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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Carbonite Endpoint

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ACarbonite Endpoint provides an enterprise-grade backup solution for all endpoints, including mobile devices or devices spread across a distributed enterprise network.

    $24

    per month

    Carbonite Server

    Score1 out of 10
    N/ACarbonite Server (also replacing the former EVault products acquired from Seagate in 2016) is a full backup and discovery solution. Designed to recover anything from a single file to an entire system with the click of a button, Carbonite Server users can protect virtually any type of file on both physical and virtual servers, NAS, SAN and external hard drives. The vendor’s value proposition is that their solution assures that users without an IT department and those that are the IT department…

    $800.04

    per year

    Pricing
    Carbonite EndpointCarbonite Server
    Editions & Modules
    Basic Computer Backup
    $24
    per month
    Advanced Endpoint Protection
    $34
    per month
    Basic Server Backup
    $50
    per month
    Basic Backup
    $55
    per month
    Advanced Server Protection
    $147
    per month
    Advanced Protection
    $199
    per month
    Power
    $800.04
    per year
    Ultimate
    1,300.08
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Carbonite EndpointCarbonite Server
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Trial and paying customers have access to our valet install free of charge. Call and speak to a specialist who can remotely connect to your machine to ensure it's installed and configured correctly to protect your critical data.
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    Community Pulse
    Carbonite EndpointCarbonite Server
    Considered Both Products
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    No answer on this topic
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    Chose Carbonite Server
    No cloud backup.
    Incentivized
    Chose Carbonite Server
    We use Symantec Backup Exec which backs up to an external hard drive. We wanted a secondary, offsite backup and chose Carbonite as it was reasonably priced and it suited our business needs at this time.
    Incentivized
    Chose Carbonite Server
    Carbonite felt it was much better for us to be on Server Backup incase our server went down.
    Incentivized
    Chose Carbonite Server
    They don't really compare as we use them in different ways.
    Incentivized
    Chose Carbonite Server
    Carbonite sever backup is easy to set up and configure. Cost per byte is reasonable.
    Incentivized
    Chose Carbonite Server
    Honestly the first use I had of this product was because I had inherited it. My first interaction came from a new client who was utilizing the software, this was a few years ago. Since that first interaction I've become more impressed with the software over the years, and when …
    Incentivized
    Chose Carbonite Server
    We used Symantec many years ago, so I don't know that I can compare the two fairly. Backup Exec was hard to use and we backed up on tapes, rather than in the cloud. I feel much more confident in the backups that we have with Carbonite.
    Incentivized
    Chose Carbonite Server
    N/A - since I've always used Carbonite (in lieu of thumb drive backups).
    Incentivized
    Chose Carbonite Server
    Much easier, I love how easy it is to verify my backups. With some other products, I did not really know how they were doing because it was too time-consuming to verify the backup. With carbonite, I get email reports every day with any issues and with successes! That is going …
    Incentivized
    Chose Carbonite Server
    Netbak is a great product but we also had a secondary issue of having to backup several PC's on site and at remote locations. Carbonite helped with both and gave us one central admin console to be able to check the progress of all our backups, where netbak would have required …
    Incentivized
    Chose Carbonite Server
    [Carbonite has] Better service, better pricing, [and is] easier to use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Carbonite Server
    We need a license for each server to backup to tape and then had to run it all at once here its not tied to key but to the amount of space I use ... more space, more money etc. I also don't have to worry about a license not registering, and I can run the backups all at once or …
    Incentivized
    Chose Carbonite Server
    I use Carbonite to backup our desktops and laptops before adding our server. Adding the server helped save time and money. Carbonite has always been highly rated.
    Incentivized
    Chose Carbonite Server
    Carbonite Server Backup performs exceptionally well versus Barracuda Backup. One of the best features is the cost savings of not having to buy expensive equipment to keep in our office building. Plus, the ease of mind knowing our backup is being handled off site. Though …
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Carbonite EndpointCarbonite Server
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Carbonite Endpoint and Carbonite Server
    Feature
    Carbonite Endpoint
    5.6
    1 Ratings
    39% below category average
    Carbonite Server
    8.6
    21 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Instant recovery8.01 Ratings8.28 Ratings
    Recovery verification4.01 Ratings7.97 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations9.01 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification5.01 Ratings10.019 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud10.01 Ratings10.020 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression4.01 Ratings7.612 Ratings
    Flexible deployment4.01 Ratings7.99 Ratings
    Management dashboard6.01 Ratings7.59 Ratings
    Platform support4.01 Ratings7.510 Ratings
    Retention options4.01 Ratings7.711 Ratings
    Encryption4.01 Ratings8.511 Ratings
    Universal recovery00 Ratings8.37 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings10.010 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Carbonite Endpoint and Carbonite Server
    Feature
    Carbonite Endpoint
    6.5
    1 Ratings
    23% below category average
    Carbonite Server
    -
    Ratings
    Continuous data protection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Replication9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Malware protection4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Carbonite EndpointCarbonite Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (23 ratings)
    9.0
    (35 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.8
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.7
    (6 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Carbonite EndpointCarbonite Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    Carbonite Endpoint 360 is a great solution for any organization with compliance needs. Office 365 defaults to a 30 day backup of all data. Carbonite Endpoint 360 extends this well beyond 30 days and provides an all-inclusive source for retention for data in Office 365. Any small to medium business would greatly benefit from this solution as they can design their entire infrastructure in Office 365 and ensure it's all backed up.
