Quest Rapid Recovery [EOL] vs Unitrends comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 26, 2025

Quest Rapid Recovery and Unitrends compete in the backup and recovery software category. Quest Rapid Recovery holds an upper hand with its user-friendly design and strong integration with virtual environments, whereas Unitrends is notable for its comprehensive appliance solution and broad OS support.

Features: Quest Rapid Recovery offers integration with virtual environments, built-in encryption, and easy restoration. It provides point-in-time recovery and data compression, making it suitable for physical and virtual server backups. Unitrends is known for its appliance-based approach, instant recovery features, and reporting capabilities, with broad compatibility across operating systems.

Room for Improvement: Quest Rapid Recovery could enhance technical support and add features like file-level backups and better reporting. Users also desire improved Hyper-V snapshot handling. Unitrends could improve in support engagement and simplify its interface, focusing on ease of use and process clarity. Both face feedback on pricing and support cost-effectiveness, with Quest looking to expand support capabilities and Unitrends addressing interface complexities and support response speed.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both Quest and Unitrends offer on-premises deployment, with Unitrends also providing hybrid cloud options. Quest is favored for its effective support, though it experiences occasional delays. Unitrends faces complex deployment challenges but benefits from knowledgeable support. Quest is slightly preferred for support responsiveness, while Unitrends provides flexibility in deployment strategies.

Pricing and ROI: Quest Rapid Recovery’s pricing is considered high, particularly for basic virtual backups, but users find value in storage efficiency and security features. Unitrends is initially more cost-competitive but has steep renewal pricing, appreciated for its hardware replacement option during renewals. Both highlight risk reduction as primary ROI, with Quest noted for data recovery capabilities and Unitrends for total cost of ownership. Quest’s costs are justified by feature set, whereas Unitrends offers a straightforward licensing model.

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Categories and Ranking

Quest Rapid Recovery [EOL]

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

5.6

Number of Reviews

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Unitrends

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

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Backup and Recovery (28th)

Q&A Highlights

it_user177801

IT consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees

Jul 23, 2023

Software replication to remote sites during disaster recovery?

We have recently implemented Zerto as a disaster recovery solution. Not only does it replicated, it allows you to created boot orders for the VM's. This means you can have your SQL server start and set an automatic delay for the applications servers. It can also be configured to bring a failover test up on an isolated network for DR testing. It can also replicate between different hypervisors. For example, you can replicated from VMware to Hyper-V or AWS. They are adding more hypervisors with newer released.

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Ujwal Sawant

Technical Manager at Optimistic Technology Solutions Pvt Ltd

Reliable and efficient for our data backup needs

I would rate the easiness of the initial setup as an eight out of ten. During our initial setup of Quest Rapid Recovery, we encountered some smaller issues, mainly related to version compatibility and system changes. Setting up Quest Rapid Recovery was quick and done within a day. We started by ensuring the required prerequisites were in place. One server was dedicated to Rapid Recovery, and another acted as a proxy for communication. After installing the Rapid Recovery client on both servers and establishing communication, we configured settings and set up a backup schedule, deciding on file-level or full backups as needed. The process was straightforward, making the deployment efficient and completed within a day. One person with the right skills is all it takes for the deployment.

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Derek Schneider

Manager, Information Technology at a hospitality company with 201-500 employees

Daily recovery tests have validated restore readiness and ensured consistent data protection

The best features of Unitrends include the daily reporting functionality. When backups fail, it is obvious in the logs what caused the issue. Most times it is a credential problem, which is relatively easy to resolve. Though I have experienced a few more challenging issues, nothing has affected critical backup restore functionality. Every time I have needed to restore something, it has worked successfully. The support team is readily available when I need assistance, and they help walk me through issues, solving them within a reasonable timeframe. The automated backup scheduling feature has helped our organization in managing backup timelines and consistency by handling all the work automatically. We set the schedule, breaking things into smaller chunks since our main common area for files is large. I have staggered the backups so some areas receive more attention than others, particularly for less active data. Adding, removing, excluding, and inputting elements is straightforward. The system makes it simple to schedule portions and generate reports on their functionality. The impact of Unitrends' instant recovery features on strengthening data security measures is significant. I generally use instant recovery when restoring specific files or instances where we need data that has changed. The process involves loading the backup, selecting the desired version, waiting for it to unpack, and retrieving the file. Every restore attempt has been successful. I run instant recovery daily in test mode on two virtual machines. I use it to test my domain controller and file server to ensure they communicate properly in the test environment. This ensures that in case of failure, I can activate the recovery and restore server functionality.

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Pros

"One feature I found that's the most valuable in Quest Rapid Recovery is the VM standby feature which is very useful for my current customer. The solution also has a great replication feature. The third most valuable feature in Quest Rapid Recovery is the five-minute RPO and the fifteen-minute RTO. The solution is also very user-friendly."

