AvePoint Cloud Backup vs N-able Cove Data Protection comparison

AvePoint and N-able are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. AvePoint is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.7, while N-able is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.0. AvePoint holds a 3.6% mindshare in CB, compared to N-able’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of AvePoint users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of N-able users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

N-able Cove Data Protection and AvePoint Cloud Backup compete in the data protection and backup software category. N-able Cove Data Protection has the edge with intelligent automation and ease of management, while AvePoint Cloud Backup stands out due to its comprehensive restore functions.

Features: N-able Cove Data Protection offers automated monitoring, effective Virtual Disaster Recovery, and bare-metal recovery. It includes an integrated dashboard for managing backups, providing real-time alerts for quick issue resolution. AvePoint Cloud Backup is noted for granular restore capabilities, especially in SharePoint and Microsoft 365 environments. Its data security and compliance features are highly appreciated, along with a strong focus on restore functions.

Room for Improvement: N-able Cove Data Protection could improve reporting, integration with hybrid cloud solutions, and Linux backup capabilities. A more cohesive interface across functionalities would also help. AvePoint Cloud Backup may benefit from clearer licensing information, more efficient initial data seeding, and a flexible pricing structure. Enhancements in backup frequency options are also suggested.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: N-able Cove Data Protection supports deployments including On-premises and Hybrid Cloud, offering 24/7 knowledgeable support. Its deployment flexibility is favored by diverse organizations. AvePoint Cloud Backup, with its Public and Private Cloud deployments, provides straightforward integration and rapid customer support response.

Pricing and ROI: N-able Cove Data Protection offers competitive pricing based on storage, enabling cost-effective pool management across devices. It ensures cost predictability with flexible billing. AvePoint Cloud Backup follows a subscription-based model with unlimited storage, though some users find it slightly expensive. Both solutions show good ROI, with AvePoint valued for its capacity to handle high data volumes.

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Categories and Ranking

AvePoint Cloud Backup

Ranking in Cloud Backup

9th

Ranking in SaaS Backup

3rd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

N-able Cove Data Protection

Ranking in Cloud Backup

17th

Ranking in SaaS Backup

8th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (30th), MSP Backup (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of AvePoint Cloud Backup is 3.6%, up from 3.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of N-able Cove Data Protection is 2.5%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Robert Hedblom

Cloud and Solution Principal Architect at sumNERV Provider AB

Focuses on not just backup but also on providing highly granular restore capabilities, ensuring that data can be restored at a very specific level rather than restoring entire environments

The fact that AvePoint focuses on restore capabilities, not just backup is valuable. The main intention of backup is to restore data, and that's the major differential with AvePoint compared to other vendors. Many claim to do backup, but that's not the same. The crucial part is the ability to perform granular restores, having restore-level objectives (RLO) instead of restoring entire SharePoint sites when you only need a single document. AvePoint excels in providing extremely granular restore capabilities with great Recovery Time Objectives (RTO). AvePoint Cloud Backup comes with Immutable Storage and our OPEX licensing model also includes Unlimited Storage.

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Per MøllerJacobsen

Senior consultant at Azend A/S

Delivers cost-effective data backup with room for search improvements

The challenges I face especially are those I've mentioned, that finding some specific data in N-able Cove Data Protection is not as easy as it is in some other systems. You cannot just search for something—you need to know where it was and when it was there to restore it, plus it would be nice to take out data from Microsoft 365 in some portable format, which is currently not an option. I would like to extract the data from Microsoft 365 in a portable format, something like a database or maybe just to take out a PST file or SharePoint and Teams files to the file system. Especially in these times, where we discuss potential risks with the Microsoft cloud for European companies, companies would want to know how to access their data from the backup if they suddenly don't have a tenant. I believe there should be the ability to take out data from Microsoft 365 in a portable format. I know that Cohesity is working on making such a thing. It's not there yet; I asked last week for something for forensics, and the support team said it's not possible yet, but I know from our technical account manager they are working on some solutions.

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Pros

"The most valuable features are the email backup and the SharePoint backup."

"It is the only product in the market that offers platform backup."

