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BackBox
Policy Manager
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4.5
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Policy Manager
(10)
4.3
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5
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At a Glance
Star Rating
(164)
4.5
out of
5
(10)
4.3
out of
5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.6% of reviews)
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Enterprise (60.0% of reviews)
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Pros & Cons
Automation
(38)
Ease of Use
(36)
Complex Setup
(17)
Learning Curve
(15)
Ease of Use
(1)
Easy Access
(1)
Performance Issues
(1)
Slow Performance
(1)
Entry-Level Pricing
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BackBox
Star Rating
(164)
4.5
out of
5
Market Segments
Enterprise (43.6% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Automation
(38)
Ease of Use
(36)
Complex Setup
(17)
Learning Curve
(15)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Policy Manager
Star Rating
(10)
4.3
out of
5
Market Segments
Enterprise (60.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Ease of Use
(1)
Easy Access
(1)
Performance Issues
(1)
Slow Performance
(1)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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BackBox vs Policy Manager
BackBox and Policy Manager both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that BackBox is the preferred option.
For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of BackBox over Policy Manager.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
BackBox
Premium
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Our premium package includes everything in our Standard license PLUS:
Compliance Automation (CIS, NIST, DORA, etc)
Compliance Monitoring
Device Compliance Status
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Policy Manager
No pricing available
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BackBox
No trial information available
Policy Manager
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
150
9.4
9
Ease of Use
9.2
151
9.4
9
Ease of Setup
8.8
140
8.3
5
Ease of Admin
9.1
96
Not enough data
Quality of Support
9.4
149
8.5
8
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.5
93
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.7
150
8.3
7
Features by Category
Network Automation Tools
Hide 17 Features
Show 17 Features
8.9
76
Not enough data
Configuration
Compliance
8.9
(won by default)
64
Not enough data
Scheduling
9.6
(won by default)
67
Not enough data
Maintenance
9.5
(won by default)
69
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Automation Tools
Autonomous Task Execution
8.2
(won by default)
15
Not enough data
Cross-system Integration
7.7
(won by default)
21
Not enough data
Decision Making
7.4
(won by default)
9
Not enough data
Network
Scalability
9.0
(won by default)
59
Not enough data
Inventory
9.2
(won by default)
55
Not enough data
Infrastructure
9.1
(won by default)
51
Not enough data
Remote Access
8.7
(won by default)
49
Not enough data
Logistics
Communication
8.9
(won by default)
47
Not enough data
Scripting
9.1
(won by default)
45
Not enough data
Workflows
9.3
(won by default)
48
Not enough data
Security - Network Automation
Change Management
9.1
(won by default)
44
Not enough data
Security Automation
8.8
(won by default)
39
Not enough data
User Authentication and Authorization
9.1
(won by default)
38
Not enough data
Monitoring and Alerts
8.5
(won by default)
41
Not enough data
Online Backup
Hide 17 Features
Show 17 Features
8.2
78
Not enough data
Functionality
Real-time Sync
8.7
(won by default)
68
Not enough data
Storage Capacity
9.1
(won by default)
65
Not enough data
Remote Backup
9.5
(won by default)
73
Not enough data
Versioning
9.2
(won by default)
67
Not enough data
Mobile Backup Application
7.3
(won by default)
56
Not enough data
Compatibility
Disk Backup
9.1
(won by default)
70
Not enough data
Local Backup
9.4
(won by default)
71
Not enough data
Storage Formats
8.9
(won by default)
63
Not enough data
Management
File Sharing
8.3
(won by default)
63
Not enough data
Security Standards
9.2
(won by default)
68
Not enough data
Encrypted Storage
9.4
(won by default)
66
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Online Backup
Autonomous Task Execution
7.2
(won by default)
6
Not enough data
Multi-step Planning
7.2
(won by default)
6
Not enough data
Cross-system Integration
7.3
(won by default)
5
Not enough data
Adaptive Learning
6.4
(won by default)
6
Not enough data
Proactive Assistance
6.9
(won by default)
6
Not enough data
Decision Making
7.2
(won by default)
6
Not enough data
Zero Trust Networking
Hide 13 Features
Show 13 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
Network Segmentation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Mapping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
API/Integrations
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Security Automation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workload Protection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Protection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity Management
Adaptive Access Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity Scoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
AI Text Summarization
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Text Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Security Policy Management (NSPM)
Hide 10 Features
Show 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Maintenance
Policy Optimization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk Analysis
Not enough data
Not enough data
Auditing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management
Network Mapping
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Console
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Monitoring
Network Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Configuration Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Change Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Compliance
