We performed a comparison between Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows and Veeam Backup & Replication based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Veeam is a brand name that is synonymous with superior modern data protection for any environment. It is widely recognized, reliable, and trustworthy. Veeam Agent for Microsoft is specifically developed for Microsoft Windows and is limited by design specifically for Microsoft. Veeam Backup & Replication can support any load, any application, any storage, and any cloud. It is a complete solution.
"If you have windows machine at home and you'd like a backup, you can always download their free edition and plug in an external hard disk, and do a full backup of your laptop."
"Solution provides good security."
"It is easy to deploy."
"Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows's most useful features is the ease of use and user-friendly."
"The product is free to use. We don't have to pay for a license."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It was very easy. Deployment only took about one hour with configuration and everything considered."
"Veeam helps to create a stable environment with virtual servers."
"The installation of Veeam Agent is straightforward."
"Veeam Backup Replication's snapshotting and cloning are the most valuable features."
"Instant recovery, ease of use, and integrations are some of the valuable features."
"The documentation is very good. It's also easy to install Veeam Backup and Replication."
"The most valuable feature is adaptability, where it automatically adapts to the environment that it's being installed on."
"If you have a lot of central sites and remote sites, you can easily set up the replication and make it easier."
"The WAN accelerator feature has been the most valuable for me. That feature reduced the time needed to complete the task from 25 days to less than a week! This is compared with the original tools used: ntbackup, robocopy and Windows Server Backup."
"I have found the most valuable feature to be the new CDP features. It is very popular for my customer's needs."
"It's not complex to replicate and back up the system."
"While the Veeam agent is perfect, sometimes the agent doesn't install in Windows."
"They should improve the solution's automation features."
"There really are no cons. The product simply has to maintain development to keep up with changes in the operating system."
"Updating and configuration can sometimes be a little bit of a hassel, but once you know the product better it is easy to use."
"I would like to have a more automated installation process."
"There isn't really anything I would like to improve. Maybe the solution could be more secure."
"If they could let you can do replication to physical servers - a backup from physical servers and a replication to physical servers - that will be better."
"Interface could possibly be improved."
"I have also been struggling with the storage and in some cases I need to move things due to performance."
"I like the Acronis backup solutions on the block-based part of backups. That is a functionality that Veeam does not provide."
"The pricing could be improved."
"In terms of what can be improved, I would say they could add automations for disaster migrations and for reverse replication. Overall, they need more automation."
"I would like to see more broad support for other applications such as databases, or other operating systems."
"Margins should not be distinct; instead, they should seamlessly integrate with the Veeam Backup and Replication tools, requiring minimal separation."
"While the Veeam Backup Replication tool can mostly back up all the data in the environment, the AIX from IBM backup capabilities nowadays could stand improvement as they are not featured on a single pane of glass."
"The patching can be quite difficult at times."
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Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Backup and Recovery with 40 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 329 reviews. Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] is rated 8.4, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] writes "Functional application availability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] is most compared with Dell Avamar, Acronis Cyber Protect, AWS Backup and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Zerto and Veritas NetBackup.
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