Barracuda Intronis Backup vs NetApp AltaVault comparison

Barracuda Networks and NetApp are both solutions in the Deduplication Software category. Barracuda Networks is ranked #11 with an average rating of 9.0, while NetApp is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.5. Barracuda Networks holds a 1.7% mindshare in DS, compared to NetApp’s 2.3% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Barracuda Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

Barracuda Intronis Backup

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Barracuda Intronis Backup

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 2024

Barracuda Intronis Backup and NetApp AltaVault are competitive solutions in the data backup and storage category. Barracuda appears to have the upper hand due to its user-friendly management, strong support, and attractive pricing.

Features: Barracuda Intronis Backup offers a user-friendly installation, reliable performance, and centralized management. The Live Boot feature allows quick system recovery. NetApp AltaVault integrates easily with various operating systems and efficiently moves data to economical storage options.

Room for Improvement: Barracuda Intronis Backup users noted a need for enhanced backup speed, consistent success rates, and support for user profiles. NetApp AltaVault requires improved indexing speed, file sharing capabilities, and better multi-gate connectivity.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Barracuda Intronis Backup excels with hybrid, on-premises, and public cloud deployments, supported by responsive customer service. NetApp AltaVault supports diverse environments with a focus on scalability, though it lacks Barracuda's customer service satisfaction.

Pricing and ROI: Barracuda Intronis Backup provides competitive pricing with a straightforward licensing model, ensuring a quick ROI. NetApp AltaVault tends to be more expensive but offers flexible payment options.

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Barracuda Intronis Backup vs. NetApp AltaVault

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Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Intronis Backup

Ranking in Deduplication Software

11th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

MSP Backup (6th)

NetApp AltaVault

Ranking in Deduplication Software

10th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (45th), Disk Based Backup Systems (6th), Cloud Backup (41st), Cloud Storage Gateways (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Deduplication Software category, the mindshare of Barracuda Intronis Backup is 1.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp AltaVault is 2.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Deduplication Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
NetApp AltaVault	2.3%
Barracuda Intronis Backup	1.7%
Other	96.0%

Deduplication Software

Featured Reviews

Gerard Wolters

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.

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Satish Tr

Consultant at Tata Consultancy

Positive impacts seen with improved data security and reliable support

I have six months of experience with the product, and as a consultant, the use cases for NetApp AltaVault mainly stand out for me. Regarding the deduplication feature in the product, I am interested in whether clients are using it. There are different integrations available with NetApp AltaVault, such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and I want to understand how they impact data security policies in my case.

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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

"The cloud side of it is nice. Everything happens behind the scenes without you realizing it, which is nice. It doesn't interrupt usage. There is also the freedom and ease of use of the cloud portal, which you can use to manage your backup. One of the strong points of Barracuda is that you can go from zero to having your first backup running within 10 minutes. If you have access to admin accounts and everything else, it can happen in 10 minutes. The ability to go in and just restore a particular file without having to do a full restore is also very useful. You can just go in and pick the files that you need to restore, and the same is with email. You can just go in, find an email, and restore that email without having to do a full backup of all the data or a full restore of the data. I feel very safe because it is not just about the backup; it is about the protection of the data from outside threats. They have a lot of areas of ATP, that is, advanced threat protection. You don't see that much on the backup side. You see it more on the email side. In the email protection, you know it is there at the back. It moves the quarantine emails that come through into a sandbox area, and then you can choose in the sandbox. You can open up an email in the sandbox to make sure that if there is a virus, it can't harm you. You can also plan how often your backups run, such as every six hours or four hours. It is the same with email. They also have a great PhishLine package, which is phishing attack training. You can have the strongest and the best backup and security that you can, but the end user is always the weakest link. They send almost like testing emails to end users to help them identify and understand phishing emails and prevent user or phishing attacks. It is a very good package."

"We recommend the product to other users because it is a good product."

