We compared Veeam Backup & Replication 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: Veeam Backup & Replication is praised for its simplicity, ease of use, and effectiveness in meeting backup and recovery needs. However, it has some areas for improvement such as cost, integration, scalability, cloud integration, and technical support. Veeam Backup for Office 365 is commended for its stability, ease of use, and affordability. It also has areas for improvement including integration features, performance consistency, user-friendly interface, storage options, and additional features. Veeam Backup & Replication is more suitable for larger customers or environments with specific requirements, while Veeam Backup for Office 365 is a good choice for those looking for a straightforward and cloud-based solution for Microsoft 365 backup.
"Its absolute functionality and intuitiveness are the most valuable features."
"It is easy to set up. You can use some functions to make sure you get the maximum bandwidth to do the backup. It has an option to bypass Microsoft network limitations and things like that."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with our Teams environment."
"The solution is stable."
"It is a stable solution."
"It is very simple to set up."
"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 pricing is reasonable."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"Instant Backup is an useful feature."
"The integration with some storage systems like HP or Nutanix and great support are the most valuable features. You get productivity support. You get a response within one hour, even in the evening or night. The functionality of the whole software is good."
"It is a stable product with useful snapshot and replication features."
"It's not complex to replicate and back up the system."
"The fast backup and restore feature is the most valuable."
"We have evaluated other solutions but Veeam is the best for virtualization."
"The good thing about Veeam is that its initial setup and usage are straightforward."
"They need more documentation, awareness, and assistance."
"As with all things, the solution can be improved by reducing the cost."
"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."
"It would be a great improvement to be able to recover cover a VM straight to on-prem."
"The solution needs to introduce more features."
"The documentation for the installation is good. However, if you are new to the environment the installation could be difficult. The first time we did it it took approximately four days."
"Some additional training materials would be helpful."
"This solution does provide the option to choose a different target of storage."
"When you want to restore files, you first need to restore the machine, and then you have to mount it, and then restore the files."
"The ability to do more backups should be addressed."
"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."
"Sometimes Veeam is not that effective when it comes to legacy environments."
"It's a great product, but only if you have everything virtualized."
"CDP also requires a lot of development, because there are a lot of restrictions now for CDP. There is a chance to improve CDP and make it much easier for the customers."
"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 solution is rather weak when it comes to database integration."
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Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is ranked 6th in Cloud Backup with 57 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Cloud Backup with 328 reviews. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is rated 8.2, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 writes "Useful instant backup and resort, reliable and responsive support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is most compared with AvePoint Cloud Backup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud, Cirrus Backup and N-able Cove Data Protection, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup and Zerto. See our Veeam Backup & Replication vs. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 report.
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