NetApp V-Series [EOL] vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

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NetApp and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Additionally, 100% of NetApp users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

NetApp V-Series [EOL]

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NetApp V-Series [EOL]

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 26, 2025

NetApp V-Series [EOL] and Veeam Data Platform are competitors in data storage and management. Veeam Data Platform offers a more robust solution with its comprehensive backup and recovery features.

Features: NetApp V-Series [EOL] provides integration with existing storage systems, data deduplication capabilities, and flexibility. Veeam Data Platform offers advanced backup and disaster recovery features, versatility in supporting various environments, and comprehensive protection.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: NetApp V-Series [EOL] requires complex deployment and specialized skills but has reliable customer support. Veeam Data Platform provides straightforward deployment, extensive documentation, training resources, and approachable customer service.

Pricing and ROI: NetApp V-Series [EOL] has competitive setup costs appealing to budget-conscious buyers. Veeam Data Platform has a higher initial investment but offers superior ROI through operational efficiency and reduced downtime, presenting long-term value.

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Categories and Ranking

NetApp V-Series [EOL]

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Veeam Data Platform

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

434

Ranking in other categories

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

Featured Reviews

it_user487899

Infrastructure Administrator at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

Flexible, allowing us to provide NAS and SAN solutions with the same hardware

According to my experience, for certain HPC environments, we encounter certain Memory/CPU limitations when we have a large number of IOPS. This is why, in order to support such loads, several cabs are required in parallel, complicating the configuration and administration. Another handicap is the management of the LACP that, when we are talking about environments with less than 20 calculation nodes, may not balance correctly despite setting the RR option.

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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

"You have the ability to connect a third-party storage back end, EMC VMAX in our case, and have all NetApp functionalities available."

"We are very happy with this solution as it brings us the scalability and stability of Data Ontap and the versatility of NetApp solutions in order to provide different types of services for our customers' requirements (NAS, CIFS, FC / FCoE)."

"The most important feature for me is the security - you can trust that Veeam is working without having to test or check it."

"The solution has a good user interface, is easy to use, and is very reliable."

"I am not a direct user of this product, but my technical guys tell me that they like the product, and it is easy to use, and we don't have any issues with it."

"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."

"Nutanix technical support is excellent; you can't get better; you won't get better."

"Just recently, I retired Backup Exec, and added Veeam v8. This increased the backup scope by 30% and reduced tape usage by 70%."

"One person can manage parameters."

"For virtualization it's perfect."

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Cons

"According to my experience, for certain HPC environments, we encounter certain Memory/CPU limitations when we have a large number of IOPS."

"We have had some performance issues."

"It would be useful if we could integrate our on-premise VM solution with the Azure workload backup from the existing console. This would assist our customers in reducing the cost of hardware."

"The areas of expansion are limited in our use case since it's only used for reporting."

"The implementation of the features can be improved. Currently, there is no segregation of duty."

"The product's pricing is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"The user experience can be better, as it is one of the areas with shortcomings in the product."

"The deduplication feature could be improved by changing to global deduplication."

"In the past, Veeam had a host-based license, but now it will be part of Microsoft's core license. I don't like this licensing model. Host-based licensing is better for my system. Maybe so other organizations prefer the core-based."

"The product’s stability has certain issues and needs to be improved. The solution’s pricing could be also cheaper."

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"It is more cost-effective than some of the other solutions, but a lot of that comes down to the fact that we're a reseller. So, depending upon the deal, we do negotiate different price points for different customers. The price varies depending upon the size of the customer, the size of the deal, and the discounts we can negotiate."

"The cost should be adressed."

"I don't pay for the solution, so I can't comment on the cost."

"The pricing and licensing is better than the competitors, but it could be better."

"The product is not that expensive."

"I consider that the product's price falls under the middle range category."

"The pricing is reasonable and falls within the average range."

"Veeam has been raising its prices in the last two years, so it's now lacking some competitiveness in pricing."

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it_user159711

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…

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Overview

NetApp V-Series storage virtualization controllers provide leading data protection, data management, and storage efficiency for your existing EMC, HDS, HP, IBM, Fujitsu, and NetApp E-Series storage arrays. Reclaim 35% or more capacity and reduce what you must spend for new disk drives to handle data growth by using NetApp storage efficiency features such as deduplication, thin provisioning, and compression. Optimize your workload performance with our broad flash portfolio.

NetApp

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.

Veeam Software

Sample Customers

City of Houston, Health Choice Network, SVC Bank, Plex Systems, Larsen & Toubro, IWD, JCVI

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