"It is very reliable, so we don't have any issues with it, and basically, once you set it up and it is running, it is trouble-free and our customers are happy."

"The superior support from Barracuda in setting up, using, and helping with issues for the product."

"The most valuable features are the deduplication that analyzes data to identify duplicate patterns and granular restore."

"In summary, this is a good product and we plan to continue recommending it to our clients."

"The most valuable feature is the Live Boot solution, a feature on the Barracuda that is very helpful for critical service because 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."

"It allows us a low cost backup solution for hardware-based, VMware, and Hyper-V systems all from a single platform."

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"The dashboard is useful for managing data backups."

"We're doing AWS S3 with Glacier with cloud-based backup and the integration is good, as it works with Veeam and Commvault."

"Leverage the SE and the technical expertise within NetApp; they offer really great services, and they'll provide you with an honest approach to how to address your business problems."

"Considering the disaster recovery scenarios, I want to assess NetApp AltaVault's ability to minimize the recovery time objective (RTO) and what positive impact I have seen from the product so far."

"It's so easy to work with."

"The solution can be used for all Office 365 applications."

"It's pretty simple. Once you set it, it goes; and then the idea of being able to get it to the cloud very quickly. It's kind of a set-it-forget-it."

"Its initial setup is easy."

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Cons

"Barracuda Backup could use some more integration."

"Compared to Avamar and Data Domain (our other systems), the backup speed is slow."

"I think scalability is the big gap."

"The backup feature could be a bit simpler to utilize."

"This solution could be improved with offering lower prices at scale."

"We cannot backup Sun Micro systems. They are not currently supported."

"Their technical support is not very good. You never know what they are doing and what is the issue."

"Our second issue was backing up Solaris / Sun systems."

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"It wasn't as easy as I thought it was going to be. It was actually a complete rebuild, and then migrate the database."

"We have had issues getting to the right person, but once you get to the right person, they are knowledgeable."

"Also, we were actually able to discover a bug in the product that they're still working on. It's a bug with the Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol with older Windows operating systems."

"There are some bits it could do better. With tighter integration maybe with Veeam, or something like that, it'd be really good."

"The product must provide multi-gate connectivity."

"What could be helpful is different user base authentication so then maybe we could allow different customers to point to a single appliance and they only see the backups and things that they have."

"I really want to partner it with the SnapCenter. We haven't implemented that yet. We're upgrading all of our stuff to the ONTAP 9, which you had to have."

"More than a 500 volume limit. At the moment, it only supports up to 500 volumes for SnapMirror and that's a problem. We've got 750, so a larger limit for volume replicas for SnapMirror."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"You don't need to buy an extra license or agent. With one box, you have licenses for any amount of devices that you want to backed up for whatever is backed up."

"The price of the five-year contract was approximately three million Rupees ($42,000 USD)."

"What I like best about Barracuda Backup is the licensing model."

"The licensing is charged yearly. It's my understanding that the cost of the solution is somewhere around $7,000 every two years."

"The tool's pricing is reasonable."

"You have two options, which we have. We pay for it bi-monthly. Then, you can purchase the project hours and support annually."

"It allows us a low cost backup solution for hardware-based, VMware, and Hyper-V systems all from a single platform."

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"It's quite cost-effective."

"The pricing is not too bad, but could be a little better."

"You could compare it to a Dell EMC or ECS, and I think it's probably a little less costly than that. Within the marketplace, it's a medium cost."

"There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution, which comes to around 3,000 USD."

"The price is a bit high."

"In one use case, and we have several, to run for a particular customer, the price is about $375,000 a year."

"It is a rather expensive program."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

16%

Computer Software Company

10%

Marketing Services Firm

Financial Services Firm

Construction Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	3

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	10

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.

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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.

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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...

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Is NetApp AltaVault compatible with AWS?

Hello. Yes, it is compatible with AWS but the great thing about it is that it's actually working with so many cloud providers, it may be just for everyone. Besides the Amazon cloud services, NetApp...

