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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft System Center

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft System Center Suite is a family of IT management software for network monitoring, updating and patching, endpoint protection with anti-malware, data protection and backup, ITIL- structured IT service management, remote administration and more. It is available in two editions: standard and datacenter. Datacenter provides unlimited virtualization for high density private clouds, while standard is for lightly or non-virtualized private cloud workloads.

    $1,323

    per month

    Veeam Data Platform

    Score8.6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Veeam’s® premier product, Veeam Backup & Replication™, delivers availability for all cloud, virtual, Kubernetes and physical workloads. Through a management console, the software provides backup, archival, recovery and replication capabilities.

    $428

    per year per 5 instances

    Pricing
    Microsoft System CenterVeeam Data Platform
    Editions & Modules
    Standard Edition
    $1323
    Datacenter Edition
    $3607
    Veeam Data Platform Essentials
    $428
    per year per 5 instances
    Veeam Data Platform
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    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft System CenterVeeam Data Platform
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Veeam sells through channel partners. Contact a partner for detailed pricing and quotes. Resellers or sales personnel are available for assistance.
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft System CenterVeeam Data Platform
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Veeam Software
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    It was VERY slow. Clunky, not intuitive
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    Reliable solution. Reduce the backup time Restorations will be pretty quick.
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    Veeam was cheaper and easier to use than the other options we compared it to.
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    Veeam Data Platform fails much less often.
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    I tested Altaro VM Backup a few years ago, but I missed the scalability and flexibility, which Veeam is offering.
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    Prior to Veeam Backup & Replication, we were using open source products for backups. Veeam Backup & Replication is much less complicated and much easier to use; in setup, configuration and day-to-day functions.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    99%
    Would buy again
    491 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    458 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    492 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    402 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    439 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft System CenterVeeam Data Platform
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Microsoft System Center and Veeam Data Platform
    Feature
    Microsoft System Center
    -
    Ratings
    Veeam Data Platform
    9.2
    212 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Universal recovery00 Ratings9.2177 Ratings
    Instant recovery00 Ratings9.4188 Ratings
    Recovery verification00 Ratings9.3186 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings9.2170 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings9.6201 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification00 Ratings9.7206 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings9.1132 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings8.9192 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings9.4178 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings9.2169 Ratings
    Management dashboard00 Ratings7.522 Ratings
    Platform support00 Ratings9.2176 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings8.9179 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings9.7157 Ratings
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    Score6.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Cove Data Protection
    Score9.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Bacula Enterprise
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft System CenterVeeam Data Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (21 ratings)
    9.1
    (661 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (37 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.9
    (29 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (33 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (21 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (6 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (7 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft System CenterVeeam Data Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    For companies with more than 10 Windows devices and needing to standardize the OS, AV, access, share resources, and install software. SCCM is the way to go. This software is unnecessary if the business is all remote users and not in an office-type setting. There are cloud offerings or none to accomplish what a business needs.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    I have been a Sysadmin for 3 decades and have used all manner of backup software and systems. I'm now at a place where our needs are not all that great, but my experience with other platforms has allowed the company greater flexibility in restores and, more importantly, in testing and quality assurance of our in-house software. As a small company, we have relatively simple needs, and Veeam has met all of our requirements, so I cannot say that they are deficient in any way.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Allows the grouping of devices by user.
    • Allows controlling updates being deployed to user devices.
    • Allows for the repurposing of machines by being able to load new or updated software on machines that already are in the system.
    • Allows us the ability to wipe a machine clean and restore it back to the configuration that was assigned the machine.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    • Veeam stands out among backup solutions because of its ability to work with almost any storage type. For example, only a small portion of backup solutions will support catalyst stores, Veeam does.
    • Veeam is extremely flexible when it comes to setting it up. I had a network recently that limited ethernet connectivity between the Veeam VM and the backup repository and Veeam handled it easily.
    • Day-to-day use of Veeam is very simple. It is easy to train our technicians to use it proficiently in a very short amount of time.
    • Our Veeam VMs don't have issues very often, but the one or two times I have called for support, they answered right away, and the technicians assisting us were knowledgeable about their products.
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Needs web based storefront for requesting new software
    • Needs ability to manage the packaging work flow better
    • Sometimes is slow to download and there is no indication the entire catalog is being loaded, resulting in confused users not being able to find common software in the available list.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    • It should recommend the most secure method of backup methods to ensure immutability.
    • It should maximize SnapMirror technology when using a NetApp as a backup target to replicate backups to CVO targets.
