We performed a comparison between IDERA SQL Safe Backup and Unitrends based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."The compression, because it drastically reduces the disk space."
"It has reduced our backup time and simplified our backup processes across all the servers."
"They have great support."
"When I have had to use tech support, they've been very good."
"I like the fact that you can recover the VMs inside the appliance. For example, they're basically running this appliance on a Linux-based distribution, and they're spinning off KVM virtual machines inside."
"Unitrends has helped us cut down the time that it takes to restore a server to its original configuration."
"Replication to Forever Cloud."
"Backup/archive to multiple locations."
"VM backup is much faster and more reliable, as I can test my backups with Data Copy Access jobs."
"The ability to back up both physical and virtual appliances under one roof."
"The way the filtering goes, if you filter on your view, there is no indication that you have made a selection."
"I would like to see the pieces that they have put in the web only to be put into the thick client sitting on the desktop client."
"Make sure you check your backups on a regular basis. Backups do get missed with this tool, for whatever reason."
"It could be a little more customizable."
"I would like to see more storage options for the free version."
"I would like to see the real-time replication process improved, and a zero RPO feature added."
"If the interface could be less complex, it is would be great."
"In terms of improvement, the UI, especially in the recovery section, is unclear about which repository it uses."
"The amount of updates which are being released. Updates should be limited to two or three a year, focusing more on quality instead of a rushed bug release."
"It would be great to have the job throttle/limit the max number of backups on a single ESXi host."
"The solution's base operating system needs to be improved."
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IDERA SQL Safe Backup is ranked 72nd in Backup and Recovery while Unitrends is ranked 41st in Backup and Recovery with 34 reviews. IDERA SQL Safe Backup is rated 5.0, while Unitrends is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IDERA SQL Safe Backup writes "You can't see any metrics about how long it took you to backup the entire server. We've had a huge reduction in the nightly backup footprint size". 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". IDERA SQL Safe Backup is most compared with Rubrik and IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact, whereas Unitrends is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain).
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