Barracuda Intronis Backup vs Rubrik comparison

Barracuda Intronis Backup

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Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Intronis Backup

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (11th), MSP Backup (8th)

Rubrik

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (4th), Cloud Backup (5th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (9th)

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 2.2%, up 0.8% compared to last year.
Rubrik, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 3.0% mindshare, down 5.2% since last year.

Deduplication Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Barracuda Intronis Backup	2.2%
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain	21.2%
HPE StoreOnce	17.4%
Other	59.2%

Deduplication Software

Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Rubrik	3.0%
Veeam Data Platform	5.6%
Commvault Cloud	3.2%
Other	88.2%

Backup and Recovery

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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reviewer2588997

Senior Technical Support Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Reliable automated backups have protected critical databases and simplified recoveries for our operations

Portal identity management should improve. We end up losing people's identity, which was not sufficient enough to read the events. That was the only place I could see for improvement. They keep changing the layouts and descriptions, giving the user confusion if they have not used it for maybe three months. When they come back, the interface is changed. They lost the legacy support, and it is not consistent. Some of the options for the restore give a very hard time for the engineer if they come back after three months to use it because the phrases have changed completely. That is why they were not able to select whether they should select this option or should select another option. Where it comes from, the documentation we gave them does not match anymore. That was a challenge.My consultation part was about how to integrate the technology with each other for the platform or storage or database. I did not deal with any price metrics or scaling the storage. I have no idea about the pricing part. I never joined any meetings or any documents to disclose the pricing. It was quite good in general. Recently, in March 2025, they did a new update which enabled them to update their agents remotely and built in, in-place mode. That is bringing the cybersecurity perspective. That was a big challenge. I said it is a challenge, but I do not know because I left the company, so I am not sure if cybersecurity addressed the solution. Rubrik support is usually very accommodating and very flexible. I am not sure, but the last challenge I saw was that.

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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

"Customers get a return on their investment from day one."

"The most valuable feature is the speed of backup, which is very good compared to other solutions."

"Easy, immediate protection for data that is virtually infinitely scalable."

"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."

"I have found the product's LiveBoot feature to be most valuable."

"Its interface is intuitive, and it is easy to use when I am restoring files. Barracuda does a really excellent job at compression, which makes it very efficient. Eight years later, I am only halfway through to the capacity, which is very good."

"The scalability of the product is fine."

"The product is easy to install and use while doing what it is expected to do."

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"Due to this effective, faster backup and recovery solution, we are now able to focus on other creative tasks to meet our entire pipeline, and we save around one million dollars a year."

"Rubrik has brought all of our backups under a single pane of glass and made recovery extremely simple."

"Rubrik backup is more than twice as fast as our previous solution, and its deduplication rate is significantly better."

"The most important feature is the instant recovery of virtual machines, as it allows us to restore services in minutes."

"We had some VMware issue as VMware did some changes on the AHCI drivers. Rubrik saved our environment those times."

"In terms of usage, Rubrik has allowed us to retrieve data 80 to 90 percent faster than our previous technology."

"It has reduced our maintenance efforts. The amount of time and effort that would have gone in troubleshooting various issues related a data crash has been addressed by Rubrik. So, it has helped to improve our productivity. The data is being captured about our customers periodically that is secure and safe."

"The search functionality is second to none as the speed of the search is fast across the whole system and predictive."

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Cons

"I think scalability is the big gap."

"I would like to see the automatic backup of critical applications to the cloud."

"Their technical support is not very good. You never know what they are doing and what is the issue. Customers need to know what is happening. This is our main concern and the only thing that can be improved in this solution. I would like to have more visibility about what is going on when something happens. I need to know what was done to solve the issue."

"The cloud backup is brilliant, but there should be an option to take that cloud backup and save it locally as well."

"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."

"The solution needs fine-grained backup capabilities to service individual users. But this is a minor issue considering all that the product does."

"Some features like CIFS are not supported that would help speed and flexibility."

"The solution depends on your connectivity, so it is essential to have a proper connection to the cloud."

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"There could be better reporting and better filtering."

"I would like a way to set monthly backups on a certain date and time."

"I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. There is always room for improvement."

"Two areas I would like to see improvement in Rubrik are pricing and localization."

"There is room for improvement in pricing. After the licensing, the price tends to go up as time goes by."

"The deployment and configuration of the backup service is something that could be streamlined a little bit, particularly when you're trying to do a SQL workload. You have to install a backup service on the server. You only have to do it once and then you're done, but you have to do that on every server that you want to protect."

"The solution's reporting feature could be better."

"The only thing that can be improved is catering for open source databases because at the moment it doesn't cater for Mongo, MySQL, and Postgres."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 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."

"Because it is a single package that includes everything, they are worth the money that you need to pay for it. You are paying for the hardware, licensing, the software that runs on it, regular updates, the cloud features included with it along with the replication, and your space allocated in the cloud for replication. It is fairly priced for what you get."

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

"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."

"Low, fixed cost with great savings."

