TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Veeam Backup for Azure vs. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Veeam Backup for Azure

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AVeeam® Backup for Azure delivers native, policy-based protection for reliable recovery from accidental deletion, ransomware and other data loss scenarios. With an API-first approach, immutable backups and full- and file-level restores ensure resilient protection that’s easy and cost-optimized, freeing up time and resources for more strategic IT priorities. Immutable and Encrypted - Data integrity through WORM state and encryption Logically…

    $40

    per year Azure VM/year Backup and recovery

    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365

    Score8.2 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is a BaaS (Backup as a Service) solution used to back up and restore Microsoft 365 data, including Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft OneDrive for Business and Microsoft Teams data.N/A
    Pricing
    Veeam Backup for AzureVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Editions & Modules
    BYOL edition
    $40
    per year per Azure VM (Back up and recover in Azure only with 24/7 production support)
    Free Edition
    Free
    Backup up to 10 Azure VMs FREE with no limitations on features or number of restores.
    BYOL edition (Hybrid-/multi-cloud)
    VUL Portable licensing
    Backup and recover anything, anywhere via Veeam Universal License for any supported workload – cloud, virtual and physical – interchangeably
    VDC for Microsoft 365
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Veeam Backup for AzureVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details——
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Veeam Backup for AzureVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Considered Both Products
    Veeam Software
    Chose Veeam Backup for Azure
    Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is an excellent backup solution that provides fast and reliable backups. The software is easy to use and has a great interface. The backup process is quick and efficient, and the software provides excellent support. I would highly recommend Veeam …
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Backup for Azure
    Veeam allows much more flexibility in scheduling backup jobs, It also allows you to copy backups to an on prem server or another cloud if you wanted to, it also allowed you to restore Azure VMs on premise or to another cloud.
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Backup for Azure
    Veeam Backup for Azure is very similar to all the above. its just how large a backup set you have, what backup storage systems do you have, backup network requirements, recovery point objectives, ransomware protection level you want, recoverability options, and how much you …
    Incentivized
    Veeam Software
    Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is specifically focused at Microsoft 365 data. The other products are good backup products. They all have similar interfaces and functionality. It is my oppinion that the Veeam series of software is more user friendly and works very well. I have …
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Just as easy to use as every other product.
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    it's pretty much the same.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    38 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    226 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    36 Answers
    99%
    Delivers good value for the price
    216 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    37 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    226 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    34 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    216 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    35 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    212 Answers
    Features
    Veeam Backup for AzureVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Veeam Backup for Azure and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    Veeam Backup for Azure
    8.3
    37 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    8.1
    88 Ratings
    9% below category average
    Management dashboard8.237 Ratings8.184 Ratings
    Retention options8.337 Ratings8.187 Ratings
    Encryption8.533 Ratings8.177 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Veeam Backup for Azure and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    Veeam Backup for Azure
    7.7
    21 Ratings
    11% below category average
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    8.6
    79 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Malware protection7.721 Ratings8.951 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings8.875 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings8.142 Ratings
    SaaS Backup
    Comparison of SaaS Backup features of Veeam Backup for Azure and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    Veeam Backup for Azure
    8.0
    31 Ratings
    13% below category average
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    8.0
    75 Ratings
    13% below category average
    SaaS Product Integration7.621 Ratings8.054 Ratings
    Multiple Data Restoration Options8.126 Ratings8.172 Ratings
    Data Storage in the Cloud or On-Premises8.429 Ratings8.168 Ratings
    Data Auditing and Search00 Ratings7.966 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Veeam Backup for AzureVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Small Businesses
    Backupify
    Score10 out of 10
    Backupify
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Spanning Backup
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Spanning Backup
    Score8.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Keepit
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Keepit
    Score9.8 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Veeam Backup for AzureVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (39 ratings)
    7.4
    (224 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (9 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (38 ratings)
    8.2
    (224 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.2
    (219 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Veeam Backup for AzureVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Veeam Software
    For our purposes I can't particularly find any shortcomings of Veeam Backup for Azure. It has been working well for our needs for a few years now. Maybe for someone with a larger cloud footprint or more complex needs, or maybe someone who wants to be able to deploy and configure the appliance using infrastructure as code it may not be as practical.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veeam Software
    The implementation of their services is fairly simple and their engineers will assist in any issues that arise when you attempt to get the solutions implemented. One scenario we experienced in implementation is a server was not able to be backed up. The engineer logged onto our system on a remote support session and helped to diagnose why we were experiencing the issue. They ensured we were up and running again in a timely manner to remain covered on our backed up services.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    Veeam Software
