SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability vs. Veeam Data Platform

December 2025

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

5.5

SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability enhances cost efficiency and reduces errors, though some users prefer alternatives due to unmet expectations.

Sentiment score

7.4

Veeam Data Platform reduces backup time, management efforts, and costs, offering quick ROI through efficiency and uptime improvements.

The primary return comes from its effectiveness, leading to significant cost savings, especially since we can create tenants and allow multiple countries to utilize the nodes through shared tools.

IT Network Coordinator (Northern Region) at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

It saves time by issuing alerts that notify engineers about problems or incidents.

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Business Developement Manager at I.ua

No quotes available

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

5.7

SolarWinds support is swift and praised but needs better market-specific understanding, particularly in Nigeria, for tailored assistance.

Sentiment score

7.4

Veeam Data Platform receives high praise for effective support, despite some communication challenges and occasional slow response outside business hours.

the support is quick and meets service-level agreements

Business Developement Manager at I.ua

I get an instant response and on-call support as well.

Irshad_Khan

Solutions Architect at Cognizant

The complexities and internal processes in approvals necessitate a more tailored support approach, ensuring that assistance is relevant and timely.

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IT Network Coordinator (Northern Region) at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Most cases are handled perfectly.

Tamer Hossam

Applications section Head at Raya Integration

I would rate their technical support a 10 out of 10.

reviewer2730012

Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The escalation from first, second to third tier is sometimes very long-lasting, but the resolve rate is quite high.

Michael Schwarzer

Managing Director at INT/box GmbH

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.5

SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability is scalable for large enterprises, supporting up to 100,000 elements, with high user ratings.

Sentiment score

7.5

Veeam Data Platform is scalable, adaptable, and suitable for diverse environments, with some cost concerns on additional licenses.

The product is very easy to scale.

Business Developement Manager at I.ua

A single polling engine with enterprise supports up to 100 additional polling engines, monitoring up to 100,000 elements per instance.

reviewer2764029

Senior Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The scalability of SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability is great.

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IT Network Coordinator (Northern Region) at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

It involves acquiring additional licenses as needed.

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Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I would rate the scalability part of Veeam Data Platform 10 out of 10 because we have the ability to scale out the product at any time with scale-out backup repositories and can add licenses as needed.

JitendraSadaye

Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

In order to scale Veeam Data Platform, we have to pay a lot more money.

Edward Hore

L3 Infrastructure Engineer at Specsavers

Stability Issues

Sentiment score

6.2

SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability is stable when properly deployed, though issues may arise from improper deployment or infrastructure.

Sentiment score

7.8

Veeam Data Platform is praised for high stability, reliability, quick issue resolution, and continuous improvement through updates.

In my current environment, we have experienced instability likely due to the deployment not meeting required standards.

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IT Network Coordinator (Northern Region) at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

There are no issues with stability in Veeam Data Platform.

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Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I can say the stability of Veeam Data Platform is almost 8 to 9, as the cluster functionality was not there in earlier platforms such as version 12, but is provided in version 13.

JitendraSadaye

Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Room For Improvement

SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability needs better integrations, support, and performance, with easier setup and enhanced customer assistance.

Veeam Data Platform needs better integration, speed, support, flexibility, and affordability to meet user demands for large environments.

The solution could improve in areas such as CICD observability.

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Business Developement Manager at I.ua

The initial setup and configuration can also be complex for new users.

AshwaniSingh1

Quality Auditing Associate at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

I think deeper integration into Kubernetes, serverless functions, and cloud-native tracing can be implemented as these matter to many organizations.

reviewer2764029

Senior Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The improvement we would like to see is the option to scale Veeam Data up in smaller sections rather than large sections, which requires paying much more.

Edward Hore

L3 Infrastructure Engineer at Specsavers

Reducing it by 20% would make it more accessible to a broader range of customers.

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Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

OpenStack is something Veeam Data Platform doesn't support, and they haven't indicated that they will support it in the future.

