Carbonite Backup for Microsoft 365 vs Commvault Cloud comparison

OpenText and Commvault are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. OpenText is ranked #68, while Commvault is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.6. OpenText holds a 0.1% mindshare in CB, compared to Commvault’s 10.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Commvault users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Carbonite Backup for Microsoft 365 and Commvault Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Carbonite Backup for Micros...

Ranking in Cloud Backup

68th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Commvault Cloud

Ranking in Cloud Backup

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

110

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (3rd), eDiscovery (3rd), Disaster Recovery as a Service (2nd), File Archiving (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (4th), SaaS Backup (2nd), Threat Deception Platforms (1st), Container Backup Software (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Carbonite Backup for Microsoft 365 is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Commvault Cloud is 10.1%, up from 9.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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SergioZuastegui

IT Manager at Grupo UMA Centroamerica

Accessible from anywhere without the requirement to purchase hardware

We are customers of Carbonite Backup and I'm the company IT manager The fact that we don't need to purchase any hardware is a huge benefit. It also means we can have access from anywhere. I think they could implement some new functionalities and I'd like to see some better training provided,…

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Matt Reller

Principal Platform Engineer Storage/Backup at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Provides extremely fast backup, is easy to manage, and is flexible

Commvault Cloud's automated policies provide the notification we need to ensure our data is secure and managed correctly. Commvault Cloud provides excellent visibility across all of our organization's data. It is extremely important to our organization that Commvault has a unified platform that offers recovery across cloud, on-prem, and SaaS workloads. It has helped our organization improve by simplifying the way we manage our environment. We could not manage the same environment with only half of our current staff. We have yet to find anything in our environment that Commvault does not support. Commvault Cloud's Risk Analysis helps us identify, categorize, and classify sensitive data enabling us to take the appropriate actions to protect it. Commvault does a good job helping us limit our exposure and ensure compliance. Commvault has helped us reduce our data management costs significantly. Compared to Dell Avamar, the costs are vastly different. Commvault is much more cost-effective. We are licensed by capacity, so we don't have to worry about licensing different features. We have all the features that are licensed by capacity. And as far as ongoing support costs and other expenses, they are much lower than what they were with Dell Avamar. Commvault also gives us the flexibility to use any storage we want, while Avamar is tied to the Data Domain, which is not cheap to support. It has helped us reduce our backup time unless we are using Data Domain. This is because we can perform deduplication and compression on the client layer, which reduces the load on the network. We cannot do this with Data Domain. In fact, if we even attempt to perform a quick progress check before sending data to the Data Domain, the system fails completely. We learned this the hard way. We are using many more advanced features in Commvault Cloud than we ever did in Dell Avamar, simply because we had to license each feature separately in Avamar. As a result, we did not perform many backups in Avamar, such as all database backups (DB2, SAP HANA, Oracle, and SQL). These backups were performed outside of Avamar. We are now using Direct Connect agents for all of our databases. This allows us to perform incremental backups, which we could not do with the previous method. As a result, we have reduced our backup times by two-thirds, or even more in some cases. Compared to when we were backing up directly to Data Domain, Commvault is now running our backups ten times faster. This has resulted in a significant reduction in our backup times. Commvault has helped us reduce the RPO. Even in Data Domain, it has reduced our storage times by about half. It has also helped us reduce the threat detection time. We reduced the RTO significantly with Commvault. Commvault has helped us reduce downtime primarily due to the increase in the performance of resources.

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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

"We don't need to purchase any hardware for this solution."

"Commvault's Command Center is one of the best solutions out there. You can rely on Commvault solutions for the most complex and most demanding environments."

"The solution also provides me with a complete view of our data. I write scripts to report information from the Command Center daily. I report it in HTML and have the status of the last day for the whole environment."

"The solution has the fastest backup and better licensing."

"The backup and restore capabilities are key. The most useful things to us about Commvault, in general, is the breadth of the applications that it can protect as well as the features inside of it, like deduplication and encryption. When people get their data encrypted, Commvault has a way to tell if somebody is being attacked through a cybersecurity threat because their data changes. So, Commvault has what they call honeypot files out there to look to see if anybody is changing these files. Only Commvault knows which files those are, so nobody should be messing with those files. If it changes, then it will alert you to say, "Oh, I potentially have somebody messing with my files." It will alert you to something going on in your environment that probably shouldn't be happening. We deploy that with all our customers so they have this capability as well."

