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Cobalt Iron vs Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 17, 2025

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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
70
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the SaaS Backup category, the mindshare of Cobalt Iron is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is 14.3%, down from 17.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
SaaS Backup Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 36514.3%
Cobalt Iron0.7%
Other85.0%
SaaS Backup
 

Featured Reviews

LR
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…
Chong Khing  Lee - PeerSpot reviewer
Backup and recovery options integrate smoothly while affordability remains a challenge
My relationship with Veeam is that I am a reseller and system integrator. The support for both cloud-based and on-premises infrastructure from Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 impacts my data protection strategy because that's the reason we are using Veeam. Veeam is a platform that supports both on-prem and cloud. It's a single pane of glass that we can support both, which is one of the good reasons we are using Veeam. The key benefits my organization has experienced with Veeam's integration of SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange, and Teams within its data protection framework are that single licensing is one of the things customers prefer to use because it's very easy for them to manage. I would rate Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 overall an eight on a scale from 1 to 10.

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 straightforward product that is well integrated with everything."
"It is very easy to integrate. You can do it very fast."
"The most critical feature of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is its ability to back up and protect data on cloud services."
"The solution is easy to use. It's very simple and clients find it very easy to find all objects and things they need with the Veeam Explorer."
"The most valuable features of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 are its intuitive interface, ease of use, and unlimited capacity for backup and restore."
"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."
"Its ability to restore at the item level is very valuable. It is very strong at that. In the past, we had to restore a lot of data only for a couple of items. We can now restore an item as well as an email, which is good for productivity."
"Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is reliable and easy to use."
"It was easy to set up."
 

Cons

"In the next release, I would like to see better prices for the licenses."
"The solution is costly."
"It's hard to predict the usage on the storage. I need to make some estimates for customers in terms of how much storage will be needed on the cloud, and this is always tricky. It would be helpful if they could help us estimate storage or simplify the estimation portion."
"The solution could improve scalability, both in terms of more storage and users. These two attributes are quite important when you talk about good scalability."
"The product cannot back up Active Directory objects while its competitors can. Self-service power enables us to deal with service providers. We provide services for our clients, so having a multi-tenant service portal would be good."
"We tried to use Veeam for our DRP. It was complicated to use and did not help us with our DRP needs due to our internet connectivity at that time."
"The documentation for the installation is good. However, if you are new to the environment the installation could be difficult. The first time we did it it took approximately four days."
"Currently, I'm working for Huawei and they dropped the support for Huawei, so that's an issue for us."
"The solution needs to improve its speed."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a perpetual license."
"Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is expensive, and I rate it an eight out of ten."
"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."
"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 have a per-user license for the number of users and the mailboxes that I have."
"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."
"Its cost is pretty high. I would rate it a three out of five in terms of pricing."
"For the number of users and amount of storage you receive, it is not expensive."
"There is a license required for this solution and we pay annually."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Retailer
5%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise15
 

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What do you like most about Veeam Backup for Office 365?
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The pricing for Veeam Backup is fair for our infrastructure when used solely for backup, yet transitioning to a cloud solution was not cost-effective for us.
 

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

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