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Azure Backup vs StorageCraft ShadowXafe [EOL] comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Backup
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
54
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (7th)
StorageCraft ShadowXafe [EOL]
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

Terry Tull - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 26, 2024
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.
KB
Sep 9, 2021
An expensive next-generation data recovery and backup software solution with poor data restoration
I like that they have some new devices that are simpler to use because they kind of tie right into the cloud.  Their restoration protocols could be better. I pulled all my clients out of their cloud mostly because I wasn't confident that they could restore out of the cloud. This was backed up by…

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

Pros

"The tool has a lot of features."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is its ease of use and good integration with other Azure services."
"I like that it's a simple system."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"All of the core features are valuable to us."
"I like the product's restoration cases."
"The daily backups have become easier since we no longer need to handle large backups. The use of Azure Backup as a service has proven reliable and simplified our daily operations. Previously, we relied on LTO backups for data retention, but after migrating to the cloud and adopting Azure Backup, the delivery process has become smoother."
"It is a stable solution...The product is worth the money you pay for it."
"The most valuable feature is the backups."
"I like that they have some new devices that are simpler to use because they kind of tie right into the cloud."
 

Cons

"Lacks an AI system that would enable easier upgrading of the hardware."
"Azure Backup's licensing model is very challenging because it doesn't give a clear picture."
"My company faces a lot of difficulties in restoring any encrypted VM backup."
"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."
"Azure Backup could improve the backup data copies because they are not immutable."
"The tool's backup should be faster. Azure Backup's support should be faster."
"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."
"In Avamar, the file-based restores are very quick and fast, whereas, in Azure Backup, VM restore is super easy, but if I have to do a file or a folder restore, I have to mount the entire VM image. I have to wait for some time for it to be mounted, and then I have to go inside and then check the file and copy it somewhere. It's a bit of a manual process, whereas in Avamar, you can directly select a file and folder, and it'll recover with whatever permissions you want."
"StorageCraft ShadowXafe should improve the on-premises console management controls and protection and recovery."
"Their restoration protocols could be better. I pulled all my clients out of their cloud mostly because I wasn't confident that they could restore out of the cloud. This was backed up by friends who had been burned by stuff like that. We moved away because of the lack of resources to restore from a potential catastrophic failure. It's challenging, and in some cases, they couldn't do it because they didn't have enough resources. For example, if there was a major disaster, and everybody needed their images out of the cloud, they couldn't give them to everybody."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price should be cheaper, but it's affordable if you use the yearly subscription."
"Licensing fees are paid on a monthly basis."
"The pricing of this solution is good, and it is one of the easiest things that you can sell Azure with."
"The product is not expensive."
"It is a very cheap cloud solution."
"Azure Backup can be expensive if you are not vigilant about your storage steering."
"It is incredibly cost-effective and offers fixed pricing, with no additional fees for the licensing."
"Support payment works by the level of partnership and the number of shares."
"They are more expensive than some of the others out there. We have gone away from their cloud due to pricing."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
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Questions from the Community

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Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore.
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Sample Customers

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