Tamer Hossam

Applications section Head at Raya Integration

Setup Cost

SolarWinds' node-based licensing is cost-effective but renewal confusion and regional pricing challenges complicate enterprise adoption.

Veeam Data Platform offers reasonable pricing with predictable per-CPU socket licensing but can be costly for smaller businesses.

The pricing is mid-segment, which means it is neither cheap nor expensive compared to other products.

Business Developement Manager at I.ua

The new pricing models lack clarity in communication, bundling services that we may not actually need, leading to unnecessary costs.

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IT Network Coordinator (Northern Region) at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Before, everything was licensed. Now with SaaS, it is easy, but some companies say that they are SaaS, but their business model is a license, so it is difficult to do business with them.

Adam Davis

Director, Technical Services at MindSource, Inc.

I don't consider the price expensive given its importance.

reviewer2730012

Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

A reduction of 20% in the current cost would make the solution more attractive to clients.

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Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Veeam Data Platform is more expensive than OpenStack because we pay for it in US dollars, while we pay for OpenStack in Egyptian pounds.

Tamer Hossam

Applications section Head at Raya Integration

Valuable Features

SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability offers comprehensive monitoring, proactive alerts, and integrations for reduced downtime and enhanced reporting.

Veeam Data Platform offers ease of use, fast backups, reliable restores, seamless integration, and comprehensive insights for versatile backup strategies.

It is easy to scale by increasing the count of observable objects, adding additional servers, and polling engines, which is crucial for enterprise-level projects.

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Business Developement Manager at I.ua

It has an alerting engine where I can define thresholds and configure custom alerts, which can also be integrated with ITSM or a ticketing system to auto-create tickets.

Irshad_Khan

Solutions Architect at Cognizant

Smart Alerts in SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability has been really helpful for our team. For instance, one day, a switch interface started hitting high utilization, which would have caused slowness in network traffic. SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability sent an alert immediately, so we could check the devices and fix the issue before users noticed any problem.

AshwaniSingh1

Quality Auditing Associate at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The platform is user-friendly, comprehensive, and compatible with numerous market solutions, including virtualization and bare metal servers.

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Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

The most important aspect of this platform is data security with immutable data in the storage.

reviewer2730012

Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance.

Edward Hore

L3 Infrastructure Engineer at Specsavers

Categories and Ranking

SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Obs...

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

18th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Veeam Data Platform

Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software

10th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

430

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st), Virtualization Management Tools (3rd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Cloud Monitoring Software category, the mindshare of SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability is 0.8%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 1.0%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Monitoring Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Veeam Data Platform	1.0%
SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability	0.8%
Other	98.2%

Cloud Monitoring Software

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Provides timely insights that help prevent network outages and support critical infrastructure decisions

IT Network Coordinator (Northern Region) at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability could be improved, particularly regarding integrations with Huawei solutions. Given Huawei's rapid growth in the tech and network space, the integration with Huawei is not meeting the standards set by integrations with other providers such as Cisco. This is essential for the continued effective use of SolarWinds in the African market. SolarWinds has excelled in its user interface and reporting capabilities regarding custom report creation. However, communication on how to create those custom reports can be enhanced. While many of us figure it out after time, a smoother process for creating custom reports would significantly aid engineers. I chose 9 out of 10 partly because I have recently had issues with integration with Huawei, which is quickly becoming a significant player in the market. Since we operate a majority of our spoke sites with Huawei, SolarWinds tends to lose some advantages because the SNMP criteria for monitoring Huawei devices are not providing the comprehensive reports we need, leading me to deduct one point.

