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Hornetsecurity VM Backup
Formerly Altaro

Overview

What is Hornetsecurity VM Backup?

Hornetsecurity VM Backup (formerly Altaro) is a backup and replication solution for Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines. VM Backup can manage large infrastructures, with the revamped backup repository providing long-term storage and more efficient use of disk space.

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Hornetsecurity a backup solution that won't sting your wallet

Rating: 9 out of 10
February 26, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use this to backup our hyper-v servers locally and off-site. We have used VM backup to restore after hard drive and server failures and off-site can be used to restore afte...
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Verified user
C-Level Executive
Hornetsecurity VM Backup5 years of experience

Altaro VM Backup - A legend in the making.

Rating: 9 out of 10
November 25, 2021
IncentivizedVetted Review
We have used Altaro, not only internally, BUT also at our customers we support. Altaro is really a good product, and their support (when required) is super friendly and excell...
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Martin Venter
Employee - Information Technology
Senior Engineer
Network Configurations
Hornetsecurity VM Backup6 years of experience

Easy Setting UP for Backup using Altaro Backup

Rating: 7 out of 10
September 1, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We have been using Altaro Backup for all our VMs spread over all departments, setting up a backup with Altaro Backup is very easy and straightforward. It helps us with off-sit...
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Radhamohan Garg
Employee - Information Technology
GM
Birla Precision Technology
Hornetsecurity VM Backup2 years of experience

Easy-to-use VM backup software

Rating: 10 out of 10
March 19, 2020
Vetted ReviewVerified User
We use Altaro VM backup to backup one physical host with 5 virtual machines. It is used to backup our entire organization across all of our departments. It addresses the need ...
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Jarret Schwartz
General Manager - Product Management
Operations Manager
Technics Dental Laboratory
Hornetsecurity VM Backup3 years of experience

Best HyperV backup solution

Rating: 10 out of 10
February 15, 2020
IncentivizedVetted Review
We needed a quick solution to backup VM in a HyperV environment with many different kinds of VM and operating systems. We started to test a few solutions, and finally, we've f...
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Stefano Sanna
Technician - Information Technology
System Administrator
GOP
Hornetsecurity VM Backup4 years of experience
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Pricing

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Subscription License - Standard Edition

$59.80

On Premise
per VM/per year

Subscription License - Unlimited Edition

$73.80

On Premise
per VM/per year

Subscription License - Unlimited Plus Edition

$89.20

On Premise
per VM/per year

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Altaro VM Backup Cloud Management Console for End Users - Demo

YouTube

MSP Video Demo

YouTube

SysAdminDay 2017 in Leipzig - Altaro VM Backup for Hyper-V - Demo by Haiko Hertes

YouTube

Altaro VM Backup v7 - Demo and introduction

YouTube

An Introduction to Altaro VM Backup v8

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Product Details

What is Hornetsecurity VM Backup?

Hornetsecurity's VM Backup (formerly Altaro) is a backup and replication solution for Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines. VM Backup can manage large infrastructures, with the revamped backup repository providing long-term storage and more efficient use of disk space.

Designed for IT departments, IT resellers, IT consultants and Managed Service Providers (MSPs), the solution provides enterprise-level functionality. With its WAN-Optimized Replication and Continuous Data Protection (CDP), it helps companies to achieve minimal RPO and RTO, i.e., and reduces the length of time virtual machines are down and the amount of data lost when disaster strikes. Additionally, its augmented Inline deduplication helps to reduce storage costs.

For organizations with multiple sites, VM Backup provides a cloud-based management platform that gives a central view of all installations. This gives IT resellers/consultants a centralized multi-tenant view across all their customers.

Hornetsecurity VM Backup Features

  • Supported: Fast performance
  • Supported: Minimal RPO and RTO through CDP
  • Supported: WAN-Optimized Replication
  • Supported: Boot from Backup

Hornetsecurity VM Backup Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise
Operating SystemsWindows, Hyper-V, VMware
Mobile ApplicationNo
Supported CountriesWorldwide

Frequently Asked Questions

Hornetsecurity VM Backup (formerly Altaro) is a backup and replication solution for Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines. VM Backup can manage large infrastructures, with the revamped backup repository providing long-term storage and more efficient use of disk space.

Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Hornetsecurity VM Backup are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Great value for backing up your virtualized systems

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
July 13, 2021
Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Construction Company, 201-500 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Hornetsecurity VM Backup
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I used Altaro VM Backup at one of our remote divisions that utilized Windows Server Hyper-VMs. The VMs were hosted on Hyper-V servers, but there was no backup for the VMs themselves, just the files on the VMs were backed up on-site and off-site. I downloaded and installed Altaro's trial to see whether or not their software would be of any benefit.
Pros
  • Verification of successful backups
  • Full backups of VMs for disaster recovery
  • Option of having multiple backup restore points
Cons
  • I had some issues with the initial setup, and getting the clients to sync with backup software.
  • Had issues trying to save the backups to a NAS. It eventually worked, but it didn't seem very intuitive.
Likelihood to Recommend
Altaro VM Backup is great if you have 1 or 2 VMs that aren't backed up by any other means. I initially had some issues with setting it up so it backed up to a NAS, and sometimes the host wouldn't sync to the client. There probably wouldn't be an issue if the host system is the backup location. The interface and configuration were pretty intuitive and gave you a lot of information on the status of your backups.
Most Important Features
  • Fast restorations of VMs from a backup
  • Ability to restore from multiple save points
  • Ability to retrieve individual files from a VM
Return on Investment
  • I only used Altaro for the 30 day trial, so I can't speak for long-term ROI
  • It's priced $369/year for 5 VMs, that's just over $70/year per VM. Great value for what you get.
Alternatives Considered
I have not previously used any other VM backup solution prior to testing Altaro VM Backup.

Altaro - Great Value

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
October 25, 2019
CP
Calin Popescu
Owner
Office Wave Technology Solutions (Computer & Network Security, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Reseller
Hornetsecurity VM Backup
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Currently, we use Altaro in a test environment. The backup solution provided by Altaro - with respect to the VM backup only works phenomenally well for VM backup systems. Their update to connect to Azure cloud storage for off-site backup storage is something that was lacking and is very welcomed as cloud backup is the most reliable way to protect against Ransomware attacks.
Pros
  • VM Backups - very strog
  • Sandbox - system has tools to test restore procedures
  • Versioning - ability to choose from numerous backup versions quickly and efficiently
Cons
  • File backup - currently there is no way to backup/restore any individual files
  • Bare Metal - Altaro is great at VM backups, but no bare metal capabilities
Likelihood to Recommend
Altaro brings value to any organization that has numerous VMs (either Hyper-V or VMWare). It is easy to setup and to maintain. The web portal can be accessible from anywhere giving System Administrators and Backup Operators an easy way manage the backup solution.
Return on Investment
  • Security - ability to ensure there is a plan for DR in with Altaro.
  • Confidence - tests on backup systems show ability to recover quickly.
Alternatives Considered
Altaro brings value to organizations looking at other platforms. It's definitely less expensive overall than Veeam, Datto or Infrascale. The recovery solution for Altaro is very good and reliable. Any organization looking at Veeam should consider Altaro as a potential alternative - depending on requirements. Although lacking in some granular backup/recovery systems, organizations looking at the backup of VMs only - numerous VMs with an off-site cloud location already setup. Costs can potentially increase if numerous versions or long deletion policy needs to be maintained. However such costs would increase on Veeam as well. Solarwinds and Carbonite charge based on selected sizes while Asigra has an amazing deduplication system for VMs, however, Asigra can become pricey with longer deletion/versioning setups as well.
Support Rating
7
At this time the support for Altaro has not been tested by our organization. There has not been a need to contact support much as every system tested performed as expected and all access to the required systems is simple. However, the few times where support was contacted (generally for questions on ability of the software), support was good.
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