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Azure Backup vs HYCU comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 30, 2026

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
18th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HYCU
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
50th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (54th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Azure Backup is 1.1%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HYCU is 1.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Azure Backup1.1%
HYCU1.5%
Other97.4%
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Featured Reviews

Sanjay Sahu - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager at Capgemini
Has supported secure data storage with incremental backups and centralized monitoring
Azure Backup supports all the features that we need, so additional features are not an immediate need for me. The documentation for Azure Backup seems okay for me; it is good overall, but it should be more descriptive for each item. It should elaborate more on how backup and restore are fulfilled in different scenarios. One of the reviews indicates that Azure Backup needs improvements for specific backup options beyond just full VM snapshots. I believe it should be improved actually. Regarding specific backup options, I say there should be improvements compared to how they provided them in older days.
reviewer2312085 - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Analyst at a non-tech company with 11-50 employees
Easy to setup, good support and stable product
When we started, we used Acronis for both cloud and on-premises backups. Protege was a reliable solution, and the cloud-focused approach is well-suited for our current needs. If you require both cloud and on-premises backup capabilities, Acronis is a more comprehensive solution. For solely cloud-based backups, Protege is a solid option.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is the native backup capabilities."
"I would recommend this solution to other companies because it's an enterprise product that suits all requirements."
"Because it's part of Microsoft, you can have technical support from Microsoft."
"The feature I find most effective in Azure Backup is the high-level restore."
"The storage backup is very efficient."
"The most valuable features of Azure Backup for us are its flexible retention options and the ability to recover to a second region with geo-replication and read access."
"It is easy to schedule backups."
"With Azure Backup, you can readily make your environment if your setup somehow fails on the cloud or on-premises."
"Since it is on the cloud, it is a very stable solution."
 

Cons

"While Azure Backup works well for our Windows systems, because it is not working with Linux, it is only doing half of the job that we need."
"Maybe they could improve the fees. The cost is a bit high."
"I would like to see more automation, integration, and security. The price could be better."
"It doesn't have the option to have a backup from the database. It has backup for the files, folders, and backup only the whole virtual machine. But if I need to do a backup from the Oracle database, from an Exchange server or from SharePoint, this ability isn't there. There is no application backup."
"I would like to have the option to increase the frequency of the backups. Azure Backup does backups on an hourly basis, but I would prefer it to take backups more often."
"Microsoft's technical support for Azure products could be improved."
"The interface needs improvement and it doesn't offer as many features as other third-party backup solutions."
"It can be further improved by continuously meeting its compliance requirements."
"One area for improvement would be expanding its capabilities beyond Azure-specific backups."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of this solution is ok, but I'm expecting that the price will decrease in the future."
"This is an expensive solution in the Bangladesh marketplace."
"It's around $10 to $15 per month per virtual machine, along with something extra based on the size of the data."
"Azure Backup can be expensive if you are not vigilant about your storage steering."
"Comparing the pricing with other technologies, Azure Backup is more affordable for customers. It follows a pay-as-you-go model, where we pay according to our consumption."
"We have enterprise-level pricing. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"It is a very cheap cloud solution."
"Licensing fees are paid on a monthly basis."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business26
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise24
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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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Backup?
The pricing of Azure Backup is fine; it is a low-cost solution.
What needs improvement with Azure Backup?
Azure Backup can be improved by providing an option and a utility so we can restore quickly instead of any manual intervention. Restoration times require manual backup and manual interventions, and...
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Comparisons

 

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Protege, HYCU R-Cloud Platform
 

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Sample Customers

Russell Reynolds Associates, Somerset County Council, Kardem, PCL Construction
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