We performed a comparison between AWS Backup and N2WS Backup & Recovery based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cloud Backup solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features we have found are the flexibility in the services offered."
"What I like about AWS Backup is its simple approach to a complex problem."
"The replication in the recovery region is the most valuable feature."
"It also saves costs and is quick."
"It provides an easy data migration process from on-premise to cloud."
"It's very easy to configure. Since it's a managed service, it's very straightforward to set up and use. And my customers get on with it very fast."
"The advantage that AWS Backup has over competitors is that it's very simple."
"The most valuable features of AWS Backup are point-in-time recovery and support resources."
"Provides easy, one-click functionality and flexible backup policies and schedules for AWS workloads."
"The backup and restore functionality is very easy to use and manage."
"The recovery time is fantastic and proven. Also, by providing a simple interface, the solution lowers the cost."
"N2WS Backup & Recovery is very easy to use and configure backup for AWS instances."
"The product is successful with the SMB market."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The backup and recovery are the most valuable features. So, our developers can work with confidence."
"When it comes to encrypting data, it is not so convenient."
"This backup tool does the full backup of the entire snapshot server. I would like to have the option to not do the full server backup."
"To create a plan and for all the configuration, one has to do multiple steps, which could be organized in a much simpler way, making the user experience better."
"The service disconnects a lot."
"If AWS Backup were a hybrid solution that also supported on-premises backups then it would be very helpful, especially if you are doing a migration to the cloud."
"The AWS Backup backend reporting is a major area that needs improvement. We would be very excited if we can see some reporting, such as trends. We do understand that there are reports available for S3 Bucket, in which the AWS backend stores the data. However, if we can receive holistic reporting, then it would be very helpful for us."
"There are some limitations to partial backup in AWS Backup."
"One of the limitations of AWS Backup is that it only does file-based copying."
"The solution has the option to take backup on-prem servers, but it's not very efficient."
"It's a global feature that the customer thinks they don't have enough tools to manage, to copy, to delay, and to classify the object file in the backup directory. So they need more tools to manage files in object directory."
"Additional features I would like to see are the ability to restore to different vendors, AWS and Azure, and/or the ability or take the information out of the AWS cloud."
"More documentation would be helpful, especially some step-by-step documents for recovery scenarios."
"The UI is a little dated and hard to use. Some of the buttons are a bit small. You have to go into the menu to get the settings you want."
"The GUI has room for improvement."
"The GUI could be slightly improved."
"There is room for improvement in stability."
AWS Backup is ranked 12th in Cloud Backup with 23 reviews while N2WS Backup & Recovery is ranked 23rd in Cloud Backup with 8 reviews. AWS Backup is rated 8.0, while N2WS Backup & Recovery is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of AWS Backup writes "Useful point-in-time recovery, highly scalable, and implementation straightforward". On the other hand, the top reviewer of N2WS Backup & Recovery writes "A highly stable and easy-to-use solution that can be used for backing up EC2 instances". AWS Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Rubrik Go and Datto SaaS Protection, whereas N2WS Backup & Recovery is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication and Rubrik. See our AWS Backup vs. N2WS Backup & Recovery report.
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