Azure Backup vs Barracuda Intronis Backup comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Backup
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (7th)
Barracuda Intronis Backup
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (10th), MSP Backup (5th)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Backup and Recovery category, the market share of Azure Backup is 4.8% and it decreased by 10.9% compared to the previous year. The market share of Barracuda Intronis Backup is 0.1% and it decreased by 51.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
Unique Categories:
No other categories found
Deduplication Software
0.1%
 

Featured Reviews

Johny Segura - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 5, 2023
It helped us resolve some backend issues with our cloud provider
We use Azure Backup to back up Azure servers and databases. It isn't used for active data storage.  Azure Backup helps us resolve some issues on the back end.  Azure Backup enables us to store anything Azure-related.  The recovery time could be faster. I have used Azure Backup for about four…
Monica Kropp - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 12, 2022
Finding data to restore is much easier than rummaging through tapes to find backups
The initial deployment was very straightforward. We had a Barracuda tech on site who helped us install and configure the appliances. After that, everything was very straightforward. We had two people involved in the deployment on our end. I was the rookie. We had to identify the data that needed to be backed up. We started with testing and time-trials to see how long it would take to back up. We then created the schedules and slowly onboarded all the backups from tape to Barracuda. Since then, it has been a matter of monitoring and maintaining. The maintenance involves period updates to the firmware and, every now and then, when we have failures in our backups, we need to either manually update the agents or find out what's happening. That's when we call Barracuda. Their techs are absolutely fantastic in helping us with issues that we cannot control from the front end. They have to go in and manipulate things at their end.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is the native backup capabilities."
"The scalability has been good."
"We are happy with this product and have not found any issues while using it."
"It is a stable solution...It is a highly scalable solution."
"One of the most valuable features is security and connectivity to the data."
"It's stable."
"It is easy to schedule backups."
"The solution helped us use R2 RBO to back up frequently."
"It is very stable, and I'm very happy with this solution."
"They are the best support that we have had so far. When you contact or email them, they are very quick to respond. They always have someone available for us. That's what we want as a customer, we want someone to listen to us."
"Its interface is intuitive, and it is easy to use when I am restoring files. Barracuda does a really excellent job at compression, which makes it very efficient. Eight years later, I am only halfway through to the capacity, which is very good."
"Whenever you have a crash or your service is not working, you can just live-boot the machine and have your service up and running."
"The most valuable feature is the speed of backup, which is very good compared to other solutions."
"The most important feature in Barracuda Backup is the ability to archive the backup of emails."
"The scalability of the product is fine."
"We perform backup drills to test the functionality, and we don't have any problems."
 

