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Portworx Backup vs. Macrium Backup & Restore

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

MetricPortworx Backup

by Pure Storage

Macrium Backup & Restore

by Macrium Software

Overall rating4.24.7
Review count1694
Ease of use9.09.2
Ease of setup8.69.2
Quality of support9.08.8
Meets requirements8.99.2
NPS5088.172043
Small Business18.8%55.4%
Mid-Market31.3%33.7%
Enterprise50.0%10.9%
Total page views341,715
Total LLM citations4313,689

Portworx Backup

Portworx Backup is a comprehensive data protection solution designed specifically for Kubernetes environments, ensuring the security and availability of persistent data across on-premises and cloud infrastructures. With an intuitive point-and-click interface, it offers centralized management of backup and restore operations, robust data security features—including role-based access control , ransomware protection, and encryption—and supports both in-transit and at-rest data security.

Pros

  • Data Recovery
  • Cloud Backup
  • Customer Support
  • Ease of Use
  • Performance
  • Restore Services

Macrium Backup & Restore

Macrium Backup & Restore is a suite of image-based backup and disaster recovery software for Windows systems. It enables IT teams in manufacturing and operational technology (OT) environments to protect data, restore systems rapidly, and reduce downtime after hardware failure, user error, or cyber threats. The suite includes four distinct products: Macrium Reflect (Standalone) for Workstation & Server Backup, Macrium SiteBackup, Macrium Reflect LTSC, and Macrium Technician’s License.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Backup Solutions
  • Easy Setup
  • Reliability
  • Data Restoration
  • User Interface