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    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    More than enough for small companies with several on-prem servers. In 2021, it wouldn't be wise to pit all important data to a single backup service. Carbonite Server is solid, but it's not 100% reliable so I'd definitely recommend having multiple backup services either on the cloud in conjunction with other backup services so the user has multiple safety nets in case of disaster and failed granular restorations.
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    Pros
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    • It is excellent at automating your backups. You don't need to manually do it, just set it up once and let it run in the background.
    • It's pretty simple to set up and use. It will automatically suggest the best options that work for most people and you can be up and running pretty quickly.
    • It's safe and reliable. We have been using it for a couple of years now and had no major issues.
    • Their phone support is excellent.
    • It's also really easy to maintain your backed up data to reduce redundancy.
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    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    • The end-user experience is as simple and robust as I have ever seen from a backup solution. The end-user dashboard, should you choose to allow them access, is intuitive and granular.
    • eVault has the best bandwidth management I have experienced. The endpoint target is available for all operating systems and is intelligent and efficient using very low overhead. It includes data de-dupe and encryption while using very little system resources. Combine these features with bandwidth throttling and you can backup a large amount of data over any size wire.
    • eVault's deployment options will fit any budget and size environment. You can deploy using your own hardware, even. They really focus on providing the right solution for each customer instead of making each customer fit into their pre-determined box.
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    Cons
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    • To be honest not so impressed with the amount of time it has taken to get data backed up to the cloud.
    • I have not had to do a restore at this time so I cannot comment on the restore process.
    • I was not aware at time of procurement that the upload process would take so long since we were not procuring their hardware. Sales rep mad it seem like upload would only take a day or two and we are now starting week 7 hoping to be done by week 8 for 1.5 TBs of data.
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    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    • The backup report really needs improvement. It is really pathetic, as it gives wrong information. It is not suitable for auditing.
    • The Exchange DAG backup should support instead of configuring each exchange server.
    • Cloud infrastructure supports a lot of AWS and Azure instances that are coming up.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    I found their alerting to be very poor. I missed several days of backups without knowledge of this, until I signed into the portal. I would get daily emails reporting backups were in progress or done, but nothing indicating that a backup had been stuck or paused for 3 days. For this reason alone, I did not renew.
    Incentivized
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    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    We packaged carbonite server with the end user product that they provide but we have had issues where the end user site has been down for days at time and backups for both server and user are backing up but we do not the get notification that it was completed for several days. There appears to be latency issues with the mail delivery for completed backups. Additionally, I have used other backup products and find the Carbonite website interface very clunkly and difficult to navigate.
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    Usability
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    No answers on this topic
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    Product needs a lot of improvements in some features like Cloud and Reporting.
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    Support Rating
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    Does what it needs to do quietly and efficiently in the background without interrupting the workflow. It offers instant automated back-ups without troubling the end user. As it is such an automated system, once it is up and running, there is little or no support needed from the service provider. From what I understand the support from Carbonite during the setup and implementation was absolutely fine.
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    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    Some of the requests we could not get resolved on time. They took a long time to provide the reason for the issue we had raised.
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    Implementation Rating
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    No answers on this topic
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    We had appliance and we just needed to setup the Director Console which was straight forward and easy.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    We have also used Mozy Pro and Dropbox. They are all pretty similar in functionality/features of backing up data (not system state or databases as I don't think any of the 3 are well suited for that). To me, it comes down to personal preference and choosing a product that is universal for multiple users, for ease of management.
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    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    Netbak is a great product but we also had a secondary issue of having to backup several PC's on site and at remote locations. Carbonite helped with both and gave us one central admin console to be able to check the progress of all our backups, where netbak would have required us to setup a tunnel or use the internet to move data back to our main office.
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    Return on Investment
    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    • Carbonite Endpoint has demonstrated value in its ability to easily restore seemingly lost files for remote users.
    • While we haven't yet had to exercise it, knowing we have the option of remotely wiping endpoints containing sensitive data has brought confidence to our management team that we can mitigate data breaches through preventable means.
    • The privacy issue around device tracking is costing the company in terms of employee trust and morale and needs to be mitigated with appropriate messaging and/or disabling of this feature.
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    Carbonite, an OpenText company
    • While EVault can become expensive if you have a lot of data to store, but you have to keep in mind that it does not cost you anything more to restore your data in the event of an emergency. Some systems give you a great upfront cost, until you actually need to retrieve your data.
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