I would assess the flexibility of Commvault Cloud in supporting cloud-based and on-premises deployments by saying that the components more or less remain the same. It depends on how many workloads that we are running onto the cloud. Whether to use production or whether to use Commvault solutions for the production workloads or take them to the non-production. We typically look for how much data storage that we need to protect via Commvault. Whether we are achieving a business case and bringing in cost-saving for the customer if the data size is too high from the non-production workloads as well. We typically go on and propose to the customer to leverage Commvault for the non-production workloads as well. For hybrid cloud customers, we have environments across on-premise and cloud. They have their virtual appliances running on Commvault in public cloud as well as the on-premise workloads. They typically use public cloud as a failover to the on-premise environment while they use on-premise for the workloads that are running on the public cloud. To evaluate Commvault Cloud disaster recovery performance, we look for features including deduplication and how much data that we are saving and whether the cost saving comes from the actual FET that we get out of Commvault. FET is basically how much data that we need to back up using Commvault solution. Plus we look at how many licenses that we require. Competitors charge for per-VM based licenses. In Commvault we have VM-based licensing as well. I am not too sure with respect to how many licenses that we need for the file storage. These are the evaluation criteria when we are assessing what backup solution to go ahead with. The product is competitive when it comes to the pricing. It is pretty much in line with the partner solutions. I usually recommend other solutions instead of Commvault Cloud. We face a variety of customers where the customers already have solutions running in their environment. If not, if a customer wants a different solution, if they are moving from legacy systems to the cloud and there is a need to propose a new solution, then we go ahead with new backup data protection solutions. Otherwise, whatever that is running in the customer's environment and they are pretty much happy with it, we go ahead with the same solution for the customers. I would rate this review overall as an eight out of ten.
CEO at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 10
Apr 28, 2025
Commvault Cloud provides an excellent solution. Users get a single pane of dashboard to manage the entire backup infrastructure across different locations. My overall rating for Commvault Cloud would be nine out of ten.
Support Engineer at a media company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Top 10
Feb 26, 2025
We will recommend Commvault because it is stable and an all-in-one solution. Users can perform multiple types of backups from different sources. I rate the overall solution as an eight out of ten.
I would rate Commvault Cloud nine out of ten. Commvault Cloud is one of the best backup products I have used. When I install Commvault Cloud in a customer's organization, I never worry about it not working. It helps me sleep at night. We handle Commvault Cloud maintenance for our customers, ensuring smooth operation. While issues are rare, we often assist customers with restoring data, as infrequent use can lead to forgetting the process. Additionally, we perform biannual agent upgrades to maintain optimal performance. I recommend Commvault Cloud to others.
CISO at a manufacturing company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Real User
Top 20
Mar 4, 2024
To those evaluating this solution, I would advise looking at the maturity of their security organization. Do they have a SOC and are they going to be able to address the alerts that they are going to get on the decoys? If it is just more noise on top of the noise they are already dealing with, they probably should not put this type of technology in until they clean up their environment and have a good handle on the alerts they are getting. That is because you cannot put it in and ignore it. It is a decoy. Something is hitting it, and that something might be real, and you need to take action on it. I would recommend Commvault to others. They have been an easy organization to work with. They have good technical support, and I still like their technology. Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten.
I would rate Commvault Cloud a ten out of ten. Transitioning from various solutions made implementation quite smooth. However, due to its extended use, we lack a comprehensive baseline for evaluation. We simply don't have enough prior cases to compare Commvault's implementation difficulty against. Our company has implemented a large-scale global deployment with 5,000 endpoints across multiple data centers, regions, locations, and cloud providers. We perform standard upgrades on both the Commvault servers and the storage environments NAS and SAN we deploy. These upgrades are determined by the operating system requirements of the Commvault servers. For short-term backups, we utilize on-premise storage, while long-term backups leverage AWS cloud storage. While customer references are valuable, the ability to tailor our environment to meet our specific needs is equally important. This means defining the backup architecture based on the specific requirements of each application, like SIP shares and databases. Each application has unique needs, so understanding those requirements is crucial for crafting the right architecture to fulfill them.
KGS Hosting Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Nov 7, 2023
To those evaluating this solution, I would advise understanding the infrastructure that is needed to support the product. Understand what you need and dig into the details of what you have to purchase. That would be my recommendation. We have not enabled Commvault’s automated policies. We have also not utilized the risk analysis tool. Overall, I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Vice President for Innovation and Technology at Oral Roberts University
Real User
Nov 2, 2023
I would rate Commvault Backup & Recovery ten out of ten. Commvault Backup & Recovery does not require any maintenance. I suggest conducting a fair evaluation, as it is very difficult to make a pure cost comparison due to the value that Commvault provides. Therefore, consider the full value that Commvault has brought to the table, not just data backup.
