Barracuda Intronis Backup vs NetApp AltaVault comparison

Barracuda Networks and NetApp are both solutions in the Deduplication Software category. Barracuda Networks is ranked #11 with an average rating of 9.0, while NetApp is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.5. Barracuda Networks holds a 2.0% mindshare in DS, compared to NetApp’s 3.1% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Barracuda Networks users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

Barracuda Intronis Backup

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 2024

Barracuda Intronis Backup and NetApp AltaVault are competitive solutions in the data backup and storage category. Barracuda appears to have the upper hand due to its user-friendly management, strong support, and attractive pricing.

Features: Barracuda Intronis Backup offers a user-friendly installation, reliable performance, and centralized management. The Live Boot feature allows quick system recovery. NetApp AltaVault integrates easily with various operating systems and efficiently moves data to economical storage options.

Room for Improvement: Barracuda Intronis Backup users noted a need for enhanced backup speed, consistent success rates, and support for user profiles. NetApp AltaVault requires improved indexing speed, file sharing capabilities, and better multi-gate connectivity.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Barracuda Intronis Backup excels with hybrid, on-premises, and public cloud deployments, supported by responsive customer service. NetApp AltaVault supports diverse environments with a focus on scalability, though it lacks Barracuda's customer service satisfaction.

Pricing and ROI: Barracuda Intronis Backup provides competitive pricing with a straightforward licensing model, ensuring a quick ROI. NetApp AltaVault tends to be more expensive but offers flexible payment options.

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Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Intronis Backup

Ranking in Deduplication Software

11th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

MSP Backup (7th)

NetApp AltaVault

Ranking in Deduplication Software

10th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (44th), Disk Based Backup Systems (6th), Cloud Backup (38th), Cloud Storage Gateways (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Deduplication Software category, the mindshare of Barracuda Intronis Backup is 2.0%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NetApp AltaVault is 3.1%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Deduplication Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
NetApp AltaVault	3.1%
Barracuda Intronis Backup	2.0%
Other	94.9%

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Gerard Wolters

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.

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Satish Tr

Consultant at Tata Consultancy

Positive impacts seen with improved data security and reliable support

I have six months of experience with the product, and as a consultant, the use cases for NetApp AltaVault mainly stand out for me. Regarding the deduplication feature in the product, I am interested in whether clients are using it. There are different integrations available with NetApp AltaVault, such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and I want to understand how they impact data security policies in my case.

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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

"The most valuable feature is unlimited data storage on the cloud. Even if the employee has left the company for a few years, the backup will still be maintained."

"The most valuable feature is the Live Boot solution, a feature on the Barracuda that is very helpful for critical service because whenever you have a crash or your service is not working, you can just live-boot the machine and have your service up and running."

"Easy, immediate protection for data that is virtually infinitely scalable."

"The configuration and the onboarding process are pretty good."

"They are the best support that we have had so far. When you contact or email them, they are very quick to respond. They always have someone available for us. That's what we want as a customer, we want someone to listen to us."

"Its interface is intuitive, and it is easy to use when I am restoring files. Barracuda does a really excellent job at compression, which makes it very efficient. Eight years later, I am only halfway through to the capacity, which is very good."

"This is a competitive solution that stays on top of cutting edge features."

"The product is okay, and we are quite happy with it."

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"We are getting rid of our tape libraries, so this is an alternative to that, we don't have to have 100s and 1000s of tapes, and we are going into the cloud, so this helps us go into the cloud while providing better security for backup data."

"Leverage the SE and the technical expertise within NetApp; they offer really great services, and they'll provide you with an honest approach to how to address your business problems."

"Its initial setup is easy."

"The most valuable feature is the portability of large archived data, as you're able to put things on large on-prem, low-cost storage and then augment that with even lower cost storage in the cloud."

"The deduplication engine. Right now, we're at about 10.5 to 11 times deduplication of our backup data."

"The jobs we have baseline into the AltaVault, it seems to be able to recover faster than the previous solution."

"The dashboard is useful for managing data backups."

"AltaVault is very economical; you don't need big expertise to manage this product."