"It is very easy to use and very easy to manage. The fact that I can easily recover data is valuable. I don't use it much. The only way I have been using it is that sometimes, people ask to recover the data, which is a very easy process. It takes only a few minutes to get in and get the data from the server."

"Rapid Recovery is one of the most durable and rock-stable solutions."

"Built-in encryption helps to secure our data as it travels from our on-site server to our off-site backup server."

"You can go for this solution; it is a very dependable solution, and we can be confident that this recovery software is working very well."

"The most valuable feature is the disaster recovery process from the data center."

"Probably the point-in-time recovery is most valuable. The other piece that is really nice is that you can mount a whole server at any point in time. So, you can mount the server with all the drives to a Z drive or something like that. It will just mount it all up, and your data is accessible right there on one drive, which is nice."

"It is very easy to use, and it saves hours on each restore."

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"I really like the reporting options you get for various email reports, and I look forward to looking at those each day, which gives me a great overview of the current status of the whole Unitrends Backup system."

"Unitrends allows us to easily add new assets to our existing backup strategy with no headaches."

"The ability to backup both physical and virtual machines, along with having an appliance store the backups locally instead of on a file server, NAS, or SAN."

"It is a quick and easy way to organize my backups and to keep track of them."

"What I found most valuable in Unitrends is its simple user interface. It also works reliably."

"VM backup is much faster and more reliable, as I can test my backups with Data Copy Access jobs."

"Stability-wise, I rate this solution a nine out of ten."

"I am impressed with the tool's reporting and UniView features."

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Cons

"I don't really think that there is a whole lot that needs to be changed. It would be nice if you could deploy the agent without having to reboot. When I upgraded my core to the latest version, I also wanted to update all of my servers, but I had to put that off because I can't just shoot it out there. I have to make sure it is at a time when I can do a reboot right away."

"It is quite surprising to me that the configuration cannot be backed up automatically, and I think that Rapid Recovery should have an option for scheduled configuration backup."

"It would be nice if you could deploy the agent without having to reboot."

"When you do a full backup, all of the memory resources on the server are used, which is something that should be improved."

"The on-premises deployment model shouldn't have a maintenance fee. If there's going to be technical support, they need it to be free or it should be paid on upon adopting the solution."

"There is room for improvement in customer service and support. I would like to see faster response time."

"In terms of what needs improvement in Quest Rapid Recovery, though the solution is seamless, right now, they are just giving the software which means we'll need to arrange the hardware. If they can combine the appliance and software, that would be a great approach. In the next release of Quest Rapid Recovery, it would be great if they'd add a folder backup feature because only a snapshot backup feature is available at the moment."

"You can only take a snapshot from a virtual environment. It should have the ability to take snapshots from both a virtual and physical environment."

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"Network-based storage stability could be improved."

"Having issues backing up systems with tons of small files."

"All I can tell you is my friends made fun of me because of how often I had to call technical support."

"The console is pretty complex. It's not so easy to use."

"If the interface could be less complex, it would be great. It's not the easiest to get around and to work with."

"Follow up for the DRaaS service setup. I'm still waiting to schedule a DRaaS test after upgrading several months ago."

"No appliance update notifications."

"Comparing the features and the working pattern, definitely they have to come down on pricing if they want to compete in the market."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"When I purchased the change to the license, it was $1,600. I think that was for changing the license. I don't believe that I had to purchase technical support in a while, so I must've bought maybe for five years, but I don't feel there was a huge cost involved in technical support. Its cost was definitely worth it because we've had a fantastic experience with them."

"It is a little expensive. However, I haven't compared it to other solutions. Being a nonprofit, it is always good to have nonprofit discounts on products."

"Its price is okay. It is reasonable in terms of the way it works."

"Licensing fees are based on the amount of data that you want to store, which is related to how many customers you want to cover."

"I believe the basic license comes with six terabytes, whereas a lot of the other ones are four terabytes. From the price point, it seemed a lot better than the comparative models, such as Datto, Barracuda, and some of the others. I believe Barracuda was about $15,000 for four terabytes, and Quest was around $12,000 for six terabytes. Pricing is based on the period. There is just the maintenance fee that you have to pay annually, or you can pay for a three-year or four-year contract. This includes Premier Support."

"It's very expensive which is why I want to drop it. They charge us per core and we have a six-core server. It's expensive to pay for maintenance charges. I want to switch to something cheaper."

"The pricing is on the higher end."

"I don't think the licensing for the product is very expensive."

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"Pricing model constantly changes."

"Talk with the sales guys. They can work with you on the best package."

"With respect to cost, my advice is to get what you need."

"Their licensing depended on the number of CPUs you had."

"When you purchase initially, get into the program which gives replacement hardware for free when you renew your support agreement."

"No comment."

"I would rate the solution's pricing a four out of ten. The licensing is yearly and it depends on the customers."

