We performed a comparison between AWS Backup and Veeam Backup & Replication based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison results: Based on the parameters we compared, Veeam Backup & Replication comes out ahead of AWS Backup. While the two solutions offer valuable backup functions and capabilities, AWS Backup’s need for manual recovery, potentially lengthy setup, and restoration features leave room for improvement.
"It is an easy-to-use solution."
"It's very easy to configure. Since it's a managed service, it's very straightforward to set up and use. And my customers get on with it very fast."
"AWS Backup's most valuable feature is that you can configure it remotely to create backups."
"It also saves costs and is quick."
"It is highly scalable for both SMEs and large enterprises."
"The auto-scaling feature and the time efficiency of setting up AWS Backup are the most valuable aspects for us."
"We can directly back up EC2 instances in AWS without using any third-party applications."
"I rate the tool's stability a nine out of ten."
"The setup was straightforward Veeam Backup Replication. NetBackup is a larger solution and takes more time to implement but Veeam Backup Replication takes approximately 40 days."
"The advantage of Veeam Backup and Replication is that it is very economical. The price is affordable and the cost benefit is good."
"Veeam Backup & Replication is a great alternative to what is out there. Some of the backups just allow an agent backup to the cloud. You can back up a thousand different ways, but this is a great way to keep a customer and a company in compliance in that they've got their data secure onsite and offsite. The data being transferred to the NAS at the customer's location and also the data being sent to the cloud is encrypted in transit and it's also encrypted at rest so that nobody is going to be able to hack into that. No one will have the keys to do that."
"It has helped us to protect our IP address and critical information."
"Veeam is quick, easy to work with, and its support for Microsoft products is good. They also provide adequate solutions for backing up Microsoft applications in the cloud, such as Office 365."
"I have found the most valuable feature to be the new CDP features. It is very popular for my customer's needs."
"My customers find the backup and recovery ease of use is the most beneficial feature."
"The standout feature for us is instant recovery."
"The tool is a good fit if your environment is VM-specific. However, it might not be the most suitable option if you have physical servers or an on-premise setup."
"The initial setup of the solution is complex."
"There are some limitations to partial backup in AWS Backup."
"The solution's reporting features and restore features can be improved."
"One of the limitations of AWS Backup is that it only does file-based copying."
"When it comes to encrypting data, it is not so convenient."
"For additional functionalities, it should be more intelligent, like more AI-capabilities."
"It could be less expensive."
"Near-synchronous, better RPO and RTO snapshot-based takes a lot of space and resources."
"All our customers would like a cheaper license and more flexible deployment."
"I cannot recall coming across any features that were lacking."
"Additional executive summary reports for the entire infrastructure would be a nice to have."
"Scalability, as well as licensing costs, need to be improved."
"I think that Veeam could improve some performance issues when the backup itself is restored. I'm also using HPE StoreOnce, which has deduplication, and when I'm trying to test or run backups, it takes a lot of time. I think they could improve the testing for backup copies."
"The automation could be better."
"Veeam Backup Replication could improve by having better integration with the cloud. Additionally, they do not have direct integration to S3 or Azure storage for the backups of the VMs. This feature would be beneficial because we have to go through the scalable repository which I do not like."
AWS Backup is ranked 12th in Cloud Backup with 22 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Cloud Backup with 328 reviews. AWS Backup is rated 8.0, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of AWS Backup writes "Useful point-in-time recovery, highly scalable, and implementation straightforward". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". AWS Backup is most compared with Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Rubrik Go, Veritas Alta SaaS Protection and AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup and Zerto. See our AWS Backup vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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