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Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service vs. Veeam Backup & Replication
March 2024
Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service and Veeam Backup & Replication based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Disaster Recovery (DR) Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service vs. Veeam Backup & Replication Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Featured Review
Jon Hansen
Performs well, easy to manage, resilient, and the technical support is helpful
The management of the environment is straightforward. I no longer have to deal with a storage area network in addition to a server-level platform.... Read more →
Chris Childerhose
By moving the Veeam server to a physical server and creating a Proxy server on each of the hosts, we are able to...
With moving the Veeam server to a physical server and creating a Proxy server on each of the hosts, we are able to leverage SAN based backup which... Read more →
Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use.
Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros
"Hyper-convergence gives me the ability to patch my firmware, software, and hypervisors with a single click. That is extremely useful.""It is a very secure and scalable solution, and their support is also outstanding.""The solution is stable.""The tool's most valuable feature is ease of use.""We haven't needed anyone to maintain or deploy the solution. The traditional Nutanix administrator can administer the solution.""It offers synchronous data replication, allowing us to sync our recovery data every hour and efficiently send applications to remote sites."

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"I have found one of the most valuable features to be the integrity of the backups.""The most valuable feature is that I can back up the whole machine and then restore it relatively fast.""It most valuable features are seeding and faster backups over small links.""Its backup capabilities in general are great.""The most valuable feature is the instant recovery.""The initial setup is simple to do in Veeam Backup Replication.""The backup and replication features of this solution are most valuable.""This is easy to use with a simple restore feature."

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Cons
"For moving the data for DR, we are using Megaport. We are using a Megaport link between the data centers, so we have a third party for the site-to-site connectivity between the data centers. If such connectivity is available from the Nutanix side, it would be helpful for us.""The solution needs improvement in cost.""I think that Nutanix should support public clouds instead of the Nutanix data centers.""The product is more costly than other platforms. The price could be better.""The pricing could be better.""They need better reporting on the environment."

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"I like the Acronis backup solutions on the block-based part of backups or snapshots. That's a nice functionality that Veeam doesn't have.""The price could be lower.""The solution is rather weak when it comes to database integration.""Veeam Backup & Replication should include a cloud solution.""The automation could be better.""I would like to see a storage application in the next version of the product.""The Veeam backup application interface is application-based and not web-based.""We would like to have the ability to perform more things on the web interface. The heavy client is still needed to perform advanced tasks."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Besides the license, there are additional costs with the network connection. The customer may want a direct connection between the two data centers and that has an extra cost."
  • "I always want it to be cheaper."
  • "One-time costs may initially seem high, but they reflect the quality of the service received."
  • "It is a little bit cheaper than the other products in the market. It is affordable."

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  • "If you have Exchange, Oracle, SQL, or a supported SAN, then I suggest getting at least an Enterprise edition. It’ll pay for itself in no time."
  • "The pricing and licensing is better than the competitors, but it could be better."
  • "Room for improvement is actually more in the way of licensing. The really good and useful features are in the Enterprise plus edition, and that one is really expensive."
  • "Since pricing is per socket, it is not expensive to add capacity as you go along."
  • "The licensing is based on the number of cores you have in your ESX or Hyper-V environment."
  • "The price is a bit high. Licensing type is VMware friendly, so it is easy."
  • "I think the price is good when you choose the Essentials Suite, but when you buy a full featured version (for instance the Enterprise Plus) the price is a little bit expensive."
  • "Setup cost and licensing of Veeam are nothing to complain about when compared to similar products for enterprise backup recovery solutions."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Nutanix Xi Leap?
    Top Answer:It offers synchronous data replication, allowing us to sync our recovery data every hour and efficiently send applications to remote sites.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nutanix Xi Leap?
    Top Answer:Nutanix may be perceived as expensive compared to local vendors. Additionally, one-time costs may initially seem high, but they reflect the quality of the service received.
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    What needs improvement with Nutanix Xi Leap?
    Top Answer:The product is more costly than other platforms. The price could be better. In the next release, it would be beneficial to include a feature that automates the creation of services. We often have to… more »
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    Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?
    Top Answer:Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four… more »
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    How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?
    Top Answer:Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too But Veritas Netbackup is a… more »
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    How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?
    Top Answer:Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup storage with global deduplication (this is the main requirement of a backup… more »
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    Ranking
    3rd
    out of 31 in Disaster Recovery as a Service
    Views
    465
    Comparisons
    355
    Reviews
    3
    Average Words per Review
    459
    Rating
    8.3
    1st
    out of 43 in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
    Views
    21,829
    Comparisons
    18,833
    Reviews
    13
    Average Words per Review
    503
    Rating
    8.6
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    Nutanix Xi Leap
    Veeam Backup and Replication, Veeam Availability Suite
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    Nutanix
    Veeam Software
    Overview
    Nutanix Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS) is a fully managed DR service that eliminates the need for a dedicated DR site, minimizes data loss and downtime, and helps organizations meet RTO/RPO SLAs confidently.

