Commvault Cloud vs Darktrace comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Commvault Cloud
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
106
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (3rd), eDiscovery (2nd), Cloud Backup (2nd), Disaster Recovery as a Service (3rd), File Archiving (2nd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (3rd), SaaS Backup (1st), Threat Deception Platforms (1st), Container Backup Software (3rd)
Darktrace
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
66
Ranking in other categories
Email Security (11th), Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (1st), Network Traffic Analysis (NTA) (1st), Network Detection and Response (NDR) (1st), AI-Powered Chatbots (3rd), Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) (14th), Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) (11th), Attack Surface Management (ASM) (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Commvault Cloud is 6.9%, up from 6.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Darktrace is 0.1%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
Unique Categories:
eDiscovery
3.8%
Cloud Backup
11.2%
Email Security
3.4%
Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS)
20.9%
 

Featured Reviews

Nick Martin - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 17, 2024
Integrates well with other solutions in our IT infrastructure
We use Commvault to back up our directory, web, and application servers We haven't had to use Commvault in a real-life disaster recovery scenario, but it has been very good in testing. I like Commvault's immutable backups. It integrates with other solutions in our IT infrastructure very well.…
Winston Lewis - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 30, 2023
We can integrate it with our firewall to automatically block things
We use Darktrace to monitor our network and block URLs from certain countries. Darktrace is integrated with our firewall, so the blocking is automatic.  We allow customers to access our Wi-Fi as guests, and some of them were going to restricted sites. Darktrace showed us what they were doing so we…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We have multiple workloads, including SQL, Oracle, SAP HANA, especially Sybase, as well as file systems, VMs, and Exchange mailboxes. Commvault provides very good support for them."
"I like the product because of its simplicity and the fact that it provides one single interface for managing everything, including storage, data, and policies."
"They have a strong development team and are market leaders in the space."
"The cloud integration is a massive win for us, giving us a single backup service for all of our on-premise and cloud systems."
"With the use of the cloud, the solution is easy to learn."
"The diversity on offer is very, very good. Everything is supported. It's great."
"The most valuable feature of Commvault HyperScale X is the automatic nature of its operation. We don't need to worry about sets of documents. It worked automatically, we don't need to think about it. When you set the solution up in a good way, you don't need to worry."
"This product has allowed us to recover data when we've had issues."
"It provides a comprehensive, detailed view of network activity and whatever is happening inside it."
"Its most valuable feature is its ability to identify malicious connected IPs from outside and the attacks that get through to the inside."
"It is a very simple product to use."
"The NDR is good in their solution and they have NTG for email."
"The ability to detect activity on the network is very useful to us. Even if it's not necessarily an illegal activity, if it is abnormal activity, it is able to detect it and notify us."
"The most valuable features of Darktrace are its full capabilities. You have visibility of everything."
"Darktrace's most valuable features are that it understands the network environment and is able to trace the traffic and alert on anomalies."
"It's a very stable product."
 

