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Barracuda Backup | Score7.5 out of 10 | N/A | Designed to be simple to configure and manage, the scalable Barracuda Backup solution is offered via a capacity-based, all-inclusive subscription model allows you to pay for only what you need to protect today, avoiding large upfront hardware costs. | N/A |
Unitrends | Score7.9 out of 10 | N/A | The Unitrends Recovery Series Backup Appliances are hardware developed for data backup and management. They cover enterprise backup, ransomware detection, recovery assurance, proactive monitoring, and cloud continuity into a single platform for organizations of all sizes. | N/A |
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| Considered Both Products | Sr. System Engineer in Information Technology at Kent Intermediate School District (Education Management, 501-1000 employees) Chose Barracuda Backup Incentivized Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info IT Manager in Information Technology at Learner's Digest International (E-Learning, 51-200 employees) Chose Barracuda Backup Incentivized Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info IT Consultant in Information Technology at Simplified IT Solutions (Information Technology and Services, 1-10 employees) Chose Barracuda Backup Back when I was vetting this solution, I tested Zenith and Unitrends. Both were more complicated and expensive - especially considering the amount of end points that I needed to backup. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Director of Information Technology in Information Technology at International Food Protection Training Institute (Non-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees) Chose Barracuda Backup Barracuda's price point, and it didn't require additional servers and/or storage. Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info | ![]() Network Administrator in Information Technology at University School of Milwaukee (Primary/Secondary Education, 201-500 employees) Chose Unitrends I was not involved with the deployment of Barracuda Backup since I started at my current company after implementation. Back then I used Barracuda for a limited amount of time and it did the job, but the cost was more expensive and that's why we decided to switch to Unitrends … Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Systems Administrator in Information Technology at Boston Architectural College (Higher Education, 51-200 employees) Chose Unitrends While looking for a new backup solution, we also evaluated the Barracuda Backup appliance. While this solution met many of our needs, one of our requirements was the ability to archive to tape, which Barracuda didn't provide. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Systems Administrator 3 in Information Technology at Georgia Professional Standards Commission (Education Management, 51-200 employees) Chose Unitrends We tried the Barracuda Backup appliance which showed promise however, it did not allow us to archive to our existing tape library. This was a deal killer for us. The Unitrends appliance still allows us to utilize our tape drive for archiving purposes. This was not an option for … Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Unitrends We compared Unitrends to Barracuda and selected Unitrends based [on] total cost over a three-year period. The Barracuda product was more than double the cost over the same three-year period. Additionally, both appliances offer similar feature sets and support, but the … Independently Invited by TrustRadius A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Unitrends Unitrends Data Center Backup and Recovery's artificial intelligence plays a major role in all
the appliances that run a scanning procedure during each and every backup to analyze
the change logs of the files and identify if the backups are infected by Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info ![]() IT Director / Office Manager in Information Technology at AIPMH (Hospital & Health Care, 11-50 employees) Chose Unitrends Unitrends [Data Center Backup and Recovery] has a much better UI. It's easy to navigate. Barracuda was a little pricey, and if you were to reduce your backup size under the current tier, you had to call in to get them to adjust the space requirements on the bill. They were … Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Network Services Manager in Information Technology at EGCS (Computer & Network Security, 11-50 employees) Chose Unitrends Most companies have been using tape backups for along time and Unitrends allows to completely move away from tapes. Once the Unitrends solution is in place, I don't really have to worry about it. I get notifications to my email about every job and that's how this is monitored. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info Verified User Chose Unitrends VEEAM is the product that I decided to go to from Unitrends recently, as it is something that I have relied on in past companies. I am happy with the backups, however they do take up a lot more space than what Unitrends has provided. Barracuda does not have the same ROI as … Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info ![]() IT Director in Information Technology at Cache County Corp (Government Administration, 201-500 employees) Chose Unitrends We found the Unitrends solution to be a better fit than Legato, Barracuda, Dell/EMC and other solutions. They are relatively price competitive, and frequently offer good upgrade/expansion financial incentives. They could improve on the scalability of solutions, instead of … Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. TR verified that a representative sample of customers was invited. More Info ![]() Network Analyst III in Information Technology at City of Lynchburg (Government Administration, 1001-5000 employees) Chose Unitrends Unitrends stacks up very well against the other solutions I've used in the past. Feature set is very good. The thing that tips the scale heavily in their favor for me is the support team - they do an awesome job for us. