AWS Backup vs N-able Cove Data Protection comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and N-able are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.0, while N-able is ranked #11 with an average rating of 8.8. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 3.4% mindshare in CB, compared to N-able’s 2.7% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of N-able users who would recommend it.

AWS Backup

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86% willing to recommend

N-able Cove Data Protection

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between AWS Backup and N-able Cove Data Protection based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Cloud Backup solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

To learn more, read our detailed AWS Backup vs. N-able Cove Data Protection Report (Updated: November 2024).

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Backup

Ranking in Cloud Backup

12th

Ranking in SaaS Backup

4th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

N-able Cove Data Protection

Ranking in Cloud Backup

11th

Ranking in SaaS Backup

6th

Average Rating

9.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (17th), MSP Backup (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of AWS Backup is 3.4%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of N-able Cove Data Protection is 2.7%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Backup

Featured Reviews

Vishal Maggoo

Manager at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC

Effective periodic backups enable seamless data recovery

Our primary use case for AWS Backup is for taking periodic backups of our production servers. We schedule these backups to ensure we have the latest snapshots of our servers in place In case of an outage, we are able to restore our servers from the backup. This ensures business continuity and…

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Jack Henson

Owner at Henson Business Products

Allows us to back up workstations and servers, and saved us time when checking endpoints and the viability of backups

I have some issues with the agent failing on workstations. I've had to completely uninstall several of them, delete everything, and start over to get them to work. That's been the biggest source of my problems recently. The problem is that when we delete one, we lose the backup. Consequently, it means we're without a backup unless we have a local copy. When we delete the agent, there's the problem of how to go back and restore it. I haven't had to deal with it yet, because I haven't had a failure that occurred while I was doing that. I had a workstation that started failing, and we couldn't get the services to run. I don't know what caused it. I had to reinstall the agent, which didn't work. I had to go into the machine and delete everything and load another agent onto it. Once I did that, I was able to make it work, but 90% of the time I never have an issue. During the other 10% of the time when I have a problem, it's a mess. The ability to recover to a different workstation or a different data point is a little bit clumsy. It could use some work.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"AWS Backup's most valuable feature is that you can configure it remotely to create backups."

"The most valuable features we have found are the flexibility in the services offered."

"The snapshots we take through AWS Backup are very effective."

"I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten."

"The most valuable feature is its ease of use."

"The most valuable features of AWS Backup are point-in-time recovery and support resources."

"RDS backup is one of the most crucial components of any client's cloud environment, so we generally use that. Additionally, we store EBS snapshots in S3."

"It works well as a backup and as a service."

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"We use a neat feature called VDR status, Virtual Disaster Recovery status. It only works on servers... It's automated. Once or twice a month it will virtually mount the backup and provide a screenshot and advise whether or not there have been any errors."

"The most valuable feature by far is the Virtual Disaster Recovery. On top of that is the bare-metal recovery. The recovery options that we have are great. We have tested the Virtual Disaster Recovery and the bare-metal recovery in just about any scenario you can think of. We have even restored bare metal, a full server, to a laptop, and had full functionality. It's just insane how well it works and how simple it is. It does most of the work for you."

"What I like the most about it's the ease of use and the reliability that it has when copying information to the cloud."

"The user interface is the most valuable. It gives us the ability to check everything. With more than 100 endpoints running that software, I like the ability to quickly check that everything is working correctly. That's one of the biggest selling points."

"The most valuable aspect is the added protection of having a cloud-based backup service. It provides redundancy in case of data loss."

"I know I won't have an issue if the data is there. The reliability and the confidence that we have is amazing. It doesn't matter. We've had customers have ransomware. We've had customers that have had corruption. We've had customers that have had employees destroy their data. As long as it's been backed up, I know that I can get it back and I know I have nothing to worry about. Our confidence level is very high."

"The most valuable feature is that it's hands-off. I log in every morning and there are pre-canned filters that I've created to make my life easier. I have something called server status color bars, and that gives me all the servers and, in a nutshell, I can see: if any errors are being reported; when the last backup was; if one is not working, should there be one, and it literally jumps off the page."

"The ease of use and the console are great."

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Cons

"This backup tool does the full backup of the entire snapshot server. I would like to have the option to not do the full server backup."

"The solution's reporting features and restore features can be improved."

"One of the limitations of AWS Backup is that it only does file-based copying."

"The time it takes to complete the backups could be reduced."

"When it comes to encrypting data, it is not so convenient."

"Its cost could be better than a few of its competitors."

"The AWS Backup backend reporting is a major area that needs improvement. We would be very excited if we can see some reporting, such as trends. We do understand that there are reports available for S3 Bucket, in which the AWS backend stores the data. However, if we can receive holistic reporting, then it would be very helpful for us."

"There could be a centralized dashboard with a reporting feature notifying us of daily backup status."

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"The one thing they don't are Linux servers, it's Windows only. I understand that directive. I have another product that I use for our Linux servers and stuff, but it would be nice if they had that flexibility on the Linux side. I understand the development and the world is geared towards Windows in 365, I know that's where the clienteles are and the business and the money is."

