What is Hornetsecurity VM Backup?
Hornetsecurity VM Backup is a fast, affordable, high performance backup solution, specially developed for small and mid-market businesses. We’ve cut the waste and hassle to give you an agile, streamlined solution that is easy to implement, feature-rich, with outstanding support as part of the package.
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93 Likeliness to Recommend
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100 Plan to Renew
87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
+95 Net Emotional Footprint
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How much do users love Hornetsecurity VM Backup?
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Trustworthy
- Effective Service
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Feature Ratings
Virtual Machine Backup
Deduplication Implementation
Backup Automation
File Explorer Granular Restore
Backup of Cloud Based Data
Integration With Storage Arrays
Replication for Long Term Storage and Disaster Recovery
Automated Backup Testing and Verification
Backup Monitoring and Reporting
Replication for High Availability
Application Awareness
Vendor Capability Ratings
Availability and Quality of Training
Breadth of Features
Ease of IT Administration
Usability and Intuitiveness
Business Value Created
Ease of Customization
Ease of Data Integration
Quality of Features
Ease of Implementation
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
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Hornetsecurity VM Backup Reviews
Brent Q.
- Role: Consultant
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Mar 2024
10+ year of use and no failed recoveries.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Hornetsecurity VM Backup from other similar products?
Originally it was the only VM level tool for Hyper-V which was a focus of our business and so for our clients. We had another product but it was not performing and cost more so the move made sense. As mentioned, I have never had a failed recovery when the backup ran and the backup target was functional. Which does not mean we could not have gone to the offsite if needed but why if not. When the onsite backup target was not functional, then offsite recovery was the bacon saver
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Very easy interface to use for all aspects of management and operation.
What do you dislike most about this product?
It does not have to run on the Hyper-V or VMware host but as an SMB product it often does so if you want all the features on (automatic testing of recovery for example) it is using CPU cycles that the VMs on the host need and you can get in to a contention situation. Same for disk access, since it pulls from the remote or attached storage to a "sandbox" location and runs the recovery. Finally, if you do not want to do recovery level testing but want to check the backup integrity (similar to a CRC process) it cannot do this while backup operations are running so you end up with a reduced window for backup or reduced days of integrity,
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Perpetual licenses are a commitment in CAPX but with a moderate renewal cost over a period of years they pay for themselves, Also, based on number of VMs per host and number of hosts the scale may make that pricing more attractive. Be aware of how you deploy the backup ingest and management machine and if you can avoid deploying that on the host you will better utilize the features available.
Pros
- Saves Time
- Appreciates Incumbent Status
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Vytis K.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Mar 2024
Functional and reliable, very good value for money
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Hornetsecurity VM Backup from other similar products?
Have not used other similar products, but compared to native MS backup it is like day and night considering the functionality and ease of use.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Is reliable, never a crash over a course of 10 years.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Offsite copies are a bit cumbersome.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It is a very small price to pay for this critical aspect of your IT environment (back-ups) to have total piece of mind.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Efficient Service
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Sep 2023
Extraordinary with data replication.
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
