Bacula Enterprise vs HPE StoreOnce comparison

The compared Bacula Systems and Hewlett Packard Enterprise solutions aren't in the same category. Bacula Systems is ranked #27 in BRS , with an average rating of 10.0, and holds a 1.0% mindshare in the category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #2 in DS , with an average rating of 7.5, and holds a 18.1% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Bacula Systems users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

Bacula Enterprise

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90% willing to recommend

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93% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Bacula Enterprise

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (27th), Cloud Backup (13th)

HPE StoreOnce

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

108

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (2nd), Disk Based Backup Systems (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

Bacula Enterprise and HPE StoreOnce aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Bacula Enterprise is designed for Backup and Recovery and holds a mindshare of 1.0%, up 0.8% compared to last year.
HPE StoreOnce, on the other hand, focuses on Deduplication Software, holds 18.1% mindshare, down 19.3% since last year.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Bacula Enterprise	1.0%
Veeam Data Platform	7.6%
Commvault Cloud	4.4%
Other	87.0%

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Deduplication Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
HPE StoreOnce	18.1%
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain	25.4%
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager	12.7%
Other	43.8%

Deduplication Software

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GiovanniRamirez

Senior IT Consultant at Xerif

Solid backup tool with good scalability

The last scenario in which I used Bacula was for a customer who needed some open-source tool which could support encryption at that time. We managed to convince the customer to use Bacula to deploy it in their environment It was a very good project. The Bacula concept, topology, and networking…

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Naguib Wasef

HPE Product Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Collaborate effectively with partners and benefit from robust data management capabilities

The functions of HPE StoreOnce that I find most valuable are its deduplication and replication options. These features save data and reduce the size of data significantly. If the actual size for backup data is 100 terabytes, using StoreOnce, it will be around less than 10% of the original size due to the 1 to 10 deduplication ratio. So, compression and replication are critical features I appreciate. Additionally, adaptive backup and restore capabilities of HPE StoreOnce are indeed very helpful functions. As I know from my technical team, the process is very easy for end users because the GUI and user experience with StoreOnce are straightforward. They can restore their backups at any time. An important feature of StoreOnce is that they can reserve an amount of storage capacity as protected capacity for a limited time, safeguarding their data against intrusion and other interactions. Based on feedback from customers, StoreOnce is regarded as a highly useful solution for backup. I am satisfied with the security aspects of HPE StoreOnce, but it's crucial for any company to maintain a multi-layer security approach. Starting with a firewall is essential for maintaining their environment. Additionally, security features on StoreOnce are useful. I believe that no company should rely solely on one layer of security; they should adopt a multi-layer security strategy that begins at the network level and extends to their internal solutions.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Bacula is very solid, very stable, and very scalable."

"It brought many advantages - such as the learning curve being very light."

"It is easy to scale Bacula Enterprise even if your system is growing tremendously in data and servers."

"Bacula is pretty stable."

"The solution has extensive documentation and a very active community."

"It can be used in virtually any environment we have onsite."

"The most valuable features are the special plugins such as SAP HANA databases, Microsoft SQL, and various types of virtualization."

"It works great and it provides you with several standard tools to restore your backup, even after a big failure."

"If you have a large enough storage capacity then you can take an ample amount of data."

"The most effective features for data deduplication are maximizing storage capacity and minimizing expenditure."

"The scalability is very good."

"It is very easy to implement."

"I think StoreOnce's deduplication technology is crucial for cost efficiency and faster recovery, especially for backup and data protection purposes."

"Has very good deduplication and encryption features."

"Currently, VTLs can only be created on individual service sets and cannot be used to share the resources of other nodes."

"I like the tool’s deduplication feature. We get a ratio of 9:1 for deduplication. The product is also Linux based. Last year, our organization faced some virus attacks. However, the backup was safe because of the product being a Linux version. HPE StoreOnce is a secure product."

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Cons

"Many features have been converted to commercial licensing, which restricts their availability."

"A more user-friendly interface (GUI) can be developed."

"We are looking for a unique interface that can rule both enterprise and open source editions. Such a thing does not yet exist."

"It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company."

"The initial setup could be a bit easier."

"We would like to see an improvement in the functionality of the GUI."

"Bacula needs a graphical user interface because, for administrators, the command-line interface is okay, but for the average user it is not very easy."

"Easier setup and configuration, perhaps including a GUI, would be an improvement."

"The solution must provide backup options for smaller capacities."

"HPE StoreOnce needs to provide a SaaS solution by offering high-density disks."

"HPE StoreOnce Backup to Disk (BTD) is not a good backup solution for NAS devices. It does not have a dual controller, so if one controller fails, the entire system will go down."

"The appliance doesn't have the global deduplication, it has StoreOnce deduplication. It does not deduplicate across the appliance, it will deduplicate in one particular store. With the global deduplication, I could store more data."

"The cost is at the forefront of everyone's mind."

"One item I wanted to see is SSD drives as a cache, and that was, for a time, still lacking in StoreOnce, however, they have done it now. It's not available yet, however, it will be shortly."

"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce should be more user-friendly. Additionally, the configuration and troubleshooting could be better."

"We stopped investigating because we were not really happy with the application."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is an open-source solution."

"We have a perpetual license."

"I think the product is competitive in terms of pricing. Other products like the one from Dell are costlier compared to the tool."

"HPE StoreOnce is cheaper compared to other solutions in the market."

"The licensing schemes could improve in HPE StoreOnce and the price is high. They should reduce the price."

"There are costs for additional storage and space."

"The price of the product is reasonable."

"The cost of HPE StoreOnce is very expensive."

"The product is not expensive. It is available at a good price."

"The solution's cost is above average."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

University

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	38
Midsize Enterprise	31
Large Enterprise	49

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bacula Enterprise?

Bacula is more expensive than various other solutions. It’s almost completely commercial now. Products like Veeam software are much more expensive.

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What needs improvement with Bacula Enterprise?

Many features have been converted to commercial licensing, which restricts their availability.

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What is your primary use case for Bacula Enterprise?

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What do you like most about HPE StoreOnce?

I think StoreOnce's deduplication technology is crucial for cost efficiency and faster recovery, especially for backup and data protection purposes.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE StoreOnce?

The setup cost is rated as four out of ten.

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What needs improvement with HPE StoreOnce?

To improve HPE StoreOnce, I think if HPE generates new models with lower capacities than 80 terabytes, it would be beneficial for the market. We face a significant issue with the current offerings....

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Compared 5% of the time

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Overview

Bacula Enterprise is a highly scalable, especially robust and secure data backup and recovery software. Its unique low cost subscription model empowers data centers to truly escape data volume price traps. With a high degree of flexibility and customizability, Bacula offers native integration with a wide range of hypervisors, databases, file systems, cloud interfaces and containers. High numbers of enterprise organizations worldwide (incl. NASA, Bank of Austria, Swisscom or Sky PLC) have adopted Bacula Enterprise backup software in mission critical environments because of its advanced features and ability to handle high data volume at very low cost.

Bacula Systems

HP StoreOnce Backup is a data backup solution that provides a consistent, high-performance, scale-out architecture for your entire enterprise. Reduce the amount of backup data capacity by 95 percent, and choose between powerful dedicated appliances for data centers, or flexible virtual appliances for smaller and remote offices.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Sample Customers

NASA, SwissCom, Navisite, Turner Studios, Bank Austria, Caixa Bank, SdV Plurimedia, Leibniz University Hannover, Zeta Global, Tricore, NetLog, Siemens, LocaWeb, wbsGo, itesys, Queens School of Computing, Escrypt.

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