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"The initial setup cost includes support and maintenance costs, followed by a monthly fee."

"There is just one cost, and it includes software and hardware. So, everything is included. It is better than other solutions in terms of cost. We also have Dell EMC Avamar in our environment, and we have to pay for the hardware and data domain. We also have to pay for the software license for the data protection suite. So, based on my calculations, I find Rubrik cheaper, and we are also getting good performance."

"I rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten."

"When we compared the overall costs, Rubrik was cheaper because the engineering and operational side required FAR LESS dedication. So, all in all, they actually were cheaper than the competition."

"The setup cost is a bit high, but the solution is an all-in-one solution."

"Rubrik is expensive, but due to its data management capabilities, customers can save a lot by reducing hardware and storage."

"High priced when considering a total change in backup solution."

"We are on an annual license to use Rubrik and it is priced well."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

17%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Outsourcing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Manufacturing Company

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

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	23
Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	56

Questions from the Community

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...

What is your primary use case for Barracuda Backup?

We are partners with Trellix Move Antivirus and we have sold it previously. That particular bundle has changed as Trellix has moved to Complete Protection and the DLP comes under another bundle. We...

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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Overview

Barracuda Intronis Backup is recognized for its email archiving, ease of use, and reliable performance, providing efficient data protection and recovery across systems including servers and virtual machines.

Its intuitive management interface, efficient deduplication, and Live Boot feature for quick recovery make it a popular choice. The solution supports granular file restores, offers unlimited cloud storage, and provides robust support. Users appreciate Barracuda's compression and fast backup speeds. The platform's advanced threat protection, user-friendly cloud portal, and seamless integration with multiple products add to its strong reputation. However, there is a need for improved speed, enhanced user profile backup, and better space management. Users report slow restore times for large data and see a need for improved cloud support and reporting features.

What are the key features of Barracuda Intronis Backup?

Email Archiving: Efficiently manages and stores email data.
Intuitive Management: Simplifies operations with a user-friendly interface.
Live Boot: Facilitates quick recovery minimizing downtime.
Unlimited Cloud Storage: Provides extensive storage capabilities.
Advanced Threat Protection: Secures data with superior protection.

What benefits and ROI can users expect from Barracuda Intronis Backup?

Efficiency: Streamlines data protection and management.
Reliability: Ensures consistent performance for backups and restores.
Scalability: Offers flexible solutions adaptable to growing needs.
Support: Provides strong technical assistance and reliable customer service.

Organizations utilize Barracuda Intronis Backup primarily for comprehensive data protection and recovery within sectors such as IT and cloud services. It's often implemented for system-wide backups including servers and virtual machines, facilitating cloud-to-cloud backups for Office 365 applications. Hybrid models combining on-premises environments with Barracuda's appliances and cloud integration are common, aiding in daily, weekly, and monthly backup routines to ensure disaster recovery and secure data archiving.

Barracuda Networks

Rubrik offers instant recovery and intuitive web interface for seamless data backup in cloud and on-premises environments. It prioritizes security with features like ransomware detection and immutable backups, supporting platforms such as VMware and Oracle for effective disaster recovery.

Rubrik is recognized for its automation capabilities, facilitating SLA management and policy integration. Its API-centric architecture allows for extensive customization and seamless integration. Robust security measures, including ransomware protection, enhance data integrity. Organizations benefit from features like Live Mount and CloudOut, which support rapid data recovery across various environments. Despite its strengths, improvements in integration for complex systems, advanced reporting, and pricing competitiveness are necessary.

What are Rubrik's key features?

Instant Recovery: Restores virtual machines and databases in seconds.
Intuitive Interface: Streamlines user interaction for ease of use.
Automation: Enables seamless SLA management and policy integration.
API-Centric Design: Facilitates customization and integration.
Robust Security: Offers ransomware detection and immutable backups.
Archival Functionality: Manages data storage efficiently, optimizing costs.

What benefits should you look for in reviews?

Data Protection: Confidence in data integrity and ransomware security.
Cost Optimization: Efficient data storage management reduces expenses.
Rapid Recovery: Swift restoration capabilities minimize downtime.
Regulatory Compliance: Supports adherence to data protection standards.

In industries like finance and healthcare, Rubrik's implementation ensures critical data is safeguarded against threats while enabling rapid backups and recovery. By supporting platforms like VMware and Microsoft, it aids in sustaining operational continuity, meeting compliance requirements, and managing long-term data storage efficiently.

Sample Customers

Dematic, Levitt Safety, Osoyoos Credit Union, Viborel Distribuiao, European Tour, Papergraphics, Levitt Safety, Academy of Contemporary Music, Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, LLP, National History Museum, California Almond Board, American Radio Relay League, Kirkpatrick Bank, IAC, Healey Brothers Automotive Group, Mechanicsburg Area School District, Taylor Shellfish Farms, Drew Marine, inMusic, Mills Law Library, Healy Brothers Automotive Group, Thomas Kinkade Company, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit

Driscoll's, Red Hawk Casino, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Wabash National, Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Galliker Transport & Logistics