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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. review
  3. review
  4. official
  5. security
  6. security
  7. review
  8. review
  9. review
  10. news
  11. Hero Benelux case studycdn.avepoint.com
    official
  12. 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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