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Should I use AvePoint?

AvePoint unifies data protection, security, governance, and resilience in one platform, helping 28,000+ organizations build a trusted foundation for AI. - avepoint.com

Depends. Buy if you run a large Microsoft 365 estate and want backup, governance, and migration from one vendor. Skip it if you're a small team — native Microsoft tools or focused backup like Keepit are cheaper and simpler.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 14 public sources; most review and Reddit snippets are truncated, so user sentiment is directional rather than exhaustive.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Large Microsoft 365 estates
  • MSPs managing many M365 tenants
  • Regulated industries (finance)
  • Teams consolidating backup + governance

Not for

  • Small teams wanting simple M365 backups
  • Non-Microsoft-first stacks
  • Buyers needing published, predictable pricing
  • Startups without dedicated IT admins

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

CVE-2025-10544: high-severity unrestricted file upload; verify patch status before buying

medium

Pricing is quote-only; expect sales negotiation and budget surprises

medium

Guess: backup data held in AvePoint's cloud adds exit/migration pain

medium

MSP forums report mixed experiences with sales calls and support

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Unified platform: backup, migration, governance, and security for Microsoft 365
  • Large installed base: 28,000+ organizations claimed
  • Publishes vulnerability advisories and maintains a trust center
  • Strong review volume: 407 Gartner reviews on Confidence Platform
  • UK G-Cloud listing eases public-sector procurement

Cons

  • No public pricing; every quote is sales-negotiated
  • Harsh user posts exist: 'Avepoint is the WORST'
  • High-severity CVE-2025-10544 (unrestricted file upload) listed
  • Competitors pitch AvePoint alternatives on setup complexity
  • Multiple product lines (Opus, Confidence, Cloud Backup) complicate buying

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/25/2026 - 14 sources - Maintains a trust center and advisory process, but CVE-2025-10544 (high-severity unrestricted file upload) is listed against AvePoint products.

official x4review x7security x2news x1
  • CVE-2025-10544 — unrestricted file upload, High-severity CWE-434 (unrestricted upload of file) listed under the AvePoint vendor, with DocAve referenced in the advisory record.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Quote-based pricing; budget alternatives undercut it
  • Ease of use: 3/5. Guess: enterprise setup complexity flagged by competitors
  • Feature depth: 5/5. Backup, migration, governance, DSPM in one platform
  • Support quality: 3/5. Dedicated support portal; mixed Reddit reports
  • Security posture: 3/5. Trust center and advisories; one high-severity CVE
  • 28,000+ Claimed customers Per AvePoint homepage
  • 407 Gartner reviews Confidence Platform
  • 129 G2 reviews Seller-wide
  • $200M Funding TPG/Sixth Street-led round; also $90M from Goldman Sachs

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

Maintains a trust center and advisory process, but CVE-2025-10544 (high-severity unrestricted file upload) is listed against AvePoint products.

  • CVE-2025-10544 — unrestricted file uploadHigh-severity CWE-434 (unrestricted upload of file) listed under the AvePoint vendor, with DocAve referenced in the advisory record.⁵

What users say

Review volume is substantial (400+ on Gartner, 129 on G2), but Reddit sentiment is mixed, ranging from praise for migration tooling to harsh complaints.

“Avepoint is the WORST”
Reddit, r/sharepoint

Alternatives

Compare AvePoint with each alternative.

  • Cohesity

    Enterprise-scale backup rival for very large estates

Companies that use it

  • Hero (Benelux)11
  • Mercury IT
  • Mostware
  • Impartner
Full analysis

Based on 14 public sources; most review and Reddit snippets are truncated, so user sentiment is directional rather than exhaustive.

Enterprise M365 backup, governance, and security: right-sized for big Microsoft estates, overkill for small teams.

Methodology

Based on 14 public sources; most review and Reddit snippets are truncated, so user sentiment is directional rather than exhaustive.

Sources

  1. AvePoint homepageavepoint.com
    official
  2. AvePoint Confidence Platform — Gartner reviewsgartner.com
    review
  3. AvePoint Products — G2 reviewsg2.com
    review
  4. AvePoint Pricing pageavepoint.com
    official
  5. CVE-2025-10544 — NVDnvd.nist.gov
    security
  6. AvePoint Trust Centeravepoint.com
    security
  7. AvePoint is the WORST — Reddit r/sharepointreddit.com
    review
  8. AvePoint Feedback — Reddit r/mspreddit.com
    review
  9. M365 Backup at Scale (~150TB) — Reddit r/sysadminreddit.com
    review
  10. $200M equity investment announcementavepoint.com
    news
  11. Hero Benelux case studycdn.avepoint.com
    official
  12. AvePoint alternative: M365 governance tools (Rencore)rencore.com
    review
  13. Keepit vs AvePoint comparisoncloudreadysolutions.com.au
    review
  14. AvePoint Cloud Backup — UK G-Cloud listingapplytosupply.digitalmarketplace.service.gov.uk
    official

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