Commvault Cloud vs N2WS Backup & Recovery comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Commvault Cloud
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
3rd
Ranking in Cloud Backup
2nd
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
104
Ranking in other categories
eDiscovery (2nd), Disaster Recovery as a Service (2nd), File Archiving (2nd), SaaS Backup (1st), Threat Deception Platforms (1st), Container Backup Software (3rd)
N2WS Backup & Recovery
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
37th
Ranking in Cloud Backup
23rd
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
18th
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the market share of Commvault Cloud is 13.7% and it increased by 46.9% compared to the previous year. The market share of N2WS Backup & Recovery is 0.3% and it increased by 184.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
Unique Categories:
Backup and Recovery
8.8%
eDiscovery
3.5%
Cloud Backup
0.3%
 

Featured Reviews

Michael L. Mathews - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 2, 2023
We can easily find and restore files, save backup time, and limit exposure
On a scale of one to ten, with ten being the easiest, Commvault Backup & Recovery is a ten for monitoring and managing our environment. It is so transparent and easy to use that nobody realizes we are using it, which is a plus. I love Commvault's automated policies. The Threat Scan feature works great. Commvault provides excellent visibility across our organization's data. The most critical function we have is Commvault's platform which offers recovery on cloud, on-premises, and SaaS workloads. Commvault's risk analysis is excellent. In all the years we've spent millions of dollars on technology, no one has ever suggested that we don't need Commvault or that they don't like it. It's that good, and it's transparent at the same time. With other systems, people will ask why we're using them and if we can get rid of them or scale back on them. But that never happens with Commvault. Risk analysis is excellent for helping to limit exposure and ensure compliance. This is one of the first questions that comes up when applying for cybersecurity insurance: do we have the capability, and how well does it work? With Commvault, we can answer this question by showing how Commvault has been tested by cybersecurity insurance companies in the past three years. Commvault reduced our backup time by 50 percent. Our backup time decreased, while our data volume increased significantly. This improvement is due to a combination of our improved internet connection or switching and Commvault's technology. What used to take 8 hours five years ago now takes only one hour. Commvault reduced our RPO and our organization's threat detection time.
LR
Sep 18, 2023
A highly stable and easy-to-use solution that can be used for backing up EC2 instances
We use N2WS Backup & Recovery for backing up EC2 instances N2WS Backup & Recovery is very easy to use and configure backup for AWS instances. Since it's deployed on AWS, it's very easy to use and gives multiple reporting features. N2WS Backup & Recovery efficiently takes cloud backups on EC2…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is a reliable solution."
"One valuable feature is unlimited backup. You can back up existing users and folders."
"The return points are very valuable."
"Commvault can actually come in and assist you with aspects of the implementation - and they are quite helpful."
"This product has allowed us to recover data when we've had issues."
"Commvault Backup & Recovery's search utility is its most valuable feature."
"Commvault's Command Center is one of the best solutions out there. You can rely on Commvault solutions for the most complex and most demanding environments."
"Commvault's many features can be explored to get more value from more solutions."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"Provides easy, one-click functionality and flexible backup policies and schedules for AWS workloads."
"The backup and recovery are the most valuable features. So, our developers can work with confidence."
"The product is successful with the SMB market."
"The recovery time is fantastic and proven. Also, by providing a simple interface, the solution lowers the cost."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The backup and restore functionality is very easy to use and manage."
"N2WS Backup & Recovery is very easy to use and configure backup for AWS instances."
 

Cons

"Endpoint backup."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly GUI."
"Our customers complain that this is a difficult product to manage."
"What I need is deeper CLI documentation for both QCommand and SQL queries."
"Mostly controls, visibility, cost allocation."
"It does not have an easy deployment. The deployment is not something that just anybody can go in and deploy."
"My customers are not satisfied with the tool because there is a little trouble with the throughput of Metallic."
"We do not use Command Center, but we are using CommCell Console. We're navigating and manipulating the entire environment by using CommCell Console, and we are comfortable with it. We didn't find Command Center user-friendly. We found it a bit difficult to use. It decreases the efficiency of the tasks to be performed. It was probably implemented as a centralized application to manage all environments, but it was probably not a good idea. I and my colleagues across the globe are comfortable with using CommCell Console rather than Command Center."
"The GUI has room for improvement."
"There is room for improvement in stability."
"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."
"More documentation would be helpful, especially some step-by-step documents for recovery scenarios."
"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."
"The solution has the option to take backup on-prem servers, but it's not very efficient."
"The GUI could be slightly improved."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Hands down, Metallic provides us with more predictable costs for our backup requirements. You are getting what you pay for. If they are charging you X amount of dollars at that point, that is what you are going to pay. So far, I have not seen any hidden costs or any kind of gotchas. It is pretty cut-and-dry. They will let you know, "Hey, you are going to use our storage and it will cost you this much. You are going to use your storage, then we are going to charge you this much to backup.""
"One of the most interesting aspects is that the licensing model can be modified. We're paying for our licensing by the client, as opposed to the size of the footprint of the backup, which decreased our cost by about 20 percent."
"The pricing has improved. It is simplified compared to the way that it was a few years ago. It is fairly straightforward and pretty easy to articulate to customers, which is handy."
"It would not be affordable for small to medium size organizations."
"The price is a little bit high."
"The price should be reduced because it is too expensive for our customers."
"The price could always be lower."
"Our cost is around $20,000 per month. The previous year, it was around $30,000 per month. It now costs less because Commvault changed the licensing type for providers."
"The purchasing process through the AWS Marketplace is easy. Just click the button."
"It has very good pricing per instance and comes with three options, for both small and large environments, to fit your needs."
"The price is not cheap, nor is it costly."
"AWS adds more features and offer things for free, or cheaply. Therefore, we will be evaluating AWS Data Lifecycle Manager, because it will probably do backups. Thus, make sure the product that you are using is competitive or adds more value than AWS."
"It's very economical and worth the cost."
"The pricing and licensing on AWS is fine, because you can do it for smaller tiers depending on your number of instances, so it's not that scary."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Disaster Recovery (DR) Software solutions are best for your needs.
787,104 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
12%
University
6%
 

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...
What do you like most about N2WS Backup & Recovery?
N2WS Backup & Recovery is very easy to use and configure backup for AWS instances.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for N2WS Backup & Recovery?
I used the free version. I don't have much experience with the paid version. But I'm trying to compare the pricing between different options.
What needs improvement with N2WS Backup & Recovery?
N2WS Backup & Recovery efficiently takes cloud backups on EC2 instances. The solution has the option to take backup on-prem servers, but it's not very efficient.
 

Also Known As

Commvault Complete Data Protection, Commvault, Commvault Backup & Recovery, Commvault HyperScale X, Metallic, ThreatWise
N2WS Cloud Protection Manager
 

Learn More

 

Overview

 

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
Coca-Cola, tecRacer, Cloudar, Goodwill
Find out what your peers are saying about Commvault Cloud vs. N2WS Backup & Recovery and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
787,104 professionals have used our research since 2012.