Commvault Cloud vs Druva Phoenix comparison

Commvault and Druva are both solutions in the SaaS Backup category. Commvault is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.4, while Druva is ranked #12 with an average rating of 8.3. Commvault holds a 6.4% mindshare in B, compared to Druva’s 1.8% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Commvault users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Druva users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 14, 2024

Commvault Cloud and Druva Phoenix are competitive solutions in the data protection and management space. Commvault Cloud excels with comprehensive data management, while Druva Phoenix is recognized for its cloud-native architecture, offering efficient scalability and cost-effectiveness.

Features: Commvault Cloud supports a wide variety of operating systems and applications, with policy-based configuration and central administration, enabling management from a single console. It offers automated updates, comprehensive cloud integration, and global deduplication, all contributing to operational savings. Druva Phoenix provides simple and efficient cloud data protection and disaster recovery. It is known for its scalability in cloud environments, straightforward user interaction, and robust security features, ensuring secure off-site backups and ease of management.

Room for Improvement: Commvault Cloud's complexity in deployment poses a learning curve; users may find initial setup and detailed planning challenging. The interface could benefit from simplification, especially for administrators handling smaller environments. The automatic updates, while beneficial, sometimes demand further manual intervention. Druva Phoenix could improve by expanding its platform support, particularly in VM environments other than Hyper-V and Nutanix. Its analytics and AI features could be enhanced to provide more effective insights. User guidance could be strengthened through better documentation and community resources.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Commvault Cloud is versatile in deployment, adapting to various business models but can be complex, necessitating comprehensive planning. Its customer support is reliable and thorough, ensuring dependable assistance. Druva Phoenix stands out for its simple deployment process due to its cloud-native design, making it more straightforward and quicker to implement. Their customer service is known for responsiveness and agility, facilitating efficient service during the initial setup process.

Pricing and ROI: Commvault Cloud involves higher initial setup costs owing to its extensive features but can result in a significant ROI over time. Its comprehensive capabilities can outweigh the initial expenses for larger enterprises. Druva Phoenix offers a more predictable pricing model, which is advantageous for organizations with immediate cost concerns, providing cost savings through its efficient and scalable cloud-native implementation.

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Categories and Ranking

Commvault Cloud

Ranking in Cloud Backup

3rd

Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service

2nd

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

4th

Ranking in SaaS Backup

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

112

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (4th), eDiscovery (3rd), File Archiving (1st), Threat Deception Platforms (1st), Container Backup Software (1st), AI IT Support (7th)

Druva Phoenix

Ranking in Cloud Backup

32nd

Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service

7th

Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software

19th

Ranking in SaaS Backup

12th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the SaaS Backup category, the mindshare of Commvault Cloud is 6.4%, down from 11.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Druva Phoenix is 1.8%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

SaaS Backup Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Commvault Cloud	6.4%
Druva Phoenix	1.8%
Other	91.8%

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Featured Reviews

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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ZubeenAhmad

Tam Adobe at Murdoch Webster

Cloud backup has reduced storage costs and now delivers fast, reliable data recovery

My overall experience in this field is seven years. The deployment model I have chosen for Druva Phoenix is mostly cloud-based backup. Government authorities and government customers majorly opt for on-premises deployment, but we have a very limited customer segment from that area. Druva Phoenix primarily operates on a private cloud, with some customers utilizing hybrid cloud solutions. If I assess the effectiveness of backup features in Druva Phoenix, particularly in minimizing operational disruptions, I would rate it as a very strong 9 or 9.5 on a scale of 10. I am not using Druva Data Security Cloud. My overall review rating for Druva Phoenix is 9.

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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 functionality and features of Commvault were much better compared to other solutions."

"It provides us a good holistic view of everything that we have backed up so far. It also provides us all the recovery points. If we look at an an object that has been backed up, we can tell how many retention copies it has, how far we can go, and recover any data, if needed."

"Global deduplication and the indexing of the data object are the most valuable features. It saves costs on the product side by doing compression and deduplication. It will help you and make your life easy to reach the data that you need within the minimum downtime when it's required."

"We can go from one page to another page, from office backups to VM backups, or applications like secret backups. So everything can be configured or restored from a single pin."

"Commvault Cloud stands out for its ease of use and reliable backups, along with its ability to handle large data volumes for VMs, servers, and applications."

"It is easy to use and stable. It delivers what has been promised. When it says it can do something, it can actually do it, as opposed to some of its competitors."

"Whoever has an Endpoint license can store unlimited data on the cloud."

"The product has the best features for scaling up and administering all the solutions from a single platform."

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"Druva Phoenix provides a return on investment and operational cost reductions after implementation."

"The best features of Druva Phoenix include comprehensive backup capabilities where you can back up your data with agent plus backup, deploy the proxy, and integrate your VMs to take your backup."

"I would definitively say that we have been able to make our people more productive by at least 30%."

"I found the cost-effectiveness of Druva Phoenix to be its most valuable feature, especially when compared to on-premises backup solutions."

"It's patch-based, so you don't have to bother about the backup server or the repository."

"One of the best features in Druva Phoenix for me personally is that it is an air-gapped environment, where you can keep cloud backup on a separate air-gapped environment and save from any kind of ransomware attack, and it is a ransomware safer environment because a customer gets a separate environment."

"Once you set it up and you tell it exactly what needs to be backed up, you literally forget about it. It sends you emails and notifications of the current status of the jobs."

"The initial setup was very straightforward."

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Cons

"It does not have an easy deployment. The deployment is not something that just anybody can go in and deploy."

"The local support could be improved."

"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."

"The HTML interface is a remarkable improvement. However, there are still some features that are not available in that interface that are available in the Java console, but I'm sure that will come with time."

