Compare Barracuda Backup and CrashPlan
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side-by-side comparison of Barracuda Backup vs. CrashPlan
based on preference data from user reviews. Barracuda Backup rates 4.4/5 stars with 36 reviews. By contrast, CrashPlan rates 3.8/5 stars with 47 reviews. Each product's score is calculated with real-time data from verified user reviews, to help you make the best choice between these two options, and decide which one is best for your business needs.
 Barracuda Backup |  CrashPlan | |
| Star Rating | Barracuda Backup | CrashPlan |
| Market Segments | Barracuda Backup Mid-Market (55.6% of reviews) | CrashPlan Small-Business (44.4% of reviews) |
| Entry Level Price | Barracuda Backup No pricing information available | CrashPlan No pricing information available |
Barracuda Backup vs CrashPlan
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Barracuda Backup easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with CrashPlan overall.
- Reviewers felt that Barracuda Backup meets the needs of their business better than CrashPlan.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Barracuda Backup is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Barracuda Backup over CrashPlan.
Categories
Shared Categories
Barracuda Backup and CrashPlan are categorized as Server Backup
Unique Categories
Barracuda Backup is categorized as SaaS Backup and Online Backup
CrashPlan has no unique categories
Pricing
Free Trial Unavailable
Free Trial Unavailable
Ratings
Meets Requirements
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 31
CrashPlan
Responses: 39
Ease of Use
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 31
CrashPlan
Responses: 40
Ease of Setup
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 22
CrashPlan
Responses: 19
Ease of Admin
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 23
CrashPlan
Responses: 19
Quality of Support
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 29
CrashPlan
Responses: 31
Ease of Doing Business With
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 22
CrashPlan
Responses: 18
Product Direction (% positive)
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 31
CrashPlan
Responses: 39
Features
Compatibility
File Server Backup
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 17
CrashPlan
Database Server Backup
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 18
CrashPlan
Virtual Machines
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 16
CrashPlan
Repository Models
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 13
CrashPlan
Management
Disaster Recovery
Barracuda Backup
CrashPlan
Remote Backup
Barracuda Backup
CrashPlan
Storage Formats
Barracuda Backup
CrashPlan
Scheduled Backups
Barracuda Backup
CrashPlan
On-Demand Restoration
Barracuda Backup
CrashPlan
Management
Continuous Backup
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 16
CrashPlan
Disaster Recovery
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 16
CrashPlan
Storage Capacity
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 17
CrashPlan
Remote Backup
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 16
CrashPlan
Activity Monitoring
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 16
CrashPlan
Reporting
Activity Monitoring
Barracuda Backup
CrashPlan
Documentation
Barracuda Backup
CrashPlan
Alerts/Notifications
Barracuda Backup
CrashPlan
Compliance
Security Standards
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 16
CrashPlan
Cloud Data Protection
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 16
CrashPlan
Data Deduplication
Barracuda Backup
Responses: 17
CrashPlan
Security
Data Encryption
Barracuda Backup
CrashPlan
Security and Compliance
Barracuda Backup
CrashPlan
Deduplication
Barracuda Backup
CrashPlan
Reviewers' Company Size
Reviewers of Barracuda Backup were most often representing companies in the Mid-Market segment, while reviewers for CrashPlan were more commonly in the Small-Business segment.
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Barracuda Backup
CrashPlan
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Barracuda Backup
CrashPlan
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Barracuda Backup
CrashPlan
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
16.7%
Computer Networking
8.3%
Higher Education
5.6%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
5.6%
Education Management
5.6%
Other
58.3%
Computer Software
20.0%
Information Technology and Services
13.3%
Photography
8.9%
Research
4.4%
Hospital & Health Care
4.4%
Other
48.9%
Reviews
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jeremy C.
Administrator in Defense & Space
The amount of data I can back up and send out to the cloud with ease. The free agents, Vmware integration, the fact that I can spin up a recovery point and attache it to VMware right of the Backup device. Ease of setting up Backup sources and schedules....
Administrator in Computer Software
is user friendly , and you can use it on both windows and linux , the installation on windows is really intuitive and user friendly , the interface is easy to understand, we can do restores from the pro server and also save them on tapes and request those...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Administrator in Retail
Different supported firmware's for cloud and locally controlled appliances makes difficult to manage. No central console for configuring & installing agents not available. Backup task report for individual computer is required to send to each user for...
User in Computer Software
Removed ability to get restore disks. Confusing configuration options spread between desktop and online.
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