Azure Site Recovery vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

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Microsoft and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category. Additionally, 92% of Microsoft users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

Azure Site Recovery

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Veeam Data Platform

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94% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between Azure Site Recovery and Veeam Data Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Disaster Recovery (DR) Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

7.2

Azure Site Recovery is cost-effective, time-saving, and reliable, optimizing virtual machine processes and offering an alternative to secondary data centers.

Sentiment score

7.4

Veeam Data Platform users report fast ROI, cost savings, efficiency, and reliability, enhancing resource optimization and critical task handling.

Azure Site Recovery, while being pricier than some providers, has a sufficient service level to justify costs.

Jenny Ng

Client Relationship Manager at Infomag

Azure Site Recovery is time-saving, and its features allow us to automate processes and save resources.

RituparnaBhattacharya

Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global

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Timing is saved by forty to fifty percent, and faster recovery operations now take thirty to sixty minutes, down from five to ten minutes.

Niyajuddin Tiwale

Technique at Digitaltrack

I have seen a return on investment as it saves time and money by preventing us from being in a disaster situation.

Ranimshikho Ranimshikho

DavOps at a university with 51-200 employees

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

6.4

Microsoft's Azure Site Recovery support is knowledgeable but inconsistent, with mixed reviews on response times and communication efficiency.

Sentiment score

7.4

Veeam Data Platform's customer service is praised for professionalism, but technical support experiences mixed reviews on responsiveness and consistency.

During a global outage that affected our operations, there was no apology or in-depth follow-up from Microsoft.

reviewer2698704

Chief Technology Officer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees

Microsoft support could be improved as it rates only a five out of ten, with slow response times and a preference for email over phone communication even in severity B cases.

reviewer2142519

IT Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

We primarily rely on our Cloud Support Partner for support.

RituparnaBhattacharya

Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global

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There is no consolidated view of the limitations, features, and only the options available.

Munichandra G

Backup Engineer at Cloud4C Services

Most cases are handled perfectly.

Tamer Hossam

Applications section Head at Raya Integration

I would rate their technical support a 10 out of 10.

reviewer2730012

Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.7

Azure Site Recovery is scalable, excelling in cloud migration and disaster recovery for businesses, despite regional scalability variations.

Sentiment score

7.5

Veeam Data Platform offers scalable solutions, diverse user support, but faces challenges with pricing and complex environment integration.

I would rate the scalability of Azure Site Recovery as a nine out of ten.

reviewer2698704

Chief Technology Officer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees

Scalability is provided because they are offering 99.95% availability.

reviewer2142519

IT Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Azure Site Recovery is a very scalable product and service mechanism.

Jenny Ng

Client Relationship Manager at Infomag

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It involves acquiring additional licenses as needed.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I would rate the scalability part of Veeam Data Platform 10 out of 10 because we have the ability to scale out the product at any time with scale-out backup repositories and can add licenses as needed.

JitendraSadaye

Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Featuring a modular architecture, scale-out backup repository, hybrid and cloud scalability, and flexibility to handle growing workloads without major changes in architecture.

Niyajuddin Tiwale

Technique at Digitaltrack

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

7.7

Azure Site Recovery is highly rated for stability and scalability, frequently scoring between seven and ten by users.

Sentiment score

7.8

Veeam Data Platform is stable and reliable, excelling in backup and recovery despite minor upgrade complexities.

The system did go down a couple of times, which impacted our operations.

reviewer2698704

Chief Technology Officer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees

I would rate the stability of Azure Site Recovery at eight to nine out of ten.

RituparnaBhattacharya

Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global

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There are no issues with stability in Veeam Data Platform.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I can say the stability of Veeam Data Platform is almost 8 to 9, as the cluster functionality was not there in earlier platforms such as version 12, but is provided in version 13.

JitendraSadaye

Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

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Room For Improvement

Azure Site Recovery needs better integration, deployment, stability, security, and support, with improved logging, pricing, and platform compatibility.

Veeam Data Platform needs better integration, support, usability, pricing, security, and enhanced features for improved efficiency and compatibility.

If their agent version is mismatched and the health status is critical, you will not be able to perform your Azure Site Recovery.

reviewer2142519

IT Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

There is room for improvement in the release of patches, such as ensuring they are properly managed to avoid outages.

Jenny Ng

Client Relationship Manager at Infomag

Currently, Azure Site Recovery does not support shared disk options.

RituparnaBhattacharya

Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global

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When a customer confirms, 'Please go and take an EOD backup and retain it for 10 years,' Veeam Data Platform does not support this sort of customization.

