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Carbonite Backup for Microsoft 365 vs Rubrik comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Carbonite Backup for Micros...
Ranking in Cloud Backup
64th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Rubrik
Ranking in Cloud Backup
4th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (4th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Carbonite Backup for Microsoft 365 is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rubrik is 11.0%, up from 9.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

SergioZuastegui - PeerSpot reviewer
Accessible from anywhere without the requirement to purchase hardware
We are customers of Carbonite Backup and I'm the company IT manager The fact that we don't need to purchase any hardware is a huge benefit. It also means we can have access from anywhere.  I think they could implement some new functionalities and I'd like to see some better training provided,…
CarlosCastells - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to do backup, easy to deploy and scalable
I have experience with different solutions like Oracle, Veeam, andCommvault Cloud. Right now, we are testing a solution for Kubernetes. We are trying to replace it, so we just don't know yet. I don't really know if Rubrik is a good solution for this. We are testing Velero (Open Source) or Kasten K10, and I don't know Rubrik's view for this type of technology.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We don't need to purchase any hardware for this solution."
"Rubrik has improved our organization by minimizing downtime."
"It has also saved us time managing backups. It's pretty stable. So it sends us a report if something goes wrong, then you get a report. You don't really need to manually monitor this software over time. If something happens, you'll get an error and you'll get an email notification and then address it. We found the product pretty stable if it's configured correctly. So it has reduced management time."
"We do like the instant recovery... Now, we say, "Okay, give me 15 seconds and I can get this back up for you." And within that 15 seconds it's on and the only thing that we have to do afterwards is vMotion it off of the Rubrik storage back to where it should rest."
"CloudOut, because only blocks are pushed after compression and deduplication, not raw sizing."
"The live mount reduces complexity."
"CloudOn allows for backed up virtual machines stored offsite in Azure to be instantiated as an Azure virtual machine and spun up."
"Mounting recent backups to create new servers rather than cloning servers in VMware drastically cut down required time."
"The fact that the API is so available to us with the playground — there's an internal and public playground — is also valuable. We can write API calls — and although I'm sure there's a way we could hurt the data — we write those calls with a lot of certainty that we won't be destroying anything. We write these API calls using really easy mechanisms and generate automation a lot faster."
 

Cons

"Lacks sufficient documentation or training videos."
"The recovery of Oracle databases is too complicated. It is not something that helps the DBA, the Database Administrator, but it should be done by the backup person like many other solutions. Everything is ready for the DBA to recover the database. It is a way of doing things, but I don't think you should give the backup people the ability to do it."
"I hope to see enhancements in areas like data governance and the incorporation of new features in future updates."
"Rubrik needs to continue to listen to their customers and what they want/need, not just care about money and the bottom line."
"In terms of what could be improved with Rubrik, we need to improve the backup for remote sites. The competitors are stronger in terms of their remote office back up. Rubrik needs to improve to be stronger for backup. This is the main thing."
"I have a personal want which might not necessarily make sense with Rubrik as a company or Rubrik as a software, but it'd be really nice if they could also handle things like item-level backups and restores of Active Directory objects and DNS and DCP objects."
"Rubrik's disaster recovery capabilities could be improved."
"I would like to see more information on encryption with the next release."
"It needs to keep innovating to stay relevant in the data management field."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"It’s simple, straightforward, and we were able to see 50% hard savings."
"We do perpetual licensing... It was all based on the amount of storage we needed to use. We did a cost analysis compared to Tivoli and it was in line with other solutions."
"It is a great value, but its cost is still a bit high."
"High priced when considering a total change in backup solution."
"The cost was less than our previous provider, and this is a much better product."
"I rate the pricing an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high."
"Originally, we bought the units on perpetual licenses. Now, we have switched to Rubrik Go. I think the Rubrik Go subscription is a better model, where it is based on your onsite environment and you consume what you use."
"Rubrik is an all inclusive price. No additional implementation costs or licencing."
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Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

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Which would you choose - Rubrik or Veeam Backup & Replication?
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It's easy to manage and has an innovated solution.
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Rubrik is considered expensive, with a price rating of three out of ten. Improvements in pricing and licensing would be beneficial.
 

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