We performed a comparison between Azure 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: Both products received high marks from users, but Veeam Backup & Replication wins out in this comparison. In addition to being a powerful and reliable backup tool, Veeam Backup also has restoration capabilities superior to those of Azure Backup. In addition, Veeam Backup has a slight edge over Azure Backup in the service and support department.
"The scalability has been good."
"Azure Backup is good because it is entirely cloud-based, which means that you can be 99.9% sure that your backup is safe."
"The best aspect of the solution is its backup functionality."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is its ease of use and good integration with other Azure services."
"The feature that I have found the most valuable is that it is easy to create a backup by using Azure Backup. It also has a good user interface and nice features for sending notifications when any backup fails or there is a change in the status of virtual machines."
"The most valuable features of Azure Backup for us are its flexible retention options and the ability to recover to a second region with geo-replication and read access."
"The solution helped us use R2 RBO to back up frequently."
"It is a stable solution...It is a highly scalable solution."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"With regard to our operational requirements, Veeam is very good because it's so user-friendly."
"The initial setup for a simple environment is very easy. We just do next, next, next, next for the installation. It can be complicated in a complicated environment. It can be simple for a simple environment. I enjoy installing it. It has a lot of features."
"Veeam Backup Replication's most valuable features are the ease of use and the interface is very configurable for the users. It's a very familiar solution in Algeria."
"The initial setup is simple to do in Veeam Backup Replication."
"Veeam Backup & Replication is a scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature is the internal recovery."
"Instant recovery, ease of use, and integrations are some of the valuable features."
"The support for Office365 backup is atrocious and is something that has to be improved."
"The only thing I would say that could be improved is the reporting."
"The product must improve on a database level."
"On-prem can be complex to set up but the cloud is simple."
"We have a concern with the backup when were are working with VMs that are running in Barracuda Firewall because it usually fails."
"Ransomware protection is missing in Azure Backup."
"The monitoring and tagging features could be improved."
"Technical support can be slow to respond at times."
"The documentation and communication could be better in Veeam Backup Replication."
"If a single file is corrupt then the restoration of the entire backup will fail."
"Lacks online training."
"Physical backup is always where room for improvement could be but Veeam has always stated they are not going in that direction."
"There needs to be more integration with VMware and the virtual machine."
"The replication process is very slow. It takes too long to replicate a virtual machine."
"The price could be lower."
"Immutability could be improved."
Azure Backup is ranked 7th in Backup and Recovery with 50 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 328 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". Azure Backup is most compared with Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect, Veritas NetBackup and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup, Zerto and NAKIVO Backup & Replication. See our Azure Backup vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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Acronis:
-Modern mobile-enabled web interface
-Touch-friendly, works on tablets
-21st century look and feel
Veeam:
-Basic outdated windows interface
-Windows only – no mobile devices
-Ancient look and feel
Veeam is a good easy to use backup solution. But it has some limitations when you have an HCI Infrastructure like Nutanix.
Veeam BEM though can manage the jobs in Nutanix but if I need to fetch any reports for compliance requirements, it's not available. BEM will provide reports only if you are using VMWARE or HyperV. hence we are moving towards Rubrik.
First off Azure is not a backup strategy or solution, its an S3 repository. Acronis, Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity are Enterprise Backup Solutions/EBS that can facilitate an S3 (Cloud-out). Read the Gartner Report on EBS publisehd last Nov 2019 for better insight. - Best, Aaron
I have used Acronis and Veeam and choosing between the two depends on result you expect to get from the Backup Solution. I will advise you try the trial version of both and decide which gives you better result.
That all comes down what exactly you are looking to backup. Virtual, physical, cloud. Nevertheless if you are looking for a simple, reliable, scalable, and flexible solution which has a portable license model that fits all go with Veeam
There is no “proper” answer to your question.
First, before the tool, define your goal as:
- how many systems?
- how many virtual vs physical?
- sizing (even roughly)
- is there some DBs or specific app?
Then time will come to choose the correct tool.
Veeam is a leader. Acronis is a niche player. Veeam is integrated with most storage systems on the market. Functionality - I'd recommend Veeam.
Hi Mark, hope you are well and keeping safe. Would this be for an on-prem, off-prem or hybrid solution you are looking for? For the record, Azure is a Cloud based solution and other vendors like Arcserve, Acronis, Veeam etc...have an on-prem/hybrid solution offerings. Happy to discuss