Hornetsecurity VM Backup
No-Nonsense VM Backup for Hyper-V and VMware.
Overview
Hornetsecurity VM Backup (formerly Altaro) is a backup and replication solution designed for ease of use and reliability, primarily for small to mid-sized businesses and managed by MSPs. While its core strength is virtual machine backup, it also supports backing up physical Windows servers, enabling bare-metal recovery. It is known for its intuitive interface and outstanding customer support.
✨ Key Features
- Bare Metal Recovery (Physical Windows Servers)
- VMware and Hyper-V Backup and Replication
- Augmented Inline Deduplication
- Continuous Data Protection (CDP)
- Cloud Backup to Azure, AWS, Wasabi
- Multi-tenant management console for MSPs
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Extremely easy to set up and manage
- Outstanding, highly-rated customer support
- Augmented Inline Deduplication for storage savings
Unique Value: Provides a powerful, easy-to-use, and affordable VM backup solution that 'just works', backed by world-class support, making data protection effortless for IT admins and MSPs.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Restoring a failed Hyper-V virtual machine from backup
- Replicating critical VMs to a remote site for disaster recovery
- Performing a bare-metal restore of a physical domain controller
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Organizations with a large number of non-Windows physical servers.
- Users needing backup for SaaS applications like Microsoft 365 (requires a separate Hornetsecurity product).
🏆 Alternatives
Often chosen over Veeam for its simplicity and more straightforward pricing. Its deduplication is frequently cited as being more effective than that of competitors like Nakivo.
💻 Platforms
✅ Offline Mode Available
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (All tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
✓ 30-day free trial
Free tier: Free edition protects up to 2 VMs per host forever.
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