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Azure Backup vs Clumio comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Azure Backup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
7th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Clumio
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
45th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (34th), SaaS Backup (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Azure Backup is 3.6%, down from 5.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Clumio is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Terry Tull - PeerSpot reviewer
Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place
I would rate the easiness of the initial setup as an eight out of ten. Setting up Azure Backup was pretty straightforward, especially if you follow the steps in the right order. It might seem a bit complex at first, but with experience, subsequent setups become easier. Planning is key to optimizing its effectiveness. Deploying Azure Backup typically takes around half an hour to an hour to set up one VM, involving creating a recovery services vault, defining a backup policy, and configuring storage options. For a more comprehensive setup including proper recovery planning, it might take a few hours. The key steps involve creating a resource group, and a recovery services vault, selecting a storage type, and defining backup policies. I deployed the solution myself.
KetanPatel6 - PeerSpot reviewer
A backup solution with better reporting and easy configuration
We were looking to replace our backup software and started doing a POC. During the POC, we realized the benefits of Clumio, especially given our small team. We always look for solutions that are easily manageable and not cumbersome. Clumio offers an easy interface, is simple to set up, and is easy to maintain. It provides a way to get daily reports directly from the software. Clumio has a straightforward setup; it involves deploying an OVF agent and connecting it to the cloud. Once connected, it begins backing up to the cloud. You can easily go to the cloud console and specify which servers need backups, and it starts the process. Different policies can be defined and assigned to servers, making the process much easier. Clumio also sends daily report emails, so every morning, we receive a report detailing what was successfully backed up and what failed. Their support is also good. If a backup fails twice, they proactively open a ticket and contact to resolve the issue.

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 its simplicity."
"Setting up Azure Backup is straightforward and the total deployment time was about a month."
"The most valuable features are the timely backup facility, allowing scheduling of backups, and the speed at which backups occur."
"It's very simple to configure which is very useful. It's not complex to configure it."
"The best aspect of the solution is its backup functionality."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"The compression features save us money and speed up the backup and restore process."
"Our client’s infrastructure is protected by the tool."
"Clumio has a straightforward setup"
 

Cons

"The monitoring and tagging features could be improved."
"Azure Backup could improve the backup data copies because they are not immutable."
"Azure Backup's licensing model is very challenging because it doesn't give a clear picture."
"The integration with the record database and integration with other applications will be good, especially with the database piece."
"The product must improve on a database level."
"While Azure Backup allows ingress data, the egress data is chargeable, which should be excluded."
"We would like to see some kind of notification given to the user that a file was not synchronized well or what may have happened."
"Lacks an AI system that would enable easier upgrading of the hardware."
"They need to improve their SQL backup services"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pay as you go is the pricing model."
"We have enterprise-level pricing. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"We are paying about $100,000 USD per year, just for a couple of servers."
"The pricing of this solution is ok, but I'm expecting that the price will decrease in the future."
"Licensing fees are paid on a monthly basis."
"This is an expensive solution in the Bangladesh marketplace."
"The product's pricing is a three or four out of ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is costly."
"It is incredibly cost-effective and offers fixed pricing, with no additional fees for the licensing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
University
18%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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 expensive relative to the value we get from it. I do not have specific details about the licensing cost as it falls under another department.
What needs improvement with Clumio?
They need to improve their SQL backup services and are planning to enhance their SQL recovery options, allowing users to recover from a backup at the table or even the row level.
What advice do you have for others considering Clumio?
Clumio doesn't require any maintenance. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
What is your primary use case for Clumio?
We use Clumio for backup. We were looking for an easy way to back up our data. Previously, we had a traditional backup and another tape backup, but the recovery time was slow, and the backup often ...
 

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