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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (55.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $65.00 1 Device Per Year
Bacula Enterprise
Star Rating
(56)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Bacula EnterpriseMacrium Backup & Restore
Star Rating
(60)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.9% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $65.00 1 Device Per Year
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansBacula Enterprise vs Macrium Backup & Restore
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Macrium Backup & Restore easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Bacula Enterprise overall.
- Reviewers felt that Bacula Enterprise meets the needs of their business better than Macrium Backup & Restore.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Bacula Enterprise is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Macrium Backup & Restore over Bacula Enterprise.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Bacula Enterprise
No pricing availableMacrium Backup & Restore
SiteBackup Annual Plan & Perpetual
Starting at $65.00
1 Device Per Year
Centralized business backup and recovery solution for medium to large enterprises.
- Centralized management and control
- Scheduled Backup and Restore
- Local/Remote server options
Free Trial
Bacula Enterprise
No trial information availableMacrium Backup & Restore
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.5
43
9.0
54
Ease of Use
8.8
43
9.1
54
Ease of Setup
7.7
37
9.4
42
Ease of Admin
8.4
38
8.9
33
Quality of Support
9.8
42
8.9
36
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.8
36
9.1
29
Product Direction (% positive)
8.2
38
9.1
51
Features by Category
Compatibility
9.6
28
9.0
15
9.6
24
8.7
15
9.5
24
7.7
14
9.3
23
8.7
13
Management
9.4
27
9.3
14
9.3
25
9.0
15
9.4
29
8.5
12
9.4
25
8.3
13
9.2
24
8.1
14
Compliance
9.3
23
8.6
14
9.6
13
Feature Not Available
9.6
24
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Server Backup
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Functionality
9.3
15
8.5
12
9.3
15
9.5
13
9.7
15
9.1
13
9.4
15
9.3
12
10.0
5
Feature Not Available
Compatibility
9.5
14
9.4
14
9.6
15
9.6
14
9.4
15
9.4
13
Management
9.4
14
Feature Not Available
9.4
15
Feature Not Available
9.6
13
9.2
12
Agentic AI - Online Backup
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Functionality
9.5
7
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.8
7
Not enough data
10.0
7
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
Management
9.4
8
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Agentic AI - SaaS Backup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Compatibility
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Management
Not enough data
9.6
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Security
Not enough data
9.2
8
Not enough data
9.4
8
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - File Recovery
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Administration
Not enough data
9.1
11
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Not enough data
8.1
9
Deployment
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.2
12
Imaging
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
7.8
10
Functionality
9.7
26
7.9
8
9.6
12
7.5
6
9.8
21
7.2
6
9.4
21
Feature Not Available
9.8
17
6.7
7
Management
9.5
25
9.2
8
9.7
25
8.8
8
9.6
23
8.8
8
9.1
21
7.4
7
9.3
18
7.5
6
Agentic AI - Disaster Recovery
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
20
Not enough data
9.6
19
Not enough data
9.6
21
Not enough data
8.2
17
Performance
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
9.7
18
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
20
Agentic AI - PC Backup
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Agentic AI - Hard Drive Cloning
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Bacula Enterprise and Macrium Backup & Restore are categorized as Online Backup, Server Backup, and Disaster Recovery
Unique Categories
Bacula Enterprise is categorized as SaaS Backup
Macrium Backup & Restore is categorized as PC Backup, Hard Drive Cloning, OS Imaging & Deployment, and File Recovery
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Bacula Enterprise
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Macrium Backup & Restore
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Military
15.1%
Government Administration
13.2%
Telecommunications
11.3%
Information Technology and Services
9.4%
Higher Education
9.4%
Other
41.5%
Information Technology and Services
18.6%
Computer Software
18.6%
Manufacturing
6.8%
Education Management
6.8%
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
3.4%
Other
45.8%
Alternatives
Discussions
can we use baculam for adding a mutiple jobs concurrently?
2 Comments
RM
Hello Bhupesh,
If your question is "can we use Baculum for adding many jobs at the same time", then: yes, you can indeed use Baculum for adding multiple...Read more
Who else has had problems with Bacula support telling them "You're the only customer reporting this, nobody else has this problem" foe svereal years before confirming a fault but then declining to fix it?
1 Comment
GG
That is ugly indeed! The only thing I can advise you, and have good experience with, is to escalate the ticket as soon as you're unhappy with the support...Read more
Bacula Enterprise has no more discussions with answers
Is macrium software safe?
2 Comments
AG
Macrium Reflect is a secure option, granting you the confidence to employ it without worry. It is devoid of any malicious intent and serves as a completely...Read more
What does Macrium Reflect do?
1 Comment
IL
Macrium Reflect backs up files and folders on an automated scheduleRead more
Macrium Backup & Restore has no more discussions with answers
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