We performed a comparison between BackupAssist and Veeam Backup & Replication based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I get my reports. It is generally very reliable. Unless there is a major change, it doesn't stop backing up. I've got my server room set up with everything connected to the same power, and I never have power issues or failures of backups because a sub-site has gone off."
"We can configure the notifications themselves so that the right people get the notifications. This is very helpful. It allows key stakeholders to know if backups have happened and to remind each other to check the backups if something is not right."
"I have found that the backups are usually very successful."
"The most valuable features of BackupAssist are ease of use, configure is simple, and more importantly, ease of recovery. If you needed to do a complete system recovery or another recovery it is straightforward."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"Its portability and being able to back up between different platforms are the most valuable features."
"Veeam Backup Replication is stable I have not had any problems."
"The solution offers the normal benefits of a virtual machine versus a physical, actual machine. It doesn't take up space, for example."
"This is easy to use with a simple restore feature."
"Veeam communicates with the vCenter in VMware, which means it's very smooth and doesn't interrupt production on VMware and you can backup or restore anytime, anywhere."
"It is a global major solution for quite a lot of people."
"The backup and replication features are most valuable."
"In the future I would like to see more support for Linux."
"It stopped doing my backups after I did the last update on it."
"Many solutions become stagnant over time. However, BackupAssist has been consistent in updates but they must continue to innovate and improve to avoid stagnation."
"Many solutions become stagnant over time. However, BackupAssist has been consistent in updates but they must continue to innovate and improve to avoid stagnation."
"The solution needs a dashboard or some form of central control from which you can manage all backups."
"It would be useful if we could integrate our on-premise VM solution with the Azure workload backup from the existing console. This would assist our customers in reducing the cost of hardware."
"The VMotion feature is not reliable enough to ensure a successful migration operation."
"Veeam is good up until 300 VMs."
"The more features the solution has the more complex it can be to set up. Veeam Backup & Replication can be complex."
"We try to compare Veeam with other solutions because we are the operations. Then we can give the answers for improvement which is the specific additional system features that other solutions provide."
"The initial setup is not always easy, and customers often need a lot of help to get Veeam up and running successfully."
"The initial setup of Veeam Backup Replication is straightforward. The process took approximately two days. The setup could be streamlined to take less time."
"There should be better use of the external hard drives."
BackupAssist is ranked 27th in Backup and Recovery with 5 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 329 reviews. BackupAssist is rated 8.8, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of BackupAssist writes "Provides ransomware protection, does good reporting, and is close to perfect for our use case". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". BackupAssist is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Zerto and Veritas NetBackup. See our BackupAssist vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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