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Barracuda Backup vs Barracuda Intronis Backup comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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

Barracuda Backup
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (53rd), Cloud Backup (49th)
Barracuda Intronis Backup
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (11th), MSP Backup (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Cloud Services solutions, they serve different purposes. Barracuda Backup is designed for Backup and Recovery and holds a mindshare of 1.2%, up 0.4% compared to last year.
Barracuda Intronis Backup, on the other hand, focuses on Deduplication Software, holds 1.8% mindshare, up 0.3% since last year.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Barracuda Backup1.2%
Veeam Data Platform6.0%
Commvault Cloud3.6%
Other89.2%
Backup and Recovery
Deduplication Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Barracuda Intronis Backup1.8%
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain21.4%
HPE StoreOnce17.2%
Other59.6%
Deduplication Software
 

Q&A Highlights

Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
Community Director at PeerSpot
Aug 20, 2025
 

Featured Reviews

GANESAN K - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Engineer at Safezone Secure Solutions Private Limited
Rating shows fast restoration and reliable support with scope for improved integration and database backup options
The product needs improvement to become better. For example, we attempted to integrate with Postgres SQL server to backup the database alone, which was not supported. For this reason, we required a separate solution for database backups. While other SQL servers are supported, Barracuda Backup has limitations with database backups. The main area for improvement is integration and support for databases.
Gerard Wolters - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT manager at Oosterhof Holman
Easy to use, immutable, and provides good deduplication features
When we wanted to back up our Microsoft environment, we looked for a cloud backup. Barracuda provided a cloud backup. There were no other products that offered similar features at that time. I will recommend the product to others. It is easy to use. It is a complete package. It is easy to integrate the product with Microsoft. We have a complete package that includes antispam and email gateway solutions. We can choose any package we want. We use Barracuda Essentials. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One valuable feature of Barracuda Backup is that it can be used as thin VMware storage."
"Barracuda email security works effectively with O365, and we have been able to achieve many use cases that other competitive products such as Micro, Fortinet, Trellix, or Forcepoint could not accomplish."
"The most valuable feature of Barracuda Backup is that it's on the cloud, so there is no need for hardware."
"Barracuda Backup is cost-effective because there is no licensing cost per server or VM."
"Recovering the system and system files in disaster cases."
"The solution’s scalability is good because its space is unlimited. We can start in Office365 with one terabyte bit of information and leverage through an enterprise solution of 1000 users."
"The solution has been stable for us."
"It is very reliable, so we don't have any issues with it, and basically, once you set it up and it is running, it is trouble-free and our customers are happy."
"Setting up Barracuda Backup is straightforward."
"Barracuda Backup is really easy in terms of maintenance, and I don't have to worry about changing tapes."
"Most important is its ease of use. You plug it in, follow the steps, and you have your backup file."
"I find the most valuable feature is the reliability of the solution."
"We have been able to migrate from tapes to Barracuda Backup, and that has helped us tremendously."
"We recommend the product to other users because it is a good product."
"The main feature we like about Barracuda is that we can map devices directly to the cloud. It operates as a security device to run a backup of the cloud in case one of our physical machines goes down."
 

