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Microsoft Azure Backup

Composite Score

8.9 /10

CX Score

9.3 /10

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What is Microsoft Azure Backup?

Protect your data with a cloud-based backup as a service Keep your data in Azure and on-premises safe. Backup supports VMware and Hyper-V virtual machines running on Linux and Windows, as well as physical Windows Servers.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Azure Backup won the following awards in the Enterprise Backup category

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2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2026

Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

Latest Award, 2026

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

2 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2025

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2024

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

1 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

0 Top Rated Features

2022

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact

2022

Microsoft Azure Backup Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

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Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Backup?

3% Negative

5% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Enables Productivity
Saves Time
Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Configurable Backup

Immutable Backups

Backend as a Service

Infrastructure as a Service

Containers Protection

Embedded Cybersecurity

Integration With Storage Arrays

Backup Monitoring and Reporting

Integration with Security Software

Application-Aware Processing

Data Deduplication

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Microsoft Azure Backup Reviews

Mitchell L.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2022

Easy to use. Many options and choices. Reliable.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Backup from other similar products?

Familiar and easy to get done.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Availability

What do you dislike most about this product?

Costs are high

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go for it!

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Rajveer B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Azure Backup is the best backup tool in the market

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Backup from other similar products?

We use azure Backup to create backups for cloud and on premise VM workloads and for site recovery for clients. Azure backup is affordable and simple to implement and use. Coming from the azure environment, it has great integrations with windows VMs and all Microsoft products

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The initial set up and configuration was very easy everyone; including those with limited experience in implementing backup environments. Azure backup has been efficient with no room for error. Since we started using it, we have not had any backup failure.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It has problems connecting with some firewall models.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is a reliable service for backups and recovering files. I have so much confidence in azure backup and wuld totally recommend it to anyone looking for a backup tool.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Jossy M.

Role: Operations
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2022

Projective Back up Program

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Azure Backup from other similar products?

Microsoft Azure delivers quality back up structures.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Microsoft Azure is confined to improve the satisfactory issues in matters file storage

What do you dislike most about this product?

Microsoft Azure us approachable and divisional in matters file management.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Microsoft Azure is a transformative file managing approach

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Effective Service

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

Microsoft Azure Backup Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Azure Backup?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Configurable Backup Configure backups for specific data sources and targets to meet recovery requirements.

Immutable Backups Configure selected backups to be immutable (can't be deleted or altered).

Backend as a Service Vendor manages backup implementation and execution based on your requirements.

Infrastructure as a Service Protects IaaS workloads in public cloud environments (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).

Containers Protection Protects workloads in container environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, etc.).

Embedded Cybersecurity Cybersecurity features including anomaly detection (for source data and backups), four eyes principle (require 2 administrators to approve changes), and threat

Integration With Storage Arrays Integrates with APIs from major storage vendors (NetApp, HP, Dell EMC) to leverage capabilities in these arrays such as data snapshots and replication.

Backup Monitoring and Reporting Backup and replication are continually monitored for status and effectiveness. Detailed reporting is available on successful and unsuccessful operations.

Integration with Security Software Service will integrate with existing security systems, such as firewalls, SOAR, SIEM, endpoint security, or other security components.

Application-Aware Processing Ensure a consistent application state and support granular restore for application data from core applications such as MS SQL, Oracle, MS Exchange, SharePoint

Data Deduplication Deduplication of redundant data blocks is implemented by the solution. Deduplication can be at source, target, or globally (source and target).

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Microsoft Azure Backup Reviews

Mitchell L.

Easy to use. Many options and choices. Reliable.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rajveer B.

Azure Backup is the best backup tool in the market

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jossy M.

Projective Back up Program

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Configurable Backup

Immutable Backups

Backend as a Service

Infrastructure as a Service

Containers Protection

Embedded Cybersecurity

Integration With Storage Arrays

Backup Monitoring and Reporting

Integration with Security Software

Application-Aware Processing

Data Deduplication

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Business Value Created

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization