--- description: Learn more about Azure Backup price, benefits, and disadvantages for businesses in New Zealand. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Azure Backup Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra New Zealand 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Backup Software](/directory/31076/backup/software) > [Azure Backup](/software/169885/azure-backup) # Azure Backup Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/169885/azure-backup Page: 1 / 8\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/169885/azure-backup?page=2) > Cloud-based backup as a service with incremental backups and continuous data encryption. > > Verdict: Rated **4.6/5** by 158 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses Azure Backup? Designed for businesses of all sizes, it is a cloud-based data backup solution that provides data encryption and saves it for extended periods. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.6/5** | 158 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Microsoft - **Location**: Redmond, US - **Founded**: 1975 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$5.00 - **Pricing model**: Other - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Backup Scheduling - Cloud Backup - Compression - Encryption - Incremental Backup ## Support Options - Knowledge Base ## Category - [Backup Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/31076/backup/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Though it is great for protecting azure native IaaS but when it comes to protecting on prem servers it has limitation in terms of applications and operating supported. > > We recently ventured into azure cloud and were looking for product where we don't have to manage virtual appliance for protecting azure VMs but at the same time making sure data is secured and available for recovery in case of any failure. ABS had all those capabilities from protecting single file and folder to recover whole machine. ----- ### "Azure Backup-25" — 5.0/5 > **Nivesh** | *26 April 2025* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: ☆It provides a central location (Recovery Services vault) for managing backups, simplifying administration and monitoring. ☆Azure Backup includes features for securing data both in transit and at rest, according to Microsoft. ☆Azure Backup can reduce the burden on your IT staff by automating backups and providing centralized management. > > **Cons**: Using Azure Backup can lead to vendor lock-in, making it difficult to switch to a different backup provider. > > 100% recommended and largely used product. ----- ### "No.1 Brand backup, simple to use for cloud and on prem, very sensible costs" — 5.0/5 > **Paul** | *28 March 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Being able to action a single file restore for a backup image is great. restore of image gives you option to restore to Azure or bare-metal, so covers all on and off prem scenarios. > > **Cons**: had an issue once with the on-prem server agent but fixed after 1 ticket raised with Microsoft. was down to a firewall from the office being changed and the port/rule not being updated to allow the backup to happen. ----- ### "Azure Data Backup with no worries" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *4 February 2023* | Pharmaceuticals | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Azure comes with the brand trust of Microsoft and its customers support is very good. > > **Cons**: Should have more easy UI for ease of understanding > > It was very good experience with Azure and we are enjoying using it. ----- ### "Clunky and hard to use" — 3.0/5 > **Darren** | *1 July 2021* | Insurance | Recommendation rating: 4.0/10 > > **Pros**: It integrates nicely with Azure services, and does not require an additional agent. It doesn't have an effect on network traffic as it's handled in the datacenter itself. > > **Cons**: It's extremely covulted to find settings. Restoration is not 'like for like', and disks will be restored to a single storage account. It can only back up data to the same subscription, so impossible to have backup data stored elsewhere. > > It did the job, however we have since looked at other products that offer more functionality. ----- Page: 1 / 8\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/169885/azure-backup?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/169885/azure-backup) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | it | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data