Commvault Cloud vs Google Vault comparison

Commvault and Google are both solutions in the eDiscovery category. Commvault is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.5, while Google is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.5. Commvault holds a 3.1% mindshare in eD, compared to Google’s 4.7% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Commvault users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Google users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 6, 2024

Commvault Cloud and Google Vault are competitors in data management and security solutions. Google Vault stands out in terms of feature set and cost-effectiveness, while Commvault is preferred for its support and customer satisfaction.

Features: Commvault Cloud provides comprehensive data management, robust security, and essential user tools. Google Vault offers simple but effective tools, superior integration capabilities, and a streamlined interface that aligns with Google Workspace.

Room for Improvement: Commvault Cloud users find configuration complexity, high initial setup cost, and the need for significant support as areas needing improvement. Google Vault users wish for expanded storage options, enhanced search capabilities, and a more responsive user experience.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Commvault Cloud's deployment models are flexible but require significant support. Its customer service generally receives high praise. Google Vault is straightforward to deploy but lacks flexibility, leading users to desire better service responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: Commvault Cloud's initial setup cost is high, which can impact ROI. Many users find long-term benefits justify the expense. Google Vault's low setup costs and integration benefits make it more cost-effective, with satisfactory ROI due to lower ongoing costs.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Commvault Cloud

Ranking in eDiscovery

3rd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

112

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (3rd), Cloud Backup (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), AI IT Support (6th)

Google Vault

Ranking in eDiscovery

2nd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Email Archiving (4th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the eDiscovery category, the mindshare of Commvault Cloud is 3.1%, up from 2.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Vault is 4.7%, down from 16.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

eDiscovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Google Vault	4.7%
Commvault Cloud	3.1%
Other	92.2%

eDiscovery

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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Rahul Gill

GWS/M365 Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Has supported data retention and export tasks while leaving room for greater automation and feature expansion

If we can have more APIs open for Google Vault, that would be great, and instead of doing it manually, it would be better to do it programmatically. I think there is an API available with Google Vault, though I'm not certain about it. I have never used Vault programmatically, but if APIs exist, then it's beneficial, and if there aren't any, we should have the capability for programmers to create some sort of scripting so they can fetch the data. I assess the export feature in Google Vault in terms of ease and efficiency as quite efficient because most of the data we want to see is available in MBOX and PST formats. If possible, I would want to see Google Vault support additional formats such as iCal, iCad, or CardDAV, which are for iPhone users.

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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 VM backups and the recovery from cloud infrastructure are valuable."

"The solution's stability is excellent."

"It's a complete software that can protect all the main applications. Perhaps that's the feature I like most. The integration with the NetApp and other apps is also very nice."

"The data is well-protected. It doesn't age off until it's copied. That's a big feature right there. When you reach the end of your retention, it does not expire until the secondary copy is completed. That allows you to hold onto data that otherwise would have aged off by retention. I like that feature. It's hard to just delete or lose data using the Commvault platform."

"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 has a unique administration platform with more features than its competitors."

"The most valuable features of Commvault Hyperscale X are the full responsibilities inclined in conversion with high responsibility rates."

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

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"In my opinion, the search functionality is the best feature. With Google Vault, we can quickly search for any email within Gmail accounts. And then we can get further information, such as if you want the full header or want to know any extra details about the emails."

"Search feature is valuable for our customers."

"Google Vault acts as a great method for retrieving files from Google Drive and Gmail."

"Data retention is very valuable to us."

"Overall, I would rate Google Vault a ten out of ten."

"What I appreciate about Google Vault is that one of the best features is the ability to use retention policies; it covers mail, chat groups, calendars, sites, Drive, and Google Voice, and the data will remain in Google Vault even if it gets deleted by the user accidentally or intentionally."

"One of the noteworthy aspects is that nothing ever gets deleted, which is convenient."

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Cons

"Data center backup must be improved."

"I think the one thing that could be improved is the customer experience. The interface should be more user friendly."

"Commvault could make the product more cost-effective on the public cloud side. We are using this solution to back up whatever is still on-prem. We are not using it to back up what is on the public cloud because we have a native backup solution for that, which is provided by the vendor. As our footprint gets bigger, we will continue to evaluate this, but the last time that we did a cost analysis, the cost was not comparable to the solution that public clouds are offering."

"They reply to the support portal weekly, but there are some delays."

"We've run into some issues when attempting to restore very large numbers of files. Of course, that's more of a design issue."

"The local support could be improved."

"Commvault could improve in the area of monitoring and notification services."

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

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"For us, customer service has been a bit lacking, probably with a rating of a five out of ten."

"Google Vault lacks speed."

"Although it does a good job of searching through data and exporting it, I feel that Google Vault should have more export options available to the user. As a reseller, our customers demand a lot from their Google products, and exporting is one area where there's a lot of improvement needed."

"eDiscovery could be improved with additional information and an easier way to retain it."

"Customer service has been a bit lacking."

"The price of the solution could improve and the search could be easier."

"Google Vault needs to improve its data export timing because sometimes, it takes a very long time to export the data."

"It would be nice if Google would let us download the data in different formats."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"HyperScale X is expensive."

"The price of Commvault HyperScale X is a lot higher than competitors. As a government institution, we have annual costs. We made a budget for one year in advance. It was difficult to calculate the other solution's costs because each solution has another way of licensing. The solution is expensive but it is very good and we know the good quality we will be receiving."

"The solution is expensive. The subscription is based on a monthly basis. There are additional costs that vary depending on the size of the backup."

"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."

"The tool is affordable."

"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 pricing has improved. It is simplified compared to the way that it was a few years ago. It is fairly straightforward and pretty easy to articulate to customers, which is handy."

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"If you have Google Enterprise, then Google Vault is free to use."

"The solution is expensive."

"The pricing is fairly cheap."

"Last year, the price was randomly increased and our customers were really facing a challenge around this. Google launched new pricing under different plans, where formerly there were only three plans, and now there are four, each with their own separate usage allowances. I think it's good, though. The basic plan is now the Business Starter plan, and many customers find this plan very convenient and minimal in price. Overall, the pricing for all the plans is good."

"Google Vault is a cheaply priced product. Monthly payments are to be made towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. There are no extra costs apart from the licensing costs attached to the solution."

"Google Vault comes as part of a package deal for us."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software 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	5
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	3

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ThreatWise?

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

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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 needs improvement with ThreatWise?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Vault?

There is no setup cost; it's only the pricing which one needs to pay upon subscribing to Google Vault services.

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What needs improvement with Google Vault?

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What is your primary use case for Google Vault?

A few use cases for Google Vault involve using it for custodian purposes where we have to store their mails, calendars, and mostly the mails, which we have done as a custodian process in order to s...

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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.

Commvault

Google Vault lets you retain, hold, search, and export data to support your organization’s archiving and eDiscovery needs. Vault supports:

Email messages
Chats in classic Hangouts with history turned on and Google Talk chats that are on the record
Google Groups
Files in Google Drive and Team Drives
Conversations in Hangouts Chat

Vault is entirely web-based, so there's no need to install or maintain any software. Vault is included with G Suite Enterprise, Business, Education, or Drive Enterprise edition. (Compare editions) Or you can buy Vault licenses for an additional $5 per user, per month.

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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

Broadcom, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Globeflight, Maven Wave, McClatchy, NII Holdings, Safetec, Sheboygan County

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