    • It should provide a centralized dashboard for backing up all PaaS services in Azure.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    I have used many other data backup products that are on the market. I trust the configuration options within Veeam to do as they are labeled, without any specific back end software changes that may cause backups to fail if you don't use a systems integrator.
    I trust the product for my own home environment as well due to relationship I have with the product at work.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    It is not user-friendly for the most part. With IT infrastructure, sometimes it cannot handle excess requests. Every few months, you will need an upgrade in terms of server resources to keep up with incoming alerts and requests. This does not happen all of the time, but it does happen when there are too many requests.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    Veeam is fairly simple in terms of how it is set up; its not an overly-complicated dashboard that can be intimidating to less technically-inclined users. Veeam also offers good instructional videos to help users work through how to do specific functions. I appreciate that they have specific video tutorials rather than having users scroll through a cumbersome manual.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    I give Veeam Data Platform a rating of 9 for availability because it consistently performs reliably in critical data protection and recovery tasks. The platform is designed to minimize downtime, ensuring that backup and recovery processes are accessible when needed.While there may be rare instances of maintenance or minor application errors, these do not significantly affect the overall reliability of the system. Veeam’s strong architecture and features like high availability configurations further enhance its performance, allowing us to trust it in crucial situations. Overall, it has proven to be a dependable solution that meets our organization's needs effectively.
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    To identify a bottleneck in the data path, Veeam Backup & Replication
    detects the component with the maximum workload, the component
    that works for the most time of the job. For example, you use a
    low-speed storage device as the backup repository. Even if VM data is
    retrieved from the SAN storage on the source side and transported over a
    high-speed link, VM data flow will still be impaired at the backup
    repository.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    If I had to dislike something about the system it would be how much it changes once you upgrade. This could be more of a problem of mine since I get used to one way and don't like it when it changes so much. I am enjoying the newest update, but it is a mess when you are actually going through the upgrades.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    The support team has never asked me to jump through silly hoops or waste time on pointless exercises. They seem to truly have a handle on what may be wrong. In fact, when we were having trouble getting our license renewal setup (because of yet another license migration at Veeam) a support incident got us connected to the right people to get our renewal done in time.
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    In-Person Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    I rated the in-person training an 8 because it was generally effective and provided a solid foundation for understanding the Veeam Data Platform. The instructors were knowledgeable and engaged, making the sessions interactive. However, I felt that some topics could have been covered in more depth, and additional hands-on exercises would have further reinforced the learning experience. Overall, it was a positive training session that adequately prepared attendees for using the product, but there's room for improvement.
    Incentivized
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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    I gave it a rating of 7 because, although the online training offered valuable content and covered the essential aspects of the Veeam Data Platform, it lacked interactivity and opportunities for direct engagement with instructors. This made it challenging to ask questions or delve deeper into specific topics. Additionally, some sections felt a bit rushed, which could hinder a comprehensive understanding of more complex features. Overall, while the training was useful, improvements in interactivity and pacing could elevate the experience significantly.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    Plan the process and then work through your plan, i know this should go without saying but its easy to get sidetracked. You tend to want to just get up and running so you can have that sigh of relief, spend the time to talk to your business stakeholder to see what goals they are trying to accomplish and how that may impact your plans first.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    We previously used a mix of FOG and Clonezilla to image machines. The biggest issues with these products is that changing one piece of the image required you to rebuild the entire image itself. These pieces of software also did not allow you to manage applications and Windows Updates, causing IT to have to constantly touch machines after they were imaged and update or manage them with a much more hands on approach.
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    Veeam Software
    Historically, it's been the lowest cost per feature. Easiest to use, lowest cost to maintain, and vast in the things it keeps adding in its feature set. It was just a vmware only backup utility, but now it does baremetal, cloud, NAS (like qnap/synology). Veeam Data Platform which is the monitoring side of it also gives great insights.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    In terms of scalability for our company, Veeam was able to cover our backup needs with ease. They have options for even more individualized backup if we were to need them; i.e. if a specific workstation needs its own independent backup. We have not used these resources yet, but I am confident they will be beneficial to our company in the near future.
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • We have been able to automate our patch management, firmware and other security concerns.
    • We have a standardized "image" ensuring our setup is consistent across the enterprise. This alone has saved us in time to support and time to understand how to use our desktops.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    • When Veeam is running well, I don't need to babysit it at all; I just read the email reports and am done.
    • When it doesn't work, Veeam consumes entire days getting everything working again.
    • Veeam has significantly improved how we test new software by enabling easy duplication of existing resources to different platforms.
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    ScreenShots

    Veeam Data Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Veeam Data Platform dashboard, that puts the spotlight on malware. It will also highlight threats, identify risks, and measure the security score of the environment in the Veeam Threat Center.Screenshot of backup properties. Veeam Backup & Replication does not back up "dirty blocks" on VM guest OS.Screenshot of backup properties. Veeam Backup & Replication does not back up "dirty blocks" on VM guest OS.