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 (30th), Cloud Backup (28th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (18th)

Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL]

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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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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JanStibor

IT Solution Architect at Altopro

One of the cheapest products that also provides prompt support

It is fine if users want to use the product for a general purpose. If they want something with more options, they should choose other solutions. Veeam Agent for Linux has only basic features, and the configuration is not as good as other products. Veaam can create backups of the virtual environment, physical environment, and Office 365. You can also create backups to the cloud. There are many options. Overall, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

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

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

"The CDP backup feature is very nice, as it allows you to take backups at high frequencies and with application consistency."

"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."

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

"VM backup and the item level recovery are the most valuable features."

"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 interface is user-friendly and even if our tech isn't onsite, we can work with the owners to confirm that the data will be restored with no issues."

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"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 technical support is good."

"It is scalable."

"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."

"What I found most valuable in Veeam Agent for Linux is that it can unify machines and even simplify management."

"The ease of use for the graphical interface and the ease of installation are the most valuable features of this solution."

"It's simple to use."

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Cons

"Stability."

"Improvement areas for Altaro VM Backup include enhancing backup and deduplication solutions for continuous operation and offering an all-in-one solution for hardware backup."

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

"To improve Altaro, I would like to see the ability to choose more than one backup location at a time."

"Basically, how it works is that you have a single local drive, and then you have a cloud backup. It'd be nice if you could rotate the single local backup drive. As of now, you can't."

"Migrating the physical through a backup and restore to a virtual environment would be very helpful."

"Backup speed and comparisons between versions used to be slow on big VMs but that was improved greatly later on."

"The cloud backup and VMware support (now available in the latest releases), could do with some improvement."

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"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."

"The integration needs improvement."

"The pricing could be lowered if possible."

"We are currently waiting for the continuous backup process."

"Scalability, if you are talking about Linux, is good. However, if you need to backup more types of solutions or Unix systems, like HP/UX, AIX, etc., it's not compatible."

"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."

"It's scalable, but it's not scalable on every platform."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"By implementing the solution at multiple locations, significant cost savings were achieved."

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

"The pricing is okay,"

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

"Altaro VM Backup is affordably priced. It is a best value for its price and has almost every feature that an expensive, popular product offers."

"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."

"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."

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"The costing is very competitive."

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

"Licensing costs are monthly."

"Price-wise it's good."

"There's the principal license for Veeam Agent for Linux, and then you need to buy additional licenses for your machines."

"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."

"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."

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

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

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Small Business	22
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	4

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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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