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Bacula Enterprise vs Comet Backup

Bacula Enterprise logo

Bacula Enterprise

Backup & Disaster Recovery

Open-source enterprise backup solution

From
$500/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Comet Backup logo

Comet Backup

Backup & Disaster Recovery

White-label backup software for service providers

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bacula Enterprise pricing is not published; the vendor asks for a request rather than listing rates; Comet Backup endpoint costs starting at $2 per endpoint per month on top of base plan
  • They diverge on capability: Bacula Enterprise covers Modular architecture, Comet Backup covers White-label branding.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bacula Enterprise and Comet Backup actually diverge.

Attributes where Bacula Enterprise and Comet Backup differ
AttributeBacula EnterpriseComet Backup
Starting price$500/year$49/month
PlatformsWindows, Linux, WebWindows, macOS, Linux
Founded20092017

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Backup & Disaster Recovery).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bacula Enterprise

  • Modular architecture
  • Plugin framework
  • Deduplication
  • Cloud storage
  • Encryption
  • Automated recovery testing
  • VMware
  • Hyper-V

Only in Comet Backup

  • White-label branding
  • Bring your own storage
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Chunking deduplication
  • Delta compression
  • Multi-tenant
  • AWS S3
  • Google Cloud

Both cover

  • Azure
  • Windows support
  • Linux support
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bacula Enterprise

  • Enterprise backup across virtual machines, databases and containersnot Comet Backup
  • Multi-cloud and hybrid backup from one systemnot Comet Backup
  • Backup where licensing by data volume would be prohibitive, since Bacula does not charge by capacitynot Comet Backup
  • Long-retention archival for regulated environmentsnot Comet Backup

Comet Backup

  • MSP backup and disaster recovery solutionsnot Bacula Enterprise
  • Cloud-to-cloud backup automationnot Bacula Enterprise
  • Ransomware protection with immutable storagenot Bacula Enterprise

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bacula Enterprise

  • Pricing is not published; the vendor asks for a request rather than listing rates
  • The differences between Enterprise and the open source Community edition are not set out on the product pages, so what the licence buys is unclear until you talk to sales
  • Aimed at data centre and enterprise environments rather than small deployments

Comet Backup

  • Endpoint costs starting at $2 per endpoint per month on top of base plan
  • Storage costs vary based on destination, adding to overall expenses

Pricing, plan by plan

Bacula Enterprise

$500/year
  • Bacula Enterprise$500/year
    • Unlimited data
    • Plugin support
    • Enterprise support

Comet Backup

$49/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Comet Backup review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Bacula Enterprise if

  • You need modular architecture.
  • You work on Windows, Linux, Web.
  • You also want plugin framework.
Bacula Enterprise review

Choose Comet Backup if

  • You need white-label branding.
  • You work on Windows, macOS, Linux.
  • You also want bring your own storage.
Comet Backup review

Questions people ask

Is Bacula Enterprise or Comet Backup better?
Neither clearly leads. Bacula Enterprise starts at $500/year and Comet Backup at $49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bacula Enterprise or Comet Backup?
Bacula Enterprise starts at $500/year and Comet Backup at $49/month.
Does Bacula Enterprise or Comet Backup run on more platforms?
Bacula Enterprise runs on Windows, Linux, Web. Comet Backup runs on Windows, macOS, Linux.
What is Bacula Enterprise best used for?
Bacula Enterprise is most often used for enterprise backup across virtual machines, databases and containers, multi-cloud and hybrid backup from one system, backup where licensing by data volume would be prohibitive, since bacula does not charge by capacity, long-retention archival for regulated environments. Of those, enterprise backup across virtual machines, databases and containers and multi-cloud and hybrid backup from one system are not what Comet Backup is typically brought in for.
What can Bacula Enterprise do that Comet Backup cannot?
Bacula Enterprise covers Modular architecture, Plugin framework, Deduplication, Cloud storage. Comet Backup covers White-label branding, Bring your own storage, End-to-end encryption, Chunking deduplication. Both handle Azure, Windows support, Linux support, Web support.
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