INFINIDAT InfiniGuard vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

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INFINIDAT and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. INFINIDAT is ranked #85, while Veeam Software is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.9. INFINIDAT holds a 0.4% mindshare in BRS, compared to Veeam Software’s 5.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of INFINIDAT users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

INFINIDAT InfiniGuard

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 1, 2026

INFINIDAT InfiniGuard and Veeam Data Platform compete in the data protection solutions category. INFINIDAT InfiniGuard has an edge in pricing and customer support, while Veeam Data Platform offers superior integration and features.

Features: INFINIDAT InfiniGuard offers high-capacity data storage, fast restore times, and easy integration with existing infrastructure. Veeam Data Platform features advanced recovery capabilities, efficient cloud compatibility, and a comprehensive feature set.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: INFINIDAT InfiniGuard is known for its streamlined integration and reliable support. Veeam Data Platform offers more intuitive deployment with comprehensive documentation, but its support response scores slightly lower.

Pricing and ROI: INFINIDAT InfiniGuard provides competitive setup costs with significant long-term ROI. Veeam Data Platform has higher initial costs but delivers strong ROI with its extensive features and robust data handling capabilities.

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Categories and Ranking

INFINIDAT InfiniGuard

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

85th

Average Rating

10.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Veeam Data Platform

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

434

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of INFINIDAT InfiniGuard is 0.4%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 5.6%, down from 9.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Veeam Data Platform	5.6%
INFINIDAT InfiniGuard	0.4%
Other	94.0%

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Jim Ganong

Supervisor, IT Operations at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Fast data recovery for large scale datasets

The Infiniguard (dedicated disc storage), offers a petabyte of storage space for on-site disc storage for backups. Because of this, we were able to get rid of our tapes. Essentially, it replaced our tape backups. We're definitely going to be buying another INFINIDAT array. We do have another location that is going to be needing a new array sometime soon, so we'll be buying another one. The beautiful thing about them is that you can set them up to replicate for disaster recovery between the two of them and set up some nice replication jobs, site to site, for automatic database replication.

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Munichandra G

Backup Engineer at Cloud4C Services

Backup policies have strengthened security and replication but still need flexible long-term retention

The support and compatibility are areas of concern. When it comes to Azure workloads, Veeam Data Platform has limitations with only MS SQL database and Cosmos, and no other databases are supported by Veeam Backup for Azure. The main challenge I noticed is that enterprise customers may have a requirement to retain backups for 10 years or 15 years with monthly and weekly backups. In Veeam Data Platform, we do not have customization or compatibility to retain specific data backups as monthly and yearly. The retention schedule is fixed. For instance, it is the first Friday of the backup or the last Friday of the month. If it is weekly, it should be one of the weeks. If it is monthly, it should be the last Friday. For yearly, it is the last Friday of that respective month in that year. However, this should not be the case. When a customer confirms, 'Please go and take an EOD backup and retain it for 10 years,' Veeam Data Platform does not support this sort of customization. I even raised a case with Veeam Data Platform and they clearly stated that Veeam Data Platform only accepts the GFS policy according to the retention defined, and there is no customization available. This is a significant limitation. I should have the customization to go and take a backup of a specific date, month, or year, but Veeam Data Platform does not allow this and restricts me to only the policy supported. For example, if I take any backup, I do not have an option to extend the retention. If a customer asks, 'Please take a backup,' and later requests, 'No, it is very critical. Can you please extend the retention for 15 years?' Veeam Data Platform does not support this. Veeam Data Platform does not allow me to extend the retention in the way other tools do. These are limitations I came across in my experience, and I feel these are minimal requirements. The same features are offered by other third-party backup tools available in the market. From the analytics point of view, I personally feel some challenges. Veeam Data Platform has two different products: VBR and Veeam Backup for Azure. As we are running on cloud platforms, if we are in Azure, we must go for Veeam Backup for Azure. If we need to create copy jobs, I must again come to VBR. However, Veeam ONE is not capable enough to integrate both platforms. For instance, if I am taking backup of workloads through Veeam Backup for Azure, I could not find an option to integrate it into Veeam ONE for reports and analytics. It is only limited to VBR. Whatever jobs we created in VBR are displayed there, but Veeam Backup for Azure does not integrate, at least from what I have explored, and it should not be this way. Veeam ONE should support all Veeam Data Platform products.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, this solution has been very cost-effective for us."

"Essentially, it replaced our tape backups."

"It's very reliable."

"Most of the features that we can use with HPE products are directly integrated with the Veeam. This is very important for the customers to have only one pane of glass to manage the backups and also use the HPE products for the backups."

"Technical support is very effective; they respond quickly, faster than Dell."

"Its performance is fine, it supports us very well, and it is able to support our policy for RTO, RPO, and other things that we need."

"I have found the backup call feature very good."

"Veeam Backup Replication is a stable product."

"Veeam Data Platform has positively impacted our organization because we can take backups for all the servers we have in one platform in a specific way for all processes across all servers, making it a centralized backup platform."

"It drastically reduced the backup time window and improved data protection."

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Cons

"I would like to see more improvement in the GUI; for example, better graphs and statistics so that you have a better vision of what exactly you have stored."

"I would like to see more improvement in the GUI."

"SureBackup is sometimes a bit difficult to use."

"Occasionally, we would experience slowness on our network that would cause Veeam to get out-of-sync with the replicas."

"Veeam ONE could improve by having capacity planning, intelligent automatization, and ransomware."

"They could offer a hardware appliance as a comprehensive, full-stack solution."

"The product is expensive."

"When you want to restore files, you first need to restore the machine, and then you have to mount it, and then restore the files."

"Near-synchronous, better RPO and RTO snapshot-based takes a lot of space and resources."

"It would be preferable if they could introduce a complete Linux version instead of relying solely on Microsoft for management. There should be a unified integration of all their products. Currently, there are various products like cloud backup and others that exist separately. It would be better if they could create a single comprehensive platform or product, as opposed to having disparate products that lack proper communication between them."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"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."

"Although our license includes support, we have only really used the support when we were using Veeam for Active Directory. The rest of the time, we find Veeam easy enough to use without paying extra support fees."

"If you have Veeam Backup and Replication with the essential license then this solution is free. If you were to purchase Veeam ONE by itself it is priced cheaper than competitors."

"Veeam Data Platform's pricing is affordable."

"There is a license required for this solution and the price is a bit expensive but it depends on the environment that you have on how much it will cost."

"They could work at providing a better price."

"I don't know what the costs are for sure, but I think that it's on a yearly basis."

"Its price is reasonable for a big company or a big client. It is not too much. It is cheaper than VMware."

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Top Industries

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Construction Company

18%

Retailer

10%

Healthcare Company

10%

Leisure / Travel Company

Outsourcing Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

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Small Business	218
Midsize Enterprise	98
Large Enterprise	144

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Also Known As

InfiniGuard

Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication

Overview

INFINIDAT InfiniGuard is an advanced data protection solution designed for scalable, reliable, and high-performance backup and recovery. It addresses critical needs with rapid recovery and ensures data integrity.

INFINIDAT InfiniGuard offers a comprehensive suite of features tailored for enterprise environments, focusing on efficient backup, seamless data recovery, and compliance with stringent data management standards. It is designed to deliver unmatched performance and reliability, making it an ideal choice for organizations looking to optimize their data protection strategy. Its architecture enables swift, reliable data recovery, ensuring minimal downtime and maximizing operational continuity.

What are the key features of INFINIDAT InfiniGuard?

High-Speed Backup: Delivers rapid backup processes to minimize data window and enhance productivity.
Inline Deduplication: Reduces storage requirements by eliminating duplicate data in real-time.
Multi-Petabyte Capacity: Offers scalable storage solutions suitable for growing data demands.
Instant Data Recovery: Ensures quick recovery times to minimize business disruption.

What benefits and ROI should you expect from using INFINIDAT InfiniGuard?

Cost Efficiency: Lower storage costs through advanced deduplication technology.
Scalability: Seamless expansion capabilities to meet growing data protection needs.
Reliability: Provides robust and dependable data recovery options.
Operational Continuity: Ensures business operations remain uninterrupted even in data crisis scenarios.

INFINIDAT InfiniGuard is widely used in finance and healthcare sectors where data protection and regulatory compliance are paramount. It is integrated to deliver high-performance backup and rapid data recovery, addressing industry-specific challenges like compliance and data privacy.

INFINIDAT

Veeam Data Platform is a unified data resilience solution that helps organizations recover from cyberattacks and outages, and protect workloads across hybrid and multicloud environments – all without vendor lock-in.

The platform includes built-in security capabilities designed to mitigate ransomware and other data-loss threats, including AI-backed threat detection across a broad range of workload types. This is intended to help teams identify and respond to threats before they disrupt operations.

Veeam Data Platform supports workload portability across hypervisors, cloud providers, and on-premises environments, allowing organizations to move or recover data across infrastructure without being tied to a specific vendor or platform.

For organizations looking to simplify deployment, Veeam Software Appliance provides a pre-built, hardened, and highly available option, reducing the manual setup and maintenance work required from IT teams.

Veeam Data Platform is used by over 550,000 customers worldwide, including 82% of the Fortune 500.

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