We performed a comparison between AWS Backup and Veeam Backup & Replication based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison results: Based on the parameters we compared, Veeam Backup & Replication comes out ahead of AWS Backup. While the two solutions offer valuable backup functions and capabilities, AWS Backup’s need for manual recovery, potentially lengthy setup, and restoration features leave room for improvement.
"AWS Backup's most valuable feature is that you can configure it remotely to create backups."
"The solution has an effective overwrite feature."
"The auto-scaling feature and the time efficiency of setting up AWS Backup are the most valuable aspects for us."
"We can directly back up EC2 instances in AWS without using any third-party applications."
"The advantage that AWS Backup has over competitors is that it's very simple."
"The replication in the recovery region is the most valuable feature."
"It is an easy-to-use solution."
"The solution's most valuable features are its backup capability and tight integration with other AWS services."
"Veeam Backup Replication is easy to use and has high performance. The backups are very fast. It's a complete solution that fulfills our current needs."
"Veeam is quick, easy to work with, and its support for Microsoft products is good. They also provide adequate solutions for backing up Microsoft applications in the cloud, such as Office 365."
"The most valuable feature is that I can back up the whole machine and then restore it relatively fast."
"The instant VM recovery feature is the most valuable. It is a very good tool for disaster recovery. It is also easy to manage."
"The direct SAN backup feature perfectly integrates with our 3PAR storage infrastructure."
"The user interface is good and it is very easy to use."
"One of the most valuable features is the simplicity of the solution's administration."
"It serves its intended purpose and it works well."
"When it comes to encrypting data, it is not so convenient."
"The AWS Backup backend reporting is a major area that needs improvement. We would be very excited if we can see some reporting, such as trends. We do understand that there are reports available for S3 Bucket, in which the AWS backend stores the data. However, if we can receive holistic reporting, then it would be very helpful for us."
"AWS Backup could improve because you cannot use Glacier or anything but EFS."
"One of the limitations of AWS Backup is that it only does file-based copying."
"If AWS Backup were a hybrid solution that also supported on-premises backups then it would be very helpful, especially if you are doing a migration to the cloud."
"Only the price could be improved."
"The initial setup of the solution is complex."
"It requires a lot of time to connect the snapshot, identify the files, and restore a single file manually."
"I have issues with the licensing."
"Could be improved with hybrid cloud integration backup."
"If a single file is corrupt then the restoration of the entire backup will fail."
"Recovery speed is slow. Full recovery on large machines (1TB+) takes too long"
"Device backup could be improved."
"I would like to see the Veeam cloud solution and Microsoft Office 365 included all in one platform."
"In the past, Veeam had a host-based license, but now it will be part of Microsoft's core license. I don't like this licensing model. Host-based licensing is better for my system. Maybe so other organizations prefer the core-based."
"It could use DR features similar to Zerto."
AWS Backup is ranked 12th in Cloud Backup with 23 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Cloud Backup with 329 reviews. AWS Backup is rated 8.0, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of AWS Backup writes "Useful point-in-time recovery, highly scalable, and implementation straightforward". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". AWS Backup is most compared with Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Rubrik Go, AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery and Veritas Alta SaaS Protection, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Zerto and Veritas NetBackup. See our AWS Backup vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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