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Rewind vs Commvault Complete Data Protection

Rewind logo

Rewind

Backup & Disaster Recovery

SaaS backup for cloud business applications

From
$29/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: Rewind cannot back up all QuickBooks Online data due to API limitations, excluding company info, exchange rates, and payroll data; Commvault Complete Data Protection requires specialized knowledge to optimize configurations for cost-effectiveness
  • They diverge on capability: Rewind covers Automated backup, Commvault Complete Data Protection covers Unified data protection.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Rewind and Commvault Complete Data Protection differ
AttributeRewindCommvault Complete Data Protection
Starting price$29/monthOn request
PlatformsWebCloud, On-Premises, Hybrid
CategoryUnknownBackup & Disaster Recovery
Founded20151988

Identical on both: pricing model (Unknown), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Rewind

  • Automated backup
  • One-click restore
  • Version comparison
  • Continuous protection
  • Bulk restore
  • Activity monitoring
  • Shopify
  • BigCommerce

Only in Commvault Complete Data Protection

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

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Rewind

  • Data protection
  • Disaster recovery
  • Business continuity
  • Ransomware protection
  • Compliance

Commvault Complete Data Protection

  • Data protection
  • Disaster recovery
  • Business continuity
  • Ransomware protection
  • Compliance

Both are used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, compliance, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.

Where each one falls short

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

Rewind

  • Cannot back up all QuickBooks Online data due to API limitations, excluding company info, exchange rates, and payroll data
  • Backup restore speed is slow for large datasets, causing significant delays during critical recovery situations
  • Cannot back up Shopify inventory tracking quantities, weight, measurement, or cost per item

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

Rewind

$29/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Rewind 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 Rewind if

  • You need automated backup.
  • You also want one-click restore.

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 Rewind or Commvault Complete Data Protection better?
Neither clearly leads. Rewind starts at $29/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, Rewind or Commvault Complete Data Protection?
Rewind starts at $29/month and Commvault Complete Data Protection at On request.
Does Rewind or Commvault Complete Data Protection run on more platforms?
Rewind runs on Web. Commvault Complete Data Protection runs on Cloud, On-Premises, Hybrid.
What is Rewind best used for?
Rewind is most often used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection.
What can Rewind do that Commvault Complete Data Protection cannot?
Rewind covers Automated backup, One-click restore, Version comparison, Continuous protection. Commvault Complete Data Protection covers Unified data protection, Automated recovery orchestration, AI-driven insights, Cloud mobility. Both handle Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Rewind: How long does Rewind keep backup snapshots?

Rewind keeps backup snapshots for 365 days, making them easily accessible for on-demand restores. This provides over a year of recovery options.

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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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Rewind: What SaaS applications does Rewind back up?

Rewind backs up Shopify, BigCommerce, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, QuickBooks Online, Trello, monday.com, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, and Zendesk Suite, among others.

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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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Rewind: Is Rewind compliant with data protection regulations?

Rewind is SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, DORA, HIPAA, and CCPA compliant with AES-256 encryption and role-based access control.

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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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Rewind: Can you restore individual items or only full backups?

Rewind supports granular, item-level recovery understanding parent-child dependencies, allowing you to restore specific files, orders, or customer information without full dataset rollback.

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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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