Head-to-head · Virtual Machine Backup Software
Storware Backup and Recovery vs Bacula Enterprise
Storware Backup and Recovery leads on 1 check, Bacula Enterprise on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreStorware Backup and Recovery · 8.7/10
- Free planonly Storware Backup and Recovery
- Free trialonly Storware Backup and Recovery
- Most featuresStorware Backup and Recovery · 5 of 5
Storware Backup and Recovery scores higher on our rubric for virtual machine backup software: 8.7 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #8.
Storware Backup and Recovery offers free plan; Bacula Enterprise doesn't.
Storware Backup and Recovery is the better fit for broad hypervisor coverage with free entry access. Bacula Enterprise is the better fit for large enterprises needing deep VM coverage.
- Storware Backup and Recovery fits best
Broad hypervisor coverage with free entry access
- Bacula Enterprise fits best
Large enterprises needing deep VM coverage
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Side by side
| Feature | Storware Backup and Recovery 8.7/10 Visit ↗ | Bacula Enterprise 8.5/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.7 | 8.5 |
| Ranking | #6 in Virtual Machine Backup Software | #8 in Virtual Machine Backup Software |
| Best for | Broad hypervisor coverage with free entry access | Large enterprises needing deep VM coverage |
| Pricing model | Free plan + paid | Paid |
| Starting price | Free plan · 60-day trial | — |
| Free plan | ✓ (best) | — |
| Free trial | 60 days | — |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web, Linux | Web, Windows, Linux, macOS |
| Support | Email, Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7 | Phone, Tickets, Docs · 24/7 |
| Compliance | ISO 27001, GDPR | 2FA |
| Integrations | 11 integrations | 20 integrations |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features Storware Backup and Recovery 5/5 · Bacula Enterprise 1/5 | ||
| Application-aware backup | ✓ | ✓ |
| Immutable backup storage | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Instant VM recovery | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Cloud backup target | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Off-site replication | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Specs | ||
| Hypervisor coverage | Azure Stack HCI, Citrix Hypervisor/XenServer, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, OpenStack, OpenShift Virtualization, Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager, oVirt, Proxmox VE, Red Hat Virtualization, SC//Platform, Virtuozzo, VergeOS, VMware vSphere, XCP-ng | Not checked yet |
| Deployment model | Hybrid | Not checked yet |
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| Our verdict | Storware Backup and Recovery is a data-protection platform for organizations managing virtual machines, containers, storage, and endpoints. Its VM capabilities cover VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE, OpenStack,… 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
Storware Backup and Recovery — where it wins
- Supports 15 listed hypervisor platforms
- Includes immutable, air-gapped, and instant VM recovery
- Offers REST API, CLI, RBAC, and web management
Where it doesn't
- Commercial pricing is quote-based
- Licensing varies by host, VM, or capacity
- No open-source edition
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
- Storware Backup and Recovery8.7/10 · Free plan · 60-day trial
A broad VM backup platform with free access, recovery controls, and wide ecosystem coverage.
Visit StorwareFull verdict → - Bacula Enterprise8.5/10 · Pricing on request
Broad VM, database, cloud, and immutable backup coverage for enterprise environments.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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