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Azure Backup vs. CrashPlan Platform

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAzure Backup

by Microsoft

CrashPlan Platform

by CrashPlan

Overall rating4.44.9
Review count88273
Ease of use9.19.9
Ease of setup9.29.9
Quality of support8.99.9
Meets requirements9.49.9
NPS69.73684295.057034
Small Business28.4%1.1%
Mid-Market44.3%63.4%
Enterprise27.3%35.5%
Total page views1621,219
Total LLM citations4561,449

Azure Backup

Azure Backup is a centralized cloud-based service designed to protect your data across various environments, including on-premises and cloud-based infrastructures. It offers enterprise-grade data protection, ensuring business continuity during outages and cyberattacks. Key Features and Functionality: - At-Scale Management: Monitor, operate, govern, and plan backups at scale with resiliency capabilities in Azure. - Ransomware Protection: Safeguard your backups from ransomware attacks with air-gapped vaults and features like immutability, soft-delete, and multiuser authorization (MUA).

Pros

  • Reliability
  • Easy Setup
  • Ease of Use
  • Management Ease
  • Integrations
  • Customer Support

CrashPlan Platform

CrashPlan delivers enterprise-grade backup, recovery, and archiving to protect the data organizations cannot afford to lose. Our cloud-native platform helps businesses secure Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, endpoint, and server data with scalable protection that reduces risk, supports compliance, and controls storage costs. Built for modern IT environments, CrashPlan enables fast, reliable recovery while supporting long-term retention, legal hold, and broader data governance needs. We help enterprises strengthen resilience and maintain continuity without added complexity.

Pros

  • Backup Frequency
  • Ease of Use
  • Security
  • Customer Support
  • Reporting
  • Features