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Barracuda Intronis Backup vs HPE StoreOnce comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 2024

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

Barracuda Intronis Backup
Ranking in Deduplication Software
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
MSP Backup (6th)
HPE StoreOnce
Ranking in Deduplication Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
107
Ranking in other categories
Disk Based Backup Systems (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Deduplication Software category, the mindshare of Barracuda Intronis Backup is 0.2%, down from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE StoreOnce is 19.4%, up from 17.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Deduplication Software
 

Featured Reviews

Gerard Wolters - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use, immutable, and provides good deduplication features
When we wanted to back up our Microsoft environment, we looked for a cloud backup. Barracuda provided a cloud backup. There were no other products that offered similar features at that time. I will recommend the product to others. It is easy to use. It is a complete package. It is easy to integrate the product with Microsoft. We have a complete package that includes antispam and email gateway solutions. We can choose any package we want. We use Barracuda Essentials. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Andrew Mcbeath - PeerSpot reviewer
Maximized storage capacity and minimized costs and an easy setup
Most of our client base is between fifty to five hundred end users. We occasionally recommend high-end HPE products for larger clients needing performance and reliability. Our clients predominantly use HPE StoreOnce for small business purposes in industries like dairy and finance Our clients have…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The cloud side of it is nice. Everything happens behind the scenes without you realizing it, which is nice. It doesn't interrupt usage. There is also the freedom and ease of use of the cloud portal, which you can use to manage your backup. One of the strong points of Barracuda is that you can go from zero to having your first backup running within 10 minutes. If you have access to admin accounts and everything else, it can happen in 10 minutes. The ability to go in and just restore a particular file without having to do a full restore is also very useful. You can just go in and pick the files that you need to restore, and the same is with email. You can just go in, find an email, and restore that email without having to do a full backup of all the data or a full restore of the data. I feel very safe because it is not just about the backup; it is about the protection of the data from outside threats. They have a lot of areas of ATP, that is, advanced threat protection. You don't see that much on the backup side. You see it more on the email side. In the email protection, you know it is there at the back. It moves the quarantine emails that come through into a sandbox area, and then you can choose in the sandbox. You can open up an email in the sandbox to make sure that if there is a virus, it can't harm you. You can also plan how often your backups run, such as every six hours or four hours. It is the same with email. They also have a great PhishLine package, which is phishing attack training. You can have the strongest and the best backup and security that you can, but the end user is always the weakest link. They send almost like testing emails to end users to help them identify and understand phishing emails and prevent user or phishing attacks. It is a very good package."
"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."
"The scalability of the product is fine."
"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 main feature we like about Barracuda is that we can map devices directly to the cloud. It operates as a security device to run a backup of the cloud in case one of our physical machines goes down."
"The backup feature is most valuable. That's why we took it."
"The most valuable feature is the speed of backup, which is very good compared to other solutions."
"I have found the product's LiveBoot feature to be most valuable."
"Deduplication is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of HPE StoreOnce is the virtual drive."
"The stability of the solution is excellent."
"If you have a large enough storage capacity then you can take an ample amount of data."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its UI. The product's UI makes it easy for users to configure the tool."
"The solution's licensing policy is more practical and not confusing."
"The deduplication feature in this product is amazing."
"The initial setup is simple."
 

Cons

"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see cloud support and deduplication functionality."
"The backup feature could be a bit simpler to utilize. They should make the process of backing up individual files simpler."
"I would like to see the automatic backup of critical applications to the cloud."
"Compared to Avamar and Data Domain (our other systems), the backup speed is slow."
"When we manage the box physically, we don't have as much control as we do when we manage from the cloud. The best management is from the cloud."
"Setting up Barracuda Backup is straightforward."
"The solution depends on your connectivity, so it is essential to have a proper connection to the cloud."
"The web interface needs to contain a more up-to-date view of the hardware."
"Agnostic backups."
"The product's support is an area with certain shortcomings requiring improvements. Support needs to be faster."
"The dashboard needs more improvement."
"The solution's pricing could be improved."
"The platform's price could be lower."
"HPE StoreOnce should come with a detailed installation guide."
"The solution should continue to refine its integration capabilities. I also see they are starting to use cloud integration as well, which is good, but they should do more to integrate with it."
"The web interface, ease of use, and GUI all need to be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the five-year contract was approximately three million Rupees ($42,000 USD)."
"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."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"They're on par with their competitors."
"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."
"You have two options, which we have. We pay for it bi-monthly. Then, you can purchase the project hours and support annually."
"Low, fixed cost with great savings."
"It allows us a low cost backup solution for hardware-based, VMware, and Hyper-V systems all from a single platform."
"The licensing costs is capacity-based and come bundled with support."
"With the same capacity of Data Domain and ExaGrid, which is 80 terabytes, HPE is the cheapest one."
"The solution is pretty expensive."
"There are costs for additional storage and space."
"The product is not expensive. It is available at a good price."
"HPE StoreOnce is cheaper compared to other solutions in the market."
"The cost of HPE StoreOnce is very expensive."
"We have got a perpetual license, and we have access to all the features. If you are using cloud banks, you can store the internal data in HPE Cloud if needed. You can offload the data to the HPE Cloud. It is a licensed product. We have got around 10 TB of cloud bank storage with a one-time payment. We specifically took 10 TB for very critical offsite backups. We can also increase it in blocks if needed."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
26%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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 search features must be improved. Future releases must make it easier to search through the backup.
What do you like most about HPE StoreOnce?
I think StoreOnce's deduplication technology is crucial for cost efficiency and faster recovery, especially for backup and data protection purposes.
What needs improvement with HPE StoreOnce?
Veeam Backups provide a stronger capability. It is well-positioned on the radar, with a mature and stable solution. Consequently, it is used throughout the company.
 

Also Known As

Barracuda Backup
HP StoreOnce
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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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