    • Reduce storage costs and minimizing the impact on network consuption.
    • Veaam Backup for Azure provides application-aware backups for Microsoft SQL Server, ensuring that our data is backed up and available for recovery correctly.
    • Replication: Veeam Backup for Azure helps us to replicate our workloads to another Azure region or on-premises environment for disaster recovery purposes and compliance needs.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veeam Software
    • My CFO seemed to have lost a whole year of important emails. I simply restored them to his mailbox in a matter of minutes.
    • An employee left the company but an issue came up with a quote this person sent out. I could search his mailbox and got the quote as well as all communications from that customer.
    • It is nice to be able to search emails in various mailboxes without disturbing the user.
    • It is also nice to go back in time. Say they deleted those emails last month I can go back years if needed.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    Veeam Software
    • Documentation around service account permissions was a little sparse when we implemented it
    • It's sometimes hard to get the reason behind a (rare) job failure without going into logs
    • The UI around snapshots and backups could do with some clarity around the restore points that will be available
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veeam Software
    • Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 isn't 'multi geo' aware - this means we have to manually select resources to back up depending on their geo-location.
    • Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 doesn't backup Private Channels users create in a Team - there are workarounds for this but it would be nice if this just worked.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    Veeam Software
    Plainly, the product just works. I don't have to babysit it.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veeam Software
    Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 just works so well and is so easy to use. I researched multiple options for Office 365 backup and none seemed to be as easy to setup and use as Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and the pricing was very comfortable to us. I can't imagine any reason why we would change away from Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Usability
    Veeam Software
    It was so easy that you thought it wasn't working. Once you saw data and was able to recover it or do a restore with the product those beliefs in the system went to the roof. Once you get a product that does everything you want it to do, you will give it it's props.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veeam Software
    While the product is rock-solid and only has errors when Microsoft changes things on their API side, the solution is at times too simplistic. The need to analyze and report on the data being stored is lackluster. The functionality and use of the product is a 10, but the niceties and features you would want in a product of this caliber are lacking.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Reliability and Availability
    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    I have yet to need it during any of their scheduled maintenance windows. It's always online.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Performance
    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    We have a lot of data, and pulling backups out of the store sometimes takes a bit of time - but this is within acceptable tolerances. I don't expect restores to be instantaneous, and I can't quantify if the speed is software or data repository.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    Veeam Software
    Great support team!
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veeam Software
    Veeam Data Cloud support for Microsoft 365 is excellent (just like for Veeam Backup & Replication). It's easy to create a ticket in the support portal, and the support engineers respond quickly and accurately, usually within a few hours! Issues are resolved and/or investigated quickly.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Implementation Rating
    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    Would have marked a 10 but the storage in AWS was very complicated. Would be nice to have more help/guidance connecting to external storage.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Alternatives Considered
    Veeam Software
    Backup Exec was a very clunky application and took forever to backup to and restore from. We would backup to SSD external hard drives from a flash array, but the process still took forever to finish. Sending our data to the Azure blob storage via Veeam is a faster and more secure process than saving to the external hard drives with Backup Exec.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veeam Software
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 offered a straightforward, upfront billing model with no hidden storage fees.In contrast, Rubrik’s proposal emphasized enterprise-grade features like air-gapped backups, sensitive data monitoring, and zero-trust architecture—but came with a higher initial investment as well as higher recurring costs. Simplicity and Microsoft 365 Focus Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365’s solution was purpose-built for Microsoft 365, offering granular recovery, seamless integration, and a user-friendly interface
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Scalability
    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    I have had no issues scaling this software as my organisation or data estate has grown. It always does exaclty what it says on the box.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    Veeam Software
    • We have had fast recovery of documents when needed; sub 10 minutes from start of restore to complete and in the users hands
    • Easily a value add for backing up files outside of the given Microsoft retention period; piece of mind
    • Easy tool to use with minimal training required to use it and set up backups
    • When you do change your cloud licensing it does require manual intervention to update backup data requirements. if the business makes changes then your backup person may not know to make these changes
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Veeam Software
    • The only real impact is from a compliance standpoint. Our company is expected at a regulatory level to be protecting our data and even though the tenant has little traffic there could still be some regulated data in there. We have to be able to tell an auditor that it's being backed up by an enterprise grade solution, and that's what VDC was intended for.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Veeam Backup for Azure Screenshots

    Screenshot of Welcome screenScreenshot of Policies setupScreenshot of Cost estimationScreenshot of Restore options

    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 Screenshots

    Product screenshot