"The most important feature is that everything can be controlled using a single console."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

"Great archive feature, OnePass, for the file system and Exchange servers."

"Security measures, including encryption and threat detection, contribute significantly to data protection, safeguarding against unauthorized access and cyber threats."

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Cons

"Lacks sufficient documentation or training videos."

"Sometimes the web page doesn't work. I don't know if it's an outage or if there is maintenance going on in the background. From time to time, Commvault will suddenly stop taking backups for some intervals."

"When we send a query to Commvault, they take a long time to answer our questions."

"They don't market their products well. They don't do a lot of marketing to enable them to move forward."

"The product's migration process and stability need improvement."

"What I need is deeper CLI documentation for both QCommand and SQL queries."

"Our main pain point is that some of our hardware is old. For example, the SSD disks for our application database are slow. It's hard to avoid a slowdown in our environment because the size of our backups is growing every year. If you're growing and don't upgrade the environment, you will see slower backups and restores. You must enhance the environment if you are growing."

"The only problem is that some of what we snap most of is the VMs. We found about 10% of the VMs that we can't snap because they're too interactive. It actually causes the application to crash."

"Support could improve and the initial configuration would be easier with assistance from a professional engineer."

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"We work with Commvault and a partner on our environment needs according to capacity, licensing, pricing, components, modules, etc. Additional costs depend on your backup needs."

"Its cost is reasonable, but anybody else can do better benchmarking."

"Commvault's license fee is per server-based."

"It is quite expensive when compared to other applications in the market. Its license is completely based on workload capacity. If I buy a license for 100 terabytes, I can back up anything. I can back up any platform, technology, or application, which is an advantage. Previously, we had to buy an agent for a particular application, and the cost was different for each agent. Now, the cost is completely based on the storage capacity. The license for one terabyte can cost around $1,700 for backing up anything from your environment."

"Licensing could be better explained. Sometimes, it's unclear what features are available in different licensing models."

"I would rate the price of Commvault Cloud seven out of ten with ten being the cheapest."

"In India, this is a very expensive product."

"Commvault is quite high in terms of pricing and licensing."

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Commvault?

The tool is affordable. I rate the pricing a six out of ten. Implementation requires additional costs because we need Commvault Professional Services.

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What needs improvement with Commvault?

Data center backup must be improved. We also want the product to provide us with a cloud-based backup. If we use Microsoft Exchange Online for email services, we want to know how to get a backup in...

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What do you like most about Commvault Complete Data Protection?

IntelliSnap and file system backups are valuable features.

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Commvault Complete Data Protection, Commvault Backup & Recovery, Commvault HyperScale X, Metallic, ThreatWise

Overview

Carbonite Backup for Microsoft 365 offers comprehensive backup for the entire Microsoft 365 suite of productivity apps. It allows businesses and IT organizations to recover individual files and folders, permissions settings as well as complete site collections, with an unprecedented level of flexibility.

OpenText

Commvault Cloud is the ultimate cyber resilience platform built to meet the demands of the hybrid
enterprise. Beyond its core functionality of data backup and recovery across diverse workloads, including applications, databases, virtual machines, and files, Commvault Cloud stands out as a robust defense against ransomware. Going beyond backup, the platform integrates advanced data security features such as encryption, access control, and threat detection, safeguarding against unauthorized access and cyber threats.

With tools for data management, classification, and migration, businesses can optimize storage costs, enhance accessibility, and comply with regulations seamlessly. Boasting cloud integration with major providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, Commvault Cloud leverages the scalability and flexibility of the cloud for comprehensive data protection and management. The platform's automation capabilities streamline tasks, and its reporting and analytics features provide valuable insights into data usage, potential risks, and optimization strategies. Commvault Cloud is not just a security tool; it is a key component of cyber resilience, enabling organizations to not only protect against cyberattacks but also recover swiftly and minimize the impact of incidents. Elevate your cyber resilience strategy with Commvault Cloud.

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Aberdeenshire Council, Acxiom, BAM Group Ireland, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, CI Investments, Clifford Chance, American Municipal Power, American Pacific Mortgage, AstraZeneca, Dongbu Steel, Denver Health, Dow Jones, Emirates Steel, Penn State Health, Prime Healthcare, Sonic Healthcare, Sony Network Communications, TiVO, UCONN Health, The Weitz Company

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