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...
I would assess the flexibility of Commvault Cloud in supporting cloud-based and on-premises deployments by saying that the components more or less remain the same. It depends on how many workloads that we are running onto the cloud. Whether to use production or whether to use Commvault solutions for the production workloads or take them to the non-production. We typically look for how much data storage that we need to protect via Commvault. Whether we are achieving a business case and bringing in cost-saving for the customer if the data size is too high from the non-production workloads as well. We typically go on and propose to the customer to leverage Commvault for the non-production workloads as well. For hybrid cloud customers, we have environments across on-premise and cloud. They have their virtual appliances running on Commvault in public cloud as well as the on-premise workloads. They typically use public cloud as a failover to the on-premise environment while they use on-premise for the workloads that are running on the public cloud. To evaluate Commvault Cloud disaster recovery performance, we look for features including deduplication and how much data that we are saving and whether the cost saving comes from the actual FET that we get out of Commvault. FET is basically how much data that we need to back up using Commvault solution. Plus we look at how many licenses that we require. Competitors charge for per-VM based licenses. In Commvault we have VM-based licensing as well. I am not too sure with respect to how many licenses that we need for the file storage. These are the evaluation criteria when we are assessing what backup solution to go ahead with. The product is competitive when it comes to the pricing. It is pretty much in line with the partner solutions. I usually recommend other solutions instead of Commvault Cloud. We face a variety of customers where the customers already have solutions running in their environment. If not, if a customer wants a different solution, if they are moving from legacy systems to the cloud and there is a need to propose a new solution, then we go ahead with new backup data protection solutions. Otherwise, whatever that is running in the customer's environment and they are pretty much happy with it, we go ahead with the same solution for the customers. I would rate this review overall as an eight out of ten.
The concerns arise more when I want changes or need to do some configuration. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Commvault Cloud a nine.
Commvault Cloud provides an excellent solution. Users get a single pane of dashboard to manage the entire backup infrastructure across different locations. My overall rating for Commvault Cloud would be nine out of ten.
We will recommend Commvault because it is stable and an all-in-one solution. Users can perform multiple types of backups from different sources. I rate the overall solution as an eight out of ten.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
I would rate Commvault Cloud nine out of ten. Commvault Cloud is one of the best backup products I have used. When I install Commvault Cloud in a customer's organization, I never worry about it not working. It helps me sleep at night. We handle Commvault Cloud maintenance for our customers, ensuring smooth operation. While issues are rare, we often assist customers with restoring data, as infrequent use can lead to forgetting the process. Additionally, we perform biannual agent upgrades to maintain optimal performance. I recommend Commvault Cloud to others.
To those evaluating this solution, I would advise looking at the maturity of their security organization. Do they have a SOC and are they going to be able to address the alerts that they are going to get on the decoys? If it is just more noise on top of the noise they are already dealing with, they probably should not put this type of technology in until they clean up their environment and have a good handle on the alerts they are getting. That is because you cannot put it in and ignore it. It is a decoy. Something is hitting it, and that something might be real, and you need to take action on it. I would recommend Commvault to others. They have been an easy organization to work with. They have good technical support, and I still like their technology. Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten.
I would rate Commvault Cloud a ten out of ten. Transitioning from various solutions made implementation quite smooth. However, due to its extended use, we lack a comprehensive baseline for evaluation. We simply don't have enough prior cases to compare Commvault's implementation difficulty against. Our company has implemented a large-scale global deployment with 5,000 endpoints across multiple data centers, regions, locations, and cloud providers. We perform standard upgrades on both the Commvault servers and the storage environments NAS and SAN we deploy. These upgrades are determined by the operating system requirements of the Commvault servers. For short-term backups, we utilize on-premise storage, while long-term backups leverage AWS cloud storage. While customer references are valuable, the ability to tailor our environment to meet our specific needs is equally important. This means defining the backup architecture based on the specific requirements of each application, like SIP shares and databases. Each application has unique needs, so understanding those requirements is crucial for crafting the right architecture to fulfill them.
To those evaluating this solution, I would advise understanding the infrastructure that is needed to support the product. Understand what you need and dig into the details of what you have to purchase. That would be my recommendation. We have not enabled Commvault’s automated policies. We have also not utilized the risk analysis tool. Overall, I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
I would rate Commvault Backup & Recovery ten out of ten. Commvault Backup & Recovery does not require any maintenance. I suggest conducting a fair evaluation, as it is very difficult to make a pure cost comparison due to the value that Commvault provides. Therefore, consider the full value that Commvault has brought to the table, not just data backup.
It's a very good solution that meets most needs in the deceptions space. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.