Compare ProtectTIER and Barracuda Backup Service - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 21, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ProtectTIER or Barracuda Backup Service?

Barracuda Backup Service is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ProtectTIER, and Barracuda Backup Service is rated higher (71/100) than ProtectTIER (59/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

Looking for the right Business Continuity 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:

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Who is more expensive? ProtectTIER or Barracuda Backup Service?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Business Continuity 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 ProtectTIER and Barracuda Backup Service.

ProtectTIER price starts at $2,000 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 ProtectTIER is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Business Continuity software. Barracuda Backup Service price starts at $50 per month , When comparing Barracuda Backup Service to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Business Continuity software cost.

Bottom line: ProtectTIER cost is around the same cost of Barracuda Backup Service.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared ProtectTIER Vs. Barracuda Backup Service based on some of the most important and required Business Continuity features.

ProtectTIER: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Barracuda Backup Service: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

Target customer size

ProtectTIER's typical customers include: Medium and large size businesses, and Barracuda Backup Service's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

ProtectTIER

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $2,000 per license

ProtectTIER is a growing cloud-based Business Continuity software, it is designed to support medium and large size business. ProtectTIER received a rating of 4.1 from ITQlick team. The software cost is consider...

Categories: Business Continuity, Storage.

Barracuda Backup Service

ITQlick rating
(3.6/5)

starts at $50 per month

Barracuda Backup service is a cloud-based backup and recovery solution designed to ensure business continuity. The solution core features include backup, recovery and centralized management.

Categories: Business backup.

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ProtectTIER: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

Barracuda Backup Service: 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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ProtectTIER
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
59/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$2,000 per license
Functionality
5
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Barracud...
ITQlick rating
3.6/5
Score
71/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
$50 per month
Functionality
4
Wondersh...
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
3.8/10
License pricing
$9.95 per user/month
Functionality
4
Remo Rec...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
5.4/10
License pricing
$30 per license
Functionality
4
Outlook ...
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$49 per license
Functionality
3

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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.