Backup Exec - Top Competitors (May 2022)

Backup Exec Review
ITQlick Score: 84/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 3.8/10 - low cost
Category: Backup -> Backup Exec review -> Backup Exec competitors
Ranking:Ranked 30 out of 205 Backup systems
Company: Symantec
Pricing: starts at $39 per month
Typical customers: Start up, Small business, Medium business, Large business
Platforms: Desktop
Links: Backup Exec review, Backup Exec pricing guide
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: May 17, 2022

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Backup Exec vs. Alternatives in 2024

Acronis and NovaStor are the competitors of Backup Exec 2012. Acronis comes with active directory support, remote access, restore point management, Bare Metal recovery, email alerts, adjustable compressions and system state features. However, the software is slightly complicated to use which can be a problem for some users.

NovaStor is another popular server backup software with most of the popular types of storage media support, Hyper-V virtual machine support, data encryption, multi-language support and virus scanning features. However, the software doesn’t support Linux or Oracle server backup.

Backup Exec alternatives - for small & large Business

Here are the top 4 alternatives to Backup Exec that are worth checking out: EVault SaaS for SMBs, Carbonite Online Backup for large size business, JustCloud Backup for growing companies, and SyncToy for low budget organizations.

ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
Score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100 score, based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing pricing Score is a 1 to 10 score, based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
Functionality
Review
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Backup E...
ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
3.8/10
License pricing
$39 per month
Functionality
4
Best for SMBs
EVault S...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
Best for Enterprise
Carbonit...
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
$6 per month
Functionality
9
Growing
JustClou...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
$7.61 per month
Functionality
18
Free version
SyncToy
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
5.6/10
License pricing
Has a free version
Functionality
4


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