    Veeam Backup & Replication is a comprehensive backup and disaster recovery solution designed primarily for virtual environments. Veeam Backup & Replication offers a blend of simplicity and efficiency, making it a go-to solution for businesses seeking to protect their data. It supports a wide range of virtual platforms, including VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V. According to the reviews, what sets Veeam apart is its ability to provide high-speed recovery, data loss avoidance, verified recoverability, leveraged data, and complete visibility. 

    Veeam Backup & Replication delivers availability for cloud, virtual, Kubernetes and physical workloads. Through a simple-by-design management console, users are offered what is presented as fast, flexible, reliable backup, archival, recovery and replication functionality.

    Backup capabilities

    • Continuous Data Protection
    • Fast, reliable application-aware, image-based backups
    • Unlimited capacity and cost savings for long-term data retention on object storage with new Veeam Cloud Tier
    • Enterprise application support for Veeam Plug-ins for SAP HANA and Oracle RMAN

    Replication capabilities

    • Instant recovery for NAS, Microsoft SQL and Oracle
    • Recover individual files easily with Instant VM and File-level Recovery
    • Easy portability and recovery to AWS, Azure and Azure Stack with NEW Veeam Cloud Mobility

    Recovery capabilities

    • Recover individual files with Instant VM and File-level Recovery
    • Portability and recovery to AWS, Azure and Azure Stack with NEW Veeam Cloud Mobility
    • Fast, item-level and application recovery for Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, Active Directory, and SQL Server and Oracle

    Reviews from Real Users

    Veeam Backup & Replication is a solution that stands out when compared to many of its competitors. Some of its major advantages are its ease of set up, the fact that it is agentless, and that it has an intuitive dashboard. 

    A Network Operations Manager at an educational organization says, "Integration with VMware is excellent with very granular recovery."

    An Inside Solutions Architect at a tech services company mentions, “I like that it's agent-less, easy to set up, and hardware-agnostic.”

    An Account Manager at a tech services company states, “The dashboard is very, very easy to understand. We do demonstrations all the time with customers just to show them. If they've lost particular files because of a server going down, we can retrieve those files for them and quickly bring those files back up.”

    Kerem C., Director of Professional Services/Senior Solution Architect/Trainer at a tech services company, explains, “It's good for backup performance management and backup window management.”

    Sample Customers
    JetBlue, International Speedway Corporation, SAIC Volkswagen
    Vodafone, American Standard Brands, Welch’s, University of Florida, Tata Global Beverages Limited, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Hirslanden Private Hospital Group, MacLean-Fogg Company
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Government6%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government7%
    Comms Service Provider6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government8%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise29%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business29%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise52%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business45%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise31%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service is ranked 3rd in Disaster Recovery as a Service with 6 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 328 reviews. Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service is rated 8.6, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service writes "Affordable, highly scalable, and outstanding support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service is most compared with VMware SRM, Zerto, Azure Site Recovery, Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines and VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup and Zerto. See our Nutanix Disaster Recovery as a Service vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.

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