Cons

"It would be nice if a user could delete something and then recover it themselves. That would be a nice feature."
"Barracuda Backup's user interface needs to be renewed as it appears outdated."
"In using Barracuda Backup, sometimes the VM has issues and becomes non-functional, requiring support tickets to resolve."
"Snapshot for different kinds of virtual/physical server could be improved with new implementation functionality and related tools."
"The product needs improvement to become better. For example, we attempted to integrate with Postgres SQL server to backup the database alone, which was not supported."
"An improvement is required in reports and backups for sharing on Linux and Unix."
"Barracuda Backup's support could be improved because sometimes the support team is situated outside the country, leading to time zone issues."
"I would like to see a way to increase space."
"They keep you waiting and then they don't come up with a real solution."
"The cloud backup is brilliant, but there should be an option to take that cloud backup and save it locally as well."
"One part of the product that I think needs the most improvement is the recovery feature. It is not as fast as it should be."
"Barracuda Backup could use some more integration."
"It would be nice to have some reports generated on the usage of the system such as detailed backup statistics, but it is not essential."
"The solution needs fine-grained backup capabilities to service individual users. But this is a minor issue considering all that the product does."
"Its speed can be a bit improved, and of course, its pricing can go a lot cheaper."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"What I like best about Barracuda Backup is the licensing model."
"It allows us a low cost backup solution for hardware-based, VMware, and Hyper-V systems all from a single platform."
"You have two options, which we have. We pay for it bi-monthly. Then, you can purchase the project hours and support annually."
"All the storage is included in Barracuda, so you're just paying for the package. I think with Veeam, you pay for the package, and you pay for the storage."
"Because it is a single package that includes everything, they are worth the money that you need to pay for it. You are paying for the hardware, licensing, the software that runs on it, regular updates, the cloud features included with it along with the replication, and your space allocated in the cloud for replication. It is fairly priced for what you get."
"It is about 6,900 or 7,000 a year. It goes up a little every year. Its price includes live updates, support, antivirus, and cloud storage. If I increase the cloud space, then the price would increase. It has been consistent for us."
"The price of the five-year contract was approximately three million Rupees ($42,000 USD)."
"Its pricing is very reasonable, but it can be reduced."
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Answers from the Community

Julia Miller - PeerSpot reviewer
Community Director at PeerSpot
Aug 20, 2025
Aug 20, 2025
When considering cloud backup solutions, such as AWS cloud, there can be latency issues while restoring data. Cloud offerings also incur additional charges from the cloud vendor. Every product nowadays provides automation and backup flow. This is beneficial, but it is not unique to Barracuda as I have experienced many other solutions with similar capabilities. For enterprises, Barracuda Backup ...
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RA
Consultant at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jun 11, 2019
I would rate this product a nine out of ten because giving it a ten is an admission of perfection. I can't do that. I don't believe they are perfect yet. I love it, I never have complaints from customers and usually most of the problems that we face are not necessarily Barracuda's issues. I can say it's quite a good product. I'll recommend it easily. There are situations where improvements can be made to anything. For example, they don't cover every possible operating system in the world. I don't expect them to do that, so that will always be something missing. Even if the same is true for any other solution, they have to be so good that they surpass my imagination. I believe they are doing some interesting stuff right now to improve what they already have. They are improving integration for example, their backup with other services will work better. They are enhancing the alert service, and so on. There are quite a few interesting things that they're doing. They are also introducing an API, which allows other products to interface with Barracuda backup. The backup can be responsive instead of a pre-scheduled function. For example, if the number of attacks on the company increases by 7%, I might have a trigger for Barracuda to do a backup just in case. These are not backup issues, they are enhancements. They're not related to the main reason why the customer asks for Barracuda backup but they're nice things to have. It's really amazing stuff they're introducing. Everything is done by Barracuda on Amazon. All we have to work with is just a simple interface. There are no problems at all. The advice I can give to people who use traditional backup solutions is to look into the benefits that you get from the cloud and the cost savings that you get.
NT
Operations Manager at Cybernaptics
Sep 5, 2019
I would rate this solution a ten out of ten.
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Construction Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise2
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business15
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Backup?
The pricing is very competitive. Licensing is on a yearly basis, and Barracuda even provides replacements after three years if a device reaches end of life, without any extra charges.
What needs improvement with Barracuda Backup?
The product needs improvement to become better. For example, we attempted to integrate with Postgres SQL server to backup the database alone, which was not supported. For this reason, we required a...
What is your primary use case for Barracuda Backup?
We are partners with Trellix Move Antivirus and we have sold it previously. That particular bundle has changed as Trellix has moved to Complete Protection and the DLP comes under another bundle. We...
What advice do you have for others considering Barracuda Backup?
When considering cloud backup solutions, such as AWS cloud, there can be latency issues while restoring data. Cloud offerings also incur additional charges from the cloud vendor. Every product nowa...
 

Also Known As

LiveVault, Barracuda Virtual Backup, Barracuda Backup Appliance
Barracuda Backup
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Ochsner Health System
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