Munichandra G

Backup Engineer at Cloud4C Services

The improvement we would like to see is the option to scale Veeam Data up in smaller sections rather than large sections, which requires paying much more.

Edward Hore

L3 Infrastructure Engineer at Specsavers

Reducing it by 20% would make it more accessible to a broader range of customers.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

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Setup Cost

Azure Site Recovery offers cost-effective DR solutions despite complex billing, with average monthly site-to-site replication costs at $225.

Veeam Data Platform provides flexible, competitive pricing with various licensing options for diverse enterprise needs, accommodating different deployment scales.

It was not the expensive part of our costs.

reviewer2698704

Chief Technology Officer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees

A major advantage is that you do not want to pay any more for huge costs to build a DR site.

reviewer2142519

IT Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The pricing of Azure Site Recovery is around a four out of ten, being somewhat cost-effective.

Jenny Ng

Client Relationship Manager at Infomag

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I don't consider the price expensive given its importance.

reviewer2730012

Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

A reduction of 20% in the current cost would make the solution more attractive to clients.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Veeam Data Platform is more expensive than OpenStack because we pay for it in US dollars, while we pay for OpenStack in Egyptian pounds.

Tamer Hossam

Applications section Head at Raya Integration

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Valuable Features

Azure Site Recovery is praised for seamless failover, ease of use, compatibility, but may be costly for smaller clients.

Veeam Data Platform excels with ease of use, efficiency, scalability, security, and affordability for data protection and virtualization.

Its time-saving aspects allow us to write PowerShell scripts to automate failover processes.

RituparnaBhattacharya

Senior Infrastructure Engineer at MIC Global

Azure provides a 99.99% SLA for their uptime, ensuring that even during outages due to patch releases, there is no data loss, merely hindered accessibility.

Jenny Ng

Client Relationship Manager at Infomag

The most valuable features of Azure Site Recovery are its ease of use and speed of recovery.

reviewer2698704

Chief Technology Officer at a insurance company with 51-200 employees

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The platform is user-friendly, comprehensive, and compatible with numerous market solutions, including virtualization and bare metal servers.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

The most important aspect of this platform is data security with immutable data in the storage.

reviewer2730012

Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The backup for specific disks feature has helped me by allowing us to take backups specifically for data we need, rather than for the whole server as a single disk, such as just backing up the root disk.

Ranimshikho Ranimshikho

DavOps at a university with 51-200 employees

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Categories and Ranking

Azure Site Recovery

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Disaster Recovery as a Service (1st)

Veeam Data Platform

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

434

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd)

Featured Reviews

reviewer2142519

IT Manager at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Long-term user praises cost savings and reliability of disaster recovery solutions

There is only one thing to note: the agent has to be up-to-date when SCCM or any third-party tools are doing patching activities. If their agent version is mismatched and the health status is critical, you will not be able to perform your Azure Site Recovery. Recently, I worked with a mass issue related to Recovery Services Vault, and the VM support engineers are taking a lot of time to extend support to the customer. When you raise a call, they wait too long, and even if you request an engineer to set up a call for severity B cases, they are not ready to communicate over the phone, preferring email instead.

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Munichandra G

Backup Engineer at Cloud4C Services

Backup policies have strengthened security and replication but still need flexible long-term retention

The support and compatibility are areas of concern. When it comes to Azure workloads, Veeam Data Platform has limitations with only MS SQL database and Cosmos, and no other databases are supported by Veeam Backup for Azure. The main challenge I noticed is that enterprise customers may have a requirement to retain backups for 10 years or 15 years with monthly and weekly backups. In Veeam Data Platform, we do not have customization or compatibility to retain specific data backups as monthly and yearly. The retention schedule is fixed. For instance, it is the first Friday of the backup or the last Friday of the month. If it is weekly, it should be one of the weeks. If it is monthly, it should be the last Friday. For yearly, it is the last Friday of that respective month in that year. However, this should not be the case. When a customer confirms, 'Please go and take an EOD backup and retain it for 10 years,' Veeam Data Platform does not support this sort of customization. I even raised a case with Veeam Data Platform and they clearly stated that Veeam Data Platform only accepts the GFS policy according to the retention defined, and there is no customization available. This is a significant limitation. I should have the customization to go and take a backup of a specific date, month, or year, but Veeam Data Platform does not allow this and restricts me to only the policy supported. For example, if I take any backup, I do not have an option to extend the retention. If a customer asks, 'Please take a backup,' and later requests, 'No, it is very critical. Can you please extend the retention for 15 years?' Veeam Data Platform does not support this. Veeam Data Platform does not allow me to extend the retention in the way other tools do. These are limitations I came across in my experience, and I feel these are minimal requirements. The same features are offered by other third-party backup tools available in the market. From the analytics point of view, I personally feel some challenges. Veeam Data Platform has two different products: VBR and Veeam Backup for Azure. As we are running on cloud platforms, if we are in Azure, we must go for Veeam Backup for Azure. If we need to create copy jobs, I must again come to VBR. However, Veeam ONE is not capable enough to integrate both platforms. For instance, if I am taking backup of workloads through Veeam Backup for Azure, I could not find an option to integrate it into Veeam ONE for reports and analytics. It is only limited to VBR. Whatever jobs we created in VBR are displayed there, but Veeam Backup for Azure does not integrate, at least from what I have explored, and it should not be this way. Veeam ONE should support all Veeam Data Platform products.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Construction Company

