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Quest Foglight for Virtualization vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 23, 2025

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

Quest Foglight for Virtuali...
Ranking in Virtualization Management Tools
9th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veeam Data Platform
Ranking in Virtualization Management Tools
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
424
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Virtualization Management Tools category, the mindshare of Quest Foglight for Virtualization is 0.8%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 9.9%, down from 11.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Virtualization Management Tools
 

Featured Reviews

Waleed Masad - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Edward Hore - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable with good support but needs a better navigation menu
We use Veeam Data to back up our VMware infrastructure Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance. The support team provides answers whenever we need them. It is also one of the most scalable backup solutions I've worked with. The…

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."
"Instant Backup is an useful feature."
"Veeam Backup has many valuable features and every feature is different. I have created backups for file-level backup, VMware or hypervisor virtual machines, physical machines, and workstations as well. Every time, I learn something new."
"I like Veeam a lot because it solves problems, is stable, and runs very well."
"Very flexible, all-in-one solution."
"One thing we like about the product is that it's good and not as expensive as similar products. Right now, there are different ways to back up your information—you can back up directly to a disk or the cloud. It allows you to have various kinds of repositories."
"The most valuable feature is the instant recovery."
"It is a global major solution for quite a lot of people."
"Instant recovery, ease of use, and integrations are some of the valuable features."
 

Cons

"Quest Foglight for Virtualization's integration needs enhancement."
"The database backup process could be improved."
"There might be room for improvement at the plugin level, specifically concerning application plugins."
"The ability to do more backups should be addressed."
"Its import and export processes for information and policies could be better."
"It would be ideal if they could capture everything and then timestamp and back up everything up to that timestamp."
"Agent backups could be better. I have many problems with agent backups, particularly on Linux and MySQL databases. MySQL works well with Microsoft products but not with other products. The database backups are not working correctly, and we are losing business. I am not getting any support; administration is also a significant problem."
"The scalability of the product in large organizations is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"It is not easy to navigate, especially with the numerous reports available."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is affordable."
"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."
"We pay for a license to use this solution, and we recommend that our customers pay for a license and a renewal license."
"The price is a bit high. Licensing type is VMware friendly, so it is easy."
"Since our Veeam license is perpetual, we only pay for annual maintenance."
"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 price of Veeam Backup and Replication is expensive."
"The price of Veeam is much lower than the IBM solution."
"A nice aspect of Veeam's pricing is that the cost benefit is good. It's very economical."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
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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Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Quest Foglight for Virtualization?
The product is stable and easy to set up. It provides minimum false alarms.
What needs improvement with Quest Foglight for Virtualization?
Quest Foglight for Virtualization's integration needs enhancement.
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Also Known As

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

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Sample Customers

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