Norton Ghost - Top Competitors (Mar 2022)

Norton Ghost Review
ITQlick Score: 76/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 3/10 - low cost
Category: Security -> Norton Ghost review -> Norton Ghost competitors
Ranking:Ranked 89 out of 502 Security systems
Company: Symantec
Pricing: starts at $70 per user/month
Typical customers: Small business, Medium business, Large business, Private use
Platforms: Desktop, Mobile, Cloud
Links: Norton Ghost review, Norton Ghost pricing guide
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: Mar 08, 2022

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Norton Ghost vs. Alternatives in 2023

Two important competitors of Norton Ghost are NovaBACKUP and Acronis. While Norton Ghost offers only on premise deployment model, NovaBACKUP supports both online and on premise deployment. In backup media, NovaBACKUP supports FTP and online backup, both of which are not supported by Norton Ghost.

In data repository models, incremental backup is one Norton Ghost feature that is not available on NovaBACKUP. NovaBACKUP, unlike Norton Ghost, also does not support data extraction from databases and servers. In the software features, NovaBACKUP does not offer the facilities of remote access, scheduling, and de-duplication.

Acronis supports all the external media options that are available on Norton Ghost. Additionally, it also provides all the data repository models that are found on Norton Ghost and supports additional model of continuous data protection. Just like Norton Ghost, this software also offers data extraction from servers and databases.

Software features of Acronis that are not offered by Norton Ghost include archiving, backup history, disk imaging, and duplication. On the other hand, software features of Norton Ghost that are not available on Acronis include remote access, compression, mirroring, and quick restore.

Norton Ghost alternatives - for small & large Business

Here are the top 4 alternatives to Norton Ghost that are worth checking out: VIPRE Antivirus for SMBs, DbProtect for large size business, CloudLock for Google Apps for growing companies, and Gluster Cloud Backup for low budget organizations.

ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
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Norton G...
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
76/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$70 per user/month
Functionality
5
Best for SMBs
VIPRE An...
ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$14.99 per user/year
Functionality
4
Best for Enterprise
DbProtect
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
$1,500 per license
Functionality
5
Growing
CloudLoc...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$12 per year
Functionality
4
Free version
Gluster ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
Has a free version
Functionality
5


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