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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft 365

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft 365 (formerly Office 365) is a Microsoft Cloud subscription service that includes Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, Publisher, and Access). The software can be installed across multiple devices and ensures that users always have the most up-to-date version of the included Office applications.

    $5

    Per User Per Month

    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Office 2016 is the familiar suite of Office products including applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for use on a single PC or Mac. The 2016 is no longer available for sale from Microsoft, and support is at an end since 2020.N/A

    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365

    Score8.7 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
    Microsoft 365Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Editions & Modules
    Business Basic
    $5.00
    Per User Per Month
    Individual
    $5.84
    *Per Month
    Business - Apps
    $8.25
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - F3
    $10.00
    Per User Per Month
    Business Standard
    $12.50
    Per User Per Month
    Business Premium
    $20.00
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - E3
    $32.00
    Per User Per Month
    Enterprise - E5
    $57.00
    Per User Per Month
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    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details*When billed annually.
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    Microsoft 365Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Considered Multiple Products
    Microsoft
    Chose Microsoft 365
    Microsoft Office 365 is more complete than Microsoft Office 2016. It is cloud-based, and this is a great advantage. Furthermore, now updates and upgrades are automatic and can be scheduled or accepted, really saving time compared to Office 2016.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    No comparison, we can do more with Microsoft 365 and we are more efficient. The pricing model is very fair. We don't have to worry about updating the software on each machine, the updates are handled by Microsoft directly and the Microsoft 365 programs seem much more stable and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    We had been using Microsoft Office for a long time, but moving to Microsoft 365 [(formerly Office 365)] was a game changer because it is a cloud based system. Having the ability to access your email, files, or whatever you need wherever you are from any device is what really …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    In our company we have both Office 365 and regular Office 2016. We are transitioning more to 365 for the ease of managing the licensing. We don't have to keep license cards or numbers stored anywhere because 365 uses your microsoft login which you are using anyway.
    Compared to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    We were looking to stay in the Microsoft Office 365 family, so it was either the cloud or a current desktop version. Ultimately the lower startup cost of refreshing all licenses at once, it was decided by the board to go with the new subscription-based Microsoft Office 365. At …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    Microsoft Office 365 simply drives through the cloud platform allowing to set a huge variety of options that can be set from custom to standard software in a single package or just to set an specific range of options enabled to the end users, and given the chance to the company …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    Microsoft Office 365 is the easiest to access on the go and is always up to date. It is also affordable given all of the features it offers. Being able to use most of Microsoft's products for one price is convenient and allows our organization to store and sort information over …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    Having all of the offerings and services in one easy to use administrative interface makes administration of our Microsoft suite of applications much easier. We are not able to get that same integration with separated applications. Gmail is not very intuitive if you're coming …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft 365
    Google Apps made famous real-time collaborative editing in Google Docs. Now that Office 365 offers Word Online, there is no competition. Google Apps have always been "Microsoft Office-Lite" products, giving very basic functionality. With Office Online apps, it's hard not to see …
    Incentivized
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    For certain situations there is a benefit to the "standalone" package of Office 2106, vs. a subscription-based product like Office 365. Especially in the case where there are shared computers, or computers that are used as a kiosk, Microsoft Office 2016 would be one of the few …
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    We have not tried to use an alternate. Office is the way to go.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Microsoft Office provides the complete package. Everyone else is just a piece to the puzzle. Sure Microsoft Office costs more, but they give you all the software you need to have in one package. I don't want or need to find replacements for 5 different purposes.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Not as robust and feature filled as office 2016. Also missing a mail client like outlook that can be integrated with exchange. have not used any further applications besides this.
    Incentivized
    Chose Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    Microsoft Office 365 brings the same tools of Office 2016, but renewed. Office 2016 was sold for a one time, up front fee, on the other hand, Microsoft Office 365 is the new way Microsoft wants you to buy Office, you pay a monthly or yearly fee and get access to its latest …
    Incentivized
    Veeam Software
    Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is a comprehensive backup solution and it fits perfectly with our needs.
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 was the best combination of value and performance, and allows use of your own storage
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    VDC is more versatile and easy to use than other backup products in the market.
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    We have looked at Cohesity more recently because we are looking to standardize across all our businesses. We had gone with Veeam prior to this, and I don't know where we will end up, but between the two platforms, I personally prefer Veeam for its stability, reliability, and …
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    This is used for restoring files for dedidated hardware. Is not related to the cloud services we use for O365.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    96%
    Would buy again
    195 Answers
    93%
    Would buy again
    50 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    282 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    179 Answers
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    47 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    266 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    198 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    52 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    281 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    134 Answers
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    40 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    268 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    142 Answers
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    41 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    261 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft 365Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    8.6
    148 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Management dashboard00 Ratings00 Ratings8.2144 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings00 Ratings9.1144 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings00 Ratings8.6128 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    7.8
    134 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings00 Ratings7.8129 Ratings
    Malware protection00 Ratings00 Ratings7.794 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings00 Ratings7.989 Ratings
    SaaS Backup
    Comparison of SaaS Backup features of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued) and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    8.4
    124 Ratings
    2% below category average
    SaaS Product Integration00 Ratings00 Ratings9.296 Ratings
    Multiple Data Restoration Options00 Ratings00 Ratings8.7119 Ratings
    Data Auditing and Search00 Ratings00 Ratings7.5109 Ratings
    Data Storage in the Cloud or On-Premises00 Ratings00 Ratings8.4116 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
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    Score9.1 out of 10
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    Score5.6 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Google Workspace
