Commvault Cloud vs Datto Cloud Continuity comparison

Commvault and datto are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. Commvault is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.4, while datto is ranked #46. Commvault holds a 5.1% mindshare in CB, compared to datto’s 1.2% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Commvault users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of datto users who would recommend it.

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 15, 2024

Commvault Cloud and Datto Cloud Continuity are competing cloud storage and disaster recovery solutions. Datto Cloud Continuity seems to have an advantage in terms of data recovery speed and simplicity, while Commvault Cloud offers more comprehensive functionality.

Features: Commvault Cloud provides features like advanced data management capabilities, data deduplication, and seamless cloud integrations. It is well-suited for large enterprises with complex needs. Datto Cloud Continuity offers rapid recovery, automated backups, and is designed for small to medium-sized businesses that need swift restoration times.

Room for Improvement: Commvault Cloud could improve its pricing structure to be more budget-friendly and streamline its deployment process for quicker setups. Enhancing user support responsiveness would also be beneficial. Datto Cloud Continuity could expand its data management features, provide more customization options for backups, and improve integration capabilities with large enterprise systems.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Datto Cloud Continuity is praised for its straightforward setup and responsive customer service, ideal for users needing quick deployment. Commvault Cloud, while comprehensive, has a more intricate deployment, appealing to those with the capability to manage complex infrastructures, though it might benefit from improved customer service satisfaction.

Pricing and ROI: Commvault Cloud generally has higher setup costs, reflecting its extensive feature set but posing a challenge for budget-conscious organizations. Datto Cloud Continuity offers a lower initial investment, providing a quicker ROI through its simplified operations and lower overall cost of ownership, which attracts businesses looking to maximize value without high upfront expenditures.

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Commvault Cloud vs. Datto Cloud Continuity

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Categories and Ranking

Commvault Cloud

Ranking in Cloud Backup

4th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

6th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

112

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (4th), eDiscovery (3rd), Disaster Recovery as a Service (4th), SaaS Backup (2nd), Container Backup Software (2nd), Autonomous Operational Resilience (2nd)

Datto Cloud Continuity

Ranking in Cloud Backup

46th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

31st

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Commvault Cloud is 5.1%, down from 10.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Datto Cloud Continuity is 1.2%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Commvault Cloud	5.1%
Datto Cloud Continuity	1.2%
Other	93.7%

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Ankit Gagneja

Cloud Solution Architect at Tata Consultancy

Hybrid backup strategy has improved recovery orchestration and now supports flexible DR planning

I think improvements could be made in Commvault Cloud. Lately what I have seen is that there are AI capabilities that different data protection organizations are coming up with, which basically revolves around tiering of not frequently accessible data to glacier kind of storage, plus bringing in a high level of compression and deduplication capabilities. All those features I believe are there in other customers and they are bringing in new use cases from the AI perspective which I have not recently seen in Commvault. I have seen that Dell does have such features. We recently pitched a solution to the customers where we talked about data tiering and the other AI use cases, identifying the data by itself and autonomously taking decisions on how to tier the data between the different storage classes that we have. Those kind of capabilities that we have proposed to the customer as far as the partner solutions are concerned. I would like to see AI capabilities in Commvault Cloud. The rest of the features pretty much align with the other enterprise solutions that we have in the market. It is just the AI capability that is being asked by the customers as well as that I see missing with Commvault.

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TrevorSmith

Assistant Director, Network Operations at Premier Marine Insurance

Provides enterprise-level protection from ransomware attacks

Speaking about how the product is deployed in my company's business operations, I would say that it is an appliance with a critical infrastructure. In terms of data protection capabilities, the tool's ability to boot a device and have a separate network has saved the day for many of our company's clients who use the solution. If you have a collection of old servers, and if one of the old servers dies, you could be dead in the water if you cannot locally boot a server. Even the new gears in place can have an issue if people are not spending money on robust hardware tools, and replace them. It is necessary to have the local boot options if and when you have a hardware issue. The product brings the most value in the area of virtual boot when it comes to disaster recovery since it can boot up a version of the server from before an incident, which is helpful and allows your company to have a lower RPO or recovery point objective. It makes a big difference if you can have an RPO in hours rather than in days. The image-based backup functionality has revolutionized and impacted our company recovery time objectives since we deal in hours and not in days. The interface of the product is intuitive. I like the product's functionality that provides the ability to see everything at a glance, along with the alerting feature. Maintenance is required since certain drives die at times. In general, maintenance is required to deal with dead RAMs and hard drives. The former clients with small offices and the old Linux servers that used to die in production used to boot such servers with the help of Datto Cloud Continuity. The aforementioned process allows the clients to continue running their business while buying time to get replacement hardware, making a big difference that helps them reduce potential data loss or downtime. The local boot provided by the product saved the day for many of our company's clients. I recommend the product to those who plan to use it. Though the tool is not inexpensive, it provides enterprise-level protection from ransomware. I rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.

