Alibaba Cloud Backup vs Quest NetVault Plus

Alibaba Cloud Backup9.1Visit QNQuest NetVault Plus8.7Visit

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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QN Quest NetVault Plus #5 in NAS Backup Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Contact Quest

• Alibaba Cloud Backup fits best

  NAS users already using Alibaba Cloud

• Quest NetVault Plus fits best

  Enterprise NAS and application protection teams

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Side by side

Feature	Alibaba Cloud Backup 9.1/10 Visit ↗	QNQuest NetVault Plus 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.7
Ranking	#2 in NAS Backup Software	#5 in NAS Backup Software
Best for	NAS users already using Alibaba Cloud	Enterprise NAS and application protection teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs	Docs, Tickets
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Alibaba Cloud Backup 4/4 · Quest NetVault Plus 4/4
File and folder restore	✓	✓
Virtual machine backup	✓	✓
Immutable backups	✓	✓
Database backup	✓	✓
Specs
Backup direction	From_nas	Both
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	NDMP-based NAS protection alongside physical and virtual server backup Immutable backups, ransomware protection, replication and S3 support REST API and web administration with broad application integrations
Cons	Paid service with usage-based pricing NAS Backup vaults do not support immutable backup Costs vary by source, storage, region, and selected features	Pricing requires contacting sales No free plan is offered Its broad scope may exceed straightforward NAS backup needs
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 →	Quest NetVault Plus is enterprise backup and recovery software for organizations protecting physical servers, virtual machines, applications, databases, Microsoft 365, cloud resources and NAS appliances. It is aimed at teams managing… 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

• Quest NetVault Plus — where it wins

  • NDMP-based NAS protection alongside physical and virtual server backup
  • Immutable backups, ransomware protection, replication and S3 support
  • REST API and web administration with broad application integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No free plan is offered
  • Its broad scope may exceed straightforward NAS backup needs

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

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

  Visit Alibaba CloudFull verdict →
• QNQuest NetVault Plus8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad NAS, server, VM and application protection for complex enterprise environments.

  Contact QuestFull verdict →