Unitrends vs. Veeam on IBM Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Unitrends
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
The Unitrends Recovery Series Backup Appliances are hardware developed for data backup and management. They cover enterprise backup, ransomware detection, recovery assurance, proactive monitoring, and cloud continuity into a single platform for organizations of all sizes.N/A
Veeam on IBM Cloud
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Veeam on IBM Cloud promises to provide continuous availability to enterprise clients through its combined and automated backup and recovery solution. Veeam is deployed in the user's IBM Cloud environment for: · Agentless image-based backups · Recovery of entire VMs, individual files, and application items · Item-level recovery and eDiscovery for Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, and Active Directory · Transaction-level restore of…
$11
per VM
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Veeam Backup and Recovery
$11.00
per VM
Veeam Availability Suite
$15.00
per VM
Veeam Physical Agent
$18.00
per VM
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
UnitrendsVeeam on IBM Cloud
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalOptional
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Features
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Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
Unitrends
8.4
Ratings
1% below category average
Veeam on IBM Cloud
8.9
Ratings
5% above category average
Universal recovery9.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Instant recovery8.00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Recovery verification8.00 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Business application protection8.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations8.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Incremental backup identification9.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Backup to the cloud8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression8.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Snapshots8.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Flexible deployment8.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Management dashboard9.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Platform support9.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Retention options9.00 Ratings9.00 Ratings
Encryption9.00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
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User Ratings
UnitrendsVeeam on IBM Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
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8.6
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
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-
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Usability
9.0
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10.0
(0 ratings)
Availability
6.2
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
5.6
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.9
(0 ratings)
7.5
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.7
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
7.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
5.0
(0 ratings)
-
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Product Scalability
3.8
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-
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Vendor post-sale
8.2
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-
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Vendor pre-sale
8.2
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User Testimonials
UnitrendsVeeam on IBM Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Application restorations will be tested fully automatically
and measures what the actual recovery time is and what the recovery points are.
It's analysis compliance with service-level agreements and also identifies any potential
threats to data recovery. If the system identifies an issue, then it will
notify the user and will recommend steps for correcting those issues. Unitrends Data Center Backup and Recovery provides fully automated and customizable dashboards which require less
administrative interaction on a day-to-day process.
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Veeam on IBM Cloud is very well suited for doing data backup from the storage environment in the data center. It does this job well with an easy and straightforward user interface. There is minimal learning curve to get started. We wanted to use the cloud for backup instead of expanding storage in the data center and hence went with this solution. We do data recovery on a regular basis and have been able to retrieve data from Veeam backup in a very straightforward manner meeting the recovery time and recovery point objectives
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Pros
  • The setup of the device is very straightforward and simple. It's not confusing when configuring the backup device.
  • Adding assets to the system is very easy. The Unitrends agent that enables the backup of devices is simple to install. Once it is installed, you move on to creating a job for backing up the asset, which is also simple to setup.
  • Looking at the whether backup jobs are successful has a well laid out UI. You can filter by almost anything you want to find specific jobs or assets to check on the backups that were made.
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  • The program installation is straight forward and uncomplicated.
  • Once running it does not put a drain on system resources. After the initial backup subsequent backups are quick.
  • It does what it is deigned to do and they have kept it simple for a reason.
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Cons
  • When attempting to do a restore, it is a bit clunky on the process. While when it is completed it does work, but kind of confusing, especially on your first attempt.
  • We had to back up not only AD servers, mixed environment of stand-alone and VM's we also still had Netware servers that required a backup. It was a bit more tedious setting the Novell servers up for backup. A cleaner install for Netware would be nice, but not sure how big of an issue that will be since it is less used (Netware).
  • Unitrends and VMware work well with snapshots, but it needs to be emphasized that in some instances you need to REMOVE any existing snapshots of a server before you do different tasks, or it will not work at all.
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  • The reporting could use some work. If you have a client who has some serious audit controls in place, you may find yourself creating the report versus depending on the system do that piece for you.
  • My complaint would be with the notification emails. They are not configurable and come out regardless of whether a backup set completed or is still running.
  • The scheduling is a little clunky. It would be much nicer if the backup could be "continuous" anytime it's connected to the Internet (similar to Carbonite).
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Likelihood to Renew
I am 100% likely to renew my Unitrends support and keep my appliance. I don't see any products that have come close to being able to do the on-prem and cloud backups with the ease of Unitrends. This is a great tool and I can't imagine someone wanting to implement anything else.
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Usability
Unitrends is simpler that most other appliances but I believe there is some room for improvement. The backup wizards could be simpler and retention rates need to be easier to understand. The registration of appliances with the appliance can be frustrating. Once the appliance is setup to backup the various machines it is a breeze to administer.
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Veeam is very easy to use once fully on-boarded and trained. Part of the reason we can respond to a critical situation swiftly is that it is so easy to use. We did take 2 years to be fully comfortable with the product as we tested it with others, but once we committed to Veeam, there was no question about it.
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Reliability and Availability
The appliances have been there when we need them and have rarely if ever gone down. Hardware issues have been resolved quickly.
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Performance
The hardware is adequate and speedy. The user interface responds quickly. Backups complete quickly.
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Support Rating
They're incredible, attentive, thorough. They make sure my issue is resolved and follow up. I'm usually behind on giving them a reply or an update. They have always gone above and beyond for me, and I'll continue to do the same for them.
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At the moment I cannot say anything bad about the overall provided services. It's holding me back to put the mark even higher as other cloud solutions have their advantages as well, so I can't rate this one higher than competitor ones. However the experience is really positive to the moment and it has delivered always.
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Online Training
It was sufficient to get started. It was not super deep. We called support often to get going.
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Implementation Rating
We were contacted by Unitrends and they scheduled a training/install/configuration session with us. They were more than happy to answer any questions we had and we arranged an additional session with them to help us with the archiving. The implementation went very well with no major issues.
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Alternatives Considered
While all of the products I evaluate could do the job and I have experience with them all, Unitrends' solution is just easier and more affordable. All solutions have negatives, but Unitrends' are so easy to live with that I had no reason to make a change. I'd also put their support up against anyone. You can almost always get someone if you need them, but I almost never need help.
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The capabilities that can be found on Veeam on IBM Cloud are [effective] and very reliable to [most] businesses. The data backup through the Veeam on IBM Cloud services is easy and very promising and the ability to protect data from various cyber data threats is amazing. Veeam on IBM Cloud also can easily generate great data reports and [is excellent on] data retrieving.
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Scalability
Once you exceed the capacity of the appliances, you have to forklift a new appliance. This is very expensive.
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Return on Investment
  • The security of disaster recovery is important, and Unitrends Data Center Backup and Recovery helps us
  • We went with cheaper alternatives for less important data
  • The large cost keeps us from utilizing Unitrends Data Center Backup and Recovery in a larger capacity
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  • We solved a problem where we needed a backup for some remote clients and paying the cost for local backup was not feasible.
  • allows us to put a solid backup and recovery solution in a client with very little monthly cost.
  • Business backup and recovery, disaster recovery, hybrid data protection (onsite and cloud), server and workstation backup.
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