"The recovery options in Microsoft 365 are not adequate and it does not help to recover data from the recycle bin that is older than 90 days. The solution has made us more efficient and helps to recover data that is older than 90 days."

"It is a very good and stable solution...With AvePoint's support, our experience has been exceptional"

"I rate the overall solution a 9 out of 10."

"The initial setup is super easy."

"The SaaS feature of AvePoint Cloud Backup is very strong."

"The product's initial setup phase was super easy."

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"The product is simple to use and manage. The customers have access to verify the backups."

"It's extremely important that Cove provides cloud-based data protection with backup, disaster recovery, and archiving. That is a necessity for my insurance. As an IT company, my insurance would cost more if my backups were not offsite and off-network."

"It provides a single dashboard for all types of data protection, we monitor everything through a single dashboard. It simplifies everything overall. It allows us to see everything, whether passing or failing any issues, any problems through a single pane of glass that we don't have to click through or adjust as we go forward."

"The most valuable feature of N-able Cove Data Protection is its ease of use."

"One of the bigger features and advantages of the solution is that it is easy to integrate with my RMM which is also N-able."

"I know I won't have an issue if the data is there. The reliability and the confidence that we have is amazing. It doesn't matter. We've had customers have ransomware. We've had customers that have had corruption. We've had customers that have had employees destroy their data. As long as it's been backed up, I know that I can get it back and I know I have nothing to worry about. Our confidence level is very high."

"The integration of N-able Cove Data Protection into our existing infrastructure is easy."

"The most valuable feature is that it's hands-off. I log in every morning and there are pre-canned filters that I've created to make my life easier. I have something called server status color bars, and that gives me all the servers and, in a nutshell, I can see: if any errors are being reported; when the last backup was; if one is not working, should there be one, and it literally jumps off the page."

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Cons

"It is challenging for small or medium-sized businesses to purchase it."

"Some customers choose other backup solutions because AvePoint is Office 365 and CRM backup system, but they have other backup needs for Azure and so on. Such customers often choose another backup solution instead of AvePoint."

"The component in the product that can be improved revolves around the area where the tool should focus on providing more of a custom touch to the policies."

"I would like to see improvements in the tool's initial seed. The initial seed of around 10 TB of SharePoint data took 45 days to complete."

"AvePoint Cloud Backup's pricing could be lower and more flexible. Particularly, when dealing with smaller customers or more minor businesses, obtaining competitive pricing for bundles rather than on a one-by-one basis remains challenging."

"The restoration could be faster."

"It is not a traditional restore process and it is somewhat limited in what we can do."

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

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"N-able Cove Data Protection for Microsoft 365 is an area with shortcomings that need improvement."

"The reporting feature and functionality need improvement. We would like to see a little bit more detailed reporting that offers more CEO or C-level focused reporting options."

"The one thing they don't are Linux servers, it's Windows only. I understand that directive. I have another product that I use for our Linux servers and stuff, but it would be nice if they had that flexibility on the Linux side. I understand the development and the world is geared towards Windows in 365, I know that's where the clienteles are and the business and the money is."

"One area I don't like has to do with the agent that goes on the system... if a system stays offline for some length of time, say for a week or so, I may have to go back in and reinstall the agent to get it back in business. I don't know what's causing that."

"For small amounts of data, recovery is easy, but when it's large amounts of data, it takes forever. So, if they can have a service where they put our data on a hard drive and ship it to us as fast as possible, it would be great. Even if there's a fee associated with it, it's fine."

"I have some issues with the agent failing on workstations. I've had to completely uninstall several of them, delete everything, and start over to get them to work."

"The challenges I face especially are those I've mentioned, that finding some specific data in N-able Cove Data Protection is not as easy as it is in some other systems."

"There could be a possibility to create a local NAS backup for infrastructure."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The platform is more expensive than other vendors."

"It is very good for many of my customers in the banking and finance segments. The price isn't a problem there, but in some other industries, people ask for a cheaper solution. When the price is an issue for the customer, we recommend Veeam, Metallic."

"I rate the product's price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."

"It costs a little bit more than other competitors in the market."

"The pricing part of the solution is based on a subscription model, which is based on the number of users or storage capacity."

