We performed a comparison between BackupAssist and Unitrends based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We can configure the notifications themselves so that the right people get the notifications. This is very helpful. It allows key stakeholders to know if backups have happened and to remind each other to check the backups if something is not right."
"I get my reports. It is generally very reliable. Unless there is a major change, it doesn't stop backing up. I've got my server room set up with everything connected to the same power, and I never have power issues or failures of backups because a sub-site has gone off."
"I have found that the backups are usually very successful."
"The most valuable features of BackupAssist are ease of use, configure is simple, and more importantly, ease of recovery. If you needed to do a complete system recovery or another recovery it is straightforward."
"Stability-wise, I rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"The predictive analytics are great and the reporting is awesome."
"I am impressed with the tool's reporting and UniView features."
"The backup feature and recovery option are good because they allow the instant recovery of Hyper-V nodes and files."
"Backup/archive to multiple locations."
"What I found most valuable in Unitrends is its simple user interface. It also works reliably."
"It is an easy system to use. The support, if needed, is always willing to help."
"Unitrends has helped us cut down the time that it takes to restore a server to its original configuration."
"In the future I would like to see more support for Linux."
"The solution needs a dashboard or some form of central control from which you can manage all backups."
"Many solutions become stagnant over time. However, BackupAssist has been consistent in updates but they must continue to innovate and improve to avoid stagnation."
"It stopped doing my backups after I did the last update on it."
"Many solutions become stagnant over time. However, BackupAssist has been consistent in updates but they must continue to innovate and improve to avoid stagnation."
"I would like to see more storage options for the free version."
"Follow up for the DRaaS service setup. I'm still waiting to schedule a DRaaS test after upgrading several months ago."
"Comparing the features and the working pattern, definitely they have to come down on pricing if they want to compete in the market."
"The solution’s support and onboarding process needs to be improved."
"Network-based storage stability could be improved."
"Unitrends can be challenging to scale."
"The solution’s UI can be improved. I am saying this because I have seen solutions with better UIs."
"There are a few quirks where the GUI, agent, and back-end are not precisely meshed."
BackupAssist is ranked 27th in Backup and Recovery with 5 reviews while Unitrends is ranked 44th in Backup and Recovery with 34 reviews. BackupAssist is rated 8.8, while Unitrends is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of BackupAssist writes "Provides ransomware protection, does good reporting, and is close to perfect for our use case". 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". BackupAssist is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication and Acronis Cyber Protect, whereas Unitrends is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Arcserve UDP. See our BackupAssist vs. Unitrends report.
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