Cons

"The reporting is complicated and should be simplified in an upcoming release."
"The price of Commvault HyperScale X could improve."
"There could be improvements to the backup failures."
"Its competitor, Veeam, includes backup and replication in the same product. I don't know if Commvault has it or not, but they should if they don't."
"The solution requires improvement with its connection and bandwidth."
"They need to integrate configuration screens or videos (free training courses, webinars, demos) so that engineers with little experience can fully exploit the features that are offered or managed within the license that was acquired, and thus have better quality and completely satisfactory experience."
"I would like to see some of the code execute a little bit better when I add new licenses and assign licenses to users. I'd like to see that information update a little quicker."
"The product is expensive."
"The cost is a bit on the higher side."
"In an upcoming release, there could be more customizable playbooks or a library of playbooks to choose from."
"The pricing model is a little too high and could be more flexible."
"Upper management wasn't sold on the value proposition."
"Needs to improve its collaboration with local partners."
"In the next version, I'd like to see penetration testing."
"It can have more integration with orchestration or event management solutions. They can provide more knowledge or research information for analysts for investigating cases and detecting anomalies in networks."
"It would be useful if there was a way to check to see if there are certain devices that are not in sync with the solution. I'm not sure if this is an option or not."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Commvault HyperScale X is a lot higher than competitors. As a government institution, we have annual costs. We made a budget for one year in advance. It was difficult to calculate the other solution's costs because each solution has another way of licensing. The solution is expensive but it is very good and we know the good quality we will be receiving."
"Commvault's license fee is per server-based."
"There is now a subscription based licence option that, depending on your environment, could offer a more efficient method to licence the solution if you are OPEX cost driven rather than CAPEX."
"It is quite expensive when compared to other applications in the market. Its license is completely based on workload capacity. If I buy a license for 100 terabytes, I can back up anything. I can back up any platform, technology, or application, which is an advantage. Previously, we had to buy an agent for a particular application, and the cost was different for each agent. Now, the cost is completely based on the storage capacity. The license for one terabyte can cost around $1,700 for backing up anything from your environment."
"Based on the customer's needs, their pricing and model is very confusing sometimes. You need to check with their sales to make sure you are getting the right pricing on whatever you are using. I know that they have simplified a lot regarding the licensing model nowadays, but it is good to always double check and make sure it has everything that you really need."
"The solution is bundled with hardware licensing. If I want to increase the hardware, I have to buy exactly the same because it's based on the core hardware license. We cannot tell discount because we have an NDA signed with Commvault because of my academic license. The solution is more expensive than NetBackup and Veeam but cheaper than Rubrik."
"In my experience, compared to solutions like Veritas and Veeam, while they do have their technical pluses and minuses, Commvault can save you on average forty percent initially, and then twenty to twenty-five percent annually."
"It is not the cheapest solution. I think the pricing is fair for mid-side customers. It is between all the other options."
"It was $3,600 a month or $2,000 plus or so. I am not sure. Its licensing is pretty simple."
"In the ballpark, we're talking about $30K, $50K, and up. It can even be as much as $50K or $100K."
"Our customers feel that the price of Darktrace is quite high compared to other solutions."
"We've budgeted about 50,000 Kuwaiti dinars for the solution. That is a yearly operating cost."
"I am using a demo of Darktrace for deployment and testing which is free."
"There is an annual license to use Darktrace."
"The cost is moderate."
"The pricing is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Commvault?
The convenience of backing up and restoring simultaneously is very valuable.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Commvault?
The tool is affordable. I rate the pricing a six out of ten. Implementation requires additional costs because we need Commvault Professional Services.
What needs improvement with Commvault?
Data center backup must be improved. We also want the product to provide us with a cloud-based backup. If we use Microsoft Exchange Online for email services, we want to know how to get a backup in...
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What do you like most about Darktrace?
A very useful feature in Darktrace for real-time threat analysis is the packet inspection that analyzes the packet traffic in real time.
 

Also Known As

Commvault Complete Data Protection, Commvault, Commvault Backup & Recovery, Commvault HyperScale X, Metallic, ThreatWise
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Sample Customers

Aberdeenshire Council, Acxiom, BAM Group Ireland, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, CI Investments, Clifford Chance, American Municipal Power, American Pacific Mortgage, AstraZeneca, Dongbu Steel, Denver Health, Dow Jones, Emirates Steel, Penn State Health, Prime Healthcare, Sonic Healthcare, Sony Network Communications, TiVO, UCONN Health, The Weitz Company
Irwin Mitchell, Open Energi, Wellcome Trust, FirstGroup plc, Virgin Trains, Drax, QUI! Group, DNK, CreaCard, Macrosynergy, Sisley, William Hill plc, Toyota Canada, Royal British Legion, Vitol, Allianz, KKR, AIRBUS, dpd, Billabong, Mclaren Group.
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