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Comet Backup vs Commvault Complete Data Protection

Comet Backup logo

Comet Backup

Backup & Disaster Recovery

White-label backup software for service providers

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Commvault Complete Data Protection logo

Commvault Complete Data Protection

Backup & Disaster Recovery

Enterprise-grade intelligent data management

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Comet Backup endpoint costs starting at $2 per endpoint per month on top of base plan; Commvault Complete Data Protection requires specialized knowledge to optimize configurations for cost-effectiveness
  • They diverge on capability: Comet Backup covers White-label branding, Commvault Complete Data Protection covers Unified data protection.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Comet Backup and Commvault Complete Data Protection actually diverge.

Attributes where Comet Backup and Commvault Complete Data Protection differ
AttributeComet BackupCommvault Complete Data Protection
Starting price$49/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxCloud, On-Premises, Hybrid
Founded20171988

Identical on both: 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 Comet Backup

  • White-label branding
  • Bring your own storage
  • End-to-end encryption
  • Chunking deduplication
  • Delta compression
  • Multi-tenant
  • AWS S3
  • Backblaze B2

Only in Commvault Complete Data Protection

  • Unified data protection
  • Automated recovery orchestration
  • AI-driven insights
  • Cloud mobility
  • Ransomware detection
  • Compliance management
  • AWS
  • Oracle

Both cover

  • Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Windows support
  • Linux support
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Comet Backup

  • MSP backup and disaster recovery solutionsnot Commvault Complete Data Protection
  • Cloud-to-cloud backup automationnot Commvault Complete Data Protection
  • Ransomware protection with immutable storagenot Commvault Complete Data Protection

Commvault Complete Data Protection

  • Data protectionnot Comet Backup
  • Disaster recoverynot Comet Backup
  • Business continuitynot Comet Backup
  • Ransomware protectionnot Comet Backup
  • Compliancenot Comet Backup

Where each one falls short

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

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

Commvault Complete Data Protection

  • Requires specialized knowledge to optimize configurations for cost-effectiveness
  • Integration with certain legacy systems can be challenging

Pricing, plan by plan

Comet Backup

$49/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Comet Backup review.

Commvault Complete Data Protection

On request
  • Microsoft 365 Backup$1.7/per user per month
    • Cloud-based backup
  • Endpoint Backup$7.5/per user per month
    • User endpoints backup
  • Database Backup$90/per TB per month
    • Database protection
  • File and Object Backup$58.5/per TB per month
    • Storage backup

Which should you pick?

Choose Comet Backup if

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

Choose Commvault Complete Data Protection if

  • You need unified data protection.
  • You work on Cloud, On-Premises, Hybrid.
  • You also want automated recovery orchestration.

Questions people ask

Is Comet Backup or Commvault Complete Data Protection better?
Neither clearly leads. Comet Backup starts at $49/month and Commvault Complete Data Protection at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Comet Backup or Commvault Complete Data Protection?
Comet Backup starts at $49/month and Commvault Complete Data Protection at On request.
Does Comet Backup or Commvault Complete Data Protection run on more platforms?
Comet Backup runs on Windows, macOS, Linux. Commvault Complete Data Protection runs on Cloud, On-Premises, Hybrid.
What is Comet Backup best used for?
Comet Backup is most often used for msp backup and disaster recovery solutions, cloud-to-cloud backup automation, ransomware protection with immutable storage. Of those, msp backup and disaster recovery solutions and cloud-to-cloud backup automation are not what Commvault Complete Data Protection is typically brought in for.
What can Comet Backup do that Commvault Complete Data Protection cannot?
Comet Backup covers White-label branding, Bring your own storage, End-to-end encryption, Chunking deduplication. Commvault Complete Data Protection covers Unified data protection, Automated recovery orchestration, AI-driven insights, Cloud mobility. Both handle Azure, Google Cloud, Windows support, Linux support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Commvault Complete Data Protection: What does Commvault protect?

Commvault protects workloads across on-premises data centers, virtual machines, cloud-native applications, SaaS platforms, and AI data pipelines, offering backup and disaster recovery for diverse environments.

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Commvault Complete Data Protection: Does Commvault work with AWS and Azure?

Yes, Commvault integrates natively with AWS (EC2, RDS, S3, Glacier) and Microsoft Azure (managed and non-managed VMs), with agentless protection via Virtual Server Agent.

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Commvault Complete Data Protection: What are Commvault's pricing tiers?

Commvault offers Silver (foundational protection and recovery), Gold (automated validation and live replication), and Platinum (data risk visibility and security posture management) packages, with usage-based pricing per workload type.

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Commvault Complete Data Protection: Does Commvault support compliance standards?

Yes, Commvault helps organizations meet GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA and other compliance standards, and is ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified for information security management.

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