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Can AltaVault be used for data reduction?

Hello, you can definitely use NetApp AltaVault for reducing your data and giving yourself some more storage. This product offers you deduplication and compression, helping you achieve that. I'm su...

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What kind of security does NetApp AltaVault give you?

My organization is very happy with the security that NetApp AltaVault gives us for our data on the cloud. First, it gives us the option for data recovery, which is very good, especially if someone...

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Also Known As

Barracuda Backup

AltaVault

Overview

Barracuda Intronis Backup is a comprehensive data protection solution designed to safeguard critical business information. It offers secure and efficient backup and recovery capabilities for physical and virtual environments. With its user-friendly interface, businesses can easily manage and monitor their backups, ensuring data integrity and availability.

The solution supports a wide range of platforms, including Windows, Mac, and Linux, making it suitable for diverse IT environments. Barracuda Intronis Backup utilizes advanced deduplication and compression techniques to optimize storage utilization and reduce backup windows.

It also offers flexible recovery options, allowing businesses to restore files, folders, or entire systems quickly and efficiently. The solution ensures data security through encryption and secure transmission protocols, protecting sensitive information from unauthorized access.

With its robust reporting and alerting features, businesses can proactively monitor backup status and address any issues promptly. Barracuda Intronis Backup provides businesses with peace of mind, knowing that their critical data is protected and easily recoverable in the event of a disaster.

Barracuda Networks

NetApp AltaVault is a cloud-integrated storage solution created to increase recovery capabilities and lower cost and risks. It is better than traditional backup and recovery solutions because they are considerably slower, more expensive, risky, and can be too complex for the comprehension of many users. NetApp AltaVault solves issues related to backup, archival, and restoration. Compared to on-premises solutions, this software claims to be up to 90% less expensive while solving multiple issues related to data storage in the cloud. AltaVault presents three solutions to its customers: backup and recovery, cold storage and archives, and disaster recovery.

1. NetApp’s backup and recovery solution works with Kerne-Based Virtual Machine, Microsoft Hyper-V, and VMware vSphere, creating a solution for mid-sized businesses as well as for bigger companies that want to protect their offices in different locations. The usable local cache capacities of this solution range from 32TB to 383TB, providing clients with enough storage for their important data while giving them the option to retrieve it if something goes amiss.

2. NetApp AltaVault can be configured in cold storage mode and used for data that is not often used. The solution is scalable, thus allowing minimal costs for operating with cold data and allowing fast access to it at the same time.

3. AltaVault offers disaster recovery for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. Your data will be secured on the cloud, providing you with a secure backup if the need for disaster recovery arises.

NetApp AltaVault Features

NetApp AltaVault’s many valued features include:

Data reduction: NetApp AltaVault applies deduplication and compression, reducing data up to a 30:1 ratio.
Network and cloud optimization: AltaVault can increase data transfer speed by up to 4 times due to its built-in WAN optimization.
Data restoration: Because data is restored from the local cache, recoverability is up to 32 times faster than other methods.
Deployment and scale: Users can choose their preferred method - virtual, physical, or cloud-based in Azure or AWS. Since NetApp AltaVault starts at 2TB and can scale up to 57PB, it is one of the most scalable products in its category.
Compatible with existing backup software: NetApp AltaVault is compatible with NetApp SnapMirror, EMC, IBM, Commvault, Veritas, and Veeam, meaning it offers a vast array of options for its users when it comes to backup software.
Cloud choice and agility: AltaVault supports NetApp StorageGRID, Azure, Google, IBM, and AWS. This provides users with the assurance that their data is safely stored, even if their cloud provider experiences technical issues.

NetApp AltaVault Benefits

The benefits of using NetApp AltaVault include:

Efficient solution for data reduction
Compatible with leading public and private cloud storage providers
Provides data encryption

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