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Retrospect Backup vs Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

Retrospect Backup
Ranking in Cloud Backup
68th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (77th)
Veeam Data Cloud for Micros...
Ranking in Cloud Backup
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
SaaS Backup (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Retrospect Backup is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is 3.3%, down from 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 3653.3%
Retrospect Backup0.5%
Other96.2%
Cloud Backup
 

Featured Reviews

Sujeet Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Lighthouse Solutions
Can be used to back up servers and desktops, but needs to have an Oracle agent for its on-premises model
Retrospect Backup has a single console that can be used to manage and backup servers and desktops. The solution supports tape and cloud since certain customers are still on tape. The solution provides a dissimilar hardware restore feature. If you have a complete machine burnout, you can restore it on new dissimilar hardware. Retrospect Backup is used to protect file data and SQL databases. Streamlining data backup processes with Retrospect Backup is automated and does not need any human intervention. The solution doesn't take up much time and does the backups automatically. Policy creation is very easy with Retrospect Backup. Once it's done, you don't have to bother about it because it keeps working on its own. A disaster recovery (DR) solution has been built into Retrospect Backup. You can restore the whole machine on a fresh setup with ISO images. Retrospect Backup is very easy to use and not very complicated. Creating policies and adding clients is very easy in the solution. The solution doesn't take up much LAN bandwidth except for the first full backup. The solution is efficient and does the backups really fast. It takes backups in batches of 14 machines at a time.
SS
Manager, Information Technology at Greencoast Enterprises LLC
Backup has protected our office data and now restores individual emails while admins configure settings
Although Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is a Backup as a Service, it should give slight leverage to the admins to do more of their own configurations. When it comes to Software as a Service, we do need to agree on certain things, as we do not have much control over the software. If Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 can improve, it would be better. It could be slightly better, but it is acceptable. As long as support is provided in a timely manner, it is good. I cannot tell it is fully bad or fully good. If I were to give a rating of one to five, I might give 3.5 to four. Rather than giving a help database, which is an ocean of information to search through ourselves, we should be able to open a ticket and have them guide us on how to do it. As an end-user, different levels of admins exist—a fresh admin and a more experienced admin. They need to encourage us to open a ticket quickly, and from there they should guide us straightforwardly with the steps to follow to achieve the desired outcome.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Retrospect Backup has a single console that can be used to manage and backup servers and desktops."
"The support offered by both Veeam and our third party supplier is excellent."
"The most valuable features of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 are its intuitive interface, ease of use, and unlimited capacity for backup and restore."
"Veeam Backup does backup and restore very well."
"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup for Office 365 is the WAN accelerator. This feature allows for large amounts of data from one location to another. If the bandwidth in the environment is slow it makes the transfer slow but the WAN accelerator feature helps speed the transfer."
"The most beneficial thing is that it is admin-friendly, with no complicated menu structure, and it is straightforward when it comes to doing a backup or a restore."
"I have used the technical support a few times and they've been reasonably helpful."
"Once you set it up, it works very well. You do not have to go back to reconfigure it– it is very easy to use"
"Technical support in Veeam is good."
 

Cons

"Retrospect Backup needs to have an Oracle agent for its on-premises model."
"The customer service and support response time can be improved."
"Support is quite bad. They advise too late. When we call for support, it really does take far too long for a response."
"In the next release, it should have direct export to tape drive abilities and NDMP support."
"The solution needs to introduce more features."
"They need more documentation, awareness, and assistance."
"The support for deduplication appliances is an area to consider for improvement."
"When you add a new site for backup, it gives you a notice that there is a new site, but the way you select that and configure that could be slightly better. It works, but it is not always very clear. For example, for the URL, you need to hover over the title or the name of the site. You should see it immediately on the screen. It should have a better user interface for selecting what you want to back up so that you get a more clear overview of the sites that are there and the ones that you want to combine in a backup. Its user interface should be more user-friendly. It has a lot of scrolling and doesn't give you a complete overview when needed. That's the main thing why it is not very user-friendly. It should have a better user interface."
"The solution announced many features two years ago, and they still have not happened, so I would hope that the next release has these ready to go."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Retrospect Backup is more cost-effective compared to other products."
"The pricing model makes this solution more expensive than it needs to be."
"The licensing price is quite high. It's expensive."
"Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is expensive, and I rate it an eight out of ten."
"The pricing is expensive."
"There is an annual license required and a per-user fee for this solution."
"It is not the cheapest solution in the market."
"The cost of Veeam Backup is $28 per user for one year."
"We are talking about a third party solution, so there is a licensing fee."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
24%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
University
7%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise16
 

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Veeam Backup for Office 365, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365, Cirrus Backup
 

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