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Azure Backup vs Clumio comparison

 

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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

Azure Backup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Clumio
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
48th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (35th), SaaS Backup (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Azure Backup is 3.4%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Clumio is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Terry Tull - PeerSpot reviewer
Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place
I would rate the easiness of the initial setup as an eight out of ten. Setting up Azure Backup was pretty straightforward, especially if you follow the steps in the right order. It might seem a bit complex at first, but with experience, subsequent setups become easier. Planning is key to optimizing its effectiveness. Deploying Azure Backup typically takes around half an hour to an hour to set up one VM, involving creating a recovery services vault, defining a backup policy, and configuring storage options. For a more comprehensive setup including proper recovery planning, it might take a few hours. The key steps involve creating a resource group, and a recovery services vault, selecting a storage type, and defining backup policies. I deployed the solution myself.
KetanPatel6 - PeerSpot reviewer
A backup solution with better reporting and easy configuration
We were looking to replace our backup software and started doing a POC. During the POC, we realized the benefits of Clumio, especially given our small team. We always look for solutions that are easily manageable and not cumbersome. Clumio offers an easy interface, is simple to set up, and is easy to maintain. It provides a way to get daily reports directly from the software. Clumio has a straightforward setup; it involves deploying an OVF agent and connecting it to the cloud. Once connected, it begins backing up to the cloud. You can easily go to the cloud console and specify which servers need backups, and it starts the process. Different policies can be defined and assigned to servers, making the process much easier. Clumio also sends daily report emails, so every morning, we receive a report detailing what was successfully backed up and what failed. Their support is also good. If a backup fails twice, they proactively open a ticket and contact to resolve the issue.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's easy to deploy."
"The best aspect of the solution is its backup functionality."
"It is a stable solution...It is a highly scalable solution."
"You can select the tiering for your backup and manage your cost."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is its simplicity."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is its simplicity."
"Azure Backup is easy to manage from a single dashboard."
"The scalability has been good."
"Clumio has a straightforward setup"
 

Cons

"The extensibility onto hybrid environments needs a bit of tweaking for those on-prem."
"Azure lacks sufficient solutions for a particular scenario, we may need to resort to using third-party applications. In such cases, these applications can be employed to facilitate backup, replication, and the efficient utilization of internet connectivity and bandwidth. They enable us to effectively manage and transfer data while ensuring optimal utilization of network resources. However, it would be a benefit if we did not have to use third-party applications for these operations."
"Azure Backup must include features similar to enterprise solutions."
"The solution should involve more redundancy types in the backup storage and support open-source OS."
"While Azure Backup allows ingress data, the egress data is chargeable, which should be excluded."
"For companies frequently accessing data or not using Microsoft Azure, the solution may not be very helpful."
"The integration with the record database and integration with other applications will be good, especially with the database piece."
"I would like to see more automation, integration, and security. The price could be better."
"They need to improve their SQL backup services"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Azure Backup is a product that is priced at a cheap rate, and it is a great tool."
"This is an expensive solution in the Bangladesh marketplace."
"Price-wise, it's similar to AWS."
"We do not have any additional costs for Azure Backup."
"The pricing of this solution is good, and it is one of the easiest things that you can sell Azure with."
"Azure Backup can be expensive if you are not vigilant about your storage steering."
"The product's pricing is a three or four out of ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is costly."
"There is a cost per terabyte for using this solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
University
14%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

How does Azure Backup differ from Veeam Backup & Replication?
Veeam has a version for Azure but there are organizations, like ours, that are considering moving to an Azure environment and wonder if Azure Backup is better than Veeam Backup and Replication (Vee...
What do you like most about Azure Backup?
Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Backup?
Azure Backup is expensive relative to the value we get from it. I do not have specific details about the licensing cost as it falls under another department.
What needs improvement with Clumio?
They need to improve their SQL backup services and are planning to enhance their SQL recovery options, allowing users to recover from a backup at the table or even the row level.
What advice do you have for others considering Clumio?
Clumio doesn't require any maintenance. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
What is your primary use case for Clumio?
We use Clumio for backup. We were looking for an easy way to back up our data. Previously, we had a traditional backup and another tape backup, but the recovery time was slow, and the backup often ...
 

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