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"We use the latest feature in Altaro called CDP (Continuous Data Protection) to back up our VMs as often as every five minutes. It allows us to make sure no data is accidentally deleted or overwritten.""The product has many valuable features for handling backup needs, including replication, live migration, and incremental disaster recovery.""The initial setup was simple and easy. Anyone without prior experience can install, configure, and use it.""We frequently use the granular restore option for when our users accidentally delete files or to recover emails from mailboxes. We have found that to be a must-have feature and it comes with the solution at no extra cost.""Excellent compression and deduplication with off-site WAN backup included.""The CDP backup feature is very nice, as it allows you to take backups at high frequencies and with application consistency.""The intuitive interface allows you to set up and perform backups and restores easily.""The ability to test the backups without having to manually mount the VHDs after restore allows us to check the integrity of the backups."

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"The most valuable feature of Unitrends for me is the automated feedback""Stability-wise, I rate this solution a nine out of ten.""VM backup is much faster and more reliable, as I can test my backups with Data Copy Access jobs.""The simple and fast restore routine.""I really like the reporting options you get for various email reports.""The predictive analytics are great and the reporting is awesome.""Iinstant recovery (allows a spin-up of your image as a VM on the appliance).""The ability to backup both physical and virtual machines, along with having an appliance store the backups locally instead of on a file server, NAS, or SAN."

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Cons
"The initial set up was complex, and I was not able to do the set up myself.""The cloud backup and VMware support (now available in the latest releases), could do with some improvement.""Backup speed and comparisons between versions used to be slow on big VMs but that was improved greatly later on.""Availability of physical server backup would be an added advantage.""Migrating the physical through a backup and restore to a virtual environment would be very helpful.""Stability.""It would be nice to see a feature that backs up the host so that, in case of a server failure, an entire server could be restored all at once.""To improve Altaro, I would like to see the ability to choose more than one backup location at a time."

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"There are some questions as to how safely they are storing backup data.""If the interface could be less complex, it is would be great.""No appliance update notifications.""In terms of improvement, the UI, especially in the recovery section, is unclear about which repository it uses.""The ability to run just differentials without pulling the full on your archive.""Unitrends can be challenging to scale.""It could be a little more customizable.""Probably the biggest issue I've had is actually paying for the unit, and part of that problem is that they use a third party for the billing."

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  • "There is a free version for Hosts with 2 VMs."
  • "There is a free version for two VMs. I would advise to study the deployment environment well, prior to committing to order a license per host."
  • "No other product offers these features for this price. The ROI is great."
  • "​By implementing the solution at multiple locations, significant cost savings were achieved."
  • "Altaro VM Backup is affordably priced. It is a best value for its price and has almost every feature that an expensive, popular product offers."
  • "The pricing is okay,"
  • "VMware is a little pricey, but it is a good solution and priced similar to other products."
  • "Altaro had the best prices and ROI in the whole bunch that we evaluated."
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  • "Make sure you do the homework to size the solution properly. Buy the Enterprise Plus licensing if you can afford it."
  • "When you purchase initially, get into the program which gives replacement hardware for free when you renew your support agreement."
  • "Initial pricing is competitive. Renewal pricing is steep, so make sure to project costs for the lifetime of the appliance(s)."
  • "Talk with the sales guys. They can work with you on the best package."
  • "We found that the cost of Unitrends was about the same as the Dell DR6300. We liked the fact that the Unitrends appliance was all-in-one."
  • "The cost of Unitrends definitely draws you in. The licensing is all included in the appliance, which is a great incentive."
  • "Pricing model constantly changes."
  • "You should be aware how much the monthly costs are to use, what the initial costs for hardware are, and what the options to expand are, if needed."
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    Top Answer:The most valuable feature of Unitrends for me is the automated feedback
    Top Answer:Unitrends is an expensive solution. We've negotiated deals where they've given us the $ 62,000 to $ 64,000 appliance for free but charged $ 90,000 for three years of support.
    Top Answer:In terms of improvement, the UI, especially in the recovery section, is unclear about which repository it uses—I had to hover over to find that information. Figuring out the scripting part wasn't… more »
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    Altaro VM Backup
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    Overview

    Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is a powerful, reliable and easy-to-use backup and replication solution for Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines (VMs) and physical Windows servers, to protect against enterprise data loss. The award-winning solution provides robust, streamlined and enterprise-level functionality.

    Reduce downtime and data loss: Thanks to Continous Data Protection (CDP) and WAN-optimized replication, your backup files are available in just minutes in the event of a data loss scenario and you can continue working as usual. The solution’s unique Augmented Inline Deduplication also gives you massive savings on your backup storage and dramatically reduces costs.

    Unitrends increases uptime, productivity and confidence in a world in which IT professionals must do more with less. Unitrends leverages high-availability hardware and software engineering, cloud economics, enterprise power with consumer-grade design, and customer-obsessed support to natively provide all-in-one enterprise backup and continuity. The result is a “one throat to choke” set of offerings that allow our customers to focus on their business rather than backup.
    Sample Customers
    Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Amazon, Harvard University, MIT, Peugeot, Xerox
    NHL Players Association, Salvation Army, Sligro Food Group, Mason General Hospital, Tec Group, Saldab IT, Baker Tilly, Clinton Savings Bank, Ennit Magna Bank, Manukau Institute of Technology
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Comms Service Provider18%
    Government18%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Computer Software Company9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Government7%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Wireless Company11%
    Non Tech Company11%
    Government11%
    Wellness & Fitness Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Government11%
    Real Estate/Law Firm8%
    Educational Organization7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business70%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise15%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business39%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise49%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise44%
    Large Enterprise24%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business36%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise48%
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    Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is ranked 52nd in Backup and Recovery while Unitrends is ranked 41st in Backup and Recovery with 34 reviews. Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is rated 8.6, while Unitrends is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup writes "Easy to use with a helpful dashboard, good support, and the deduplication feature saves heavily on storage space". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Unitrends writes "The solution can be used to back up servers and Hyper-V cluster nodes, but its support is super expensive". Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, NAKIVO Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup and N-able Cove Data Protection, whereas Unitrends is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain).

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