"Commvault likes to be ahead of the game when it comes to merging with other platforms, but sometimes it's before they have the solution truly baked in. Office 365 is an example. I feel that my company might be a litmus test for their solution, because we have such a large environment. Some of the promised solutions that we received from Commvault were more like testing solutions. They weren't really validated, meaning they were possibilities. There have been a lot of hot fixes for the solution that we're using right now, more than we expected."

"It takes a lot of steps to implement backups. We have to do a lot of planning to make the solution work properly. It takes some time to create every policy. It's an easy task, but there are many steps. It's not as easy as using Veeam."

"I would like to see AI capabilities in Commvault Cloud. It is just the AI capability that is being asked by the customers as well as that I see missing with Commvault."

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

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"They were able to give us a very reasonable price considering we were non-for-profit organizations, however, there is always room for improvement on that cost."

"They were very much responsive a few years back, but in the last one or two years, I believe the responsiveness has gone down."

"Druva Phoenix is optimized to work with x86 platforms, making it unsuitable for backing up non-x86 architectures like AIX. The solution is primarily designed for physical Linux and Windows systems based on the x86 architecture, as well as virtualized Windows and Linux environments. However, if you have an AIX system, it cannot be deployed in the cloud, and therefore, backing it up in the cloud is not a concern."

"Deploying it in a hybrid cloud model involves some minor complexities, though nothing represents a significant challenge."

"The product's pricing needs to be improved."

"There is room for improvement in the reporting aspect of Druva Phoenix."

"The ransomware features are limited in Druva. There's a lot of improvement needed. It should extend to Nutanix and Hyper-V. It should extend to Azure as well."

"Druva Phoenix should include a few reporting features that it doesn't provide currently."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"In my experience, compared to solutions like Veritas and Veeam, while they do have their technical pluses and minuses, Commvault can save you on average forty percent initially, and then twenty to twenty-five percent annually."

"New licensing is easy and affordable."

"The pricing is far better than we had in the past. The license for Dell EMC was not too expensive, but the storage, given that Dell EMC is based on data domains, was pretty expensive."

"Compared with other backup technologies, Commvault is a bit more costly, but we are satisfied with the support, the services, and the features that we get with Commvault."

"The price is not cheap, but when you compare it to the other products they are all almost the same level in terms of price."

"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."

"We went from Veritas NetBackup to Commvault. We switched due to upfront licensing and costs. We have more visibility into what we're actually purchasing. It seemed like, overall, the cost of Commvault was cheaper."

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"Druva Phoenix's pricing is based on the service provided, and it's reasonable. The cost of the service will depend on the size of your data and the number of virtual machines being backed up. However, the pricing structure is straightforward and easy to understand."

"We’ve had experience with the data center for a while and we have had solutions that were able to support older versions of the operating systems that we needed. I would like for Druva to support it as well."

"It's very costly. Normal people wouldn't understand how their credits are calculated. It's pretty complex."

"I assume clients use Druva Phoenix because it is cheaper than other products."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Marketing Services Firm

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	6
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	2

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThreatWise?

Commvault Cloud is expensive, and there is room for the price to be 10-15 percent lower than what they are charging currently.

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What is your primary use case for ThreatWise?

I work with a variety of backup solutions including Commvault, Avamar, Rubrik, and similar tools. I am part of Tata Consultancy Services where we pitch all these solutions to customers from the bac...

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What needs improvement with Druva Phoenix?

While Druva Phoenix is a good solution for a cloud-to-cloud environment, such as moving from AWS to another AWS, I see complexity when a customer wants to move from a physical environment or a phys...

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What is your primary use case for Druva Phoenix?

Druva Phoenix is for server backups on cloud, which is the deployment model chosen by my customers. While Druva Phoenix is a good solution for a cloud-to-cloud environment, such as moving from AWS ...

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What advice do you have for others considering Druva Phoenix?

Many customers use Druva Phoenix's continuous data protection feature, but not for Phoenix. Not for Phoenix because Phoenix is server backups, and you generally do not keep continuous backup for se...

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Also Known As

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

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Overview

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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Druva Phoenix is a comprehensive cloud-based data protection and management solution that enables organizations to securely backup, recover, and manage their data across endpoints, physical servers, virtual machines, and cloud applications. With its scalable and flexible architecture, Druva Phoenix simplifies data protection and eliminates the need for traditional backup infrastructure.

By leveraging the power of the cloud, Druva Phoenix offers organizations a cost-effective and efficient way to protect their critical data. It provides automated backup and recovery capabilities, ensuring that data is always protected and easily recoverable in the event of a disaster or data loss. With its global deduplication and compression technology, Druva Phoenix minimizes storage requirements and reduces costs.

Druva Phoenix also offers advanced features such as point-in-time recovery, allowing organizations to restore data to a specific point in time, and granular file-level recovery, enabling users to recover individual files or folders. Its intuitive web-based console provides a centralized view of all protected data, making it easy to manage and monitor backups across the entire organization.

In addition to data protection, Druva Phoenix offers comprehensive data management capabilities. It enables organizations to gain insights into their data through advanced analytics and reporting, helping them make informed decisions and optimize their storage resources. Druva Phoenix also supports legal and compliance requirements by providing eDiscovery capabilities and ensuring data is retained and disposed of according to regulatory guidelines.

With its cloud-native architecture, Druva Phoenix offers organizations the flexibility to protect and manage their data across a wide range of environments, including on-premises, remote offices, and cloud applications such as Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace. It seamlessly integrates with popular cloud platforms like AWS and Azure, allowing organizations to leverage their existing cloud investments.

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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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