"I would say that the pricing policy of the product is flexible and good."

"I am not sure, but I believe that the cost is $7 USD per user."

"When you have a device/appliance on the site quite a lot of the other enterprise class backup people insist that you have their appliance, which is frankly offensively expensive. Because when you pry the top off, it's just a standard 19-inch tin box with a standard Intel I5 in it, some RAM, and a hard drive. Then, you go, "Why have they just charged me 5,500 quid for a box, which I could have probably build for under 500." Whereas, with the SolarWinds product, they don't have that. The backup appliances that we have onsite are just plain cooking PCs. We can build our own machines, which is reflected in the price that we can offer a customer."

"The pricing of SolarWinds seems to be fair compared to the rest of the industry."

"The pricing is affordable. N-able Cove Data Protection has a direct-to-cloud architecture, but it also allows saving backups locally without extra storage costs."

"I believe that the price is very reasonable in comparison to other options. It is cheaper than both Redstor and Acronis and, since we are now using our own on-premise cloud, there is absolutely no comparison since we have unlimited storage rather than paying per gigabyte used for their onsite storage. We are currently able to backup fifty computers for the same price that we use to backup five computers."

"There is no per node cost, at least not the way I am doing it. I am on bulk. New customers can be set up on a trial, where they can get things all squared away, then they can switch over to being a billed customer."

"The pricing, for now, is good. The package that they gave us recently is pretty good. It depends on how many clients you have, and you pay for certain terabytes per license. These terabytes, if not used, are pooled together."

"The cost is around ten dollars per workstation a month and that includes a certain amount of data."

"The price isn't extreme, but I'd love to pay less."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Retailer

Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Real Estate/Law Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

How does AvePoint Cloud Backup compare with Veeam Backup for Office 365?

AvePoint Cloud Backup for MS Office 365 is a SaaS backup whose features include secure storage and unlimited and automated backups. The storage is saved in AvePoint’s Azure storage or it can also b...

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What do you like most about AvePoint Cloud Backup?

The product's initial setup phase was super easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AvePoint Cloud Backup?

When I deal with enterprises, good pricing is achieved. However, pricing becomes less favorable for smaller companies. Offering a package plan for multiple small clients would be beneficial.

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What do you like most about N-able Backup?

The initial setup of N-able Cove Data Protection was very easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for N-able Backup?

In terms of pricing, N-able Cove Data Protection is neither cheap nor expensive compared to other competitors.

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What needs improvement with N-able Backup?

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 9% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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N-able Backup, SolarWinds Backup, SolarWinds MSP Backup & Recovery, SolarWinds MSP Backup

Overview

AvePoint Cloud Backup is a comprehensive data protection solution designed to safeguard critical business data stored in Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365. It offers automated and secure backup and restore capabilities, ensuring that organizations can recover their data quickly in the event of accidental deletion, data corruption, or cyberattacks. With AvePoint Cloud Backup, businesses can easily manage and monitor their backup and restore processes through a centralized dashboard, enabling efficient data protection and compliance management.

This solution also provides granular recovery options, allowing users to restore individual files, folders, or entire sites with ease. AvePoint Cloud Backup offers flexible retention policies, enabling organizations to meet their specific data retention requirements.

Additionally, it provides advanced security features such as encryption and multi-factor authentication to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of backed-up data.

With its user-friendly interface and robust features, AvePoint Cloud Backup is a reliable and efficient solution for organizations seeking comprehensive data protection for their Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 environments.

AvePoint

Cove Data Protection, from N-able, is a comprehensive solution designed to safeguard critical business data. It offers a range of features including backup and recovery, disaster recovery, and endpoint protection. With automated backups and flexible scheduling options, it ensures data is protected and easily recoverable.

The solution also includes advanced security measures such as encryption and ransomware detection to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches. Cove Data Protection provides seamless integration with various platforms and offers centralized management for efficient monitoring and control.

With its user-friendly interface and robust capabilities, Cove Data Protection is an ideal choice for businesses seeking reliable data protection.

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Sample Customers

Swedish Match, Hydro, Mercury IT, Avepoint

Computer Depot, Leading Edge Computers, IT Logic Australia

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