We compared Rubrik and Azure Backup based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Rubrik is praised for its automated policy enforcement and efficient ransomware detection. Azure Backup is commended for its scalability, comprehensive security options, and non-disruptive backup process. Users also like its seamless integration with various Azure services. Rubrik could expand compatibility with open-source databases, improve documentation, and strengthen its ability to back up remote sites. Azure Backup needs to improve its backup and file-level restoration procedure.
Service and Support: Rubrik customers appreciate the support team's expertise and fast response. Azure's customer service is generally considered helpful and proactive, but a few users have reported longer wait times and slow issue resolution.
Ease of Deployment: Rubrik's setup is simple, and users say the support team was available to assist as needed. Azure Backup's setup is easy, quick, and can be completed with minimal user involvement.
Pricing: Some users find Rubrik's pricing expensive, but many say it’s justified by its encryption and security features. Rubrik's license includes both software and hardware without any additional costs. Azure Backup is a cloud-based solution, so its pricing depends on factors like storage and data consumption. Azure offers competitive pricing and is considered more cost effective than many competing solutions.
ROI: Rubrik provides peace of mind and some cost savings, but users say that quantifying the ROI is difficult. Azure Backup offers a solid return on investment with its affordable pricing and low initial costs, particularly when upgrading solutions.
Comparison Results: Users like Rubrik’s advanced ransomware features, excellent support, and automated policy enforcement. However, some had issues with its remote backup abilities and high price tag. Azure Backup is an affordable, scalable solution that features an effortless deployment and native integration with Azure services. While reviews of Azure Backup’s features were generally positive, some users reported unsatisfactory experiences with Azure support.
"There is only one feature, and that is the backup."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is the native backup capabilities."
"This solution is easy to configure and restore. It is a Microsoft product so is easily compatible with other solutions."
"Our client’s infrastructure is protected by the tool."
"The most valuable features of Azure Backup for us are its flexible retention options and the ability to recover to a second region with geo-replication and read access."
"The hardware is always updated and it's saved us a lot of money."
"It is a stable solution...It is a highly scalable solution."
"It is a stable solution...The product is worth the money you pay for it."
"Rubrik is highly scalable and is easy to do."
"Adaptative backup and SLAs simply allow you to tell a machine to backup without taking care of the backup window."
"It has also saved us time managing backups. It's pretty stable. So it sends us a report if something goes wrong, then you get a report. You don't really need to manually monitor this software over time. If something happens, you'll get an error and you'll get an email notification and then address it. We found the product pretty stable if it's configured correctly. So it has reduced management time."
"The fact that the API is so available to us with the playground — there's an internal and public playground — is also valuable. We can write API calls — and although I'm sure there's a way we could hurt the data — we write those calls with a lot of certainty that we won't be destroying anything. We write these API calls using really easy mechanisms and generate automation a lot faster."
"I would rate the solution's web interface at eight out of ten. It's just fantastic and intuitive. It's so easy to use. I've never done any formal training on Rubrik, but I was able to quickly come to grips with its capabilities."
"It has a streamlined user interface, provides an improved tech support experience, and reduces time required to locate and restore data."
"The most valuable feature of Rubrik for me is its user-friendliness and efficiency."
"Replaces legacy tapes and disk backups which are unreliable, expensive and space consuming."
"The Azure Backup support for on-premises service is limited."
"The tool's backup should be faster. Azure Backup's support should be faster."
"Technical support can be slow to respond at times."
"It still does not have a lot of customization, especially if your workloads are not in Azure."
"The product could improve its performance."
"It can be further improved by continuously meeting its compliance requirements."
"It would be beneficial to receive alert messages if something isn't configured correctly, for instance, if service principal names are missing, a message could prompt you to set them up."
"Azure Backup must include features similar to enterprise solutions."
"I want to see more features regarding filtering in the Snapshot Window, as I need to be able to set a filter for specific dates and times. If I want to check an old backup, I must scroll through one or two years of backups to find what I'm looking for."
"They have what's called an organization which means different groups of access to Rubrik, but the alerting only goes to the admins. My suggestion to Rubrik is to make sure that the separate organizations or groups of users get the appropriate alerting."
"If I could take a snapshot from a physical and be able to stand it up as a virtual immediately without the need to rebuild an entire system and restoring files, that would be HUGE."
"It needs to support more applications natively, like MySQL/MariaDB."
"There are some corner cases where the Rubrik Connector (Agent) still doesn't work for our clients."
"Rubrik's disaster recovery capabilities could be improved."
"It needs more storage array integration options and an easier restore for files that download using a browser."
"We would like to be able to do granular restores directly from Exchange. Also, more granular management of VM backups would help."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Rubrik is ranked 4th in Backup and Recovery with 84 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Rubrik is rated 9.2. 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 Rubrik writes "Easy to use with minimal training required, innovative, good support". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect, Veritas NetBackup and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas Rubrik is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Cloud, Zerto and Veritas NetBackup. See our Azure Backup vs. Rubrik report.
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