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.
"I like that it's a simple system."
"You have the flexibility to encrypt your backups and choose the storage capacity you're comfortable paying for."
"Our client’s infrastructure is protected by the tool."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is the file recovery and file vault."
"There is only one feature, and that is the backup."
"The fact that Azure Backup is integrated is one of its biggest advantages."
"I like that it's a stable solution and their support is good. I think Microsoft's commercial force is superior."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"The standout feature for us is instant recovery."
"It's simply very good software for backup purposes."
"Pricing is fairly reasonable and not overly expensive."
"Veeam Cloud Connect has helped us to reduce the cost of cloud storage for an offsite solution using their archive storage feature."
"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup & Replication is the ease of use."
"Enables us to restore the VM when the needs arises and for disaster recovery."
"Instant recovery, ease of use, and integrations are some of the valuable features."
"Veeam is the gold standard for backup and recovery. The ease of use and reliability of this solution are real assets. Also, it has an ease of use to work with a third party vendor."
"The product could improve its performance."
"On-prem can be complex to set up but the cloud is simple."
"The compression ratio of the backup data should be improved."
"I would like to see more automation, integration, and security. The price could be better."
"We have a concern with the backup when were are working with VMs that are running in Barracuda Firewall because it usually fails."
"It would be beneficial to receive alert messages if something isn't configured correctly, for instance, if service principal names are missing, a message could prompt you to set them up."
"While Azure Backup allows ingress data, the egress data is chargeable, which should be excluded."
"Technical support is in need of improvement."
"I cannot recall coming across any features that were lacking."
"Occasionally, in the course of upgrading one's virtualization platform, the backup can be ruined."
"The recovery and integration features of Veeam Backup Replication could improve. For example, all VM integration could improve, such as with Hyper-V and VMware."
"I would like to have the capability of backing up a physical machine, as opposed to just a VM."
"The remote SQL server has had multiple sizing issues within the logs and SQL backup space and sharing with other database apps."
"In terms of what could be improved, when creating a backup job with Veeam, you can create a daily backup, but it doesn't do it within that job. It does not give you the ability to also set the terms for monthly and/or weekly backups. It has to be a separate job. It gets clunky to manage the timeframes where you don't want a daily to run on this day and creating weeklies. And you don't want a daily to run on this day doing monthlies. That is hard to deal with. It would be really nice if you could do it through a single command line or a single interface."
"In the next release I would like to see a bit more intelligence as far as a solution or troubleshooting - to put it more on the level of resolution and not simply identifying there is a problem."
"There is a lot of room for improvement, but the primary issue we have is that it's not built for the cloud."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 329 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, Zerto, Veritas NetBackup 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