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Unitrends Barracuda is what we were using before, it was unreliable, support was iffy at best, and the interface was horrendous. After numerous issues, we asked one of our providers to look into other options and they came back with Unitrends. We have been happy with it since. Unitrends … Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Pre Sales Eng. in Sales at Minitel (Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees) Chose Unitrends The price is better; the support is much better and there is a roadmap that has a lot of new features that are great. Invited by the Vendor A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Information Technology Manager in Information Technology at City of Oak Creek (Government Administration, 201-500 employees) Chose Unitrends In the past I have used Symantec Backup Exec, Windows Server backup and also Windows System Center. Unitrends is easier to use and I don't have to worry about licensing. Unitrends prices based on disk size not the number of units being backed up. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Unitrends For us the cost, simplicity of use, system design, and features of the Unitrends system all matched up well to our organization's needs. They were products with more robust feature sets, but the cost was prohibitive. And, there were less expensive alternatives. But, they tended … Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Unitrends Incentivized Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Unitrends Unitrends offered a low price compared to our previous vendor. Their tech support also had good reviews. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Unitrends Unitrends gave us all of the different requirements that we needed as well as thers that we did not know that we needed at the time. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Unitrends We selected Unitrends due to unique features, cost of appliance, cost of service, and excellent reviews. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Integration Support Specialist in Information Technology at Copesan (Facilities Services, 201-500 employees) Chose Unitrends We've been using Unitrends for 5+ years and one thing that we've always enjoyed is the great customer support and hardware monitoring so we don't have to waste our time making sure that everything is running smoothly. We've had a few hiccups over the years, but all-in-all … Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Unitrends We had a very old version of Symantec in place that Unitrends replaced. We didn't upgrade it because we were looking for a separate appliance for our solution. We did look at Barracuda briefly and have nothing against it, it's a good solution in it's own right, we just found … Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Unitrends This was our first backup appliance that we used/evaluated. Prior to this all our backups were done on tape using Symantec Backup Exec. Because of the amount of time spent on the management of the tapes, the poor user interface, and low reliability and that we were adding 3 … Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Unitrends Unitrends was able to give us a feature set unmatched in its price range. Their support was fantastic while we were playing with our demo and the professionalism of every representative we spoke with was a comfort. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Network Administrator in Information Technology at Charter Homes & Neighborhoods (Construction, 51-200 employees) Chose Unitrends Unitrends crushes Backup Exec in terms of usability and reliability. It seems very comparable to the Barracuda system we used at my previous employer. We went with it based on a recommendation by a backup specialist at CDW. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info ![]() Network Engineer in Information Technology at None (Consumer Services, 51-200 employees) Chose Unitrends Unitrends is appliance based, did not want to have to purchase tape library and subscribe to local vaulting. Unitrends cloud and appliance came in cheaper and better recommended then the competitors. Invited by TrustRadius (TR) on Vendor's Behalf A de minimis incentive was given to thank the reviewer for their time. The incentive was not used to bias or drive a particular response, nor was the incentive contingent on a positive endorsement. More Info Verified User Chose Unitrends Veeam and Barracuda were both tested before we made the decision to use Unitrends. Neither solution filled all of our needs like Unitrends did. Veeam could not backup our physical servers and Barracuda was outside our budget at the time. 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| Likelihood to Recommend | 6.0 (35 ratings) | 8.0 (372 ratings) |
| Likelihood to Renew | 10.0 (2 ratings) | 8.9 (25 ratings) |
| Usability | 6.0 (4 ratings) | 9.0 (15 ratings) |
| Availability | 7.0 (1 ratings) | 6.2 (2 ratings) |
| Performance | 9.0 (1 ratings) | 5.6 (2 ratings) |
| Support Rating | 9.2 (7 ratings) | 7.9 (23 ratings) |
| Online Training | - (0 ratings) | 7.1 (2 ratings) |
| Implementation Rating | 8.0 (1 ratings) | 8.7 (12 ratings) |
| Configurability | 8.0 (1 ratings) | 7.1 (2 ratings) |
| Ease of integration | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Product Scalability | 7.0 (1 ratings) | 3.8 (2 ratings) |
| Vendor post-sale | 8.0 (1 ratings) | 8.2 (2 ratings) |
| Vendor pre-sale | 10.0 (1 ratings) | 8.2 (2 ratings) |