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Barracuda Intronis Backup pros and cons

4.2 out of 5

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PROS

Barracuda Intronis Backup offers simple installation and immediate, scalable protection for data.
Support from Barracuda is prompt and readily available, enhancing customer satisfaction.
Barracuda Intronis Backup includes advanced threat protection, particularly in email security, moving risky emails to a sandbox area.
The PhishLine feature provides phishing attack training to help users identify and safeguard against phishing threats.
Barracuda Intronis Backup performs efficiently in data compression and storage, significantly extending storage capacity usage.

CONS

Barracuda Intronis Backup speed is slow compared to other systems like Avamar and Data Domain.
It lacks fine-grained backup capabilities for individual users and features like CIFS support.
The technical support is poor, with customers not informed about ongoing issues.
It does not support backup for Sun Micro systems and has limited control when managed physically.
Pricing is high, and the tool is not user-friendly with compatibility issues.
 

Barracuda Intronis Backup Pros review quotes

Gerard Wolters - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT manager at Oosterhof Holman
Jun 10, 2024
The product is easy to use.
Monica Kropp - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Administrator at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 12, 2022
It's a one-stop shop, meaning we just program and schedule the backups, decide what is being backed up, and then it automatically replicates and deduplicates.
Victor Correa - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Support Professional - Tier 3 at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Apr 22, 2022
Barracuda's support is probably one of the best things about them, even with all their solutions. With any problem that we have, or even questions, we get the assistance that we need. The turnaround is pretty quick.
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CK
Head of ICT Department at Dr. Nassau College
Nov 4, 2021
The backup feature is most valuable. That's why we took it.
reviewer1199337 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of IT at a government with 51-200 employees
May 7, 2021
Its interface is intuitive, and it is easy to use when I am restoring files. Barracuda does a really excellent job at compression, which makes it very efficient. Eight years later, I am only halfway through to the capacity, which is very good.
JL
General Manager at Antea Consulting
Nov 30, 2020
It is very stable, and I'm very happy with this solution.
CJ
Co-Owner at Xtreme Works, Inc.Xtreme Works, Inc.
Dec 28, 2023
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.
Jean MauriceProsper - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Executive Officer at Nettobe Group
Apr 20, 2023
I have found the product's LiveBoot feature to be most valuable.
NT
Operations Manager at Cybernaptics
Oct 12, 2022
The most valuable features are the deduplication that analyzes data to identify duplicate patterns and granular restore.
reviewer1710819 - PeerSpot reviewer
President and CEO at a government with 51-200 employees
Apr 29, 2022
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.
 

Barracuda Intronis Backup Cons review quotes

Gerard Wolters - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT manager at Oosterhof Holman
Jun 10, 2024
The search features must be improved.
Monica Kropp - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Administrator at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jun 12, 2022
We're working with them on our file share backups. Our solution needs a little bit more fine-tuning. We're not sure if the issue is at our end or at Barracuda's end.
Victor Correa - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Support Professional - Tier 3 at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Apr 22, 2022
Barracuda works great for smaller network environments, which are not that complex. It is hardware-based with a Linux core, which you don't have access to, and a lot of stuff happens on the back-end. Even from a troubleshooting perspective, it is a bit challenging.
Learn what your peers think about Barracuda Intronis Backup. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: May 2026.
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CK
Head of ICT Department at Dr. Nassau College
Nov 4, 2021
Its speed can be a bit improved, and of course, its pricing can go a lot cheaper.
reviewer1199337 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of IT at a government with 51-200 employees
May 7, 2021
The restore time can be improved. The restore time for large quantities of folders is slow. Sometimes, if I'm doing a full recovery of a server, it takes multiple hours, which probably is natural. It might also be because of our internet speed to the cloud.
JL
General Manager at Antea Consulting
Nov 30, 2020
Their technical support is not very good. You never know what they are doing and what is the issue. Customers need to know what is happening. This is our main concern and the only thing that can be improved in this solution. I would like to have more visibility about what is going on when something happens. I need to know what was done to solve the issue.
CJ
Co-Owner at Xtreme Works, Inc.Xtreme Works, Inc.
Dec 28, 2023
The solution is pretty expensive. This is the usual customer complaint.
Jean MauriceProsper - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Executive Officer at Nettobe Group
Apr 20, 2023
The tool is not user-friendly. The solution should also improve its compatibility. It is also not license-based.
NT
Operations Manager at Cybernaptics
Oct 12, 2022
The solution depends on your connectivity, so it is essential to have a proper connection to the cloud.
reviewer1710819 - PeerSpot reviewer
President and CEO at a government with 51-200 employees
Apr 29, 2022
This solution could be improved with offering lower prices at scale.