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Bacula Enterprise Overview

What is Bacula Enterprise?

Bacula Enterprise is a subscription-based enterprise data backup solution which empowers data centers to truly escape data volume price traps. Its especially broad functionality and high-end technologies are proven in the most demanding mission critical environments to ensure minimal downtime, fast recovery, positive business advantages and unrestricted growth of data, without volume or other convoluted charges. Bacula's software is known for having unusually high security levels compared to other vendors. High numbers of enterprise organizations worldwide (incl. NASA, Bank of Austria, Swisscom Navisite, Warner Bros. and Sky PLC) have adopted Bacula Enterprise because of its security, advanced feature set, extraordinary reliability and ability to handle high data volume at very low cost. Bacula spans physical, virtual, container, edge and hybrid Cloud environments, all from one platform. Features include support for Linux, Unix, Windows, Mac OS X, Solaris, Android, AIX. Specialist capabilities for MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, SAP and Sap HANA, Sybase, SQLite, Hadoop and MariaDB are catered for, as well as VMware, Hyper-V, Red Hat, Proxmox, Nutanix, Xen and KVM virtual machines backup. Bacula Enterprise comprehensively backs up Docker, OpenShift and Kubernetes clusters. Bare Metal backup and data recovery is available for both Windows and Linux. Over 34 OS versions are supported. Bacula also allows backing up directory servers (MS AD and LDAP), Exchange clusters, M365, NAS / SAN storages and NDMP devices. It has a particularly broad range of storage interfaces and deduplication technologies.

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Bacula Enterprise data center backup and recovery solution integrates the core features from the best open source backup software, Bacula, into supported, fast, stable and enterprise backup software. Use it to modernize your enterprise data center backup strategy, increase your enterprise data backup software efficiency, and significantly drive costs down.


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Roni A.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"The best backup system"
Multiplatform support, easy usability, helpful support team. The service team is really helpful, fast and very knowledgeable about the platform.
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5.0 out of 5
"Many features giving great value for money"
The most important thing is that the backup successfully saved my data after an attack on my system. The security features are really impressive to...
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Davilson A.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"The Best of a Good Backup Software"
Best benefit course on the market today. Here at Prodap from the beginning we can already observe the performance of the restore, and the incredibl...
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What do you like best about Bacula Enterprise?

The most important thing is that the backup successfully saved my data after an attack on my system. The security features are really impressive to me.

The second good thing for me is that the cost is in an acceptable price range with simple pricing, and it’s cheaper than my previous backup solution

It’s helping me with replicating K8s deployment as well as backing up persistent data.

I also like their support team, they are super helpful, understanding and respond really quickly. Plus it works with all my different Linux operating systems.

Easy to write custom scripts. Love this! I also appreciate using the GUI and the command line in parallel. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bacula Enterprise?

You need to have pretty good knowledge of Linux to make best use out of it. I don't think a pure Windows person would be comfortable with it.

Their platform is aiming more into bigger customers with extensive infra and big amounts of data.

Impatient to find out when Salesforce support is available Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bacula Enterprise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Continuous backup, and reducing network bandwidth

Fast recovery after losing data and applications (so far 1 hacker attack and 1 human error ;).

Helping in testing new solutions (in my case K8’s) and other in-Cloud applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Eloi  C.
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What do you like best about Bacula Enterprise?

We at the Brazilian Naval Supply System can cite reliability and great cost-benefit. In addition to Restore Database and Backup. We have advanced features and the ability to handle the high volume of data we need for daily life, performing snapshots, advanced deduplication, single file restores efficiently and reliably. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bacula Enterprise?

For my day to day, I can mention how I dislike bacula enterprise, a difficult interface to handle, demanding high study time and well-qualified employees to operate the bacula tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bacula Enterprise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Currently, the Brazilian Naval Supply System Command uses Bacula Enterprise to backup and restore the database. As a result, we have advanced features and the ability to handle the high volume of data we need for daily life, performing snapshots, advanced deduplication, single-file restores efficiently and reliably. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Bacula Enterprise?

The reason we use Bacula Enterprise is to provide an effective backup and disaster recovery framework. As the solution is agnostic, that is, it can be deployed in practically any system or application, we understand that Bacula Enterprise is currently the most appropriate solution for our environment. We use it to backup servers (Linux, MS-Windows Server, FreeBSD), database (Oracle, Mysql and MS-SQL), virtualized environments (Vmware), applications, in addition to shared file backups Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bacula Enterprise?

In general, using the system is simple, but it still has a graphical interface that is not so clear and easy to manipulate. It is not suitable for all browsers and is also not very responsive, not suitable for use on mobile devices.

It is the part that most needs improvement, bacula does not have an interface really designed for mobile devices or even compatible with multiple browsers. At various times, using it on a cell phone, for example, ends up crashing your browser. And to top it off, it doesn't have a mobile app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Bacula Enterprise:

Have a team that is willing to learn how to use the tool: It is not because it is intuitive that it does not need trained operators. When in doubt, always contact support, they are always willing to help and answer all your questions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bacula Enterprise solving and how is that benefiting you?

As stated before, the system is agnostic, and its implementation can be carried out in any environment, as long as there is a team to implement and maintain it or a support contract suitable for the needs of your organization. Due to its wide compatibility, it can be used in mixed environments, such as prepared with disks and tape libraries, as well as in cloud environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Bacula Enterprise?