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Cons

"I am working in some of the more rural areas of Sweden, and some of the customers here are a little bit wary of cloud technology at the moment. It is not like in Gothenburg or Stockholm, where people rely on it so much more. In the rural areas, companies are saying that we do need to use the cloud, and they are being very wary about their data, especially with GDPR and all that kind of stuff. Having more control and having an option for backing up locally, even if you don't want to use it, would be something very good. The cloud backup is brilliant, but there should be an option to take that cloud backup and save it locally as well. If you lose connection to the internet or you lose access to your data in the cloud, having a backup copy of the latest data on your server is helpful. You need to be able to get access to your customers' files, especially with GDPR, where you need to know where your customers' details are. If they're in the cloud and you've lost access to them, then you'll go into those GDPR regulations. This is somewhere where both Barracuda and Veeam haven't gone as far. As far as I have understood, with Veeam, you can back up your local servers to the cloud but not vice versa. I haven't worked on it much."

"I think scalability is the big gap."

"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."

"Their technical support is not very good. You never know what they are doing and what is the issue. Customers need to know what is happening. This is our main concern and the only thing that can be improved in this solution. I would like to have more visibility about what is going on when something happens. I need to know what was done to solve the issue."

"We're working with them on our file share backups. Our solution needs a little bit more fine-tuning. We're not sure if the issue is at our end or at Barracuda's end."

"They keep you waiting and then they don't come up with a real solution."

"The solution depends on your connectivity, so it is essential to have a proper connection to the cloud."

"Compared to Avamar and Data Domain (our other systems), the backup speed is slow."

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"I don't actually use the solution."

"More than a 500 volume limit. At the moment, it only supports up to 500 volumes for SnapMirror and that's a problem. We've got 750, so a larger limit for volume replicas for SnapMirror."

"We've had a lot of issues, crashed the service console a lot, service crashes."

"My advice is to stick with ONTAP and ownCloud because NetApp AltaVault is going to die."

"To clarify, the catalog feature is lacking, and you need to depend on somebody else."

"NetApp's own competing products complicate things."

"There are some bits it could do better. With tighter integration maybe with Veeam, or something like that, it'd be really good."

"More capacity with the basic model of the AltaVault would probably help out."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It allows us a low cost backup solution for hardware-based, VMware, and Hyper-V systems all from a single platform."

"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."

"You have two options, which we have. We pay for it bi-monthly. Then, you can purchase the project hours and support annually."

"The price of the five-year contract was approximately three million Rupees ($42,000 USD)."

"You don't need to buy an extra license or agent. With one box, you have licenses for any amount of devices that you want to backed up for whatever is backed up."

"Low, fixed cost with great savings."

"Normally, there is the hardware on the site. So, essentially, there is a server and storage. They can price it a little lower because the customers are making a little investment upfront. Even though it is trouble-free for the end-users, and once it is set up and running, they don't have to really think about it, there is essentially an initial investment. It is not really pricey. We're actually competitive, but we are in a different market. In Asia, customers are a little more price-sensitive than in the west. It is not really a real issue."

"The tool's pricing is reasonable."

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"It is a rather expensive program."

"The price is a bit high."

"You could compare it to a Dell EMC or ECS, and I think it's probably a little less costly than that. Within the marketplace, it's a medium cost."

"The pricing is not too bad, but could be a little better."

"There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution, which comes to around 3,000 USD."

"In one use case, and we have several, to run for a particular customer, the price is about $375,000 a year."

"It's quite cost-effective."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

Marketing Services Firm

Construction Company

20%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	8
Large Enterprise	3

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	10

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.

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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...

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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...

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Is NetApp AltaVault compatible with AWS?

Hello. Yes, it is compatible with AWS but the great thing about it is that it's actually working with so many cloud providers, it may be just for everyone. Besides the Amazon cloud services, NetApp...

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Can AltaVault be used for data reduction?

Hello, you can definitely use NetApp AltaVault for reducing your data and giving yourself some more storage. This product offers you deduplication and compression, helping you achieve that. I'm su...

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What kind of security does NetApp AltaVault give you?

My organization is very happy with the security that NetApp AltaVault gives us for our data on the cloud. First, it gives us the option for data recovery, which is very good, especially if someone...