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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 solution's stability is excellent."

"IntelliSnap and file system backups are valuable features."

"We recommend this product for people who are running the Oracle Virtualization Manager."

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

"The convenience of backing up and restoring simultaneously is very valuable."

"The most valuable part of the solution is that it is fire-and-forget."

"It's got the ability to do automation, that's another good thing about it."

"With Commvault, we run a single job as a one-pass job, it will run backup and archive in a single job, no need to run two jobs for backup and archive them differently."

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"The data recovery of the solution is very good."

"Very friendly, since it visually facilitates the control and administration of the backups."

"The solution's reliability is one of its most valuable features...It is a very stable solution."

"The product's initial setup phase is easy."

"They are laser-focused on bringing forth proven protection technologies and stopping cybercriminals from being able to breach, break, steal, or compromise your data."

"Datto has strong competition, but they succeeded in linking their service to the device. It's easy for managed service providers to sell and upsell products using their portal and the remote monitoring and maintenance."

"The platform provides a faster backup process."

"When you compare it to other systems that require a fat client to be installed or to have several VMs setup just to configure the system, Datto stands head and shoulders above."

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Cons

"The initial setup is rather complex, especially when switching versions."

"The price could be lower."

"This product is overly complex to operate and run."

"There are two ways to use it and I prefer the web-based one over the app. I wish they were a little bit more matched in what they offer because the features aren't as available in the web-based interface as they are in the app."

"The solution needs better Office 365 data backup management."

"The technical support in the India region is a bit disappointing, but after 6:00 pm it is switched to the U.S and European teams, and they are much better in supporting and understanding the issues and fixing them."

"Commvault HyperScale X could improve by allowing backups of the storage area network (SAN)."

"There is room for improvement in the Knowledge Base and error reporting."

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"They are now providing the device instead of selling it, while wanting their users to sign a three-year contract, and this is something which my clients don't like...I dislike the fact that signing a three-year contract is required."

"The fact that Datto Cloud Continuity is not cheap is one of the aspects that I don't like about the product, making it an area where improvements are required."

"Datto's only shortcoming is RMM. They have a portal-based connection service like ConnectWise, but it does backups and keeps things running. Datto purchased Backupify and Kaseya bought Datto. If they upped the ante in their RMM, I could see them dominating the MSP space. At the end of the day, MSPs are responsible for networks, software, devices, and backup. Datto covers all these functions so they could offer a turnkey MSP solution."

"At the time I was using it, I would've focused more on signatures of malicious software in the cloud. I love Datto, and I know they're on the right path, but I probably would've focused more on the operating system update management. When you go from the desk to the cloud or from the server room to the cloud, everything changes. Everything is different. You're not in control of your servers anymore. It is from the Active Directory management perspective and not from the perspective of zero-day attacks or other similar things. At the time, more focus on zero-day attacks and business email compromise (BEC) would've been a better protection factor than just educating about how many of these attacks have occurred."

"At the time I was using it, I would've focused more on signatures of malicious software in the cloud."

"The product's scalability features could be even better."

"Datto chose to build their own cloud, instead of leveraging AWS, Azure or GCP. It looks, feels and behaves like a beta product (lacks maturity)."

"I don't have any feedback to provide in terms of features that may be lacking."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The complete license gives us options for all the features. Commvault does not license based on storage or the management components. It can integrate with any storage vendor. That means that when we are out of storage and need more, we can integrate without additional licensing. In my opinion, Commvault needs to reduce the licensing cost by 20 to 40 percent to make it cost-efficient."

"There is now a subscription based licence option that, depending on your environment, could offer a more efficient method to licence the solution if you are OPEX cost driven rather than CAPEX."

"The product is cheap."

"Metallic is an affordable solution."