"The only area that needs improvement is that it is a little bit difficult when you get into virtual machines. The initial deployment of Cove is a little tedious, not for standard machines, but when you get into specialty stuff, like Hyper-V."

"One area I don't like has to do with the agent that goes on the system... if a system stays offline for some length of time, say for a week or so, I may have to go back in and reinstall the agent to get it back in business. I don't know what's causing that."

"Having the licensing available for partners to be able to take advantage of testing without paying would make a big difference."

"Integration with a hybrid cloud is something that I found complicated."

"This solution is not very good for image restores, mainly just files. The solution also does not allow you to enable or disable backups. Sometimes, our users will connect via mobile device and it will use their data to perform the backup. If they were able to enable and disable the backup, they would not have this issue."

"I have some issues with the agent failing on workstations. I've had to completely uninstall several of them, delete everything, and start over to get them to work."

"A disaster recovery console would be an improvement for the product."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The clients pay for the whole AWS bundle. It is an affordable solution."

"AWS is more expensive than some competitors like Azure."

"Our customers pay a monthly AWS fee that includes the AWS Backup service."

"The pricing is okay."

"It's a myth that Cloud is cheap. Cloud is cheap initially, but the cost over time can be equal to your own infrastructure if you consume a lot."

"The product is inexpensive."

"Its price is much cheaper than some vendors but more expensive than others."

"We don't use a lot of space, only approximately 900 GB, so the price is reasonable. For standing, it's okay. We normally do a payment to SSML, and they are the ones who pay over there. It is around $100 monthly."

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"The pricing of SolarWinds seems to be fair compared to the rest of the industry."

"The cost is around ten dollars per workstation a month and that includes a certain amount of data."

"Cove only takes the data you have on the physical server. I can back that up for long periods of time, and I don't accrue high charges to have the data in the cloud. It stays at one rate. This allows me to forecast payment for the next one or two years and show clients their estimated growth."

"The pricing is affordable. N-able Cove Data Protection has a direct-to-cloud architecture, but it also allows saving backups locally without extra storage costs."

"N-able Cove Data Protection is an averagely-priced product."

"The pricing, for now, is good. The package that they gave us recently is pretty good. It depends on how many clients you have, and you pay for certain terabytes per license. These terabytes, if not used, are pooled together."

"I believe that the price is very reasonable in comparison to other options. It is cheaper than both Redstor and Acronis and, since we are now using our own on-premise cloud, there is absolutely no comparison since we have unlimited storage rather than paying per gigabyte used for their onsite storage. We are currently able to backup fifty computers for the same price that we use to backup five computers."

"The price isn't extreme, but I'd love to pay less."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Computer Software Company

21%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Educational Organization

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Backup?

The solution's most valuable features are its backup capability and tight integration with other AWS services.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Backup?

The pricing for AWS Backup is reasonable for our company. However, I do not have specific details on the licensing costs.

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What needs improvement with AWS Backup?

The time it takes to complete the backups could be reduced. If the backups can be more seamless and without impacting server performance, it would be greatly appreciated.

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What do you like most about N-able Backup?

The initial setup of N-able Cove Data Protection was very easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for N-able Backup?

The pricing is affordable. N-able Cove Data Protection has a direct-to-cloud architecture, but it also allows saving backups locally without extra storage costs.

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What needs improvement with N-able Backup?

There aren’t any challenges. Regarding the additional features, Cove is limited to disaster recovery with Azure. It would be great to make disaster recovery compatible with AWS.

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Also Known As

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N-able Backup, SolarWinds Backup, SolarWinds MSP Backup & Recovery, SolarWinds MSP Backup

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Overview

AWS Backup is a fully managed backup service that makes it easy to centralize and automate the backup of data across AWS services. With AWS Backup, you can create backup policies, define backup schedules, and manage backups across multiple AWS accounts and regions from a single console. It supports a wide range of AWS services, including Amazon EBS volumes, Amazon RDS databases, Amazon DynamoDB tables, Amazon EFS file systems, and more.

AWS Backup provides a simple and cost-effective solution for protecting your data and ensuring business continuity. It offers features like cross-region replication, incremental backups, and point-in-time recovery. With AWS Backup, you can easily restore your data to any point in time and recover from accidental deletions or data corruption.

It also provides a centralized view of your backup activity, allowing you to monitor and manage backups across your entire AWS infrastructure. AWS Backup is designed to be highly durable and secure, with data encrypted at rest and in transit. It integrates with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for fine-grained access control and supports compliance with various industry standards and regulations.

Cove Data Protection, from N-able, is a comprehensive solution designed to safeguard critical business data. It offers a range of features including backup and recovery, disaster recovery, and endpoint protection. With automated backups and flexible scheduling options, it ensures data is protected and easily recoverable.

The solution also includes advanced security measures such as encryption and ransomware detection to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches. Cove Data Protection provides seamless integration with various platforms and offers centralized management for efficient monitoring and control.

With its user-friendly interface and robust capabilities, Cove Data Protection is an ideal choice for businesses seeking reliable data protection.

Sample Customers

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Computer Depot, Leading Edge Computers, IT Logic Australia

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