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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    HYCU

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AHYCU is a SaaS Data Protection platform that delivers SaaS-based data backup, recovery, and ransomware protection for on-prem, cloud, and SaaS environments serving vendors globally.N/A

    Quest Rapid Recovery

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AQuest Rapid Recovery is a data backup and restore offering from Dell. It provides virtual standby, encryption, replication, deduplication, and the ability for users to run without restore.

    $1,819.99

    Pricing
    HYCUQuest Rapid Recovery
    Editions & Modules
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    License + 1 Year 24/7 Maintenance
    1,819.99
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    HYCUQuest Rapid Recovery
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    HYCUQuest Rapid Recovery
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of HYCU and Quest Rapid Recovery
    Feature
    HYCU
    8.9
    2 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Quest Rapid Recovery
    8.6
    7 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Universal recovery9.01 Ratings6.05 Ratings
    Instant recovery5.01 Ratings3.05 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.02 Ratings8.05 Ratings
    Business application protection8.02 Ratings8.04 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations8.02 Ratings10.06 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification9.02 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud10.02 Ratings10.04 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression10.02 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Snapshots9.02 Ratings10.07 Ratings
    Flexible deployment9.02 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Management dashboard9.02 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Platform support10.02 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Retention options10.02 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Encryption10.01 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Cove Data Protection
    Score9.9 out of 10
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    Score9.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Bacula Enterprise
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    HYCUQuest Rapid Recovery
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HYCUQuest Rapid Recovery
    Likelihood to Recommend
    HYCU
    The SQL database structure and application-consistent snapshots to local storage and recovery are very well done. The interface is nicely made and it is an intuitive design that needs very little training to use. The Restore from the Cloud function is cumbersome and slow, that could be improved by downloading and finding parts needed, instead of the entire backup media.
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    Quest Software
    AppAssure works well for quick access to point in time backups of Windows machines without having to do a complete restore. The virtual standby function is useful as a disaster recovery or high availability solution. Recent upgrades to the product and rebranding to Rapid Recovery look promising. If your Linux machines are mission [critical] make sure your administrators test restores so they can perform them in a timely manner should the need arise.
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    Pros
    HYCU
    • Tiered backup policies
    • On-Prem backups
    • Cloud storage target backups
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    Quest Software
    • Continuous backup with deduplication and compression
    • The P to V function of the software is create. To be able to back up physical machines and create a hot spare on a virtual environment was a great selling point.
    • Can back up physical and virtual (ESX or Hyper-V).
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    Cons
    HYCU
    • I'd like to see lower annual costs.
    • The setup for Azure backups required a lot of assistance from Support.
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    Quest Software
    • Support for newer operating systems (Windows, Linux, VMware) is slow to be added. Usually takes 3-6 months from the new version being released for it to be supported.
    • There is no way to automate the testing of the virtual standby which a lot of comparable products are able to do.
    • The software has a backup type called "base image" which is essentially taking a full backup after an unexpected shutdown of the server. If your servers crash and they are very large, this may impact your storage requirements significantly. They do now have synthetic full backups which alleviate this issue a bit but they are not perfect either.
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    Usability
    HYCU
    In a Nutanix AHV environment, it’s probably the best solution out there. It checks the most important boxes for us - immutable backups, on-Prem and off site backup storage targets, Azure DR. Policy based backups make administration a breeze. Pricing is cost effective. For the most part, support is able to take care of our needs, but better guidance around creating an effective and robust DR solution is needed
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    Quest Software
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    HYCU
    I have had several requests, and issues with the rollout and deployment of HYCU in our production environment. The HYCU team of support and developers have met each issue with importance and some kind of resolution or explanation of help. They have been so supportive even in the not so easy ones. That says something for their product and team behind it.
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    Quest Software
    In the very few instances we've needed support they have been quick, friendly, knowledgeable, and dedicated to servicing our needs. That has only improved since AppAssure was bought out by Quest.
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    Implementation Rating
    HYCU
    No answers on this topic
    Quest Software
    Our initial installation really was not optimum. With the help from Dell Profession Services we were able to get our implementation sized correctly and better understand how to get better deduplication results
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    Alternatives Considered
    HYCU
    This fits Nutanix better than anything I have found. HYCU clearly focuses on personalized service. You can email, call or open a web ticketed, depending on your urgency.
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    Quest Software
    I've been using Rapid Recovery for the last 6 years and before that we had used Backup Exec, but it was a different implementation as we were still running backups to LTO3 tapes using the full/incremental backup schemes. So Rapid Recovery (AppAssure at the time) was a big change for us, backing up to disk instead with base images and changes. I would assume Backup Exec can do this as well, but haven't used it since switching. NovaBACKUP was a lower cost solution that seemed geared towards smaller and simpler configurations
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    Return on Investment
    HYCU
    • We have saved a few SQL issues and recovered data that could have been corrupted.
    • Applications and files have a place in the cloud in case the need is there for other depts.
    • Restoring across datacenters is possible with HYCU saving us time and money to do so.
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    Quest Software
    • AppAssure paid for itself in the first year of usage. A user deleted a major file in our SharePoint sub-site, we used the DocRetriever for SharePoint Console and were able to go back to a particular incremental date and retrieved that file.
    • One of our file shares crashed and we were able to put the physical server on a virtual standby which saved us hours of imaging and restoring of data. This allowed employees to efficiently continue their daily work without much downtime.
    • The offsite replication alone has put an ease on the company in case of any disaster. When Hurricane Sandy hit, we didn't have a solution in place which put us on pins and needles to say the least. But with AppAssure we will be able to have some comfort that all of our mission critical data is being offloaded onto our other sites.
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