We compared N-able Cove Data Protection and Veeam Backup for Office 365 across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Based on the comparison between N-able Cove Data Protection and Veeam Backup for Office 365, N-able Cove Data Protection is highly regarded for its user-friendly experience, protection, and efficient backup and restore capabilities. However, there are areas that need improvement, such as image restores, user permissions, and agent reliability. Veeam Backup for Office 365 is valued for its stability, ease of use, clear understanding of backup and recovery, and integration with Office 365. Suggestions for enhancement include better integration with SharePoint, automation capabilities, consistent performance, and a more user-friendly interface. Pricing for both solutions is generally considered reasonable, although some users find Veeam Backup for Office 365 to be on the higher side.
"The product is simple to use and manage. The customers have access to verify the backups."
"For starters, this is one of few databases that allow us to backup MySQL databases, most others only support Microsoft SQL. This solution also has a very user-friendly interface accessed through a web browser. Additionally, backups can be easily configured through N-able Backup."
"The solution has reduced backup times by an immeasurable amount. Its backups are incremental, so you are only backing up data changes based on the last 24 hours or so. If you are also maintaining the stored images, the restores are also only incremental, happening in minutes. Whereas, with a lot of the other solutions that we have looked at, each time it goes to refresh the restore, then it has to build a completely new image. That takes forever. This solution also improves recovery time."
"Because the package includes cloud storage, we don't need to worry about hosting it inside. That was very important to us. And because the vendor has data centers worldwide, our reps in Europe and other places can get to what they need quickly and easily."
"The user interface is the most valuable. It gives us the ability to check everything. With more than 100 endpoints running that software, I like the ability to quickly check that everything is working correctly. That's one of the biggest selling points."
"One of the bigger features and advantages of the solution is that it is easy to integrate with my RMM which is also N-able."
"I know I won't have an issue if the data is there. The reliability and the confidence that we have is amazing. It doesn't matter. We've had customers have ransomware. We've had customers that have had corruption. We've had customers that have had employees destroy their data. As long as it's been backed up, I know that I can get it back and I know I have nothing to worry about. Our confidence level is very high."
"The most valuable feature is that it's hands-off. I log in every morning and there are pre-canned filters that I've created to make my life easier. I have something called server status color bars, and that gives me all the servers and, in a nutshell, I can see: if any errors are being reported; when the last backup was; if one is not working, should there be one, and it literally jumps off the page."
"The feature that I like the most is the system backup recovery from OneDrive."
"One of the main features of the solution is it is easy to use."
"It is easy to set up. You can use some functions to make sure you get the maximum bandwidth to do the backup. It has an option to bypass Microsoft network limitations and things like that."
"It has got all the features. You can restore a mailbox based on an email or a calendar or based on all the emails. A user can also get access to restore the mailbox."
"It is very simple to set up."
"The solution provides good backup services for Microsoft 365."
"Backup and replication are the most valuable features."
"It’s amazing how the solution helps restore old data."
"This solution is not very good for image restores, mainly just files. The solution also does not allow you to enable or disable backups. Sometimes, our users will connect via mobile device and it will use their data to perform the backup. If they were able to enable and disable the backup, they would not have this issue."
"A feature I'd like to see would be a more customizable admin console."
"A disaster recovery console would be an improvement for the product."
"Having the licensing available for partners to be able to take advantage of testing without paying would make a big difference."
"One area I don't like has to do with the agent that goes on the system... if a system stays offline for some length of time, say for a week or so, I may have to go back in and reinstall the agent to get it back in business. I don't know what's causing that."
"The one thing they don't are Linux servers, it's Windows only. I understand that directive. I have another product that I use for our Linux servers and stuff, but it would be nice if they had that flexibility on the Linux side. I understand the development and the world is geared towards Windows in 365, I know that's where the clienteles are and the business and the money is."
"A better default view on my dashboard would be great. There is a lot of useless information there that it pulls up. They could present the dashboard slightly better, in terms of the extra information after the first five columns. The first five columns are awesome. After that, I don't care about the rest, and there are another seven things after that."
"Integration with a hybrid cloud is something that I found complicated."
"The capacity storage is a challenge everywhere in the backup industry. The general feedback people are coming back to about this is that there is no deduplication based on it."
"The solution needs to introduce more features."
"If clients are backing up onto tape, Veeam's newest versions don't really deal with that."
"It's a new product. It's not mature."
"As with all things, the solution can be improved by reducing the cost."
"If you use a device to back up with compression and duplication, the solution doesn't work."
"While there really is nothing wrong with the product some small improvements in the interface could make it even easier to use."
"They should improve the backup and restoration time."
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N-able Cove Data Protection is ranked 8th in Cloud Backup with 20 reviews while Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is ranked 6th in Cloud Backup with 57 reviews. N-able Cove Data Protection is rated 9.2, while Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of N-able Cove Data Protection writes "Provides feature flexibility and modularity for our customers". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 writes "Safe storage, reliable, and easy to use". N-able Cove Data Protection is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure Backup, MSP360 Backup and Datto Cloud Continuity, whereas Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is most compared with AvePoint Cloud Backup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Cirrus Backup, Commvault Cloud and Cohesity DataProtect. See our N-able Cove Data Protection vs. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 report.
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