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Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup vs Vinchin Backup & Recovery comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Ba...
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
33rd
Ranking in Cloud Backup
31st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (20th)
Vinchin Backup & Recovery
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
70th
Ranking in Cloud Backup
62nd
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is 1.0%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Vinchin Backup & Recovery is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup1.0%
Vinchin Backup & Recovery0.5%
Other98.5%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Asif Usmani - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Sales Manager at S2
Lacks multi-platform support and physical infrastructure but excels in storage optimization
We use it for VM backup and Office 365 backup I find the solution to be user-friendly and easy to manage and deploy. It provides storage for Office 365, which is beneficial, and the deduplication technology is excellent, especially in optimizing storage capacity compared to others. In terms of…
Albert-Wang - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Consultant at SiS Technologies
Comprehensive data protection supports diverse IT environments
Vinchin Backup & Recovery supports most mainstream private cloud platforms, including VMware, Nutanix, and Microsoft Hyper-V, as well as many Chinese-based products. It supports cross-platform backup and recovery, allowing customers to back up from one platform and recover to another. The user interface is very user-friendly, making it easy for customers to understand and use. In addition to virtual machine backups, the platform supports physical server backups, file backups, and database backups. This comprehensive support allows customers to back up most IT resources, including the public cloud, within one platform.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The intuitive interface allows you to set up and perform backups and restores easily."
"No other product offers these features for this price."
"There is a free version for Hosts with 2 VMs."
"The product has many valuable features for handling backup needs, including replication, live migration, and incremental disaster recovery."
"Great backup features for all my Hyper V machines."
"The ability to test the backups without having to manually mount the VHDs after restore allows us to check the integrity of the backups."
"The initial setup was very straightforward, as the software installs easily, is very easy to configure and has a nice GUI."
"All of the features are fantastic and also the management from Microsoft dealing with multiple machines is great. The whole package is excellent for me."
"Vinchin Backup & Recovery supports most mainstream private cloud platforms, including VMware, Nutanix, and Microsoft Hyper-V, as well as many Chinese-based products."
"The user interface is very user-friendly, making it easy for customers to understand and use."
 

Cons

"The software does have occasional problems with shadow copy but restarting the services rectifies this."
"Being able to backup the actual host machine would be an improvement for us."
"Availability of physical server backup would be an added advantage."
"It would be nice to see a feature that backs up the host so that, in case of a server failure, an entire server could be restored all at once."
"Missing features at the moment are Linux file-level restore, backup from physical machines, German localized version, and probably full tape support (RDX is supported but there is no "real tape" support)."
"We use Linux guests on Hyper-V clusters and we really need the file level restore on these VMs (ext3 and 4 file systems) functionality."
"Backup speed and comparisons between versions used to be slow on big VMs but that was improved greatly later on."
"The replication time between virtual machines is slow."
"The deduplication and compression ratio could be improved to save more space for customers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a free version for Hosts with 2 VMs."
"Altaro had the best prices and ROI in the whole bunch that we evaluated."
"Its yearly maintenance fee is fairly high for me to renew for upgrades and support."
"The pricing is okay,"
"No other product offers these features for this price. The ROI is great."
"VMware is a little pricey, but it is a good solution and priced similar to other products."
"There is a free version for two VMs. I would advise to study the deployment environment well, prior to committing to order a license per host."
"​By implementing the solution at multiple locations, significant cost savings were achieved."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
13%
Construction Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Construction Company
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Transportation Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise4
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?
The pricing and licensing cost is challenging since most competitors offer cheaper pricing, making it difficult to penetrate the market with the current pricing strategy.
What needs improvement with Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?
The solution needs multi-platform support as it is currently only available for VMware and Hyper-V. It also lacks support for physical servers and workstations. Additionally, they should add more p...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Vinchin Backup & Recovery?
The pricing of Vinchin Backup & Recovery is cheaper compared to solutions like Veeam and Commvault.
What needs improvement with Vinchin Backup & Recovery?
The deduplication and compression ratio could be improved to save more space for customers. For very large enterprises with over several thousand virtual machines, the backup speed may be an issue.
What is your primary use case for Vinchin Backup & Recovery?
Companies, such as finance, hospitals, and energy firms, use Vinchin Backup & Recovery to keep their data safe. Data is a critical resource in these industries. The solution helps protect again...
 

Also Known As

Altaro VM Backup
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Sample Customers

Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Amazon, Harvard University, MIT, Peugeot, Xerox
Sichuan University, China Telecom Corporation Limited, China Mobile, PetroChina (CNPC), State Grid Corporation of China, La Caja de Ahorro y Seguro, University of Évora, E.Leclerc, LEAG, The University of Manchester
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