Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup vs Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL] comparison

Hornetsecurity and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Additionally, 96% of Hornetsecurity users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

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We performed a comparison between Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup and Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Ba...

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (31st), Cloud Backup (25th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (20th)

Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL]

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

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Featured Reviews

Asif Usmani

Regional Sales Manager at S2

Lacks multi-platform support and physical infrastructure but excels in storage optimization

We use it for VM backup and Office 365 backup I find the solution to be user-friendly and easy to manage and deploy. It provides storage for Office 365, which is beneficial, and the deduplication technology is excellent, especially in optimizing storage capacity compared to others. In terms of…

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David Villota

EMEA Hosting Engineer at Yanfeng Automotive

Reliable and issue-free with a helpful onboarding wizard

The solution has been installed on Linux machines. The solution is issue-free. We are happy with it. The solution has been stable and reliable. It is scalable. My understanding the setup is pretty straightforward and that the onboarding wizard is pretty easy to follow. I've never had to…

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Pros

"Valuable features for us include quick recovery, compression, and deduplication."

"Ability to restore to any host."

"Excellent compression and deduplication with off-site WAN backup included."

"Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup's most valuable features include its user-friendly interface and the ability to perform data compression updates, which enhance overall efficiency and effectiveness."

"The ability to test the backups without having to manually mount the VHDs after restore allows us to check the integrity of the backups."

"Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup's most valuable features include its user-friendly interface and the ability to perform data compression updates, which enhance overall efficiency and effectiveness."

"The initial setup was simple and easy. Anyone without prior experience can install, configure, and use it."

"I find the solution to be user-friendly and easy to manage and deploy."

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"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."

"It's stable and reliable."

"It's simple to use."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its integration with Veeam Backup & Replication console."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to pick up individual files."

"Veeam has a "next, next, finish" installer, and the overall deployment is straightforward. The deployment is easy because Veeam is compatible with all our VMware services and VMs. Veeam Backup and Veeam ONE are integrated into vCenter or vSphere site deployments, so we don't need to deploy each server one by one."

"The solution is very simple. Management of the platform is so simple that we don't need to have any training to deploy this solution."

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Cons

"Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup could be improved in several areas, such as enhancing scalability features and possibly reducing the price."

"Availability of physical server backup would be an added advantage."

"Replication is not fast, the GUI could be more user-friendly, and technical support is lacking in Iran."

"Stability."

"If you look into the performance of a virtual machine and you look to the performance of the physical machine, the correlation between these is totally unclear."

"It would be nice to see a feature that backs up the host so that, in case of a server failure, an entire server could be restored all at once."

"The scalability of the solution is limited."

"The solution needs multi-platform support as it is currently only available for VMware and Hyper-V."

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"It has no cloud backup feature. You can't back up anywhere outside of your local network."

"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."

"The pricing could be lowered if possible."

"It could use deduplication features."

"There is a compatibility issue with HCI."

"It would be much better if more applications were supported on the Linux side. For example, their agent for Windows not only can back up the Windows machine, but it can also back up Active Directory for granular restore, SQL servers, Exchange, Oracle, SharePoint, etc. When it comes to Linux, only Oracle databases are supported. There are workarounds, though."

"I would like to be able to install Veeam directly to Linux instead of having to go through a Windows server."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a free version for two VMs. I would advise to study the deployment environment well, prior to committing to order a license per host."

"Its yearly maintenance fee is fairly high for me to renew for upgrades and support."

"The pricing is okay,"

"VMware is a little pricey, but it is a good solution and priced similar to other products."

"The price is great for the utility you get and the licensing has never caused any issues with my company."

"No other product offers these features for this price. The ROI is great."

"Altaro had the best prices and ROI in the whole bunch that we evaluated."

"There is a free version for Hosts with 2 VMs."

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"We have purchased a license to use Veeam Agent for Linux and the additional support. The overall cost of Veeam Agent for Linux is expensive."

"Licensing costs are $300,000 USD yearly, and we pay for three years at a time."

"The solution is rather expensive and I think the price is too high."

"The costing is very competitive."

"Price-wise it's good."

"Veeam Agent is one of the cheapest products in the market."

"It's a subscription based license, which is started on a yearly basis. Currently the licensing is split between three editions: standard, enterprise, and enterprise plus. As long as you check the comparison between the additions and make sure that you have what you need, there are no extra costs with Veeam."

"Licensing costs are monthly."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

Photography Company

34%

Computer Software Company

Outsourcing Company

Performing Arts

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	22
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	4

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	10

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?

The most valuable feature of Altaro VM Backup is its ability to backup and restore various types of data, including Active Directory, application servers, and SQL Server databases.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?

The pricing and licensing cost is challenging since most competitors offer cheaper pricing, making it difficult to penetrate the market with the current pricing strategy.

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What needs improvement with Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?

The solution needs multi-platform support as it is currently only available for VMware and Hyper-V. It also lacks support for physical servers and workstations. Additionally, they should add more p...

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Overview

Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is a powerful, reliable and easy-to-use backup and replication solution for Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware virtual machines (VMs) and physical Windows servers, to protect against enterprise data loss. The award-winning solution provides robust, streamlined and enterprise-level functionality.

Reduce downtime and data loss: Thanks to Continous Data Protection (CDP) and WAN-optimized replication, your backup files are available in just minutes in the event of a data loss scenario and you can continue working as usual. The solution’s unique Augmented Inline Deduplication also gives you massive savings on your backup storage and dramatically reduces costs.

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Veeam Agent for Linux is a simple backup agent that’s designed to ensure the Availability of your Linux installations, both on‑premises and in the public cloud. Veeam Agent for Linux’s built‑in integration with Veeam Backup & Replication allows you to leverage your Veeam backup repositories and get your on‑premises backups off site.

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Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Amazon, Harvard University, MIT, Peugeot, Xerox

ContinuitySA, Industrial Scientific

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