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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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"This solution is stable."

"We use the latest feature in Altaro called CDP (Continuous Data Protection) to back up our VMs as often as every five minutes. It allows us to make sure no data is accidentally deleted or overwritten."

"Ability to restore to any host."

"All of the features are fantastic and also the management from Microsoft dealing with multiple machines is great. The whole package is excellent for me."

"The ease of use of the solution is its most valuable feature. The interface is also excellent."

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

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

"It is an excellent product. It is easy to deploy, stable, and fast. Their support is excellent."

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"It's most compatible with VMware. It can restore single files instead of having to restore the whole machine, once again leading to savings for the company."

"It's simple to use."

"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."

"The only thing I really like about it is that you can deploy it from Backup and Replication onto a virtual Linux machine."

"The most valuable feature is the instant restore option."

"I like the incremental backups and their failover."

"The Veeam Backup and Replication Suite is very user-friendly."

"What I find most valuable about this solution, is that the user experience is very simple."

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Cons

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

"The application could include a feature to install a set size of data, such as the ability to store a single application with all its registry information for easy transfer."

"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."

"It would be nice to be able to recover the items to their original location."

"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."

"Stability."

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

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"The price of Veeam Agent for Linux could be reduced."

"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."

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

"More Linux systems should be made compatible with the solution."

"The pricing could be lowered if possible."

"There is a compatibility issue with HCI."

"The solution is pretty stable right now, however, we believe that the solution could be made to be even more stable."

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

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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."

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

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

"The pricing is okay,"

"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."

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

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

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

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"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."

"Price-wise it's good."

"Licensing costs are monthly."

"The costing is very competitive."

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

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

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

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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider

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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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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

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