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Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

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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

Veeam Agent for Microsoft W...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veeam Data Platform
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
433
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

Muhammad Ibtehaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Technical Pre-Sales Manager at Arcana Info
Easy to use and mange with reasonable pricing
The main feature is a specific file type. If we want some PDF files just to back up, the prefix is very easy, and we do everything in Veeam backup. It's straightforward to set up. It's stable. The solution is easy to use. You can centrally manage it. It's potentially free to use.
JitendraSadaye - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"When I compare Veeam with the storage manager from IBM or data protocol from HP or Exeter or some backups from Dell, Veeam is superior."
"This is a reliable system that supports Veeam backup and recovery for Windows."
"We use Veeam Agent for security as well as to ensure we have a backup should the server or discs fatally die."
"We are saving a lot of money on costs right now since we have implemented the solution and we are using the community version."
"Technical support is good. They're very responsive. It depends on the timezone responding, but I usually get a response within three hours of creating a ticket."
"The solution is meeting all of our client's requirements. It has good performance."
"A full-featured option for managing virtual machines with an instant recovery feature."
"This solution is very compatible with the virtual environment, application awareness is very good and the speed of this solution is good."
"I'm pleased with the ability to search for documents; it's very useful."
"I think Veeam ONE is great as it is, it does everything I need."
"We have found this has helped improve data backup and recovery for customers, with predictable and scalable performance."
"It is a good product, in regards to performance, as well as data protection."
"We are using this solution to back up all of the critical VMs and the critical server."
"What I like most about this solution are the simplicity and the price-performance ratio."
"If you have virtual environments or databases, Veeam Backup Replication is a good solution."
"Replication is the most valuable feature."
 

Cons

"There are not many options available for AIX backup. They provide the agent for AIX, but it could be more mature."
"Updating and configuration can sometimes be a little bit of a hassel, but once you know the product better it is easy to use."
"The solution's compression ratio and high speed for backing up can always improve. Aspects that need improvement are less time, better quality, higher security, and more compression. These are continuous requirements for any customer."
"If you are doing an AIX backup then you have to use the CLI because it doesn't appear on the console, the way that Windows and Linux jobs do."
"In the next release, I would like to see it easier to implement."
"The solution could use some updates to minor details omitted from current reporting."
"Troubleshooting is very hard."
"We need some sort of security for backups and archives."
"In the future, Veeam should release a hardware backup appliance that can be integrated with their software."
"I would like to have the capability of backing up a physical machine, as opposed to just a VM."
"The solution is not very good at backing up the physical Linux systems."
"The product must improve its performance."
"The one downside to Veeam is that they don't have a cloud product of their own."
"Direct SAN to SAN replication – it didn’t integrate well with the 3PAR SAN that we had."
"Veeam ONE could be improved if it had a better data recovery feature."
"Its native capability for talking to the public cloud needs improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing fees are billed on a yearly basis, and the fees are much lower than what I pay for NetBackup."
"The pricing model is based on CPU and must be declared as Microsoft or VMware licensing."
"The pricing is good."
"For the licensing of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, the customer can choose to pay monthly or yearly. It's up to the customer."
"The solution is inexpensive, more so than other products."
"The solution is free of cost for end users but for enterprise use, a license per user is required."
"We have a cloud provider agreement with Veeam. We are also paying for the agent."
"The cost for its licenses is reasonable and as per industry standards."
"If you have Veeam Backup and Replication with the essential license then this solution is free. If you were to purchase Veeam ONE by itself it is priced cheaper than competitors."
"I acknowledge there are concerns about pricing, specifically in gaining more customers for VM. We've encountered difficulties in convincing them due to pricing issues. So, I rate it a six."
"We are on an annual license for Veeam Backup Replication. We could expand or upgrade the license for the Office365 features. Next year we might go to a three-year plan for support on license."
"Veeam Backup Replication is inexpensive for small workloads."
"This is not an expensive solution. It's on the cheaper side."
"Veeam has a ten-license package gives you two physical and two virtual servers you can use on any endpoint."
"The price of Veeam is much lower than the IBM solution."
"They have a free edition that can back up up to 10 VMs or physical servers. Small and medium businesses can use this edition until they can afford to get a license, and after they get a license, they just activate it on the same console. That's the amazing thing about it."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 9, 2014
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
15%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Performing Arts
10%
Photography Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Construction Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise10
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business218
Midsize Enterprise98
Large Enterprise143
 

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