"The cost for Commvault is very expensive, even support is very expensive. The full cost of the solution is 50,000 INR per year, which includes 20 VM backups, server data backup, and 200 desktop and laptop agent licenses."

"We like that there is no extra cost for SharePoint, Teams, or OneDrive. It is all mimicking Microsoft's model. Every user has one terabyte of space. When users start using OneDrive, everybody has one terabyte that will be backed up included in the price."

"The solution is worth the money."

"Hands down, Metallic provides us with more predictable costs for our backup requirements. You are getting what you pay for. If they are charging you X amount of dollars at that point, that is what you are going to pay. So far, I have not seen any hidden costs or any kind of gotchas. It is pretty cut-and-dry. They will let you know, "Hey, you are going to use our storage and it will cost you this much. You are going to use your storage, then we are going to charge you this much to backup.""

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"As the company grew from business continuity—or what used to be called business BCDR—they brought on services. Certain services, such as SaaS protection, were a value-add, but you would expect to pay for them. They are not going to be free. It is just the life that you live when you're evaluating software vendors, partners, etc. There is going to be some form of a base offering, and then there are going to be different tiers that you need to get up to a better level."

"I rate the product price an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Outsourcing Company

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	57
Midsize Enterprise	24
Large Enterprise	82

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	1

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Also Known As

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

Datto Cloud Continuity for PCs

Overview

Commvault Cloud offers comprehensive data management with strong backup and recovery, security, and compliance across hybrid and multi-cloud setups. Supporting a variety of applications, its cost optimization and integration capabilities enhance data management and infrastructure operations.

Commvault Cloud facilitates seamless data management and protection for organizations dealing with complex IT infrastructures. Its capabilities spread across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, ensuring robust disaster recovery and compliance, while optimizing storage strategies. Extensive application compatibility and integration with IT infrastructure solutions allow for efficient data movement and enhanced security.

What are the key features of Commvault Cloud?

Backup and Recovery: Reliable data protection across environments.
Data Management: Seamless operations in hybrid and multi-cloud contexts.
Disaster Recovery: Comprehensive recovery features.
Compliance: Ensures adherence to regulatory standards.
Security: Advanced encryption and threat detection.
Cost Optimization: Efficient strategies and resource utilization.
Integration: Supports a wide array of IT applications.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Data Security: Protects sensitive information effectively.
Scalability: Adapts to extensive infrastructure needs.
Cost Efficiency: Reduces expenses through optimization.
Simplified Management: Streamlined for better operations.
Comprehensive Support: Enhances compatibility and usability.

In industries like finance, healthcare, and technology, Commvault Cloud supports the protection of virtual machines, databases, and physical systems. It facilitates Office 365, SQL, and VMware backups, ensuring disaster recovery and compliance, while meeting the demanding storage requirements and safeguarding data integrity per industry standards.

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Datto Cloud Continuity offers a reliable, user-friendly platform for data protection and disaster recovery, focusing on quick backup processes and scalable solutions, ensuring managed service providers are well-equipped against ransomware threats.

Datto Cloud Continuity is designed for backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware prevention. It efficiently manages backups and VM operations through an intuitive web interface. Its compelling data recovery capabilities and competitive pricing make it a valuable choice for MSPs. While the platform exhibits scalability and resilience, improvements are needed in Hyper-V integration, agent reliability, and cloud recovery options. Its pricing model and recovery duration could be optimized. Further enhancements in integration with operating systems and cybersecurity practices are suggested for broader appeal, along with stronger RMM features.

What are the key features of Datto Cloud Continuity?

Web Interface: Simplifies management of backups and VM operations.
Data Recovery: Efficient data recovery processes bolster confidence.
Scalability: Designed to handle growing data needs.
Ransomware Protection: Limits maximum data loss to 59 minutes.

What benefits should users expect in Datto Cloud Continuity reviews?

User Confidence: Built from quick backup and efficient recovery.
Competitive Pricing: Offers cost savings against potential threats.
Device Integration: Links services with ease for MSPs.
Support Attention: Ensures reliable customer support and assistance.

In industry environments managed by ConnectWise, Datto Cloud Continuity acts as a critical part of network operations, ensuring consistent backups of end-user devices and leveraging cloud synchronization for secure storage. Evaluated by companies for cost-effectiveness based on asset value and risks, it functions as a security hub, offering protection against vulnerabilities, including hardware failures.

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Sample Customers

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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