We compared Rubrik 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: Rubrik is highly regarded for its seamless integration, extensive backup capabilities, and safeguard against ransomware. However, it could benefit from enhancements in pricing, compatibility with open source databases, and user interface. Conversely, Veeam Backup for Office 365 is praised for its straightforwardness, reliability, and affordability. It would benefit from improvements in integration features, consistent performance, and a more user-friendly interface. Rubrik is better suited for larger enterprises, while Veeam Backup for Office 365 is a cost-effective choice for smaller businesses.
"It has the ability to test DR in a controlled, inexpensive way and to restore between environments."
"The system is able to determine when it is the best time to do backups. This is SLA-driven, and if it is not possible to maintain this SLA, the system will tell you too."
"Cut backup remediation to nearly nothing."
"The main benefit is that we are secured in terms of workloads. We know that if we need to restore any VMs, or even any files inside a VM, that we will succeed 100 percent. This means that we don't need to spend much time administering the backup environment because we know it is self-healing and efficient. So, we are spending that time on something else, which is always a plus."
"The solution’s ransomware recovery, from a security perspective, is one of the biggest features of the product. We don't have to worry about the operational complexity of air-gapped backups and can rely more on the immutability approach. It is a highly valued feature in this solution."
"The most valuable feature is the archive to cloud location and the automation around the PowerShell script. There are also reports and dashboards."
"I value the options it has for storage tiering (i.e. whether it should be a flash, SSD, or pushed to the cloud) depending on the data provided."
"It has a streamlined user interface, provides an improved tech support experience, and reduces time required to locate and restore data."
"The way it backs up personal files is great."
"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup for Office 365 is the ease of use. You only need to create a folder in your drive and it's as simple as dragging and dropping files to store them."
"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup for Office 365 is its performance. Additionally, the user interface and documentation are easy to use and navigate."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with our Teams environment."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"I have used the technical support a few times and they've been reasonably helpful."
"The most valuable feature is the built-in integration with Office 365, which helps us protect email accounts and servers. We use it on virtual servers on the cloud with Azure, or we can use an agent on physical servers."
"The product offers good stability."
"The deployment and configuration of the backup service is something that could be streamlined a little bit, particularly when you're trying to do a SQL workload. You have to install a backup service on the server. You only have to do it once and then you're done, but you have to do that on every server that you want to protect."
"The integrated reporting is not really that nicely built. The reporting functionality could definitely be a little bit more customizable from an administration perspective, with an easier to understand interface."
"It is an expensive product."
"I hope to see enhancements in areas like data governance and the incorporation of new features in future updates."
"A singular system is needed to manage all of the clusters."
"The main pain points we experienced was the stability of the system. We received a lot of instability when we have upgraded from a certain version to a new version. The newer version was completely filled with bugs and we needed to purge the system every week until we update to a newer version that was available one year later. The stability of the code is the main problem, they need to make it better."
"I would like a way to set monthly backups on a certain date and time."
"The solution could improve by having fewer VM Stuns."
"The solution needs to improve its speed."
"Veeam Backup for Office 365 can improve by reducing the time it takes for backups. I have mentioned this to Veeam and hopefully, in the next version, it will be a faster backup."
"The pricing model is unnecessarily confusing and could be simplified."
"It needs to be able to integrate with other emailing systems, like Linux."
"We use a yearly subscription. However, I believe the price could be lower."
"It would be a great improvement to be able to recover cover a VM straight to on-prem."
"In the next release, it should have direct export to tape drive abilities and NDMP support."
"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."
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Rubrik is ranked 4th in Cloud Backup with 83 reviews while Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is ranked 6th in Cloud Backup with 57 reviews. Rubrik is rated 9.2, while Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Rubrik writes "Easy to use with minimal training required, innovative, good support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 writes "Safe storage, reliable, and easy to use". Rubrik is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Cloud, Zerto and Acronis Cyber Protect, whereas Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is most compared with AvePoint Cloud Backup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Cirrus Backup, Commvault Cloud and Druva inSync. See our Rubrik vs. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 report.
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