We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Commvault Complete Data Protection based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Commvault Complete Data Protection finishes slightly ahead of Azure Backup in this comparison. Commvault can handle the most complex and most demeaning environments effortlessly. It is easy to use, offers a wide range of workloads, and is very scalable. Azure has some integration issues and limits the amount of backup that can be performed.
"The product is cost-effective compared to other vendors."
"It's stable."
"I like that it's a stable solution and their support is good. I think Microsoft's commercial force is superior."
"It offers seamless integration."
"This solution allows me to restore either the VM or the data, depending on what is needed."
"The daily backups have become easier since we no longer need to handle large backups. The use of Azure Backup as a service has proven reliable and simplified our daily operations. Previously, we relied on LTO backups for data retention, but after migrating to the cloud and adopting Azure Backup, the delivery process has become smoother."
"Setting up Azure Backup is straightforward and the total deployment time was about a month."
"The hardware is always updated and it's saved us a lot of money."
"Commvault is very simple to use and it is automated."
"The Commvault Complete Data Protection interface is straightforward to use."
"All workloads can be integrated with Commvault. If we use a new technology, Commvault integrates with it. Commvault is a data management solution with support for building the DR side of things. With Commvault we can rapidly back up and restore any application we add to our environment."
"Well documented SQL views and customizable reports, together with scripts and workflows provides ability to automate processes and ensure proper controls are in place."
"It's very user-friendly. It supports a wide range of workloads. It's quite easy to use, it's very powerful and it's scalable."
"One of the most valuable features is the encryption which helps save you from ransomware. Because the data is already encrypted, it cannot be encrypted again."
"The most valuable feature is sharing data sets like they're in a private cloud. We call it our "private cloud" because we can share anything that is inside our backup set with our colleagues or with other people, and yet, everything is still in Belgrade, in Serbia. It's not somewhere else on cloud servers. Everything is in our environment."
"Integration with Active Directory and the Azure platform make it a complete solution."
"I would like to see better integration with more products, and more services."
"Azure Backup must include features similar to enterprise solutions."
"They need to improve the frequency of the backup. You can only backup one to three times a day. It would be better to back up continuously throughout the day."
"The length of time it takes to restore is our main source of frustration. It would be beneficial to shorten the time it takes."
"The solution is quite technical. I wouldn't describe it as user friendly. It could be simplified a lot to make it more accessible to the average user."
"It still does not have a lot of customization, especially if your workloads are not in Azure."
"I would like to see more automation, integration, and security. The price could be better."
"Ransomware protection is missing in Azure Backup."
"When we started using Commvault, we felt that there were some technical issues with managing it, but we are comfortable enough with managing it now. There were many issues, like index corrupting, when we first started, but all those issues were resolved by the Commvault tech team."
"Bare-metal restore needs some work. It's not intuitive and seems to have been an afterthought."
"The pricing of the solution can be improved and made cheaper."
"The product does not provide an option to save a copy of data on-premises."
"I would like to see more customizable reports. I have reports going right now, but the daily report, for example, shows something like 40 jobs that ran when there are just a few endpoints on there. I'd like to just know if the endpoint was successfully backed up, not how many times. More customizable reports would be nice to have."
"Persistent binding is a feature that I would like to see in the next release of Commvault."
"We get an alarm if a lot of files are deleted, for example. That could look like ransomware, even if it is not."
"One issue we face is the complexity of the console. That could be improved on. It takes users time to get familiar with Commvault. On average, it takes our customers between one and three months to learn it. The console and the way you configure Commvault have very advanced settings. It takes time to understand how it works."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Commvault Cloud is ranked 3rd in Backup and Recovery with 104 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Commvault Cloud is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Commvault Cloud writes "Provides excellent visibility and helps reduce costs and time". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Acronis Cyber Protect, Veritas NetBackup and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas Commvault Cloud is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Zerto and Cohesity DataProtect. See our Azure Backup vs. Commvault Cloud report.
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