Compare Rubrik vs. Unitrends
Rubrik is ranked 2nd in Backup and Recovery Software with 24 reviews while Unitrends is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery Software with 14 reviews. Rubrik is rated 9.6, while Unitrends is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Rubrik writes "Takes the load off vSphere or any of our ESXi hosts and makes things just a dream to manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Unitrends writes "Reliable solution that offers great predictive analytics and reporting". Rubrik is most compared with Cohesity, Veeam Backup & Replication and Commvault, whereas Unitrends is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik and Cohesity. See our Rubrik vs. Unitrends report.
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The Live Mount is one of the most valuable features Rubrik has. It gives me an opportunity to run DR testing. For any patching or DR testing that I need to do, I'm able to run it as if it were my production system but, in reality, it's just a copy of my production system. 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. Also, the web interface is really great. The design, from a user-experience standpoint, is really straightforward and easy to use... they nailed it. Usually, from the very first panel, the dashboard that you land on after login, you've got most of your functionality right around where you need it to be. You've got your new items on the left, you've got your support on the top right. Nothing really seems out of place or just stuck in someplace. The tech support is extremely helpful. The live mounting and compatibility of different operating systems is great. Rubrik can also serve as a secondary host for emergency recoveries. Features we have requested are typically added to the next product release. Product support team is excellent, with issues typically being resolved on the same day. | The predictive analytics are great and the reporting is awesome. It is fairly stable. If you are a large organization, this is a product for you. Unitrends has helped us cut down the time that it takes to restore a server to its original configuration. Iinstant recovery (allows a spin-up of your image as a VM on the appliance). VM backup is much faster and more reliable, as I can test my backups with Data Copy Access jobs. It is very easy to set up and get started. Almost too easy. We racked this device and had it up and running in less than 15 minutes. It is an easy system to use. The support, if needed, is always willing to help. |
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[A] feature that the product can improve on is being able to restore Active Directory at a more granular level. For example, it would be good if we could restore actual memberships for users instead of the entire server. I have a personal want which might not necessarily make sense with Rubrik as a company or Rubrik as a software, but it'd be really nice if they could also handle things like item-level backups and restores of Active Directory objects and DNS and DCP objects. Its cost is high. I would like to have a built-in index searching ability of files/system files within the Rubrik interface to determine if a file or item exists, rather than just recovering it, and then doing a search for the file afterwards. Global management of multiple systems is lacking, as is reporting across multiple installed units. Improving PowerShell integration would greatly simplify Rubrik management. A singular system is needed to manage all of the clusters. It is an expensive product. | If the interface could be less complex, it is would be great. There are some questions as to how safely they are storing backup data. 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. No appliance update notifications. It would be great to have the job throttle/limit the max number of backups on a single ESXi host. It could be a little more customizable. The ability to run just differentials without pulling the full on your archive. There are a few quirks where the GUI, agent, and back-end are not precisely meshed. |
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It is a great value, but its cost is still a bit high. The product is not cheap, but for good reason. It simply works and is very fast. Rubrik is not cheap. Hopefully, you can archive your data on cheap storage to keep the investment minimal. The cost was less than our previous provider, and this is a much better product. Rubrik is an all inclusive price. No additional implementation costs or licencing. The setup cost is a bit high, but the solution is an all-in-one solution. | No comment. You should be aware how much the monthly costs are to use, what the initial costs for hardware are, and what the options to expand are, if needed. Pricing model constantly changes. We found that the cost of Unitrends was about the same as the Dell DR6300. We liked the fact that the Unitrends appliance was all-in-one. The cost of Unitrends definitely draws you in. The licensing is all included in the appliance, which is a great incentive. Talk with the sales guys. They can work with you on the best package. Initial pricing is competitive. Renewal pricing is steep, so make sure to project costs for the lifetime of the appliance(s). |
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Views 47,839 Comparisons 31,530 Reviews 22 Average Words per Review 298 Avg. Rating 9.5 | Views 3,902 Comparisons 2,667 Reviews 18 Average Words per Review 333 Avg. Rating 8.2 |
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Overview | |
Rubrik provides the industry's first Converged Data Management platform with the Rubrik r300 Series Hybrid Cloud Appliance, fusing enterprise-class data management with web-scale IT. Organizations use Rubrik to deliver live data access to recover from failures and accelerate application development. Our team has helped build products such as Google File System, Google Search, YouTube, Facebook Data Infrastructure, VMware Virtualization, Data Domain File System, and Amazon Infrastructure. | Unitrends increases uptime, productivity and confidence in a world in which IT professionals must do more with less. Unitrends leverages high-availability hardware and software engineering, cloud economics, enterprise power with consumer-grade design, and customer-obsessed support to natively provide all-in-one enterprise backup and continuity. The result is a “one throat to choke” set of offerings that allow our customers to focus on their business rather than backup. |
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Sample Customers | |
| Driscoll's, Red Hawk Casino, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Wabash National, Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Galliker Transport & Logistics | NHL Players Association, Salvation Army, Sligro Food Group, Mason General Hospital, Tec Group, Saldab IT, Baker Tilly, Clinton Savings Bank, Ennit Magna Bank, Manukau Institute of Technology |
Top Industries | |
Healthcare Company14% University14% Comms Service Provider14% Legal Firm14% Software R&D Company23% Comms Service Provider8% Healthcare Company7% Insurance Company7% | Non Tech Company20% Government7% University7% Financial Services Firm7% Government22% Comms Service Provider17% Software R&D Company12% Construction Company10% |
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Small Business19% Midsize Enterprise28% Large Enterprise53% Small Business10% Midsize Enterprise15% Large Enterprise76% | Small Business33% Midsize Enterprise33% Large Enterprise33% |
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