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Foglight for Virtualization vs Veeam Data Platform 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

Foglight for Virtualization
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Virtualization Management Tools (10th)
Veeam Data Platform
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
433
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Foglight for Virtualization and Veeam Data Platform aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Foglight for Virtualization is designed for Virtualization Management Tools and holds a mindshare of 5.0%, up 1.2% compared to last year.
Veeam Data Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 5.6% mindshare, down 14.5% since last year.
Virtualization Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Foglight for Virtualization5.0%
VMware Aria Operations23.4%
IBM Turbonomic16.9%
Other54.7%
Virtualization Management Tools
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veeam Data Platform5.6%
Commvault Cloud3.3%
Rubrik3.1%
Other88.0%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Waleed Masad - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at METS
Easy-to-setup product with efficient data migration features
Many customers consider Quest Foglight for Virtualization a critical tool for migrations or new projects. In particular, one noteworthy case involved a bank that made Foglight integration a prerequisite. Some customers now rely 100% entirely on Foglight for their daily operations The product is…
JitendraSadaye - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Backup operations have become reliable and reporting now simplifies hybrid cloud protection
Veeam Data Platform has Veeam Enterprise Manager as well as Veeam ONE as valuable features, which allow us to generate various kinds of reports that are required for the customer. Instant VM Recovery is a good feature of the high-speed recovery features in Veeam Data Platform, and Continuous Data Protection (CDP) is also a good feature. Ransomware protection is a good feature added in Veeam Data Platform from version 12 onwards, and the ability to create immutable repositories is also a good feature in Veeam. The analytics part of Veeam Data Platform is a good solution because I have worked on various backup technologies such as EMC NetWorker and NetBackup. However, I have not used the analytical parts currently but will check it out. Streamlining processes as well as saving money are benefits that Veeam Data Platform provides for the end user, as it allows for application-aware backups and database backups without the need for various kinds of licenses that other backup software requires. Veeam offers socket-based licenses, instance-based licenses, and capacity-based licenses, which is a great feature.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is stable and easy to set up. It provides minimum false alarms."
"The most important feature for me is the security - you can trust that Veeam is working without having to test or check it."
"The most important features of backups are them being able to make sure they're reliable, and that whatever you need to restore you have access to, and Veeam offers us that."
"Veeam won because it is simple to use and great to integrate with virtualization solutions."
"We've got customers all over the spectrum, and some customers do switch to Veeam because of its ease of use and its price point."
"The good thing about the solution is that it's easy to understand, implement and take back data and resources."
"The most valuable features I have found to be Instant Recovery, quick restore and rollback, and asynchronous copy, and it is a complete solution for our needs."
"The product allows us to use data more efficiently, reducing the cost of storage and backup time. It is vital to have data available in the shortest possible time."
"I would recommend the solution to others for its ease-of-use."
 

Cons

"Quest Foglight for Virtualization's integration needs enhancement."
"The price can be a bit expensive."
"The software really needs to expand into physical machines backups."
"Unfortunately, when one of my servers crashed, I instructed a colleague to delete the backup job, and he did. He accidentally deleted backup replication, however, and we learned that there is no chance for recovery once the backup is deleted."
"I would like to see more broad support for other applications such as databases, or other operating systems."
"I would not recommend Veeam Backup Replication for Oracle Database and I would recommend it only if you have a small budget."
"The price of Veeam Backup Replication could be reduced. The customers are looking at other products because the price is higher than some of the competition."
"I would like to see the Veeam cloud solution and Microsoft Office 365 included all in one platform."
"The parallel backup process from the Veeam server to Veeam has some limitations. The number of parallel backups should be increased and the compressional is very low. Sometimes it is half or one-third, but other backup solutions' compression levels are very high."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is affordable."
"I understand from management that the DR component is too expensive."
"On a one to ten scale, where one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I rate the price as a five out of ten."
"I would rate the pricing six out of ten when compared to other competitors."
"It is relatively cheap."
"Veeam Backup Replication has a lot of free features. We have a mixture of the paid versions as well as the community version. They are really helpful to us."
"The licensing is based on the number of cores you have in your ESX or Hyper-V environment."
"When it comes to pricing for a backup solution for data centers, you do not care about the price. We just care about the service and want it to be reliable. In terms of subscription, it really makes sense. When you want to use all the functionalities it is good that Veeam did the subscription-based model, this is what gives it the most strength on the price."
"The pricing of the solution could be reduced."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 9, 2014
VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto
Disaster recovery planning is something that seems challenging for all businesses. Virtualization in addition to its operational flexibility, and cost reduction benefits, has helped companies improve their DR posture. Virtualization has made it easier to move machines from production to…
 

Top Industries

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Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business219
Midsize Enterprise98
Large Enterprise142
 

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Also Known As

VKernel vScope Explorer, vOPS Server, Vizioncore
Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication
 

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