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What is Commvault Cloud

Commvault Cloud is an enterprise data protection platform for backing up, recovering, and managing data across on-premises infrastructure and multiple cloud environments. It is used by IT, infrastructure, and security teams to protect virtual machines, physical servers, databases, cloud workloads, and SaaS applications, with centralized policy and reporting. The platform combines backup and recovery with features such as ransomware recovery workflows, immutable storage options (depending on target), and broader data management capabilities delivered through a cloud-based control plane.

pros

Broad workload and platform coverage

Commvault Cloud supports a wide range of enterprise workloads, including virtualized environments, physical servers, common databases, and public cloud services. This breadth can reduce the need to operate separate tools for different infrastructure types. It is typically positioned for heterogeneous environments where a single backup policy framework is required across data centers and cloud accounts.

Centralized policy and administration

The product provides centralized management for backup policies, retention, and recovery operations across protected workloads. This helps standardize controls and reporting across business units and environments. Central administration is useful for organizations that need consistent governance and auditability across multiple backup targets and locations.

Security and recovery features

Commvault Cloud includes capabilities commonly used for cyber-resilience, such as recovery orchestration options and support for immutable or hardened storage configurations depending on the chosen repository. It also supports role-based access controls and operational separation to limit administrative risk. These features are relevant for organizations aligning backup operations with ransomware response and recovery requirements.

cons

Complexity for smaller teams

The platform’s breadth and enterprise feature set can introduce configuration and operational complexity compared with more narrowly scoped backup tools. Smaller IT teams may need additional time to design policies, storage targets, and recovery processes. Organizations with simple environments may find the administrative overhead disproportionate to their requirements.

Cost and licensing variability

Total cost depends on protected workload types, capacity, retention, and selected deployment and storage options. This can make budgeting less straightforward than products with simpler per-user or per-workload pricing models. Enterprises often need a detailed sizing exercise to estimate ongoing costs accurately.

Not a phone-focused recovery tool

While the platform addresses enterprise endpoint and workload protection, it is not primarily designed as a consumer-style phone data recovery utility. Mobile device recovery use cases may require additional tooling, device management integration, or different operational processes. Buyers specifically seeking phone-level forensic recovery or end-user self-service recovery may find the fit limited.

Plan & Pricing

Plan Price Key features & notes
Microsoft 365 - Standard $1.70 per user/month Includes 5 GB per user; protects Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams; protects public folders, shared/group mailboxes; volume discounts may apply over 750 users
Microsoft 365 - Enterprise $3.60 per user/month Includes 50 GB per user; includes Standard features plus Exchange Online Archive mailbox, recoverable item folders, multi‑geographic support, self‑service; volume discounts may apply over 750 users
Microsoft 365 - Enterprise w/Compliance $4.50 per user/month Includes Enterprise features plus Microsoft 365 Compliance Search; volume discounts may apply over 750 users

Commvault Cloud — usage / consumption pricing (labeled):

Pricing model: Per-user or per-capacity, depending on workload Free tier/trial: 30-day free trial available (no credit card required).

Salesforce Backup — Pricing: $3.60 per user / month. Unlimited storage for supported Salesforce environments; volume discounts may apply over 750 users.

Dynamic 365 Backup — Pricing: $3.60 per user / month; unlimited storage; volume discounts may apply over 750 users.

Endpoint Backup — Pricing: Essentials starting at $7.50 per user / month; Endpoint w/Compliance starting at $9.35 per user / month; includes unlimited storage with 1-year retention for certain endpoint plans; volume discounts may apply over 750 users.

Virtual Machine Backup — Pricing: Offered in 10-pack VMs at $102.49 per VM 10-pack / month; supports VMware, Hyper-V, Azure, EC2, VMware Cloud on AWS, Nutanix AHV, OCI VM; volume discounts may apply over 50 VMs.

Kubernetes Backup — Pricing: $90 per TB / month; supports AKS, EKS, OKE and CNCF‑certified distributions; volume discounts may apply over 50 TB.

Database Backup — Pricing: Starting at $90 per TB / month (physical system or cloud); supports Microsoft SQL, Oracle, SAP HANA, Oracle RAC, AWS databases; volume discounts may apply over 50 TB.

File & Object Backup — Pricing: Starting at $58.50 per TB / month (physical system or cloud); supports file servers, Azure Blob, ADLS, Azure Files, Amazon S3, OCI; volume discounts may apply over 50 TB.

File & Object Archive — Pricing: $900 per 100 TB / month; supports SMB/NFS, cloud and on‑premises storage; volume discounts may apply over 500 TB.

Notes: Volume/commitment discounts and enterprise/partner channel SKUs are referenced on Commvault pages; many offerings reference “starting at” prices or per‑unit packaging (per user, per TB, per 10‑pack VMs) and may vary by region, contract, and quantity. All prices and plan names taken from Commvault’s official SaaS Pricing and Trials pages.

Seller details

Commvault Systems, Inc.
Tinton Falls, New Jersey, USA
1996
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