We have used Bacula Enterprise for a few years to back up all our servers, cloud files, virtual machines, VMware 7 environment and hundreds of mailboxes in the Zimbra Community system. It gives us the possibility to create several backup policies that guarantee a very effective control and ease of restoration when necessary. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bacula Enterprise?

Requires an interface for mobile devices, today it doesn't exist;

The graphical interface needs to be more responsive and clear;

Installation client needs to be simpler to install Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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I believe that it is suitable for different scenarios, but it still lacks an improvement in the integration with vmware, at times it will generate snapshoots that do not erase, generating unnecessary disk space consumption, but nothing that impacts the environment and what Bacula does it best: Backup and Restore. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bacula Enterprise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Guaranteed protection against disasters and against data hijacking, thanks to the encryption options of the Bacula Enterprise backup system;

It also made it possible to backup several systems, thanks to being agnostic, being compatible with practically any operating system and application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Bacula Enterprise?

The job scheduling feature. Existing, full and differential backup types are the main ones we use. Fast restoration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bacula Enterprise?

We haven't had any backup and recovery issues so far. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Bacula Enterprise:

We currently use bacula to backup multiple virtual machines. We have 103 important jobs that perform data copying every day for the organization. Backup is very important as this data is constantly updated and is essential for navigation and safety at sea. It is a centralized management through a graphical interface and released for multi-users. This solves our problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bacula Enterprise solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is suitable for backing up files that are updated daily. We use bacula to backup various files in virtual machines. It is a centralized management through a graphical interface and released for multi-users. This solves our problem as it is easy and fast to recover data in case of a disaster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MB
IT support analyst
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Bacula Enterprise?

The web interface helps a lot in creating backups.

Diversity of backup plugins

No limitation on data backup size.

Restoring partial files from VMs without having to restore the VM completely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bacula Enterprise?

When I update the version of the tool, I encounter problems using the graphic interface in the PT-BR language.

The information on the web page of the tape position within the backup robot could be improved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Bacula Enterprise:

For those who don't have it, it's worth doing a demo of the enterprise version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bacula Enterprise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Due to the high volume of data, the previous tool did not serve us because it limited the size of data that could be backed up, the cost was also higher, and we didn't have some of the backup plugins that we now have in Bacula's backup solution. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Ednardo B.
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Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Bacula Enterprise?

Bacula Enterprise customer support team is definitely one of their top-notch features. The professionals they have are always willing to solve our demands quickly and with high quality and, so far, they have never let us down with their service and support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bacula Enterprise?

I think Bacula needs a friendly graphical user interface, because beginners who don't have much knowledge on command-line interface would have a faster learning curve. The initial setup and site configuration could be a littlle bit easier as well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Bacula Enterprise:

My advice would be: be patient with the initial setup and configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bacula Enterprise solving and how is that benefiting you?

My company provides storage and backup/recovery solutions for our clients and Bacula has helped us implement our daily and monthly backup routines.

A few months ago, we had a crash that involved one of the backup servers and we were able to fully restore the backup without any problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Felipe S.
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What do you like best about Bacula Enterprise?

The ease of managing Backup routines and the cost are the main strengths of the Bacula Enterprise tool. In addition, you can count on a robust and reliable tool to perform data restoration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bacula Enterprise?

Updates could be automatic. As with other market tools, a team with minimal knowledge in the area of data backup and restoration is required. But over time, adaptation is easy and intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bacula Enterprise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Bacula Enterprise stands out from the competition due to the assurance of data restoration and security, as well as the possibility of data backup with more capacity at a reduced cost, both in terms of the license purchase and the yearly payments for the assurance of maintenance and updates. Product support from a local expert who is well-versed in the tool and the services it provides, always assuring the best investment and customizing the plugins to the needs of the user. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Thiago N.
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What do you like best about Bacula Enterprise?

What i like most about working with bacula is the fact that it is easy to create a job for every need i have, and the infinity of things i can do is very wide, I partition the backup on my tapes, or on storage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bacula Enterprise?

In fact, we can do a lot with the system, but it really isn't for amateurs, as it's easy for you to create several directives and rules and your system works perfectly, the chance of doing "bullshit" is great, if you don't know what Is doing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Bacula Enterprise:

Best backup solution you will find today, but I suggest you study hard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bacula Enterprise solving and how is that benefiting you?

There are several problems that we had before having this solution in backup, I think the first I can list is the cost benefit, excellent support, and my problems with backup and restore are practically over, now I have full management of where I backup or restore, all perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Technical support manager
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Bacula Enterprise?

The interface is very simple to use, which makes training new members of the support team much easier. User-requested restores are 100% satisfied as data returns exactly as expected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Bacula Enterprise?

As for usage, it's spectacular, but the plugins could be priced a little lower. If you have a varied environment, plugins help a lot, but the price goes up a lot. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Bacula Enterprise:

To those who are looking for a robust and reliable tool, with Bacula you will not regret it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Bacula Enterprise solving and how is that benefiting you?

Resolving file restore tickets was too complicated for the 1st level support team in the old backup software. Bacula's web interface, together with its simplicity of use, facilitated support and reduced the time to meet these demands. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.