Azure Backup vs. pCloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Azure Backup
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft's Azure Backup is a cloud backup service.
$5
pCloud
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
pCloud is a cloud- based digital asset management platform that provides access to all digital content including images,video, audio, documents, and more, anytime, anywhere, on any device. Users can keep important files safe and centralized in one place, and share with team members, clients, etc. across the globe with controlled access and permissions to the digital library. The vendor says that the product has a user-friendly interface that clearly shows where everything is located and…
$9.99
per month per user (1 TB storage per user, 3+ users)
Pricing
Azure BackuppCloud
Editions & Modules
Storage in GB/Month
$0.0224 to $0.0569
per GB
Backup Instance <50GB
$5.00 + storage consumed
Backup Instance > 50 GB but < or = 500 GB
$10.00 + storage consumed
Backup Instance Instance is > 500 GB
$10 for each 500 GB increment + storage consumed
pCloud Business
$9.99
per month per user (1 TB storage per user, 3+ users)
Business Pro
$19.98
per month per user (2 TB storage per user, 3+ users)
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Azure BackuppCloud
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsDiscount available for annual pricing.
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Community Pulse
Azure BackuppCloud
Considered Both Products
Azure Backup
Chose Azure Backup
Azure Backup, Commvault, Acronis Data Protector, and Veeam Backup are popular backup solutions that offer similar functionality to protect data and applications.Azure Backup vs CommvaultCommvault is a comprehensive data backup and recovery solution that covers everything from …
Chose Azure Backup
Azure Backup is cheaper however Veeam is more visually pleasing and allows you to send the backups to other places including Azure, or other competitors remote DR vaults.
Chose Azure Backup
Azure supports on-premises and cloud-based servers, and IBM supports only IBM Cloud-based servers. IBM Cloud Backup has costs 7x higher than Azure.
Chose Azure Backup
Cost and SLA were important [in our] decision to prefer Azure Backup over others. The customization of existing policy with an archive of data was not available in competitors so we had preferred Azure Backup.
Chose Azure Backup
Azure Backup works on Azure, the most famous of the cloud systems that the whole world has switched to, which is now a very large part of the Microsoft ecosystem that we have been used to using for years. Therefore, it is less tiring to use the additional service of an …
Chose Azure Backup
I won't say Azure Backup stacks up against these mentioned backup solutions, they're just for different approaches/implementations.
Depending on your requirements, you may have a mix of Azure Backups for 'simpler' backups and another backup tool for the most complex applications …
Chose Azure Backup
The cost, not only in the short term, but in our long-term calculations.
Even in need of improvements, the pre-sale and post-sale support is very good.
The ease, like many Microsoft products about scheduling backups, the friendly interface, the fact that there is no need for an …
Chose Azure Backup
Azure Backup is based on the most secure and encrypted cloud storage facility available...Microsoft. They have been doing this a long time and have ironed out all the kinks, leaving only the good and dependable solution in place. Azure Backup is fast also, you do not have major …
Chose Azure Backup
When it comes to protecting VM's in Azure, Azure Backup is the way to go versus offerings from Commvault. If you only have the infrastructure in Azure, Azure Backup is the much more attractive solution because it's built into the product, offers ease of configuration, and ties …
Chose Azure Backup
Main advantage is the integrated nature of Azure Backup, it's integrated in the Azure UI for VM's so it's quick to enable/access.

Cove and Shadowprotect don't support Bare Metal Restore for Azure VM's
pCloud
Chose pCloud
The reason why we love pCloud over similar tools is because of its neat and clean interface. We also love options for file encryption through pCloud Crypto, which is unavailable on Google Drive, Dropbox, or OneDrive. Also, the upload speed on pCloud is fantastic and it is a lot …
Chose pCloud
pCloud has a virtual drive which Google Drive does not offer. Sharing links using a custom page is much more professional than Google Drive. I feel pCloud is more value for money than paying for the upgraded Google Drive plan. If pCloud has its own built-in app …
Chose pCloud
When compared to other devices, pCloud offers a superb user interface that is incredibly simple for anyone to navigate. It also incorporates cryptographic technology, which makes it extremely safe and efficient. Other platforms do not have the same level of protection as ours, …
Chose pCloud
pCloud does one thing really well; backup, archive, access, and share files & folders. It does not try to be many other things.
Chose pCloud
pCloud's pricing is cheaper than alternatives. pCloud is modern and easy to understand.pCloud has mobile sync which is an amazing feature for me. Even it allows me to upload from a direct download link! pCloud has every feature that an average user required as a cloud backup or …
Chose pCloud
pCloud is miles away from the competition. We chose it because of their flexible pricing and great support. Plus the feature set is really tough to beat.
Chose pCloud
pCloud has a wonderful UI that is very simple for anyone to use as compared to another device. It also has crypto technology which makes it highly secure and efficient. Other platform doesn't have that level of security in them. It also has great features to use like pCloud …
Chose pCloud
pCloud offers features that go above OneDrive's in many areas such as file versioning and file sharing (particularly external sharing). In addition, pCloud's security is unrivaled.
