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Cobalt Iron vs Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Cobalt Iron
Ranking in SaaS Backup
35th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
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
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the SaaS Backup category, the mindshare of Cobalt Iron is 0.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is 8.8%, down from 15.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
SaaS Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 3658.8%
Cobalt Iron0.9%
Other90.3%
SaaS Backup
 

Featured Reviews

LR
Fresh Operations Manager at Jerónimo Martins
Well integrated, easy to install, stable, scalable and has good support
We use this solution to replicate and backup the databases and the information of our clients' companies. We are system integrators It's a very good solution. It's a very straightforward product that is well integrated with everything. Pricing is an area that can be improved. In the next…
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

"It's a very good solution."
"It's a very straightforward product that is well integrated with everything."
"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup for Office 365 is the WAN accelerator. This feature allows for large amounts of data from one location to another. If the bandwidth in the environment is slow it makes the transfer slow but the WAN accelerator feature helps speed the transfer."
"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."
"Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is reliable and easy to use."
"The way it backs up personal files is great."
"The product offers good stability."
"The installation process is very easy."
"It is easy to use and easy to recover files."
"For those considering implementing the solution, I would say to just go for it."
 

Cons

"Pricing is an area that can be improved. In the next release, I would like to see better prices for the licenses."
"In the next release, I would like to see better prices for the licenses."
"It requires quite an amount of infrastructure."
"The solution should have backup integration features, not just concerning mail but also when it comes to such solutions as SharePoint."
"If it could rebuild the data without pulling down the entire chunk, it would be an improvement."
"Veeam's performance is inconsistent."
"We will be evaluating whether we will continue using this solution in the future because it is not practical to keep it when it does not do the backups of all our users' information requiring us to have two solutions."
"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."
"This is a cloud solution, and the speed can be slow sometimes."
"Microsoft currently saves only two months of conversation history, and it would be better if Veeam could focus on backing up more than two months of conversation data."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a perpetual license."
"We are talking about a third party solution, so there is a licensing fee."
"Veaam Backup is licensed per mailbox, which customers like because it's per user and so they don't have to pay for shared mailboxes."
"The cost of Veeam Backup for Office 365 is $19 for one mailbox."
"There is a license required for this solution and we pay annually."
"This is not a stand-alone product and requires a standard Veeam license for your organization in addition to the cost of the solution."
"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."
"For the number of users and amount of storage you receive, it is not expensive."
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Top Industries

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

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Company SizeCount
Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise16
 

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What needs improvement with Veeam Backup for Office 365?
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Veeam Backup for Office 365, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365, Cirrus Backup
 

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Sample Customers

IBM, Lenovo, Whirlpool, Suncor Energy, Kaiser Permanente, Capital City Bank
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