Cons

"There is a limitation of 99 files restores per day which means that we can't complete a huge file restore. We would like Azure to increase the number of the possible file restorations."
"The length of time it takes to restore is our main source of frustration. It would be beneficial to shorten the time it takes."
"The Azure Backup support for on-premises service is limited."
"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."
"The time required to restore files should be a little faster."
"While Azure Backup allows ingress data, the egress data is chargeable, which should be excluded."
"I can’t use the solution to restore another native cloud solution. Azure must add this new feature."
"I believe more options could be available to understand better what's happening in the system. Additionally, automating the client updates and connector updates would be beneficial. Updating the connector from time to time can be challenging, and it could be made more transparent and straightforward for users. Moreover, another drawback lies in the time it takes to test full data backup recovery. Deploying a full recovery takes longer. We need to allocate a longer period for complete data recovery to establish the environment again."
"I am working in some of the more rural areas of Sweden, and some of the customers here are a little bit wary of cloud technology at the moment. It is not like in Gothenburg or Stockholm, where people rely on it so much more. In the rural areas, companies are saying that we do need to use the cloud, and they are being very wary about their data, especially with GDPR and all that kind of stuff. Having more control and having an option for backing up locally, even if you don't want to use it, would be something very good. The cloud backup is brilliant, but there should be an option to take that cloud backup and save it locally as well. If you lose connection to the internet or you lose access to your data in the cloud, having a backup copy of the latest data on your server is helpful. You need to be able to get access to your customers' files, especially with GDPR, where you need to know where your customers' details are. If they're in the cloud and you've lost access to them, then you'll go into those GDPR regulations. This is somewhere where both Barracuda and Veeam haven't gone as far. As far as I have understood, with Veeam, you can back up your local servers to the cloud but not vice versa. I haven't worked on it much."
"We cannot backup Sun Micro systems. They are not currently supported."
"The solution is pretty expensive. This is the usual customer complaint."
"The restore time can be improved. The restore time for large quantities of folders is slow. Sometimes, if I'm doing a full recovery of a server, it takes multiple hours, which probably is natural. It might also be because of our internet speed to the cloud."
"Setting up Barracuda Backup is straightforward."
"I would like to see a way to increase space."
"I would like to see better integration with third-party applications."
"Compared to Avamar and Data Domain (our other systems), the backup speed is slow."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is incredibly cost-effective and offers fixed pricing, with no additional fees for the licensing."
"The pricing of this solution is ok, but I'm expecting that the price will decrease in the future."
"Price-wise, it's similar to AWS."
"The product is not expensive."
"The price should be cheaper, but it's affordable if you use the yearly subscription."
"Licensing fees are paid on a monthly basis."
"We do not have any additional costs for Azure Backup."
"This is an expensive solution in the Bangladesh marketplace."
"Normally, there is the hardware on the site. So, essentially, there is a server and storage. They can price it a little lower because the customers are making a little investment upfront. Even though it is trouble-free for the end-users, and once it is set up and running, they don't have to really think about it, there is essentially an initial investment. It is not really pricey. We're actually competitive, but we are in a different market. In Asia, customers are a little more price-sensitive than in the west. It is not really a real issue."
"You don't need to buy an extra license or agent. With one box, you have licenses for any amount of devices that you want to backed up for whatever is backed up."
"They're on par with their competitors."
"It allows us a low cost backup solution for hardware-based, VMware, and Hyper-V systems all from a single platform."
"Because it is a single package that includes everything, they are worth the money that you need to pay for it. You are paying for the hardware, licensing, the software that runs on it, regular updates, the cloud features included with it along with the replication, and your space allocated in the cloud for replication. It is fairly priced for what you get."
"Its pricing is very reasonable, but it can be reduced."
"The licensing is charged yearly. It's my understanding that the cost of the solution is somewhere around $7,000 every two years."
"The price of the five-year contract was approximately three million Rupees ($42,000 USD)."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Educational Organization
7%
Construction Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Azure Backup differ from Veeam Backup & Replication?
Veeam has a version for Azure but there are organizations, like ours, that are considering moving to an Azure environment and wonder if Azure Backup is better than Veeam Backup and Replication (Vee...
What do you like most about Azure Backup?
Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Backup?
Azure Backup is a moderately priced solution. On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing a five out of ten.
What do you like most about Barracuda Backup?
The most valuable feature is unlimited data storage on the cloud. Even if the employee has left the company for a few years, the backup will still be maintained.
What needs improvement with Barracuda Backup?
The solution is pretty expensive but depending on your requirement, it could be worth it. This is the usual customer complaint.
 

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Sample Customers

Russell Reynolds Associates, Somerset County Council, Kardem, PCL Construction
Dematic, Levitt Safety, Osoyoos Credit Union, Viborel Distribuiao, European Tour, Papergraphics, Levitt Safety, Academy of Contemporary Music, Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, LLP, National History Museum, California Almond Board, American Radio Relay League, Kirkpatrick Bank, IAC, Healey Brothers Automotive Group, Mechanicsburg Area School District, Taylor Shellfish Farms, Drew Marine, inMusic, Mills Law Library, Healy Brothers Automotive Group, Thomas Kinkade Company, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit
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