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Retrospect Backup vs Rubrik comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Retrospect Backup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
81st
Ranking in Cloud Backup
65th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Rubrik
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
3rd
Ranking in Cloud Backup
6th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
96
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Retrospect Backup is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rubrik is 3.1%, down from 7.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Rubrik3.1%
Retrospect Backup0.5%
Other96.4%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Sujeet Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Lighthouse Solutions
Can be used to back up servers and desktops, but needs to have an Oracle agent for its on-premises model
Retrospect Backup has a single console that can be used to manage and backup servers and desktops. The solution supports tape and cloud since certain customers are still on tape. The solution provides a dissimilar hardware restore feature. If you have a complete machine burnout, you can restore it on new dissimilar hardware. Retrospect Backup is used to protect file data and SQL databases. Streamlining data backup processes with Retrospect Backup is automated and does not need any human intervention. The solution doesn't take up much time and does the backups automatically. Policy creation is very easy with Retrospect Backup. Once it's done, you don't have to bother about it because it keeps working on its own. A disaster recovery (DR) solution has been built into Retrospect Backup. You can restore the whole machine on a fresh setup with ISO images. Retrospect Backup is very easy to use and not very complicated. Creating policies and adding clients is very easy in the solution. The solution doesn't take up much LAN bandwidth except for the first full backup. The solution is efficient and does the backups really fast. It takes backups in batches of 14 machines at a time.
reviewer2588997 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Support Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Reliable automated backups have protected critical databases and simplified recoveries for our operations
Portal identity management should improve. We end up losing people's identity, which was not sufficient enough to read the events. That was the only place I could see for improvement. They keep changing the layouts and descriptions, giving the user confusion if they have not used it for maybe three months. When they come back, the interface is changed. They lost the legacy support, and it is not consistent. Some of the options for the restore give a very hard time for the engineer if they come back after three months to use it because the phrases have changed completely. That is why they were not able to select whether they should select this option or should select another option. Where it comes from, the documentation we gave them does not match anymore. That was a challenge.My consultation part was about how to integrate the technology with each other for the platform or storage or database. I did not deal with any price metrics or scaling the storage. I have no idea about the pricing part. I never joined any meetings or any documents to disclose the pricing. It was quite good in general. Recently, in March 2025, they did a new update which enabled them to update their agents remotely and built in, in-place mode. That is bringing the cybersecurity perspective. That was a big challenge. I said it is a challenge, but I do not know because I left the company, so I am not sure if cybersecurity addressed the solution. Rubrik support is usually very accommodating and very flexible. I am not sure, but the last challenge I saw was that.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Retrospect Backup has a single console that can be used to manage and backup servers and desktops."
"Not having to specify a time to run a backup with a fixed schedule is something that's really beneficial. In the past we had to schedule and try to manually stagger things over the window, to back up everything. Because Rubrik is SLA-based, you say, "Well, I need it to fit in this window here," and it just backs it up when it's most convenient for the Brik and for the third-party system. It looks at the CPU usage and says, "Okay, it's not as busy now. I know I've got time to take the backup." That's a real advantage."
"We had some VMware issue as VMware did some changes on the AHCI drivers. Rubrik saved our environment those times."
"The most valuable feature has been the Live Mount feature."
"The product's protection against ransomware is a significant benefit."
"Product support team is excellent, with issues typically being resolved on the same day."
"The web interface is user-friendly, clean, and it provides a good summary of what you're protecting at a glance."
"It is easy to deploy."
"I would estimate that Rubrik recovery testing saves us 80% in time as compared to our prior solution."
 

Cons

"Retrospect Backup needs to have an Oracle agent for its on-premises model."
"It does not offer image-level backups for Hyper-V 2012."
"It needs to support more applications natively, like MySQL/MariaDB."
"The only thing that can be improved is catering for open source databases because at the moment it doesn't cater for Mongo, MySQL, and Postgres."
"It is not Windows Cluster-Aware at the moment or Exchange DAG-Aware. If they add support for these particular use cases, it would be even better."
"When errors do occur, it can be a somewhat painful process to get to the bottom of issues."
"It is already very well furnished, but live mounts for Nutanix AHV would be amazing."
"Looking at how the data is broken down, we can see the total story, but sometimes it's difficult to see how big a particular snapshot is. Across 90 days of snapshots, which one is a particularly large one? Looking at the data holistically could be a lot easier."
"Lacks availability in a NFR format of virtual appliances to test them in public cloud environment."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Retrospect Backup is more cost-effective compared to other products."
"There are additional costs like maintenance, and there are some features on their central management piece that don't come with our licensing."
"Its price tends to go up with time. Its pricing definitely has room for improvement. If you negotiate right with them, you might get a good price. Support is a part of the package, and every three years, when we renew our contract, we get new hardware."
"I rate the tool's pricing a six out of ten."
"The cost was less than our previous provider, and this is a much better product."
"High priced when considering a total change in backup solution."
"It is an expensive product."
"Rubrik is expensive, but due to its data management capabilities, customers can save a lot by reducing hardware and storage."
"Rubrik is an all inclusive price. No additional implementation costs or licencing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
26%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
7%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise56
 

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It's easy to manage and has an innovated solution.
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Regarding pricing, Rubrik is a costly solution, and I would rate it an eight.
 

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