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Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows vs. vSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AN/AN/A

    vSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AVMware vSphere Data Protection Advanced (or vDPA), now part of vSphere, was a VMware data protection and recovery offering. The product is no longer available standalone.N/A
    Pricing
    Veeam Agent for Microsoft WindowsvSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Veeam Agent for Microsoft WindowsvSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Veeam Agent for Microsoft WindowsvSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Considered Both Products
    Veeam Software
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    Discontinued Products
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Veeam Agent for Microsoft WindowsvSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows and vSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Feature
    Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
    9.1
    5 Ratings
    7% above category average
    vSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Universal recovery9.74 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Instant recovery9.34 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.34 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Business application protection9.25 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification9.75 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression9.55 Ratings00 Ratings
    Snapshots8.35 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard9.05 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Platform support8.55 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Retention options8.75 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Encryption9.25 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Veeam Agent for Microsoft WindowsvSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Veeam Agent for Microsoft WindowsvSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Veeam Software
    We use it as a Simple Deployment. As a simple deployment scenario, the roles of the backup server, VMware backup proxy, and backup repository are assigned to a single machine. These roles are assigned automatically to the machine where we installed Veeam Backup & Replication. The drawback of the simple deployment scenario is that only the backup server handles and stores all data which is a single point of failure.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    VMware vSphere Data Protection Advanced is well suited for a thin client environment, and/or an environment that runs multiple virtual servers. It is also well suited for an environment with disaster recover requirements that require backups of everything. vSphere is very expensive, so it would probably not be a very good choice for a startup that could use a cheaper alternative in the beginning, or a physical machine environment.
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    Pros
    Veeam Software
    • File level restore
    • Backing up of difficult Laptops that are in and off the network
    • Reporting
    • Integration into other Veeam Products
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Maintains backups of all virtual systems for disaster recovery compliance.
    • Supports plugins for backups of Microsoft systems.
    • As with most VMware products vSphere is incredibly easy to use.
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    Cons
    Veeam Software
    • Stop the backup job from the console instead of having to stop from the client.
    • Don't consume too many resources while taking a backup.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Reports are too complex, could be made clearer.
    • The interface could be simplified.
    • Backups of physical servers take a very long time.
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    Usability
    Veeam Software
    Overall, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is a great backup solution and supplies extremely useful tools to configure backups to suite our needs and our clients requirements. I have only taken some points off as the user interface could be easier to navigate when configuring backups and the ability to update Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows from within the software would be appreciated.
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    Discontinued Products
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    Alternatives Considered
    Veeam Software
    Veeam is just on another level compared to most other software vendors who tend to make backup solutions complicated. Veeam uses intuitive GUI's that make sense to most people and take the stress out of systems recovery at high and low levels by simply explaining the process step by step.
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    Discontinued Products
    CloudBacko is the only similar product that I have used, and while it worked by backing up my virtual machines to Google Drive, VMware vSphere Data Protection Advanced not only backs up the virtual machines, buton databases, physical servers and more, and backs them up to a centralized location, and has 24/7 live support.
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    Return on Investment
    Veeam Software
    • It allows end users to easily self-serve their own file restores, freeing up IT resources
    • It provides a seamless DR solution for the resources it backs up
    • It frequently take a long time to resolve problems when they do occur
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Virtual machines and servers are backed up and secure
    • DR compliance is met
    • Multiple platforms backed up to a central location
    Incentivized
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