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AWS Backup vs Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Backup
Ranking in Cloud Backup
11th
Ranking in SaaS Backup
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Infrascale Backup & Disaste...
Ranking in Cloud Backup
24th
Ranking in SaaS Backup
13th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (27th), Disaster Recovery as a Service (6th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of AWS Backup is 2.7%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery is 1.0%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS Backup2.7%
Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery1.0%
Other96.3%
Cloud Backup
 

Featured Reviews

RiteshPurbey - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Analyst at ESRI INDIA
Manages virtual machine backups smoothly and simplifies restoration across environments
It is quite easy to manage AWS Backup's centralized console for multiple environments. The product's interface is intuitive. AWS Backup has a much higher price if you compare it with the snapshots. I have to pay for the whole environment by AWS. We have a backup solution with only virtual machines. The rest of it, we have a restore point.
HS
President at LET US DEAL WITH IT, LLC
Backups and restores are easy and we can do on-site disaster recovery within minutes
The benefits of using Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery become evident very quickly. You have the solution on-prem and can restore files and servers on-prem as well. You can set up certain virtual machines on-prem if you need them. If a machine goes down or has an error, you can put the machines into the cloud, which is very important if there's a fire or a disaster, where you really have to get the business working again. It's very quick. I saw those benefits immediately; that was one of the reasons we moved certain customers over to the Infrascale solution. They had different solutions in place before and were not happy with the amount of time it took to restore data or perform disaster recovery. We tested it out and ran some server restores before signing the customer up for the solution. It is very important for my organization that Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery is available via a single dashboard. I have multiple customers, so being able to see all of them in one single dashboard and drill deeper into the servers is very important for me. Infrascale's unified dashboard has helped me save time. Infrascale's ability to restore data is great, fast, and very efficient.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The features of AWS Backup are very service-oriented and user-friendly."
"The replication in the recovery region is the most valuable feature."
"It is quite easy to manage AWS Backup's centralized console for multiple environments."
"It is an easy-to-use solution."
"It also saves costs and is quick."
"The advantage that AWS Backup has over competitors is that it's very simple."
"We primarily use the solution as a backup for snapshots so that the data will not get corrupt or lost, and it secures our data for us."
"We can directly back up EC2 instances in AWS without using any third-party applications."
"The overall ease of use and management of the solution using the Infrascale Dashboard is very good. We haven't had any issues. It is easy to learn. Most of our techs who deal with backups are usually up and running with the dashboard within a day or so. They don't have a lot of buried features where you have to dig through things to get to the resolution. It is pretty self-explanatory."
"Overall, this product is really solid and they're a very good company to work with."
"Get Infrascale and talk to their team. They will support you, and they will make you the happiest customer out there."
"For me, Infrascale had the best package to offer to my customers, including features, pricing, implementation, and support; everything that comprises the total solution."
"For this particular client, the solution’s Critical Server Insurance feature that protects physical and virtual servers including Windows, Linux, VMware, and Hyper-V, was a very big factor as well. They have a bunch of physical servers, as well as virtual. The mix is predominantly virtual. They also have some NAS boxes that we back up using Infrascale."
"Overall, I set it up, configured it, deployed it, and walked away from it; it just chugs away happily."
"If you want something that works and is reliable, here it is."
"The program excels at recovering files and folders, both locally and in the cloud, and their team is extremely responsive, which is crucial for service delivery."
 

Cons

"If AWS Backup were a hybrid solution that also supported on-premises backups then it would be very helpful, especially if you are doing a migration to the cloud."
"Only the price could be improved."
"AWS Backup could improve because you cannot use Glacier for anything but EFS."
"The initial setup of the solution is complex."
"The support people face some challenges in coming on for remote sessions. They always prefer giving some logs."
"One of the limitations of AWS Backup is that it only does file-based copying."
"AWS Backup could benefit from including more services. Currently, it only includes around ten services, while AWS offers over three hundred plus services."
"This backup tool does the full backup of the entire snapshot server. I would like to have the option to not do the full server backup."
"One of the significant drawbacks of it is due to the fact that we're using two devices to manage the same vCenter, or virtualization environment, and they don't talk to each other."
"The problem is that sometimes you can use a lot of the bandwidth to upload files."
"Their margin from what they're wholesale and their MSRP is kind of tight for people who have to manage it."
"I would like to be able to limit the bandwidth in cases, for example, where we are uploading the backup."
"I'm a little bit disappointed that over the last year and a half, there hasn't been too much contact from them regarding what's going to be new or coming out."
"I would like to see more features for the section on the viruses and maybe another in reference to two-factor authentication."
"The pricing model that they recently changed to is a little bit complicated, and the biggest area for improvement is a better way of figuring out how to price it."
"The only thing I would suggest, and I have talked to my manager about it already, is that they should have a direct backup-to-cloud solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is decent."
"There are no licensing costs for AWS Backup. You pay only for the amount of backup storage you use and then the data transferred between regions. Overall AWS Backup is priced reasonably."
"AWS Backup is a very cheap solution."
"The pricing is okay."
"AWS Backup is free of cost, but we need to pay for the backup storage being used."
"Price-wise, I rate the solution a six out of ten. One only has to pay for the storage cost of AWS solutions, which is the standard cost provided by AWS."
"It's a myth that Cloud is cheap. Cloud is cheap initially, but the cost over time can be equal to your own infrastructure if you consume a lot."
"AWS is more expensive than some competitors like Azure."
"The pricing is fair, and they are interested in working with MSPs as part of their market."
"It is super competitive. It is worth taking a look at it from a licensing and pricing perspective."
"The licensing is based on how much data you have plus what appliances you need."
"I appreciate their pricing. We went for this solution for its pricing."
"The pricing is pretty good and competitive with the market. The per-terabyte pricing is very competitive compared to the others."
"Pricing of the product could be improved. It definitely makes it a harder sell. They will usually end up getting close to the price we need, but I have to go through everybody to get the price reduced. Their list pricing is significantly higher than that of other solutions."
"Infrascale's pricing, to me, was outstanding and was one of the major factors in my decision to go with Infrascale... My customer had a different solution before and his monthly payment was three times as much as the payment he now has with Infrascale."
"Our licensing fees are billed every four months."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
6%
Healthcare Company
16%
Computer Software Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise15
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business17
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about AWS Backup?
The solution's most valuable features are its backup capability and tight integration with other AWS services.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Backup?
AWS Backup operates on a pay-as-you-go model without requiring a license.
What needs improvement with AWS Backup?
I would need to get feedback from my colleague to see what additional features I would like to see in AWS Backup in the next release to make it closer to ten.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infrascale Platform?
The pricing of Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery is premium; if it went down, I would definitely be happy, but I don't want to see it go up. Their margin from what they're wholesale and the...
What needs improvement with Infrascale Platform?
What I would like to see improved or enhanced in Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery includes additional features for scalability.
What is your primary use case for Infrascale Platform?
I can describe a few use cases for Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery, which we primarily use for data protection and recovery.
 

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Sample Customers

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MSPs servicing small and mid-size companies VARs servicing mid-sized companies Direct SMB or mid-sized companies
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