We performed a comparison between IDERA SQL Safe Backup and Veeam Data Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It has reduced our backup time and simplified our backup processes across all the servers."
"The compression, because it drastically reduces the disk space."
"I think Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is an excellent solution for ensuring user-side disaster recovery. It involves a platform on-premise, which can be replicated to another site. It's a very effective solution, and we prioritize both the FTO and the FTO."
"It provides a much better user experience compared to other vendors. It works faster as well."
"Veeam Data Platform offers features specifically designed for ransomware defense."
"The solution is quite easy to configure."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable aspect is its reliability in recovering any replaceable data in the event of server issues in a production environment."
"The platform has a useful disaster recovery feature."
"The most valuable features of the solution are its ease of deployment, its many interesting functions, and its good performance for both backup and restoration."
"Make sure you check your backups on a regular basis. Backups do get missed with this tool, for whatever reason."
"I would like to see the pieces that they have put in the web only to be put into the thick client sitting on the desktop client."
"The way the filtering goes, if you filter on your view, there is no indication that you have made a selection."
"The product must improve its performance."
"Veeam does image-based backups, whether it be of virtual machines or physical workloads, and they are able to back up general applications like Active Directory, SQL, Exchange, or SharePoint. Sometimes, even Oracle and SAP. But still, there are many customers using other types of databases that Veeam does not natively support. For example, in the Linux area, MySQL and PostgreSQL are supported, but with many limitations. Like, if a customer is running a Postgres cluster, Veeam does not support that."
"Expanding its compatibility to include Linux would represent a significant advancement."
"The price could be optimized, and I am still waiting for support for physical hardware. However, it is currently easy to back up and restore environments with this software."
"Veeam's support services need improvement."
"Granular-level backup is difficult."
"They could offer a hardware appliance as a comprehensive, full-stack solution."
"The product must provide better security."
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IDERA SQL Safe Backup is ranked 77th in Backup and Recovery while Veeam Data Platform is ranked 16th in Backup and Recovery with 26 reviews. IDERA SQL Safe Backup is rated 5.0, while Veeam Data Platform is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of IDERA SQL Safe Backup writes "You can't see any metrics about how long it took you to backup the entire server. We've had a huge reduction in the nightly backup footprint size". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Data Platform writes "Offers data security measures including offsite backups, encryption, and redundancy features and responsive and effective customer support". IDERA SQL Safe Backup is most compared with Rubrik and IBM Tivoli NetCool Impact, whereas Veeam Data Platform is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Microsoft DPM, UrBackup and HPE GreenLake for Backup and Recovery. See our IDERA SQL Safe Backup vs. Veeam Data Platform report.
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