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Carbonite vs Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Carbonite
Ranking in SaaS Backup
26th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veeam Data Cloud for Micros...
Ranking in SaaS Backup
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the SaaS Backup category, the mindshare of Carbonite is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is 8.1%, down from 14.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
SaaS Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 3658.1%
Carbonite0.5%
Other91.4%
SaaS Backup
 

Featured Reviews

Rias Majeed - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Exceed NetSec LLC
Reliable high availability with seamless synchronization
If customers say, 'I want the server to be running 27/7/365 without any fail,' then we say this is your high availability option, not the backup. I am clear on that. If you are looking for backup, I suggest other product lines that take folder backups. I use another backup solution with that one, so you have this option. The main concern with other product lines is DC change, meaning it goes to the first head office failover server, then to the remote failover server. If the head office failover server fails, the Doctor server will not have an update. That is the area of concern, as more than eighty percent of the product lines do head AC chaining. I used to ask for direct synchronization. That is where Carbonite plays a role, allowing direct synchronization or replication to one or multiple Doctor sites. I rate the overall product an eight out of ten.
SS
Manager, Information Technology at Greencoast Enterprises LLC
Backup has protected our office data and now restores individual emails while admins configure settings
Although Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is a Backup as a Service, it should give slight leverage to the admins to do more of their own configurations. When it comes to Software as a Service, we do need to agree on certain things, as we do not have much control over the software. If Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 can improve, it would be better. It could be slightly better, but it is acceptable. As long as support is provided in a timely manner, it is good. I cannot tell it is fully bad or fully good. If I were to give a rating of one to five, I might give 3.5 to four. Rather than giving a help database, which is an ocean of information to search through ourselves, we should be able to open a ticket and have them guide us on how to do it. As an end-user, different levels of admins exist—a fresh admin and a more experienced admin. They need to encourage us to open a ticket quickly, and from there they should guide us straightforwardly with the steps to follow to achieve the desired outcome.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Carbonite offers direct synchronization and replication to one or more off-site locations."
"Carbonite permits a quick failover to a backup server."
"Veeam Backup does backup and restore very well, comparable to Acronis, and we have found both Veeam Backup and Acronis to be very easy to use and integrate naturally for administration."
"We have seen an ROI, we have been saved from incidents by this solution many times, we've avoided corruption of data, and we are not losing time thinking about how data could be protected."
"It works well for our backup needs, and I would recommend it for Microsoft 365 due to its reliability."
"I want an additional copy of my data in the Office cloud and it works."
"The product is very stable and performs exceptionally well."
"The most valuable aspect of Veeam is its stability."
"We like Veeam because it is working well, and we are satisfied with it, with the technical support, with the features, with all the possibilities that it offers."
"The tool is easy to use and straightforward regarding restoration and creating backups. It's user-friendly, providing results and sending alerts when something goes wrong."
 

Cons

"For more granular restores, Carbonite is not the right product, as it only allows for full-server failovers."
"The reverse failover process takes a long time, especially with physical servers, often requiring 48 hours without any surprises."
"With Veeam for Office 365 for companies that require long-term retention, they often complain about the capacity storage it might take."
"They should include some more options to send alerts in existing monitoring software."
"I think the pricing model is wrong."
"The solution is costly."
"Veeam Backup for Office 365 can improve by adding more features with Microsoft teams. We have many files that we are working on with Microsoft teams and there should be more integration and features."
"In some instances, a customer is not necessarily backing up Microsoft 365. For instance, they might be backing up a large Oracle database. It would be nice if they could tweak it to compress the file, so it's easier to transfer a huge file."
"When you are working in the Cloud security is very important."
"The support for deduplication appliances is an area to consider for improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"From our perspective in South Africa, our biggest challenge is the exchange rate from the South African currency to the US dollar. This makes it a bit pricey for us. However, compared to other backup solutions available, I would rate the pricing at a nine out of ten. For the servers, features, and functionality you get, it's worth the money. Of course, we'd always prefer things to be cheaper, but we also understand that you have to pay for proper functionality. So overall, it's not badly priced at all."
"Veeam Backup for Office 365 is a low-priced solution, so it is scalable and is priced for the market, comparable to other solutions."
"The solution is not expensive."
"We decided on Altaro because, from the point of view of the total cost, Altaro looks cheaper than Veeam. Veeam has a lot of costs that are not clear when you start it, which makes it less flexible than Altaro, but only after half a year, you can be really sure that you made a good decision."
"Its price is a little bit high, but it is a fantastic solution. It is more expensive than NetApp."
"We have 2000 users and pay about $10,000. It may be a little bit more per year. We have an education institute and may have fewer expenses."
"I'm not sure about the price, but I think it could be lower."
"This is not a stand-alone product and requires a standard Veeam license for your organization in addition to the cost of the solution."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise17
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Carbonite?
The reverse failover process takes a long time, especially with physical servers, often requiring 48 hours without any surprises. For more granular restores, Carbonite is not the right product, as ...
What is your primary use case for Carbonite?
I utilize Carbonite within my organization for high availability purposes, especially for critical servers where downtime is not acceptable. When a primary server fails, Carbonite permits a quick f...
What advice do you have for others considering Carbonite?
If customers say, 'I want the server to be running 27/7/365 without any fail,' then we say this is your high availability option, not the backup. I am clear on that. If you are looking for backup, ...
How does AvePoint Cloud Backup compare with Veeam Backup for Office 365?
AvePoint Cloud Backup for MS Office 365 is a SaaS backup whose features include secure storage and unlimited and automated backups. The storage is saved in AvePoint’s Azure storage or it can also b...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veeam Backup for Office 365?
The initial onboarding plus the initial expenses are slightly more when compared to another cloud-to-cloud backup. However, the actual Total Cost of Ownership is overall acceptable. Comparatively a...
What needs improvement with Veeam Backup for Office 365?
That is something probably related to the way we have integrated the backup because we have moved the backup infrastructure away from our local domain. When we try to use application-aware backups,...
 

Also Known As

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Veeam Backup for Office 365, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365, Cirrus Backup
 

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