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JitendraSadaye

Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Backup operations have become reliable and reporting now simplifies hybrid cloud protection

Veeam Data Platform has Veeam Enterprise Manager as well as Veeam ONE as valuable features, which allow us to generate various kinds of reports that are required for the customer. Instant VM Recovery is a good feature of the high-speed recovery features in Veeam Data Platform, and Continuous Data Protection (CDP) is also a good feature. Ransomware protection is a good feature added in Veeam Data Platform from version 12 onwards, and the ability to create immutable repositories is also a good feature in Veeam. The analytics part of Veeam Data Platform is a good solution because I have worked on various backup technologies such as EMC NetWorker and NetBackup. However, I have not used the analytical parts currently but will check it out. Streamlining processes as well as saving money are benefits that Veeam Data Platform provides for the end user, as it allows for application-aware backups and database backups without the need for various kinds of licenses that other backup software requires. Veeam offers socket-based licenses, instance-based licenses, and capacity-based licenses, which is a great feature.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

13%

University

Energy/Utilities Company

Transportation Company

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	217
Midsize Enterprise	99
Large Enterprise	139

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SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability

January 2026

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Veeam Data Platform

January 2026

Also Known As

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

Overview

SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability enhances IT operations with comprehensive visibility across hybrid environments for improved performance and uptime.

Providing a unified platform, SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability allows IT teams to manage, monitor, and optimize both on-premises and cloud resources. It integrates seamlessly with existing tools, improving efficiency with robust data analytics and visualization. Its advanced features decrease time-to-resolution for system issues and help maintain system health.

What are the most important features of SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability?

Comprehensive Visibility: Provides insights into network, application, and infrastructure performance.
Seamless Integration: Works with cloud and on-premises systems for unified management.
Data Analytics: Leverages advanced analytics for performance monitoring and optimization.
Visualization Tools: Offers dashboards and visual representations of key performance indicators.
Scalability: Adapts to growing business needs with flexible deployment options.

Which benefits and ROI aspects should users look for?

Improved System Uptime: Reduces downtime with proactive monitoring.
Efficient Resource Allocation: Optimizes resource usage for cost savings.
Faster Issue Resolution: Decreases time required to identify and fix issues.
Enhanced IT Productivity: Streamlines workflows, enabling more focus on strategic activities.

SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability is implemented across multiple industries like healthcare, finance, and manufacturing to ensure reliable performance and security of IT ecosystems. Its adaptability and comprehensive coverage make it a favored choice for enterprises managing both legacy and cloud-based infrastructures.

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Veeam Data Platform is a leader in data resilience, providing businesses with reliable and secure backup, recovery, and advanced data insights. It is designed to combat today's cyber threats while ensuring data remains protected, adaptable, and recoverable.

Engineered to offer a seamless and powerful data resilience experience, Veeam Data Platform helps organizations with intelligent protection beyond just backup. It enables orchestrated and verifiable recovery processes, helping maintain continuous operations. By offering integrated solutions against evolving cyber threats, this platform assures businesses of data availability and precision restoration, empowering them to remain resilient under any circumstances. Its robust security features, coupled with efficient replication and deduplication benefits, deliver confidence in data management across hybrid and cloud deployments.

What features make Veeam Data Platform stand out?

Ease of Use: Simplifies data management across environments.
Reliable Backups: Ensures data integrity and safety at all times.
Instant Recovery: Supports rapid restoration for business continuity.
Seamless Integration: Works well with VM environments like VMware and Hyper-V.
Efficient Deduplication and Compression: Optimizes storage usage.
SureBackup and SureReplica: Provides disaster recovery assurance.
Robust Monitoring: Enhances visibility with flexible reporting.

What benefits and ROI come from using Veeam Data Platform?

Data Security: Comprehensive protection against cyber threats.
Operational Efficiency: Streamlined processes support business agility.
Adaptability: Versatile for hybrid deployments and complex infrastructures.
Cost Management: Optimizes resources and infrastructure costs.
Confidence in Recovery: Ensures precise and reliable data restoration.

Veeam Data Platform is primarily used for managing backup and replication across VMware and Hyper-V environments, supporting both cloud and on-premises infrastructures. In industries managing significant IT services, it assists in disaster recovery and virtual machine protection, enhancing business continuity. Its integration with applications like Microsoft Office 365 ensures reliable data protection and quick recovery, making it beneficial for those looking to streamline operations across diverse deployment scenarios.

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