SEP sesam vs Bacula Enterprise

SEP sesam8.6Visit Bacula Enterprise8.5Visit

Higher score SEP sesam #7 in Virtual Machine Backup Software 8.6/10 Free plan · 30-day trial ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit SEP sesam

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Bacula Enterprise #8 in Virtual Machine Backup Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 5 features Visit site

• SEP sesam fits best

  Affordable multi-hypervisor backup with a free edition

• Bacula Enterprise fits best

  Large enterprises needing deep VM coverage

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Side by side

Feature	SEP sesam 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Bacula Enterprise 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.5
Ranking	#7 in Virtual Machine Backup Software	#8 in Virtual Machine Backup Software
Best for	Affordable multi-hypervisor backup with a free edition	Large enterprises needing deep VM coverage
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Free plan · 30-day trial	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Desktop	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Windows, Linux	Web, Windows, Linux, macOS
Features SEP sesam 0/5 · Bacula Enterprise 1/5
Application-aware backup	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Immutable backup storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Instant VM recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Cloud backup target	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Off-site replication	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Hypervisor coverage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer and Proxmox VE Includes instant recovery, deduplication, replication and immutable storage Community Edition includes 3 TB storage and up to 5 backup clients	Covers VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, Xen, Proxmox, Nutanix, and Azure VM Supports application-consistent, immutable, and bare-metal recovery Centralizes administration with deduplication and multiple backup modes
Cons	Community Edition is limited to non-commercial use and limited systems Commercial licensing requires quote-based configuration The free edition is not equivalent to the full commercial product	Pricing requires contact with sales There is no free plan Bare-metal recovery is available at additional cost
Our verdict	SEP sesam is backup and recovery software for organizations managing physical servers, virtual machines, databases, enterprise applications and heterogeneous operating systems. It combines centralized administration with file-level… Read the review →	Bacula Enterprise is a commercially supported backup and recovery platform for enterprises, data centers, governments, universities, cloud providers, and managed service providers. It centrally manages protection and recovery for physical… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• SEP sesam — where it wins

  • Supports VMware, Hyper-V, XenServer and Proxmox VE
  • Includes instant recovery, deduplication, replication and immutable storage
  • Community Edition includes 3 TB storage and up to 5 backup clients

  Where it doesn't

  • Community Edition is limited to non-commercial use and limited systems
  • Commercial licensing requires quote-based configuration
  • The free edition is not equivalent to the full commercial product

• Bacula Enterprise — where it wins

  • Covers VMware, Hyper-V, KVM, Xen, Proxmox, Nutanix, and Azure VM
  • Supports application-consistent, immutable, and bare-metal recovery
  • Centralizes administration with deduplication and multiple backup modes

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contact with sales
  • There is no free plan
  • Bare-metal recovery is available at additional cost

• SEP sesam8.6/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A flexible multi-hypervisor backup platform with a useful free Community Edition.

  Visit SEP sesamFull verdict →
• Bacula Enterprise8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad VM, database, cloud, and immutable backup coverage for enterprise environments.

  Visit siteFull verdict →