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The Commvault alternative for backup without the complexity
With Commvault you have to: deploy and maintain access nodes, climb a steep learning curve, and pay for every user, TB, and VM. N2W eliminates that bloat and complexity for AWS and Azure backup & DR.
Easy, fast, secure
Simple by design
Savings by design
Secure by design
N2W vs Commvault Cloud
Backup you can run without a specialist
Nobody wants to wrestle a complex console to get production back. N2W is built so an IT generalist can recover fast under pressure.
- No worker fleet to maintain. N2W launches temporary workers automatically for archiving and S3 restores, then tears them down. Nothing to size or keep running, unlike standing access nodes.
- One product, one console. Not a control plane plus data movers plus add-on modules. What you see is what you run.
- Recovery in 4 clicks. Recovery Scenarios orchestrate full failover and failback in the order you set, network config included.
- Live in ~20 minutes. Deploy from AWS or Azure Marketplace and run your first backup before you’ve finished your coffee.
Predictable price, savings built in
Commvault’s usage-based model means the bill grows with every user, TB, and VM. N2W is a simple, flat-rate whether you’re protecting a 100TB instance or a 10GB one. Plus cost controls are built in.
- Resource Control powers down non-critical compute on a schedule. Teams can cut compute about 50%.
- Incremental archiving tiers backups into S3, Glacier, Wasabi, or Azure Blob, storing only what changed.
- Custom DR retention keeps fewer generations for DR than production, so you stop paying twice.
Questions about Commvault vs N2W
Is N2W as capable as Commvault?
For cloud backup and recovery, yes, and it’s simpler. But be fair to both: Commvault is a broad platform that also protects M365, Salesforce, endpoints, on-prem, and more clouds. If you need one tool for all of that, Commvault fits. If your job is protecting AWS or Azure workloads, N2W does that without the complexity, the learning curve, or the cost.
How long does it take to get running?
N2W deploys from AWS or Azure Marketplace and runs its first backup in about 20 minutes, with no access nodes or proxies to stand up. Commvault Cloud needs access nodes deployed and configured, and reviewers describe the initial setup as complex and time-consuming, often requiring real technical expertise.
Where does my data live?
With N2W, in your own cloud. N2W runs as an EC2 instance or Azure VM inside your environment, makes license calls out, and never moves your backup data off your infrastructure. Commvault Cloud’s managed (Air Gap Protect) storage is run by Commvault under its subscription. This means any Commvault data breach could breach your data.
Is N2W cheaper than Commvault?
The models are very different. Commvault prices per user, per TB, and per VM (database backup starts around $90/TB per month) plus services and training, so the bill climbs with your data. N2W charges one flat monthly rate no matter how much you protect: a 100GB instance and a 100TB instance cost the same. You can go month-to-month with no commitment or choose an annual plan for extra savings, and built-in Resource Control and archiving can save much more than the subscription costs.
Can N2W handle disaster recovery, not just backup?
Yes. In fact, that’s really where we shine. Recovery Scenarios orchestrate full failover and failback in 4 clicks, with VPCs/VNets restored to a working state (Commvault does not natively do this), and you can recover across regions or into Azure for cross-cloud DR.