Hide 10 Features
Show 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Compliance Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Anomoly Detection
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Loss Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Gap Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compliance
Governance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Governance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Sensitive Data Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Policy Enforcement
Not enough data
Not enough data
Auditing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Network Management Tools
Hide 18 Features
Show 18 Features
8.6
44
Not enough data
Management
Network Automation
9.2
(won by default)
41
Not enough data
Network Traffic Analyzer
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
User Provisioning
8.2
(won by default)
35
Not enough data
Network Analytics
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Resource Maintenance
8.5
(won by default)
38
Not enough data
Monitoring
Network Monitoring
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Network Discovery
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Network Asset Mapping
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Support
Real-time alerting
8.7
(won by default)
35
Not enough data
Hybrid Infrastructure Support
8.4
(won by default)
33
Not enough data
API Integration
8.6
(won by default)
32
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Network Management Tools
Autonomous Task Execution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi-step Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cross-system Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Adaptive Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Natural Language Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Proactive Assistance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Decision Making
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Security
Hide 9 Features
Show 9 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Data Discovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Registry
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Gap Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Data Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data loss Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Auditing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
SSO
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Analytics
Not enough data
Not enough data
Backup
Hide 11 Features
Show 11 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Management
Disaster Recovery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Remote Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Storage Formats
Not enough data
Not enough data
Scheduled Backups
Not enough data
Not enough data
On-Demand Restoration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Activity Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Documentation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Alerts/Notifications
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Data Encryption
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security and Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deduplication
Not enough data
Not enough data
Enterprise IT Management
Hide 18 Features
Show 18 Features
8.9
27
Not enough data
Analysis
Threat Detection
8.7
(won by default)
23
Not enough data
Platform
Unified Communications Platform
8.3
(won by default)
23
Not enough data
Remote Access
8.7
(won by default)
24
Not enough data
ITIL Policy Compliance
8.9
(won by default)
22
Not enough data
Asset Tracking
8.8
(won by default)
22
Not enough data
IT Knowledge Management
9.2
(won by default)
25
Not enough data
Security
Endpoint Protection
8.3
(won by default)
24
Not enough data
Patch Management
8.8
(won by default)
21
Not enough data
Disaster Recovery
9.1
(won by default)
22
Not enough data
Service Management
9.2
(won by default)
23
Not enough data
Workflow Management
9.2
(won by default)
25
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Enterprise IT Management
Autonomous Task Execution
Not enough data
Not enough data
Multi-step Planning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cross-system Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Adaptive Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Natural Language Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Proactive Assistance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Decision Making
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
BackBox
Policy Manager
BackBox and Policy Manager share no categories
Unique Categories
BackBox is categorized as
Network Automation Tools
,
Configuration Management
,
Network Management Tools
,
Enterprise IT Management
, and
Online Backup
Policy Manager is categorized as
Zero Trust Networking
,
Network Security Policy Management (NSPM)
, and
Cloud Compliance
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
BackBox
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
28.8%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
27.6%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
43.6%
Policy Manager
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
0%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
40.0%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
60.0%
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
28.8%
0%
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
27.6%
40.0%
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
43.6%
60.0%
Reviewers' Industry
BackBox
Information Technology and Services
23.7%
Computer & Network Security
11.5%
Telecommunications
8.3%
Financial Services
7.1%
Banking
3.8%
Other
45.5%
Policy Manager
Financial Services
20.0%
Computer & Network Security
20.0%
Retail
10.0%
Oil & Energy
10.0%
Information Technology and Services
10.0%
Other
30.0%
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