Compare Carbonite Safe and ShadowProtect ImageManager - Dec 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Dec 12, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Carbonite Safe or ShadowProtect ImageManager?

Carbonite Safe is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ShadowProtect ImageManager, and Carbonite Safe is rated higher (90/100) than ShadowProtect ImageManager (88/100). Carbonite Safe offers users more features (13) than ShadowProtect ImageManager (3).

Looking for the right Backup solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Mozy Vs. STORAGECRAFT

Mozy: Founded in 2005, Mozy is the world’s most trusted online backup service for consumers and businesses with more than 3 million customers and 80,000 business customers backing up 90 petabytes of information to multiple data centers around the globe.

STORAGECRAFT: StorageCraft released a brand new product in our ShadowProtect line this year: ShadowProtect ImageManager Enterprise. It has some features that allow you to replicate your backup image files on-site and off-site. It also lets you pre-stage a server backup as a virtual machine, nearly eliminating restore windows and drastically reducing recovery tim...

Who is more expensive? Carbonite Safe or ShadowProtect ImageManager Enterprise?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Backup software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Carbonite Safe and ShadowProtect ImageManager Enterprise.

Carbonite Safe price starts at $6 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Mozy enterprise is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Backup software. ShadowProtect ImageManager Enterprise price starts at $299 per license , When comparing ShadowProtect ImageManager Enterprise to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Backup software cost.

Bottom line: Carbonite Safe is more expensive than ShadowProtect ImageManager Enterprise.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Carbonite Safe Vs. ShadowProtect ImageManager based on some of the most important and required Backup features.

Carbonite Safe: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Access to open/locked files, Automatic update, Backup history, Backup Network Locations, Data Compression, External hard drive backup, File sharing, Files-In-Use Backup.

ShadowProtect ImageManager Enterprise: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

Carbonite Safe is ideally suited for large companies. and ShadowProtect ImageManager Enterprise's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



Carbonite Safe

ITQlick rating
(3/5)

starts at $6 per month

Carbonite Safe is a web-based backup service that targets all companies that require a secure backup plan. However, its features are specifically designed to address the backup needs of large companies online. ...

Categories: Backup, Business backup.

ShadowProtect ImageManager

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $299 per license

ShadowProtect ImageManager Enterprise is a growing cloud-based Backup software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. ShadowProtect ImageManager Enterprise received a rating of 4.1 fr...

Categories: Business backup.

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Carbonite Safe: 13 Features

Access to open/locked files
Automatic update
Backup history
Backup Network Locations
Data Compression
External hard drive backup
File sharing
Files-In-Use Backup
Incremental Backup
Individual Folder Backup
Restore File Paths
Restore Individual Files/Folders
Scheduling

ShadowProtect ImageManager Enterprise: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), 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)
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Carbonit...
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
$6 per month
Functionality
15
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ShadowPr...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$299 per license
Functionality
4
EVault S...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
4
Carbonit...
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
$6 per month
Functionality
9
Norton O...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
4.6/10
License pricing
$19.99 per year
Functionality
4

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.