Chose pCloud
pCloud offers much of the same for online storage but with super deals and valuable upgrades.
Features
Azure BackuppCloud
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Azure Backup
8.7
Ratings
3% above category average
pCloud
-
Ratings
Versioning9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Video files9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Audio files8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Document collaboration9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Access control9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
File search7.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Device sync9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
Azure Backup
8.7
Ratings
0% above category average
pCloud
-
Ratings
User and role management9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
File organization9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Device management8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
Azure Backup
9.0
Ratings
6% above category average
pCloud
-
Ratings
Performance9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Reliability9.10 Ratings00 Ratings
Storage Reports8.80 Ratings00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Azure Backup
-
Ratings
pCloud
7.2
Ratings
1% above category average
Dashboards00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Data exportability00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Content analytics00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
DAM Features
Comparison of DAM Features features of Product A and Product B
Azure Backup
-
Ratings
pCloud
9.4
Ratings
12% above category average
Uploading assets00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Downloading assets00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Categories00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Asset storage00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Asset sharing00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Asset search00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Embed codes00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Metadata00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Collections00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
User access00 Ratings9.90 Ratings
Related asset discovery00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Azure BackuppCloud
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(0 ratings)
9.6
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.7
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Azure BackuppCloud
Likelihood to Recommend
By using Azure Backup, you can back up your NAS device you use locally as a file server, virtual machines you use in [a] production environment, critical databases, and everything you can think of. I do not know if there are scenarios that are not suitable, it meets all my needs.
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Our normal team meeting was taking place, and we were transferring our data to pCloud. pCloud had supplied us with a platform from which we could download our critical data whenever we needed it. We also need to provide our project status report, and for this, we upload our PowerPoint presentation to the cloud, which has proven to be useful anytime we have needed it. It may be used in a variety of ways, including storing, sharing, and backing up essential files in a folder on your computer.
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Pros
  • Azure Backup is fast! Coupled with the fact that Microsoft created Azure and Windows - these two operate phenomenally together!
  • Administering the backups inside of Azure is a breeze. The ability to mount, restore entire backups, or recover files, has been made very easy. You do not have to download any media to recover something, you do this all in the cloud and it gets mounted in Microsoft's systems. Making this process less than a quarter of the time you would have spent with your 'other' backup solutions.
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  • pCloud helps us to store data very well and it is accessible from anywhere. It makes it easy for anyone to use it and secure the data. It is easy to upload data and access it while having a meeting with our client.
  • pCloud easily stores files from another platform as well like Google Drive or Dropbox. It easily exchanges information like images, videos, and documents. This feature is amazing as it gives access to files from other storage.
  • It had one feature known as pCloud Crypto which gives high-end security to the data when stored. It is highly secure and encrypted. It uses blockchain technology which requires a key to use called Crypto Pass to unlock your data. Really like it.
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Cons
  • backup schedule calendar would be cool
  • Backup vaults should ask if you want to send notifications when you first set it up, there have been a couple of times when I noticed a month later that, backup job failures were not configured to send email notifications.
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  • pCloud provides a lot of wonderful features, however we've seen a few stutters when using the service
  • Every time we try to download a file, it fails to complete the process
  • The newly uploaded files are not being correctly synced automatically
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Usability
Azure backup is easy to implement, accessible by using the web portal GUI, and has the ability to restore at the file level or the complete VM. We have experienced zero issues with the backup process or performing file-level restorations. We have not restored an entire VM to date.
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It is very easy to use, fast loading and the product team keeps adding updates. Like now I can listen to all my audiobooks from a playlist in pCloud. I am ask for files or send files easier than ever before. I also have access to all my files whereever I am.
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Support Rating
One of the differentials of the solution is the high level of guarantee and support of the Azure Backup solution. Microsoft is a reference in a technology company with a highly trained support team and helps us with any questions or technical problems with the tool. Service is fast and efficient with trained engineers.
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Alternatives Considered
The cost, not only in the short term, but in our long-term calculations.
Even in need of improvements, the pre-sale and post-sale support is very good.
The ease, like many Microsoft products about scheduling backups, the friendly interface, the fact that there is no need for an expensive resource dedicated to this backup and some other details, made us choose Azure Backup.
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pCloud has a virtual drive which Google Drive does not offer. Sharing links using a custom page is much more professional than Google Drive. I feel pCloud is more value for money than paying for the upgraded Google Drive plan. If pCloud has its own built-in app editor/viewers like Google Docs/Sheets etc that would be even better!
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Return on Investment
  • It allowed us to have our VMs protected very quickly and with simple implementation.
  • It saved us from taking backups from Azure workloads from the on-prem environment, or even deploying a Backup environment on the cloud.
  • It has a low/'controlled' cost as you "pay-as-you-go."
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  • pCloud had worked very well for us. It had given the best service and features to us whenever we needed our data. It was there safe and secure.
  • The Synchronization issue is there with pCloud Data Storage. It needs to be updated by the developers if possible.
  • pCloud has helped us with the improvement of our business requirements, as it makes our work easier and fast enough to deliver the project details on time to clients.
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