Alibaba Cloud Backup vs Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery

Alibaba Cloud Backup9.1Visit Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery8.6Visit

Higher score Alibaba Cloud Backup #2 in NAS Backup Software 9.1/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Alibaba Cloud

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Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery #6 in NAS Backup Software 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Commvault

• Alibaba Cloud Backup fits best

  NAS users already using Alibaba Cloud

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery fits best

  Large enterprises with broad hybrid protection needs

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Side by side

Feature	Alibaba Cloud Backup 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.6
Ranking	#2 in NAS Backup Software	#6 in NAS Backup Software
Best for	NAS users already using Alibaba Cloud	Large enterprises with broad hybrid protection needs
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Alibaba Cloud Backup 4/4 · Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery 0/4
File and folder restore	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Virtual machine backup	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Immutable backups	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Database backup	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Backup direction	From_nas	Not checked yet
Retention limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports Alibaba Cloud and on-premises NAS backup Offers scheduled full and incremental backups with file restoration Includes retention, cross-region recovery, deduplication, and compression	Immutable, indelible, and air-gapped backup copies Supports VMs, applications, bare-metal recovery, and SaaS workloads Anomaly detection, SSO, SAML, and cleanroom recovery
Cons	Paid service with usage-based pricing NAS Backup vaults do not support immutable backup Costs vary by source, storage, region, and selected features	NAS-specific workflows are not a stated focus No free plan for smaller teams to trial Enterprise breadth may exceed narrow backup requirements
Our verdict	Alibaba Cloud Backup is a cloud-based backup and disaster-recovery service for Alibaba Cloud and on-premises resources. It is aimed at organizations protecting NAS file systems, servers, databases, ECS instances, OSS, and VMware virtual… Read the review →	Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery is a data-protection platform for organizations managing workloads across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS environments. It brings virtual machines, containers, databases, applications, endpoints, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Alibaba Cloud Backup — where it wins

  • Supports Alibaba Cloud and on-premises NAS backup
  • Offers scheduled full and incremental backups with file restoration
  • Includes retention, cross-region recovery, deduplication, and compression

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid service with usage-based pricing
  • NAS Backup vaults do not support immutable backup
  • Costs vary by source, storage, region, and selected features

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery — where it wins

  • Immutable, indelible, and air-gapped backup copies
  • Supports VMs, applications, bare-metal recovery, and SaaS workloads
  • Anomaly detection, SSO, SAML, and cleanroom recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • NAS-specific workflows are not a stated focus
  • No free plan for smaller teams to trial
  • Enterprise breadth may exceed narrow backup requirements

• Alibaba Cloud Backup9.1/10 · 30-day trial

  A strong fit for Alibaba Cloud NAS users needing scheduled backup and recovery controls.

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• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery8.6/10 · Paid

  Enterprise backup with broad hybrid protection and cyber-recovery controls.

  Visit CommvaultFull verdict →