We performed a comparison between Commvault and Veeam Backup Replication based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Veeam Backup Replication seems to be the superior solution. Our reviewers found Commvault difficult to deploy and rather expensive to purchase. Veeam did better in these categories.
"The solution is scalable."
"It integrates redundant storage and preserves jams in a storage area, providing up to 70% compression rate."
"The solution also provides me with a complete view of our data. I write scripts to report information from the Command Center daily. I report it in HTML and have the status of the last day for the whole environment."
"In terms of the speed of backup, it operates seamlessly, so I'd rate it as excellent... with my daily use and workload, quite honestly I don't even notice when it backs up."
"Metallic helped me to restore the data within an hour, which is much faster than restoring from Microsoft services."
"Scalability, as well as stability, are a couple of important parts of this solution."
"I can collect the target data, then we connect it to Commvault. There is not another system that can connect to our target database or target storage. This is very important for us, because there is the threat of malware right now. This can protect not only the product, but also the backup data from outside threats."
"Its compression and deduplication allow us to store more backups and save storage space. The reporting is great; we are able to obtain critical business reports and infrastructure/usage information very easily."
"The features that I have found most valuable are its back up and recovery. It is a simplified backup because you can do both databases - VM and HyperV. It's a faster backup than the conventional methods because it takes up the bare metal."
"The solution works well in two different environments, whether it is on-premises, cloud, or a combination."
"It's the most easy-to-use backup replication that I have used so far."
"Very reliable and easy to use."
"We get a lot of features with Veeam and we are happy to use this solution. After shutdown, the servers here automatically turn off and Veeam is keeping up all this. It's tension free work."
"The most important part is that you actually know you have a backup of the whole virtual server."
"This solution is very flexible and user-friendly — it's very good. It's very good with our virtual and physical infrastructure."
"It is a good solution for backups and reporting."
"We've run into some issues when attempting to restore very large numbers of files. Of course, that's more of a design issue."
"It takes a lot of steps to implement backups. We have to do a lot of planning to make the solution work properly. It takes some time to create every policy. It's an easy task, but there are many steps. It's not as easy as using Veeam."
"I would like them not to push Command Center. It is good, but I would like them to enable all the features for the Java console. Some things are not in the Java console, like Office 365 agents. In fact, they are there, but one of the engineers had to show me how to configure it. It's not done the same as in the Command Center."
"I would like to see a more user-friendly GUI."
"Additional SaaS application support would be good... we have SaaS applications that may not be big enough for Commvault to support yet. Box.com is one we've asked about for years, and it's just not on the radar, as far as I know."
"The initial installation is straightforward and took approximately two days. However, the process could be more simple."
"It takes a lot of technical expertise to implement. Commvault could increase the training it provides to customers and partners."
"The HTML interface is a remarkable improvement. However, there are still some features that are not available in that interface that are available in the Java console, but I'm sure that will come with time."
"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."
"Device backup could be improved."
"The ability to do more backups should be addressed."
"The price is an issue. If one has a large number of servers, say... 100-plus, and wishes to add more, an exhausted budget may hinder this ability."
"Its price is higher than other solutions and can be improved. They can also change the version of the software more often."
"The deduplication feature could be improved by changing to global deduplication."
"All our customers would like a cheaper license and more flexible deployment."
"The VMotion feature is not reliable enough to ensure a successful migration operation."
Commvault Cloud is ranked 3rd in Backup and Recovery with 104 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 329 reviews. Commvault Cloud is rated 8.6, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Commvault Cloud writes "Provides excellent visibility and helps reduce costs and time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". Commvault Cloud is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Azure Backup, Zerto and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Zerto and VMware SRM. See our Commvault Cloud vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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