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Microsoft Azure Backup

Composite Score
8.9 /10
CX Score
9.2 /10
Category
Microsoft Azure Backup
8.9 /10

What is Microsoft Azure Backup?

Protect your data with a cloud-based backup as a service Keep your data in Azure and on-premises safe. Backup supports VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines running on Linux and Windows, as well as physical Windows Servers.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Azure Backup won the following awards in the Backup and Availability category

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Microsoft Azure Backup Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

98 Plan to Renew

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86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product Experience:
94%
Negotiation and Contract:
90%
Conflict Resolution:
92%
Strategy & Innovation:
93%
Service Experience:
94%

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+93 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Backup?

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3% Negative
6% Neutral
91% Positive

Pros

  • Saves Time
  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 84

FOUR EYES principle

100

Recovery Automation

100

Integration with Other Security Software

100

AI tech support

88

AI enhanced predictive backup

88

Backup Automation

86

Analytics

86

Backup of Cloud Based Data

85

Virtual Machine Backup

85

Deduplication Implementation

84

Replication for Long Term Storage and Disaster Recovery

84

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of Implementation

85

Ease of IT Administration

84

Vendor Support

84

Business Value Created

84

Breadth of Features

83

Ease of Data Integration

83

Quality of Features

83

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

82

Availability and Quality of Training

82

Usability and Intuitiveness

82

Ease of Customization

81

Microsoft Azure Backup Reviews

Angelica M.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2025

Comprehensive Overview of Microsoft Azure Backup.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Backup from other similar products?

Microsoft Azure Backup have an advantage over other backup solutions, namely that it interacts with the MS Azure environment cohesively. This integration aids in enabling the users to be able to manage all their cloud resources on a single portal whose backup effectiveness is appropriately optimised. Further, it is expandable enough in terms of capacity to cater for every scale of business in as much as the data may grow in the future.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

As for me, one of the most appreciated characteristics of the MSC Microsoft Azure Backup is that the data is protected on multiple levels of security. The solution incorporates the advanced encryption practises when transmitting the information and even when it is kept within the cloud. This operative security structure not only protects potential information leak but also creates credible assurance to organisations that value data privacy and fragmented with regulatory provisions.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The first issue that directly affects the effective work of Microsoft Azure Backup can be considered a stable high-speed internet connexion. In the case of weak connectivity, which is a common characteristic of many organisations, the backup processes may be tremendously affected resulting to data loss or lengthy recovery period. Such dependence on the stability of the internet may prove to be disadvantageous in certain organisations.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

When using Microsoft Azure Backup it is, therefore, crucial to look at the organisation’s particular needs for data protection. The second criterion that must be achieved, therefore, retention of data is volume, recovery time objectives and compliance requirements to ensure that it fits into the operational goals of the business. It’s also important to conduct a pilot test in order to see how it functions as well.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Bhavik S.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2025

“Secure and Scalable Solution”

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Backup from other similar products?

- Cloud-Native Integration with Azure - Scalability & Cost Efficiency - Security & Compliance

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

One of the best aspects of Microsoft Azure Backup is its seamless integration with the Azure ecosystem.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One of the main downsides of Microsoft Azure Backup is its complex pricing structure. Another drawback is the lack of granular backup control for certain workloads.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

- Understand Your Backup Needs - Optimize Costs Before Deployment - Plan for Security & Disaster Recovery

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Ramy S.

  • Role: Consultant
  • Industry: Consulting
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2025

Reliable data backup and recovery solution.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Backup from other similar products?

Azure Backup seamlessly integrates with other Azure services, such as Azure virtual machines, Azure SQL database, and Storage. which simplifies the backup and recovery processes for our business analytics workloads within Azure.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Azure Backup provides a central location to manage all backups and has flexible pricing options for different backup workloads. The service is scalable enough to handle massive amounts of data using the Azure cloud infrastructure.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Despite the benefits of Azure Backup's pricing flexibility, users need to carefully analyze the available pricing options to optimize costs and make the right decision.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is important to have a well-rounded experience with the Azure platform and the deployment dependencies of its services to be able to select the optimal pricing tier for seamless performance and scalability of your current and potential workloads.

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Trustworthy

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