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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.4% of reviews)
Mid-Market (64.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
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Spanning Backup
Star Rating
(221)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Star Rating
(435)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (64.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us With One-Time Purchase
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- Users report that Unitrends Backup and Recovery excels in its File Server Backup capabilities, scoring 9.0, which reviewers mention provides robust support for various file types and structures, making it a preferred choice for mid-market companies.
- Reviewers mention that Spanning Backup shines in SaaS Application Variety, achieving a score of 8.5, which users say allows for seamless integration with multiple cloud applications, enhancing its appeal for businesses heavily reliant on SaaS solutions.
- G2 users highlight that Unitrends Backup and Recovery's Ease of Setup is rated at 8.1, with reviewers noting that while it is functional, it may require more initial configuration compared to Spanning Backup, which boasts a higher score of 9.1 in this area.
- Users on G2 report that Spanning Backup's Versioning feature, rated at 8.9, is particularly praised for its ability to restore previous versions of files easily, which reviewers say is crucial for maintaining data integrity in dynamic environments.
- Reviewers mention that Unitrends Backup and Recovery's Disaster Recovery functionality, rated at 8.3, is effective but can be complex, while Spanning Backup's score of 8.7 indicates a more user-friendly approach, making it easier for teams to execute recovery plans.
- Users say that both products offer strong Security Standards, but Spanning Backup's score of 9.0 is noted for its comprehensive compliance features, which reviewers mention are essential for businesses in regulated industries.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Spanning Backup
Spanning Backup for Google Workspace
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1 Per user Per Month
Protect your Google Workspace data from human error, sync and misconfigurations, viruses, malware and more! Spanning provides daily, automated backups of Gmail, Drive (including Team Drives), Calendars, Contacts and Sites. A default unlimited retention policy guarantees that your valuable Google Workspace data will remain fully backed up and recoverable at all times.
- Daily, automated backups
- On-demand backups
- Point-in-time restore
Unitrends Backup and Recovery
Unitrends Recovery Series Appliances
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Unitrends all-in-one physical backup appliances support more than 200 versions of operating systems, applications and hypervisors. Intelligent automation cuts down on manual tasks, eliminates management hassle and deliver tested hardware and software resilience.
Unitrends Recovery Series are capacity-based purpose-built backup appliances ranging from 2-120TB of capacity. All appliances pre-provisioned with compute, storage, networking and backup software. This includes supplemental functions like data reduction (deduplication, compression), WAN-accelerated replication, encryption, recovery testing and reporting without the need for add-ons or proxies.
Visit https://www.unitrends.com/products/unitrends-backup-appliances to learn more.
- File-, Image-, Host-, and Application-level backups
- Instant Recovery
- Recovery Assurance automated DR testing
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Spanning Backup
Free Trial is available
Unitrends Backup and Recovery
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.7
155
8.7
328
Ease of Use
8.9
161
8.5
336
Ease of Setup
9.1
144
8.2
313
Ease of Admin
9.0
141
8.6
313
Quality of Support
8.4
140
8.6
325
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
138
8.5
309
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
151
7.7
303
Features by Category
Administration
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.6
19
Not enough data
8.8
22
Operations
Not enough data
8.2
15
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
7.8
13
Not enough data
7.4
14
Recovery
Not enough data
8.5
22
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.2
19
Agentic AI - IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO)
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
9.0
141
Not enough data
8.6
138
Not enough data
8.9
141
Not enough data
8.3
115
Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
127
Not enough data
8.2
138
Not enough data
8.3
108
Not enough data
8.3
122
Compliance
Not enough data
8.5
122
Not enough data
8.2
90
Not enough data
8.3
133
Agentic AI - Server 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
Functionality
Not enough data
7.9
28
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.2
27
Not enough data
8.3
27
Not enough data
6.2
26
Compatibility
Not enough data
7.7
27
Not enough data
7.5
27
Not enough data
8.3
26
Management
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
8.8
24
Agentic AI - Online 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
Functionality
Feature Not Available
8.0
10
9.2
95
7.6
11
Feature Not Available
8.3
11
8.9
87
8.5
11
Compatibility
Feature Not Available
8.5
10
8.5
86
7.3
10
8.8
84
8.2
10
Management
Feature Not Available
8.2
10
9.0
84
8.7
10
9.0
88
8.3
11
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
Functionality
Not enough data
8.6
59
Not enough data
7.9
56
Not enough data
8.4
56
Not enough data
7.9
56
Not enough data
8.5
56
Management
Not enough data
8.4
58
Not enough data
8.4
58
Not enough data
8.1
57
Not enough data
7.9
55
Not enough data
7.9
54
Agentic AI - Disaster Recovery
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
Solution Provision
Not enough data
8.3
49
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.0
48
Not enough data
8.6
55
Not enough data
8.7
52
Management
Not enough data
8.8
60
Not enough data
8.2
55
Not enough data
8.1
60
Not enough data
8.1
52
Agentic AI - Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
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
Functionality
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
8.0
11
Performance
Not enough data
7.4
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Not enough data
7.6
12
Not enough data
7.5
12
Agentic AI - PC 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
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
Spanning Backup and Unitrends Backup and Recovery are categorized as SaaS Backup
Unique Categories
Spanning Backup has no unique categories
Unitrends Backup and Recovery is categorized as Server Backup, IT Resilience Orchestration Automation (ITRO), Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), Online Backup, PC Backup, Archive Storage Solutions, and Disaster Recovery
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Spanning Backup
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Unitrends Backup and Recovery
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
Information Technology and Services
13.3%
Non-Profit Organization Management
11.2%
Computer Software
6.6%
Financial Services
5.1%
Manufacturing
4.1%
Other
59.7%
Information Technology and Services
11.3%
Hospital & Health Care
6.0%
Higher Education
5.5%
Primary/Secondary Education
4.8%
Government Administration
4.6%
Other
67.8%
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Discussions
What Office 365 applications does Spanning currently back up?
25 Comments
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Office 365 runs in the cloud. Why do I need to back it up?
1 Comment
Official Response from Spanning Backup
Microsoft's data centers are designed with world-class disaster recovery capabilities protect your data from infrastructure threats, such as hardware or...Read more
What types and causes of Office 365 data loss does Spanning cover?
1 Comment
Official Response from Spanning Backup
Spanning Backup for Office 365 is a cloud-native, purpose-built solution providing powerful capabilities to protect your organization's critical data from...Read more
What does Unitrends Backup do?
2 Comments
JM
Had a bad experience regarding investing my funds, wasn’t easy for me as I was scam severally. I lost almost all of my money until I came across a recovery...Read more
Unitrends Backup and Recovery has no more discussions with answers
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