SEP sesam vs Unitrends Backup

SEP sesam is backup software for computers and servers, with mixed backup scope and mixed restore modes. It supports Linux, macOS, Windows and web access, as well as self-hosted deployment and an API. Ransomware protection is listed. The Community Edition is a free license for limited systems, with a 3 TB storage pool, 1 TB of Si3 deduplication, up to five backup clients and one bare-system-recovery license. The Commercial SEP sesam edition is the full commercial product, offered through unit purchase or subscription licensing with quote-based configuration. No price is listed for either plan. A free plan and a 30-day trial are listed. SEP sesam, the maker, was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Holzkirchen, Germany. The listed platform coverage includes computers and servers, while the commercial edition is described as the full product. Its combination of backup and restore options is intended for environments managing different kinds of systems.

Unitrends Backup is backup and recovery software delivered as a virtual appliance for protecting data on premises and in public clouds. It deploys on VMware, Hyper-V, and Nutanix AHV, and can also be deployed in AWS EC2. Its 30-day trial provides the Enterprise Plus version on VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, or Nutanix AHV. Recovery options include Instant Recovery and replicas for near-zero local recovery time objectives; the cloud disaster recovery offering advertises a guaranteed one-hour RTO SLA. UniView provides centralized backup and disaster recovery management, with customizable SLA-based alerts through BackupIQ. For tertiary cloud storage, the software can use AWS S3, Azure Blob, or Wasabi. Recovery Series appliances use a hardened Linux platform with multifactor authentication, encryption, and role-based access control. They come in desktop and rackmount form factors, with sizes from 2TB to 120TB. Pricing is tailored to business needs and available on request. Technical support is available 24/7/365 from a U.S.-based team; communications are in English.