Comms Service Provider

Outsourcing Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	14

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	218
Midsize Enterprise	98
Large Enterprise	144

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Site Recovery?

A major advantage is that you do not want to pay any more for huge costs to build a DR site. It is very flexible and will save your cost.

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What needs improvement with Azure Site Recovery?

The flexibility of Azure Site Recovery regarding integration with different IT environments is limited; it is purely an Azure platform service for business continuity, not meant for integration wit...

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What is your primary use case for Azure Site Recovery?

My main use case for Azure Site Recovery is that we are doing cross-region disaster recovery and processing.

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Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?

Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four ...

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How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?

Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too. But Veritas Netbac...

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How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?

Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup storage with global deduplication (this is the main requirement of a backup sol...

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Compared 4% of the time

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Veeam Data Platform

October 2026

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Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication

Overview

Azure Site Recovery ensures seamless disaster recovery with features like scalability, automated file synchronization, real-time dashboards, and secure processes. It achieves a 99.99% uptime SLA and is recognized for its cost-effectiveness and user-friendly interface.

Azure Site Recovery is a comprehensive disaster recovery service featuring load-balancing, fast snapshots, and native Azure integration for reliable performance. It manages virtual machine synchronization with seamless failover and data consistency, aiding in reducing secondary site expenses. With its robust architecture, the service supports organizations in maintaining business continuity, meeting regulatory compliance, and minimizing downtime through regular failover drills. Its implementation often capitalizes on Azure's reliability, ensuring infrastructure uptime and reduced hardware requirements.

What are the essential features of Azure Site Recovery?

Scalability: Adjusts to varying data loads for optimized performance.
User-Friendly Console: Simplifies configuration and management processes.
Automated File Synchronization: Ensures data consistency across locations.
Real-Time Dashboards: Offers immediate insights into system health and recovery status.
Secure Processes: Protects data with advanced security protocols.

What benefits and ROI should users consider when evaluating Azure Site Recovery?

Cost-Effectiveness: Reduces need for extensive hardware investments.
Reduced Downtime: Ensures quick recovery, maintaining business operations.
High SLA Guarantees: Provides reliability with 99.99% uptime.
Resource Efficiency: Saves time and effort in disaster recovery management.

Organizations in industries such as finance, healthcare, and retail implement Azure Site Recovery for its robust disaster recovery capabilities. The service navigates regulatory challenges with ease, aiding businesses in data duplication, VMware replication, and infrastructure backup. Its efficiency is leveraged to maintain critical systems during outages, facilitating business continuity and operational stability.

Microsoft

Veeam Data Platform is a unified data resilience solution that helps organizations recover from cyberattacks and outages, and protect workloads across hybrid and multicloud environments – all without vendor lock-in.

The platform includes built-in security capabilities designed to mitigate ransomware and other data-loss threats, including AI-backed threat detection across a broad range of workload types. This is intended to help teams identify and respond to threats before they disrupt operations.

Veeam Data Platform supports workload portability across hypervisors, cloud providers, and on-premises environments, allowing organizations to move or recover data across infrastructure without being tied to a specific vendor or platform.

For organizations looking to simplify deployment, Veeam Software Appliance provides a pre-built, hardened, and highly available option, reducing the manual setup and maintenance work required from IT teams.

Veeam Data Platform is used by over 550,000 customers worldwide, including 82% of the Fortune 500.

Veeam Software

Sample Customers

Russell Reynolds Associates, Union Insurance, Rackspace

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