"You should be aware how much the monthly costs are to use, what the initial costs for hardware are, and what the options to expand are, if needed."

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Answers from the Community

it_user177801

IT consultant at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees

Sep 20, 2016

Software replication to remote sites during disaster recovery?

2 out of 16 answers

it_user157908

Tower Architect at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Jan 5, 2015

Hello, Check the VBA module from networker legato software, it might be what you need. Kind Regards, John.

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it_user136023

Consultant at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

Jan 5, 2015

So does that mean you want to have a Disaster Recovery solution where data is not on site your bunker site? but yet allows for a fast recovery in case your primary site is down? - What virtualization solution do you use? - What is the link between the 2 (?) sites? - What RPO and RTO are you aiming for? - How much data do you need to recover?

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Outsourcing Company

17%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Performing Arts

Outsourcing Company

14%

Construction Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	12
Midsize Enterprise	16
Large Enterprise	8

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quest Rapid Recovery?

Dell solutions are approximately 30% to 35% more expensive than Veeam.

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What needs improvement with Quest Rapid Recovery?

The product is expensive.

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What is your primary use case for Quest Rapid Recovery?

We have sold some of the products to our customers, mainly to remove competitors like Veeam and also other appliances that do not have the whole package integrated into just one appliance.

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What needs improvement with Unitrends?

I would evaluate the impact of Unitrends' ransomware detection for strengthening our data security measures as somewhat misleading. The ransomware detection from the appliance incorrectly identifie...

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What is your primary use case for Unitrends?

Our main use case for Unitrends is taking our on-premise virtual machines or bulk data store and backing it up on a daily basis, or more frequently depending on requirements, and testing the virtua...

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What advice do you have for others considering Unitrends?

Regarding Unitrends' integration with leading cloud services, I utilize Spanning, which handles Microsoft 365 environment backup for a location without direct file server access. Their SharePoint d...

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Overview

Quest Rapid Recovery [EOL] provides easy-to-use backup and recovery capabilities, emphasizing granular recovery and point-in-time restoration with simple installation, data replication, and user-friendly navigation.

Quest Rapid Recovery [EOL] helps manage infrastructure environments with features supporting disk backup, archiving, VM standby, and replication. Despite limitations like sluggish GUI, lack of support for tape and Mac, and high memory use, users appreciate its real-time data replication and strong reliability. The tool is employed in on-prem deployments and aids in disaster recovery, protecting data across cloud and on-premise servers, securing databases, and facilitating quick recovery during failures.

What are Quest Rapid Recovery [EOL]'s key features?

Ease of Use: Simplifies operations with a user-friendly interface.
Granular Recovery: Allows detailed data retrieval.
Point-in-Time Restoration: Enables specific time data recovery.
Real-time Replication: Ensures up-to-date data replication.
Compression and Deduplication: Streamlines data management.

What benefits can users expect from Quest Rapid Recovery [EOL]?

Improved Storage Efficiency: Enhanced by archiving and disk backup support.
Flexibility: Utilizing VM standby and replication features.
Reliability: Offers fast emergency recovery with minimal admin burden.

Quest Rapid Recovery [EOL] is integral for industries requiring robust data protection, encompassing crucial server and database backups in compliance-focused environments with SQL databases and Hyper-V hosts, ensuring swift and dependable recovery solutions.

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Unitrends offers cloud replication, remote management, and instant recovery, making it highly versatile for backup needs across physical and virtual nodes. Its seamless functionality and robust support ensure enhanced operational efficiency.

Unitrends is known for its ability to integrate with physical and virtual environments, ideal for backing up Azure VMs, local systems, and diverse operating systems. Users employ Unitrends for daily backups, disaster recovery, and file recovery tasks, protecting servers, VMware, Hyper-V clusters, and legacy systems. Real-time synchronization and monitoring are key to its efficiency, although some areas like interface and support structure require refinement. Pricing and stability concerns, as well as SQL backup sensitivity, suggest room for improvement. Users often encounter issues with billing, renewals, and dual VPN support, seeking more scalable and affordable options.

What are the key features of Unitrends?

Cloud Replication: Enables seamless backup across cloud environments.
Instant Recovery: Provides immediate access to data during disruptions.
Remote Management: Facilitates easy management of backup tasks remotely.
Global Deduplication: Significantly reduces backup sizes.
Real-time Synchronization: Ensures up-to-date data storage.

What benefits should users expect from Unitrends?

Operational Efficiency: Enhanced through its seamless interface and powerful reporting.
Reliability: Offers robust protection against ransomware.
Versatility: Supports diverse operating systems and environments.
Technical Support: Provides consistent and reliable assistance.

In industries like healthcare, financial services, and education, Unitrends plays a critical role in maintaining data integrity and accessibility. It is implemented to simplify backup processes, minimize downtime, and ensure compliance with data protection regulations, offering a comprehensive security strategy.

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