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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
8th
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 (17th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Azure Backup is 3.5%, down from 5.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Clumio is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

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

"Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore."
"It is easy to schedule backups."
"The backup features are very useful."
"The fact that Azure Backup is integrated is one of its biggest advantages."
"The best aspect of the solution is its backup functionality."
"Setting up Azure Backup is straightforward and the total deployment time was about a month."
"It's useful, it works, and it's fairly reliable."
"First of all, you can schedule a backup for the client. You can schedule it as you like. You can also control the bandwidth, so the backup will not utilize. The internet will depend on the bandwidth."
"Clumio has a straightforward setup"
 

Cons

"The product could improve its performance."
"It can be further improved by continuously meeting its compliance requirements."
"The time required to restore files should be a little faster."
"Azure Backup could improve the backup data copies because they are not immutable."
"The user interface is a little bit confusing and it could be better."
"The tool's backup should be faster. Azure Backup's support should be faster."
"I would like to see better integration with more products, and more services."
"I can’t use the solution to restore another native cloud solution. Azure must add this new feature."
"They need to improve their SQL backup services"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Azure Backup is a moderately priced solution."
"We do not have any additional costs for Azure Backup."
"The pricing of the solution does not depend on the service itself but rather on the minimum data volume encountered. This pricing approach seems reasonable and is on par with other competitors in the market. It is a good solution for on-premise needs because it is more cost-effective. When evaluating the overall financial expenditure, including operational costs and the impact on the IT team, Azure Backup is a favorable choice."
"Support payment works by the level of partnership and the number of shares."
"Comparing the pricing with other technologies, Azure Backup is more affordable for customers. It follows a pay-as-you-go model, where we pay according to our consumption."
"The pricing of this solution is ok, but I'm expecting that the price will decrease in the future."
"Customers prefer Azure Backup because it has a pay-as-you-go model, and they won't have to pay an upfront amount at the initial level."
"The pricing of this solution is good, and it is one of the easiest things that you can sell Azure with."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
8%
University
19%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
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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