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Barracuda Intronis Backup vs Rubrik comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Intronis Backup
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (11th), MSP Backup (6th)
Rubrik
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
96
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (4th), Cloud Backup (4th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Cloud Services solutions, they serve different purposes. Barracuda Intronis Backup is designed for Deduplication Software and holds a mindshare of 1.3%, up 0.2% compared to last year.
Rubrik, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 4.1% mindshare, down 7.7% since last year.
Deduplication Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Barracuda Intronis Backup1.3%
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain25.4%
HPE StoreOnce18.1%
Other55.2%
Deduplication Software
Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Rubrik4.1%
Veeam Data Platform7.6%
Commvault Cloud4.4%
Other83.9%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Gerard Wolters - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT manager at Oosterhof Holman
Easy to use, immutable, and provides good deduplication features
When we wanted to back up our Microsoft environment, we looked for a cloud backup. Barracuda provided a cloud backup. There were no other products that offered similar features at that time. I will recommend the product to others. It is easy to use. It is a complete package. It is easy to integrate the product with Microsoft. We have a complete package that includes antispam and email gateway solutions. We can choose any package we want. We use Barracuda Essentials. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
KB
Information Technology Specialist at LIGHTHOUSE DOCUMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC
Technical support has improved my data management process but I encounter GUI and cost challenges
The solution is available in the Azure Marketplace, but approaching directly is more cost-effective. The Marketplace approach incurs additional platform and reporting costs. We initially built Rubrik at host level and DB level. We encountered latency issues when reverting back, with numerous snapshots available. This resulted in increased costs and occupied spaces. I performed manual deletion of snapshots and verified with the Rubrik team for confirmation. The GUI reporting functionality lacks flexibility. For instance, obtaining specific server reports considering drive space and backup quantities is not possible, as it only provides overall reporting.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Whenever you have a crash or your service is not working, you can just live-boot the machine and have your service up and running."
"The backup feature is most valuable. That's why we took it."
"The most valuable feature is unlimited data storage on the cloud. Even if the employee has left the company for a few years, the backup will still be maintained."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication that analyzes data to identify duplicate patterns and granular restore."
"The main feature we like about Barracuda is that we can map devices directly to the cloud. It operates as a security device to run a backup of the cloud in case one of our physical machines goes down."
"The configuration and the onboarding process are pretty good."
"They are the best support that we have had so far. When you contact or email them, they are very quick to respond. They always have someone available for us. That's what we want as a customer, we want someone to listen to us."
"It is very reliable, so we don't have any issues with it. Our customers have never raised any issue with it. Basically, once you set it up and it is running, it is trouble-free. Our customers are happy. They just got a renewal for the subscription for the service."
"In the event of any issues or questions, the support is top-notch. We rarely need to use support, but when they are needed, they are always quick to respond and very knowledgeable."
"The most valuable feature has been the Live Mount feature."
"The web interface is user-friendly, clean, and it provides a good summary of what you're protecting at a glance."
"A reduced infrastructure complexity and fast to rack and go."
"Takes me 80 percent less time to manage my backup environment."
"One platform for instant recovery."
"For data security, anomaly detection, site monitoring, and threat hunting are very important features that help customers."
"Adaptative backup and SLAs simply allow you to tell a machine to backup without taking care of the backup window."
 

Cons

"I would like to see better integration with third-party applications."
"The solution needs fine-grained backup capabilities to service individual users. But this is a minor issue considering all that the product does."
"We're working with them on our file share backups. Our solution needs a little bit more fine-tuning. We're not sure if the issue is at our end or at Barracuda's end."
"It would be nice to have some reports generated on the usage, but it is not essential."
"The tool is not user-friendly. The solution should also improve its compatibility. It is also not license-based."
"This solution could be improved with offering lower prices at scale."
"The search features must be improved."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see cloud support and deduplication functionality."
"The same test case in Rubrik takes more than six to seven times longer, meaning the on-premises SLA is significantly faster."
"The open source database needs to be supported."
"User interface could be improved."
"We would like to be able to do granular restores directly from Exchange. Also, more granular management of VM backups would help."
"Rubrik needs to continue to listen to their customers and what they want/need, not just care about money and the bottom line."
"The solution could improve by having fewer VM Stuns."
"Price-wise, Rubrik needs improvement as it is considered expensive compared to similar competitors."
"With Windows, it is difficult to configure Oracle Database."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They're on par with their competitors."
"Its pricing is very reasonable, but it can be reduced."
"You have two options, which we have. We pay for it bi-monthly. Then, you can purchase the project hours and support annually."
"It is about 6,900 or 7,000 a year. It goes up a little every year. Its price includes live updates, support, antivirus, and cloud storage. If I increase the cloud space, then the price would increase. It has been consistent for us."
"What I like best about Barracuda Backup is the licensing model."
"All the storage is included in Barracuda, so you're just paying for the package. I think with Veeam, you pay for the package, and you pay for the storage."
"It allows us a low cost backup solution for hardware-based, VMware, and Hyper-V systems all from a single platform."
"Normally, there is the hardware on the site. So, essentially, there is a server and storage. They can price it a little lower because the customers are making a little investment upfront. Even though it is trouble-free for the end-users, and once it is set up and running, they don't have to really think about it, there is essentially an initial investment. It is not really pricey. We're actually competitive, but we are in a different market. In Asia, customers are a little more price-sensitive than in the west. It is not really a real issue."
"I rate the pricing an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high."
"I don't remember the cost, but I know that for Veeam, we were spending almost $250,000 a year for 205 licenses. It was an enterprise version. When we purchased Rubrik, it was just a little bit more. It was not a terribly huge amount, and if I recall, that was for three years of support as well. So, Veeam priced itself out of the market at a certain point in time."
"The cost was less than our previous provider, and this is a much better product."
"There is a license requirement for the solution. If you expand or if the maintenance period expires, there's a license renewal as well."
"It is a great value, but its cost is still a bit high."
"There are additional costs like maintenance, and there are some features on their central management piece that don't come with our licensing."
"The pricing has been quite good from our perspective, in terms of being able to negotiate with the Rubrik team to get the product that we want and be able to sell that out to our end customers."
"Rubrik is quite expensive for small businesses."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise55
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Barracuda Backup?
The solution’s scalability is good because its space is unlimited. We can start in Office365 with one terabyte bit of information and leverage through an enterprise solution of 1000 users.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Backup?
The pricing is very competitive. Licensing is on a yearly basis, and Barracuda even provides replacements after three years if a device reaches end of life, without any extra charges.
What needs improvement with Barracuda Backup?
The product needs improvement to become better. For example, we attempted to integrate with Postgres SQL server to backup the database alone, which was not supported. For this reason, we required a...
Which would you choose - Rubrik or Veeam Backup & Replication?
Veeam Backup & Replication provides an easy-to-set-up solution to the issue of data storage and recovery. Setting it up is a relatively simple affair. For the most part it prompts you from scre...
What do you like most about Rubrik?
It's easy to manage and has an innovated solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rubrik?
Regarding pricing, Rubrik is a costly solution, and I would rate it an eight.
 

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Sample Customers

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