We compared Rubrik 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: Rubrik is highly regarded for its seamless integration, extensive backup capabilities, and safeguard against ransomware. However, it could benefit from enhancements in pricing, compatibility with open source databases, and user interface. Conversely, Veeam Backup for Office 365 is praised for its straightforwardness, reliability, and affordability. It would benefit from improvements in integration features, consistent performance, and a more user-friendly interface. Rubrik is better suited for larger enterprises, while Veeam Backup for Office 365 is a cost-effective choice for smaller businesses.
"The solution is stable."
"Rubrik has improved our organization by minimizing downtime."
"The product's most valuable feature is the immutability of a backup."
"The most valuable feature is the Instant Recovery, where we can restore a VM or SQL database or any server or application, and have it up and running on their appliance within a few seconds."
"Rubrik has brought all of our backups under a single pane of glass and made recovery extremely simple."
"Product support team is excellent, with issues typically being resolved on the same day."
"What I like about Rubrik is its strong focus on security, particularly in combating ransomware threats."
"The management and ease of installation are the most valuable features."
"The solution is easy to use and stable and can be made to fit one's needs."
"Once you set it up, it works very well. You do not have to go back to reconfigure it– it is very easy to use"
"This covers the areas of backing up Office 365 that Microsoft does not include in its standard routine."
"Technical support in Veeam is good."
"The feature that I like the most is the system backup recovery from OneDrive."
"The product offers good stability."
"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup for Office 365 is the backups, we do not want to lose any files. Each one of the files is updated on a regular long-term basis and kept together in the Microsoft cloud-only."
"Veeam makes modular solutions, so you can install Veeam Backup for Office 365 and Veeam Backup and Replication in one single server. You can do an all in one installation, and roll it out."
"Collecting logs in Rubrik is very difficult compared to other tools."
"I would like a way to set monthly backups on a certain date and time."
"The product’s user interface needs improvement."
"I would like to see more openness for partners to access and assist in system management. Currently, access is limited, often handled by Rubrik personnel, likely due to security concerns."
"It is already very well furnished, but live mounts for Nutanix AHV would be amazing."
"Its cost is high."
"Capacity reports could definitely be improved. It's hard to determine what is using the space and why. For instance, you can see that some host is using 2 TB on the Rubrik node and the disk space on that host is 400 GBs. It's hard to explain how there can be 2 TBs of data on local storage when nothing has changed on the host for the past three days."
"Looking at how the data is broken down, we can see the total story, but sometimes it's difficult to see how big a particular snapshot is. Across 90 days of snapshots, which one is a particularly large one? Looking at the data holistically could be a lot easier."
"The license pricing can be reduced."
"The solution is costly."
"The pricing model is unnecessarily confusing and could be simplified."
"The solution needs to improve its speed."
"If you use a device to back up with compression and duplication, the solution doesn't work."
"This solution does provide the option to choose a different target of storage."
"The solution could offer better reporting."
"The solution announced many features two years ago, and they still have not happened, so I would hope that the next release has these ready to go."
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Rubrik is ranked 4th in Cloud Backup with 82 reviews while Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is ranked 6th in Cloud Backup with 57 reviews. Rubrik is rated 9.2, while Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Rubrik writes "Easy to use with minimal training required, innovative, good support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 writes "Useful instant backup and resort, reliable and responsive support". Rubrik is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Cloud, Zerto and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, whereas Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is most compared with AvePoint Cloud Backup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud, Cirrus Backup and Boxafe. See our Rubrik vs. Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 report.
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