Iperius Backup vs. Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

Iperius Backup is a very simple and cheap but absolutely effective solution for small infrastructures. You can use it both on Windows clients and servers, it can integrate with ESXi, MySQL, MSSQL, etc. I think the best way to use it is with their cloud space (Iperius Cloud Storage) that allows you to take care effortlessly of your small customers' data. When it comes to more complex infrastructures, I prefer relying on something different (Nakivo Backup and Replication, Promox Backup Server).

Incentivized

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

• Less than 15' to set up
• It has its own cloud storage solution
• It has a monitoring console
• It's very cost effective

Incentivized

• File level restore
• Backing up of difficult Laptops that are in and off the network
• Reporting
• Integration into other Veeam Products

Incentivized

• Lack of clear documentation
• Rsync not supported
• Apparently NFS shares are supported but it's not clear how to use them
• Iperius Console should be improved (it's almost a read-only dashboard and you need too many clicks to get where you want to go)

Incentivized

• Veeam could use more flexible job scheduling options
• The Veeam Backup and Replication GUI is good but could be simplified
• Veeam Support can be a bit slow at resolving some issues

Incentivized

Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is really straightforward to both deploy and use on a daily basis. the high level of successful restores we have experienced is testament to the quality of the file verification processes and encryption Veeam use within their software. Support is simply excellent should you need to engage them. there is nothing they haven't been able to solve either via phone or email.

Incentivized

The company used several free solutions (e.g. Cobian Backup et al.) but they were outdated and there was no standardization, nor a simple way to monitor all the backup jobs. Iperius had all the key features needed for the task and the project is very much alive (regular new releases).

Incentivized

Veeam Agent for Windows primarily provides backup and recovery of Windows-based physical and virtual machines. At the same time, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud also includes Cyber Security, Disaster Recovery, and Backup and Recovery. Since our customers require backup and recovery within the Windows Environment, we selected Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows.

Incentivized

• One standard solution for small customers
• One console to monitor backup jobs

Incentivized

• Secondary platform to do an extra incremental backup.
• Reduced the cost of an extra backup solution.
• Used a spare NAS to store backups.

Incentivized