We compared Nasuni 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: Nasuni and Veeam Backup for Office 365 offer different features and benefits. Nasuni provides more flexibility and options for data management and storage, including merging and separating data sets. It also offers unlimited storage capacity and strong disaster recovery capabilities. On the other hand, Veeam Backup for Office 365 is known for its simplicity, ease of use, and integration with Microsoft 365. It has a straightforward initial setup process, while Nasuni's setup can be more complex and time-consuming. Nasuni provides a comprehensive storage solution, while Veeam Backup for Office 365 focuses specifically on backing up Office 365 data.
"We use Nasuni's continuous file versioning feature and it fully protects us. With the ability to version files and have continuous recovery, it helps in terms of resiliency. If we have an incident then we would be able to easily recover from it by using the technology."
"The most valuable feature is disaster recovery. We can fully recover a site in two hours."
"Another helpful feature, in addition to restoring a file that was deleted within 24 to 48 hours, is that we have the ability to restore a file or a folder that was deleted, going all the way back to the inception of that file or folder. That means we actually have unlimited backups to the inception point of data with Nasuni."
"The most important feature is that things are backed up automatically in AWS. We have a lot of remote sites where there is a tiny server onsite and, in a lot of cases, we really don't have to back them up because the data is automatically copied to AWS. The cloud replication is the most useful functionality for us."
"It has the ability to do end-user recovery, or a user can simply contact an admin who can perform a recovery from the management console. The versioning has simplified everything. Now we don't have to worry about those components."
"I like the unlimited snapshotting."
"The most valuable feature is the simplicity of the backup and restore functions."
"Snapshot backup is most valuable. It's quick and easy to use. It's controlled only by an administrator, which is very good. It takes 10 seconds to back up a spreadsheet of three or four megabytes."
"The support offered by both Veeam and our third party supplier is excellent."
"The tool's most valuable feature is its integration with M365. Its GUI is intuitive and not bad. The granular recovery options for VMs have been useful, though not as crucial as Office 365 integration, which is why we use it. Granular recovery depends on the specific problems our customers face."
"Its ability to restore at the item level is very valuable. It is very strong at that. In the past, we had to restore a lot of data only for a couple of items. We can now restore an item as well as an email, which is good for productivity."
"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."
"I believe the solution is very scalable. We can continuously add mailboxes and sites."
"The solution provides good backup services for Microsoft 365."
"I want an additional copy of my data in the Office cloud and it works."
"The solution helps reduce our workload."
"Nasuni could improve cloud integration and documentation of various ways we can leverage the product. It integrates with Azure, but the native Azure File Sync solution lets you divide data into tiers like hot, cool, and archived. Nasuni doesn't allow you to break the data apart into those tiered categories."
"The Nasuni file storage platform doesn't work well when there are a high number of small files. This is the case when a directory structure contains more than 10,000 or 20,000 small files, e.g., 5 KB, 10 KB, or 15 KB. When the user is accessing these files from another geographical location, they might face a slow response or timeouts when connecting to the shares, and then to the files. This is because the file size is small. There is a scope of improvement with this solution when it comes to accessing a large number of small files."
"I would like to see Nasuni create a Dropbox or Box alternative. One of the things that people like about those tools is that they are very easy to implement. They look just like a file server. With Nasuni, you have to be online to get your file storage. With Dropbox, there is a thing running on your PC that downloads the files to it when you need them, i.e., an agent."
"Nasuni provides enough reporting to see what's happening. You can see the number of shares, total volume, issues, conflicts, etc., but it doesn't provide much visibility from a content perspective. For example, it doesn't tell you the data age. When you're trying to sort and filter information, the data creation date is a critical factor. Nasuni doesn't give you that. You can't get a count of all the file types, like the number of PDFs, Word docs, and PPT files."
"The customer portal could be improved, but it has been a while since I've used it. They might already have improved it."
"Some of their cross-platform features are really good, but it could always use more."
"As administrators, we are used to having control equal to managing an on-prem device. In terms of log analysis and other things we want to do, Nasuni has some limitations limitation on what you do on the Nasuni. Nasuni could add some features to the GUI that make administration a little easier. It's tough when I have to move from one filter to another because there is no way to search it. We have to scroll up and down to find the name of it."
"I would like to see improvement in the training Nasuni provides. Compared to some of the other vendors out there, like Microsoft, where you can find how-to videos, Nasuni only has a lot of PDF documents that you have to go hunting for. It's workable, it certainly isn't a problem, but video walkthroughs would always be helpful."
"The documentation for the installation is good. However, if you are new to the environment the installation could be difficult. The first time we did it it took approximately four days."
"When you are working in the Cloud security is very important."
"Technical support could be improved."
"A while back, I had some trouble using the agent. It might be a problem with older versions. Sometimes, I also have issues installing or making backups from the console to that type of operating system."
"Some additional training materials would be helpful."
"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."
"This solution does provide the option to choose a different target of storage."
"The solution should have backup integration features, not just concerning mail but also when it comes to such solutions as SharePoint."
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Nasuni is ranked 8th in Cloud Backup with 35 reviews while Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is ranked 6th in Cloud Backup with 58 reviews. Nasuni is rated 8.8, while Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Nasuni writes "We have less downtime and fewer trouble tickets from users who cannot access their shared files". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 writes "Safe storage, reliable, and easy to use". Nasuni is most compared with Panzura, WekaFS, CTERA Enterprise File Services Platform, Qumulo and Dell PowerScale (Isilon), whereas Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is most compared with AvePoint Cloud Backup, Cirrus Backup, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Veeam Backup & Replication. See our Nasuni vs. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 report.
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