user interface because, for administrators, the command-line interface is okay, but for the average user it is not very easy."

"The initial setup could be a bit easier."

"The backup of the Mac OS solution in Datto SIRIS doesn't exist at this moment."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is an open-source solution."

"We have a perpetual license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

University

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	4

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bacula Enterprise?

Bacula is more expensive than various other solutions. It’s almost completely commercial now. Products like Veeam software are much more expensive.

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What needs improvement with Bacula Enterprise?

Many features have been converted to commercial licensing, which restricts their availability.

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What is your primary use case for Bacula Enterprise?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Datto SIRIS?

Regarding pricing, setup costs, and licensing, my experience was straightforward with no surprises or things I'd highlight for other buyers.

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What needs improvement with Datto SIRIS?

I can't think of anything that can be improved with Datto SIRIS; it's a very good all-round product. If I could imagine a future feature to enhance my experience with Datto SIRIS, it would be bette...

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What is your primary use case for Datto SIRIS?

My main use case for Datto SIRIS is for complete server and data backups, which I rely on most day-to-day. I use Datto SIRIS for server and data backup in my daily operations, as it constantly mirr...

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Overview

Bacula Enterprise is a highly scalable, especially robust and secure data backup and recovery software. Its unique low cost subscription model empowers data centers to truly escape data volume price traps. With a high degree of flexibility and customizability, Bacula offers native integration with a wide range of hypervisors, databases, file systems, cloud interfaces and containers. High numbers of enterprise organizations worldwide (incl. NASA, Bank of Austria, Swisscom or Sky PLC) have adopted Bacula Enterprise backup software in mission critical environments because of its advanced features and ability to handle high data volume at very low cost.

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Datto SIRIS is a reliable, all-in-one business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solution built for MSPs to prevent data loss and minimize downtime for clients, while building margins to grow their own business.

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Sample Customers

NASA, SwissCom, Navisite, Turner Studios, Bank Austria, Caixa Bank, SdV Plurimedia, Leibniz University Hannover, Zeta Global, Tricore, NetLog, Siemens, LocaWeb, wbsGo, itesys, Queens School of Computing, Escrypt.

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