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Also Known As

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AltaVault

Overview

Barracuda Intronis Backup is recognized for its email archiving, ease of use, and reliable performance, providing efficient data protection and recovery across systems including servers and virtual machines.

Its intuitive management interface, efficient deduplication, and Live Boot feature for quick recovery make it a popular choice. The solution supports granular file restores, offers unlimited cloud storage, and provides robust support. Users appreciate Barracuda's compression and fast backup speeds. The platform's advanced threat protection, user-friendly cloud portal, and seamless integration with multiple products add to its strong reputation. However, there is a need for improved speed, enhanced user profile backup, and better space management. Users report slow restore times for large data and see a need for improved cloud support and reporting features.

What are the key features of Barracuda Intronis Backup?

Email Archiving: Efficiently manages and stores email data.
Intuitive Management: Simplifies operations with a user-friendly interface.
Live Boot: Facilitates quick recovery minimizing downtime.
Unlimited Cloud Storage: Provides extensive storage capabilities.
Advanced Threat Protection: Secures data with superior protection.

What benefits and ROI can users expect from Barracuda Intronis Backup?

Efficiency: Streamlines data protection and management.
Reliability: Ensures consistent performance for backups and restores.
Scalability: Offers flexible solutions adaptable to growing needs.
Support: Provides strong technical assistance and reliable customer service.

Organizations utilize Barracuda Intronis Backup primarily for comprehensive data protection and recovery within sectors such as IT and cloud services. It's often implemented for system-wide backups including servers and virtual machines, facilitating cloud-to-cloud backups for Office 365 applications. Hybrid models combining on-premises environments with Barracuda's appliances and cloud integration are common, aiding in daily, weekly, and monthly backup routines to ensure disaster recovery and secure data archiving.

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NetApp AltaVault provides seamless data archiving and backup with flexible cloud and on-premise integration. It offers efficient data management through features like encryption, deduplication, and a user-friendly interface, ensuring reliable storage solutions with robust support.

NetApp AltaVault stands out with its ability to integrate with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, providing users with a versatile platform for storing data in cost-effective ways. Its strengths lie in fast recovery, easy initial setup, and strong technical support. Users benefit from its local cache-to-cloud backup solution, effective archiving capabilities, and scalable storage options. However, there are areas for improvement, such as better integration with Veeam, expanded SnapMirror volume limits, and enhanced catalog features. Some issues persist with SMB protocol and monitoring reliability, and it could benefit from faster indexing and automatic capacity adjustments.

What are the key features of NetApp AltaVault?

Data Movement: Seamlessly transfers data to cost-effective storage locations.
Cloud Integration: Works with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud for flexible storage options.
Encryption & Deduplication: Ensures data security and efficient storage by minimizing redundancy.
User-Friendly Dashboard: Simplifies backup management with an intuitive dashboard.
Scalability & Stability: Handles growing data needs with consistent performance.

What benefits and ROI can users expect?

Flexibility: Enables smooth integration with cloud platforms and on-premise storage.
Cost Efficiency: Offers affordable data archiving and backup solutions.
Data Protection: Enhances security through encryption and redundancy reduction.
Effective Management: Facilitates monitoring and management of backup processes.
Fast Recovery: Provides quick data retrieval during emergencies.

In industry applications, NetApp AltaVault is frequently used for video data archival at ports, ensuring safety through extended monitoring and retention. Large volumes of file and object data are archived without needing comprehensive filers, often utilizing cloud buckets. Its utility also extends to data backup for emails and SharePoint instances in the cloud, although some organizations opt for native ONTAP as certain archiving functions transition. Implementation is tailored to meet industry's specific requirements for data security and storage efficiency.

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Sample Customers

Dematic, Levitt Safety, Osoyoos Credit Union, Viborel Distribuiao, European Tour, Papergraphics, Levitt Safety, Academy of Contemporary Music, Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, LLP, National History Museum, California Almond Board, American Radio Relay League, Kirkpatrick Bank, IAC, Healey Brothers Automotive Group, Mechanicsburg Area School District, Taylor Shellfish Farms, Drew Marine, inMusic, Mills Law Library, Healy Brothers Automotive Group, Thomas Kinkade Company, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit

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