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 8.4, while Google is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.5. Commvault holds a 3.2% mindshare in eD, compared to Google’s 4.6% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Commvault users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Google users who would recommend it.

Commvault Cloud

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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 (4th), 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 (7th)

Google Vault

Ranking in eDiscovery

2nd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Email Archiving (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the eDiscovery category, the mindshare of Commvault Cloud is 3.2%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Vault is 4.6%, down from 16.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

eDiscovery Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Google Vault	4.6%
Commvault Cloud	3.2%
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

"Commvault helps to ensure broad coverage with the discovery of unprotected workloads. This is important. From the moment that we set it up, we mostly have customers telling us what they need to back up. Then, you can list the machines that are not yet protected. Sometimes, we can see that they are unaware of this, and say, "We didn't know that those servers were not protected yet," or "We did not back them up yet.""

"Well documented SQL views and customizable reports, together with scripts and workflows provides ability to automate processes and ensure proper controls are in place."

"It's very user-friendly. It supports a wide range of workloads. It's quite easy to use, it's very powerful and it's scalable."

"The solution's stability is excellent."

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

"This is a very stable product."

"We now have the capability to recover a virtual machine without relying on the NFS system, but instead are able to use certain features provided by Commvault."

"Commvault is a stable solution for Red Hat Linux."

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"The audit part of the tool is the most useful for me."

"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."

"The most valuable features are automatic document and email retention."

"My impression is that the initial setup process is not that difficult."

"The most valuable feature of Google Vault is its reliability."

"It is a very stable solution...It is a very scalable solution."

"Data retention is very valuable to us."

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Cons

"It is a little more complicated than it really needs to be."

"Not everyone has agents for everything and Commvault has agents for most products. It's the most complete."

"Our customers complain that this is a difficult product to manage."

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

"Its competitor, Veeam, includes backup and replication in the same product. I don't know if Commvault has it or not, but they should if they don't."

"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."

"They could work on the implementation of the features."

"The reporting is complicated and should be simplified in an upcoming release."

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

"Compared to Microsoft, they have more features in terms of compliance and retention policies."

"One thing I've noticed is that it splits the data files into multiple parts, like the PFT files. For example, when there is a large data size of any account, the backup process splits it into many files. This can be confusing and not very efficient when trying to manage the backups."

"Google Vault lacks speed."

"Customer service has been a bit lacking."

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

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is cheaper than NetBackup, but its price can be lower. If a good solution can be cheaper, it is always an advantage. Its licensing is on a yearly basis."

"Our cost is around $20,000 per month. The previous year, it was around $30,000 per month. It now costs less because Commvault changed the licensing type for providers."

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

"It would not be affordable for small to medium size organizations."

"Using a subscription-based license has been advantageous."

"One of the most interesting aspects is that the licensing model can be modified. We're paying for our licensing by the client, as opposed to the size of the footprint of the backup, which decreased our cost by about 20 percent."

"The licensing costs are determined on a yearly basis. It might be around $40,000 or $50,000. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees."

"Commvault Backup & Recovery is perhaps the best value for our money that I have seen in a backup product."

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

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

"The solution is expensive."

"The pricing is fairly cheap."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

Comms Service Provider

University

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 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 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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