HYCU vs. Spanning Backup

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
HYCU
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
HYCU is a SaaS Data Protection platform that delivers SaaS-based data backup, recovery, and ransomware protection for on-prem, cloud, and SaaS environments serving vendors globally.N/A
Spanning Backup
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
Spanning, a Kaseya company, is a provider of backup and recovery for SaaS applications including G Suite, Salesforce and Office 365.N/A
Pricing
HYCUSpanning Backup
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Offerings
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HYCUSpanning Backup
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
HYCUSpanning Backup
Considered Both Products
HYCU
Chose HYCU
This fits Nutanix better than anything I have found. HYCU clearly focuses on personalized service. You can email, call or open a web ticketed, depending on your urgency.
Chose HYCU
I have used several backup programs, I selected 2 just to be brief. The best thing I see with HYCU over Veeam is that it is much more difficult for an attacker if inside the network to gain access to the backups and objects saved in the backup storage.
The best part about HYCU …
Chose HYCU
We moved from VMware w/ Veeam to Hyper-V w/ Microsoft Data Protection Manager. Each backup solution worked well for its respective workload. We made the jump to AHV on Nutanix. MSFT DPM wasn’t compatible and HYCU was a better value than Veeam.
Spanning Backup
Chose Spanning Backup
Spanning Backup for G Suite backs up Google Drive files and Unitrends is used for more VM infrastructure.
Chose Spanning Backup
Very similar in features and setup. Spanning Backup for Salesforce was more affordable. After getting set up during the trial we were able to get that trial extended as we negotiated cost and contract and continued to use the same trail as production paid version as they …
Chose Spanning Backup
Spanning is superior to Veritas Backup Exec. Often Backup Exec would fail due to the software itself or the premise-based backup media or drive. Veritas Tech Support/Knowledgebase was not helpful in troubleshooting the failures. Also, Veritas was unable to back up our then …
Chose Spanning Backup
I've not looked at any other products as this met all my needs and was recommend to me.
Features
HYCUSpanning Backup
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
HYCU
8.9
Ratings
5% above category average
Spanning Backup
9.0
Ratings
1% above category average
Universal recovery9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant recovery5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Recovery verification9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Business application protection8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Incremental backup identification9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Backup to the cloud10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Snapshots9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Flexible deployment9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Management dashboard9.00 Ratings8.00 Ratings
Platform support10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Retention options10.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Encryption10.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
HYCU
-
Ratings
Spanning Backup
9.7
Ratings
12% above category average
Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Malware protection00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
SaaS Backup
Comparison of SaaS Backup features of Product A and Product B
HYCU
-
Ratings
Spanning Backup
10.0
Ratings
10% above category average
SaaS Product Integration00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Multiple Data Restoration Options00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Data Auditing and Search00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Data Storage in the Cloud or On-Premises00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
HYCUSpanning Backup
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
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Support Rating
9.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
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User Testimonials
HYCUSpanning Backup
Likelihood to Recommend
It’s well suited for Nutanix AHV data protection and includes the ability for immutable backups via WORM policy. I’m unsure of its performance in environments that use Hyper-V OR VMware for virtualization. The use of tiered backups without additional policies are great when creating new VMs, even automatically assigning a default backup policy to ensure that all workloads have at least a minimal level of data protection
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The only issue we have is when we remove the user from the integrated AD group we need to manually go back and remove the licensing, but there is the option to have archived accounts as well for temporary holds in case we want to disable the account in 365/AD, but need to hold on to the backups for a little longer.
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Pros
  • Backup of virtual machines.
  • Upload to Cloud backups.
  • Recovery of databases backed up through HYCU.
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  • Perpetual email and file backups.
  • No limits on backup volume, capacity or file types.
  • Excellent Management Console for Administrative users.
  • End-user access available for self-management.
  • Easy to enable and disable various accounts for backup.
  • Easy to restore emails and files from one account to another.
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Cons
  • Better DR support guidance/best practices
  • Reporting isn’t straightforward and as customizable as I’d like
  • Including M365 backups without additional cost would be a big value add for us
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  • Thus far, Spanning has completely fulfilled all of our backup needs, and we are completely satisfied.
  • While we haven't needed technical support yet, we were told that this is conducted via email rather than via phone.
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Usability
Very simple interface. Can learn it in a day. The instances where I needed a little hand holding, I just called support and they assisted immediately. That's the best of both worlds.
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It was hands down, one of the easiest solutions to implement overall and has some of the best features also compared to other similar products from many SaaS backup companies. We also integrated the Dark Web monitoring too and it has helped us secure accounts we didn't know had issues, so has improved our security posture too.
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Support Rating
I have had several requests, and issues with the rollout and deployment of HYCU in our production environment. The HYCU team of support and developers have met each issue with importance and some kind of resolution or explanation of help. They have been so supportive even in the not so easy ones. That says something for their product and team behind it.
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I would like a retention option on the data, but since this feature does not currently exist, I give it a 9. Everything has met our standards and needs and we are now freed up from the manual efforts it was taking for backing up Salesforce using the out-of-the-box features of Salesforce.
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Alternatives Considered
I have used several backup programs, I selected 2 just to be brief. The best thing I see with HYCU over Veeam is that it is much more difficult for an attacker if inside the network to gain access to the backups and objects saved in the backup storage. The best part about HYCU over Bacula is that it is much easier to use and more stable. The interface alone will save you from time and energy using other products
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Spanning Backup for G Suite backs up Google Drive files and Unitrends is used for more VM infrastructure.
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Return on Investment
  • I trust this product to protect our organization if things go badly.
  • I am able to not lose sleep thinking about backups.
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  • No longer dedicating a resource to manual efforts.
  • Less work and money if disaster recovery is needed compared to Salesforce.
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