We performed a comparison between Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL] and Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Commvault, Zerto and others in Cloud Backup."It's stable and reliable."
"What I find most valuable about this solution, is that the user experience is very simple."
"The only thing I really like about it is that you can deploy it from Backup and Replication onto a virtual Linux machine."
"I like the incremental backups and their failover."
"The user interface is good."
"The really amazing feature about Veeam Agent is that when you're using the central deployment model, you can actually use the instant VM recovery feature, which is really a pain point that I find some days."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It's not complicated. It takes around half an hour to implement, but it depends on the performance of the server that you are installing the backup software on."
"Veeam Agent for Linux's most valuable feature is the compatibility with virtual machines, such as VMware."
"Veeam is very user-friendly and intuitive software."
"If you have windows machine at home and you'd like a backup, you can always download their free edition and plug in an external hard disk, and do a full backup of your laptop."
"Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows's most useful features is the ease of use and user-friendly."
"I like working on the Azure platform."
"Technical support is good."
"The Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is easy to use and performing a recovery is easy to do."
"The most valuable feature is application availability, which allows us to monitor all agents and accounts."
"The most valuable feature is that it's a VMware environment."
"There isn't much to improve. They just need to follow the trend or the development of other Linux products. Follow in terms of making the product compatible with new versions of Linux. They just need to include as many versions for Linux as possible."
"I would like to be able to install Veeam directly to Linux instead of having to go through a Windows server."
"We are currently waiting for the continuous backup process."
"The pricing could be lowered if possible."
"It's scalable, but it's not scalable on every platform."
"One problem in Veeam Agent for Linux is that you can't use your license for all your machines because you don't have a virtual machine, so if you're going to add machines and scale, you'd need to pay extra."
"Technical support could be improved."
"In the next version, I would like to see an increase in the locations online. I have found that other products have good pickup location."
"There really are no cons. The product simply has to maintain development to keep up with changes in the operating system."
"We need some sort of security for backups and archives."
"The compression ratio and application ratio could still be improved in this solution. Reporting could also be improved, for better monitoring."
"I've found a lot of difficulties on the initial setup and especially in terms of credentials. We really need a Window OS. It doesn't like the domain admin account. it's a primary permission issue."
"Some customers have Oracle databases and Veeam does support back up of Oracle databases."
"I would like to have a more automated installation process."
"The price of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows could improve."
"There should be an option to use the solution for physical machines."
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Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Cloud Backup with 23 reviews while Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Cloud Backup with 40 reviews. Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL] is rated 8.0, while Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL] writes "Reliable and issue-free with a helpful onboarding wizard". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] writes "Functional application availability". Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL] is most compared with Microsoft DPM, whereas Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell Avamar, Acronis Cyber Protect, AWS Backup and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager.
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