SolarWinds Backup Reviews & Product Details

Web GUI makes it easy to see immediate issues. Deployment is very easy as well. We are able to easily automate our deployments, cutting down the time spent manually configuring. We don't ever have to get on the system to deploy or config.

Being able to create different dashboards assist when needing to see specific portions of a system.

This allowed us to move from multiple solutions to one, singular solution that we were able to completely manage as well as provide the conditional access that empowered our field staff to better manage client bakcups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Still some work to be done to fully monitor completely. Some monitoring aspects can be better or improved on.

This is still a new system but there are areas that can be improved on in the notification aspect. LocalSpeedVault backups are not the best when it comes to notifications. There are the potential for silent failures which could cause potential issues down the road. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The cloud first approach that Solarwinds employs allows full visibility to ensure backups are running consistently, and the root cause of failure. When there is a failure, their support engineers are readily available, and will stay on the call as long as is needed. The process of utilizing VDR Console to have constant restores of VMs, File Shares, Databases, etc, ensures a cold spare is always ready and available to ensure business continuity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Without the proper partner relationship, this may not be the correct fit for a smaller MSP or direct customer. If the pricing can fit your budget, this is absolutely best in class. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SolarWinds backup is easy to setup, use, and monitor. It works. We do not have have to "babysit" it. The interface is very easy to use. With restores being infrequent, it is important that the interface be easy to use. It is. It is also fast. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In SolarWinds backup, jobs are managed and scheduled only by server - not in groups. Each one must be set up, scheduled, etc. one server at a time. This can get cumbersome in a larger environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software protects all your valuable information securely in the Cloud and can be accessed from any device. The download speed is one of the best on the market. The program can be managed remotely on the device of your choice. It is very simple to use and provides a web course to learn in detail its most important functions. The program offers a free trial that contains all the functions of the paid version. The configuration of the program lacks some customization but it is not necessary since it is an intelligent software with a lot of intuition Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The database management system does not contain an appropriate performance analysis and is not available in multiple languages, nor is mobile access available for such management. The software portal is sometimes not available and this can delay pending jobs Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease it is to setup the backup, schedule and perform restores makes this product for me a breeze to use. I was using all other types of backup systems for my clients and once I found this one I immediately replaced the backup system for all of my clients. I even get the unicorn of backups for my sites. 100% completed with no errors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

For Hyper-V backups on servers with replication the software will indicate that the backup is complete with errors but the error it sees if from the replication type out I someones get. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Automation, services all platforms, Office 365 and local backups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SolarWinds does not charge in Rands, only credit cards from South Africa Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Possibility of remote management of every client device. Easy to use, easy to manage after full platform migration to the Internet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The management console could be improved, in particular as regards the issue of reporting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Solarwinds backup enables us to quickly and easily add servers and critical workstations to our backup library. The daily backups ensure that we can recover to at least the prior business day if there is any form of data loss whether it be a single file or an entire workstation or server that might have been affected by ransomware or other less-than-extinction level event. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Doesn't currently cover all of our needs for email backup. We are currently paying two companies in order to get Public Folders in O365 backed up. We would really like to have all backups under 1 umbrella. Sharepoint backup is also currently missing and would be hugely useful to our organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I enjoy how quickly the backup service can be spun up on a machine. It works flawlessly on PC, and can be configured in such a way that it does not affect the end-user experience at all. The ability to limit the bandwidth usage on a per machine basis really helps to keep the end-user experience running smoothly depending on the IT infrastructure of the client. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It does not seem to run all too great on Mac devices. Sometimes the backup process slows down the end-user machine to almost a halt. Although the process has been configured to be as minimal as possible, it seems that depending on which applications are running on the device there can be some slowdown. I see this in particular with Mac devices that are deployed in programming/development environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that its able to be managed in the same dashboard. I also like how easy it is to implement it on workstations.

A third thing I like is the recovery process it works well and it pulls the required data.

I also like the backup verification aspect in the dashboard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike how long it takes to pull a backup. I also dislike the limit on data. several of our clients have several Terabytes of data and it requires a different backup solution currently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We like the fact that it is so easy to deploy and the costs are extremely reasonable. Fully 20% of our clients use this product for their backups for both workstations and servers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We are finding it difficult to diagnose issues related to not being able to VM it during a restore but we are currently working with support to diagnose. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We really enjoyed using the backup solution, its easy to use, monitors backups, and is a huge benefit for our clients. We had to stop using it because of restrictions from our clients based on their needs, but we do enjoy the service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

We required an onpremises device that could spin up images which we believe wasnt a solution through SW Backup. The solution is great, it just didn't fit our needs at the time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

SW makes it incredibly simple to backup servers and workstations. Compared to other backup solutions that my org has used, there's no drama, no sort of "backup anxiety". It is the most hands off process that I've seen when it comes to backup. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Of course, with the quality and ease of use with SolarWinds Backup comes a fairly high price. Compared to other vendors, it is hard to justify this price to our clients. We would love to use SolarWinds Backup exclusively, but with our smaller clients, they prefer to go with more reasonably priced vendors with Wasabi storage buckets. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

So far our experience with using Solarwinds Backup has been a breeze, from implementation to recovering/restoring from a ransomware attack. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I can't think of anything I dislike personally. The only thing I know that I know is an issue interally for us is training our engineers. While onsite during a ransomware attack our guys had to use KBI articles to figure things out. Good thing is it was simple and we were able to get our customer back up quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It just works. Very little work needed to setup and configure and it completes with no problems. We've used other remote backup software before and this is so much more reliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some configuration settings are hard to find in the integrated version with Solar winds Ncentral Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Solarwinds backup has worked when i needed it to. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The automatic test feature is not built directly in. I have to add a recovery console which i didn't know was there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ease of use for sure. Their backup solution is rock solid--it just works. A lot of the competition just cannot say that as easily. Being in sales I realize that offering solutions that are easy to use for my client is paramount. I feel that I have that offering in the SolarWinds Backup product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Costs. There are times where the cost of the service is a barrier for clients. We really need to double down on value at this point, but it usually sells. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The best feature of this product is its ability to allow a backup to be restored to bare metal, and to disparate hardware or Virtual machine if needed. VMware, HyperV and other Hypervisors are directly supported. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

LSVs frequently fill, dependent on backup retention policies. Would love to have the option to choose how much data is on the LSV, or have it auto rotate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It allows me to give peace of mind to my customers that at the end of the day, I have the backbone of their business information secured and backed up. It helps me guarantee the security and peace of mind to their business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Throughout my experience with Solar Winds Back Up I have to say when I a large amount of data on the back up, I tend to waist my time searching for inequality filed documents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Product is easy to deploy, works perfectly. Restores are simple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Some O365 backup items do not work completely yet Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy to use. The recovery options are fantastic and easy to use. You can restore a single file or entire system state quick and easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

If the target device is offline, you loose all configuration rules, until it is back on. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dashboard is easy to read. Process by which backups are built makes it easy to do single item restoration and rollbacks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Testing full system restores can be a pain. Whenever a backup is failing it requires fairly extensive research to determine the fix. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Simple to use, nice user interface, easy to track and monitor backup status Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would like to see the backup archieve longer then 90 days Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of deployment and management of the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The setup of seeding data can be cumbersome and is not explained in great detail, requiring a call to support for assistance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.