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Google Workspace
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Spanning Backup
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Score9 out of 10
    Microsoft 365 Business Premium
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score7.9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Microsoft 365Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (262 ratings)
    7.5
    (64 ratings)
    8.7
    (289 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (6 ratings)
    5.0
    (3 ratings)
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.7
    (30 ratings)
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.4
    (290 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (54 ratings)
    8.0
    (45 ratings)
    8.8
    (281 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Microsoft 365Microsoft Office 2016 (discontinued)Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Microsoft 365 would be well suited for medium to large enterprises. This is where there are several hundreds or thousands of people. Since most everyone has used one of the applications the learning curve would be reduced. Another reason would be the ability to implement security measures to prevent access to sensitive data. This could justify the cost of an Enterprise license.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I'd recommend [Microsoft] Office2016 for any business that has more than a couple of users, as the software is very scalable from just a small business to a large enterprise corporation. I don't know of any case where it might not be appropriate, as even home users and students use the software suite as well.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    Analyzing campaign performance is a great area where the Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is well-suited, and it’s working well. In the past, when we analyzed campaign performance, we had to use outside vendors, which was a time-consuming, laborious, and costly process.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Chat with teams and the integrations with the other apps, and many more smaller ones, like to-dos, news, and the recent Outlook integration.
    • Easy embedding on SharePoint to broadcast all the content created in the different tools.
    • The office package is still robust with the good things from the past and new additions.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Data manipulation. Excel takes the raw data we receive and allows us to digest it in ways that are useful to our business processes.
    • Communication. Outlook serves as our primary means of communication and setting up appointments.
    • Documentation. Word is the default standard when it comes to using a word processor and we are no different in this regard. Nearly every user has to use the application on a regular basis in order to accomplish their work.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    • Granular restoration of emails within a mailbox
    • Complete Restoration of a Mailbox
    • Restoration of Teams Conversations
    • Add users for backups
    • Restauración granular de correos electrónicos dentro de un buzón
    • Restauración completa de un buzón
    • Restauración de conversaciones de TEAMS
    • Agregar usuarios para respaldos
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Microsoft
    • Slack is 1000x better than teams. Why put a 250 limit on a chat? Our company hasn't moved fully to channels and it's making us lose transparency. Plus, the teams channels we do have nobody is going to. 90% loss in visibility and engagement.
    • Teams for web meetings. I think the UI/UX should match Zoom which is the standard for all our customers. They don't like it when we use Teams.
    • Chats and Channels need to somehow be on one screen automatically without having to choose that view because majority of our company hasn't opened Teams Channels and only stays in chats.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Office 2016 professional edition can be priced for a single user license, it would be nice to see a drop in the pricing.
    • Office 2016 home edition is a better price but does not include outlook 2016, so it is not a good fit for the workplace environments.
    • Office 2016 can run slowly on older systems, so you need to make sure you have a machine that is 4 years old or less for it to run smoothly.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    • I would like the option to remove users from the backup and set them to an alternate storage location/ archive location. Currently, my backups are at 7 TB, and I would like to segment out data with lower data retention requirements.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Microsoft
    There are many features of Office that we cannot replicate in any other tool. Plus people know it already. It's not going away anytime soon.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    We believe that office 2016 offers the best value when it comes to features included out of the box. The software is used in its entirety by our organization and is easily supported by our staff of IT technicians. Users find this software to be easy to learn and easy to use with minimal learning curve.
    Incentivized
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    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
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    Usability
    Microsoft
    Microsoft 365 is the gold standard for performing project tasks in a professional environment, enabling the quick transfer and exchange of files and ideas for team members who work locally and remotely. Its suite of tools is familiar and has evolved to being cloud based, allowing for files to be updated in real time from near and far.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    It's fairly easy to use, but the automatic formatting or capturing of formatting when pasting is wonky - especially when there are outlines or other bullets/numbered lists. Fixing and sizing up tables can be annoying, and there are sometimes formatting issues that we just absolutely cannot fix for some reason
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    The interface is simple, but powerful. It's easy to setup, easy to use. It's able to restore individual files and emails with ease. Would like to see the wording on some features cleared up, as it's caused us some confusing learning the tool.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    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
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    Performance
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    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.
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    Support Rating
    Microsoft
    Over the past 8 years of using Microsoft 365, I have noticed that they change vendors often. This always leads to a poor experience in the beginning, then levels out after some time for the company to get things worked out. As a customer, it is really frustrating because I don't have time when something isn't working to have them "look into my issue" and get back with me. They have even closed a ticket I specifically told them to keep open. Your applications are only as good as the support.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    I am an MS feedback hub participant and they certainly don't pay enough attention to several bugs several people raise it in the portal. For the enterprise, it seems to me based on my prior experience that yes, they have a dedicated team to support operations. For mid to small companies or single users, it has been a struggle. So, you are pretty much with MS Blogs and others.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    The setup support we received was extremely helpful. They allowed us to learn as they created the policies and managed the handoff between setup and guided setup very well. This resulted in active, usable policies and us having the knowledge to adapt these as our needs change in the future.
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    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    Everything works and I use it all the time.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Veeam Software
    Really easy, but we are not a big company. I am not backing up all users, just those that could fire me.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Microsoft
    Its very user-friendly, collaborative and efficient that boosts productivity using cloud tools. their security is strong and it provides data protection. There are regular updates that shields us from attackers too. It offers a wealth of learning resources, including tutorials, help articles and video guide to help users make the most of the application and personally upgrade their skills.
    Read full review
    Discontinued Products
    We use Microsoft Office 2016 because at the time it was the best tool for us, but now with full attention to cloud products, we may be thinking of migrating our solution to a cloud service.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    First and foremost, Veeam's reputation stood out. They have been a leader in the backup vendors for a few years. That reputation along with recommendations from colleagues sold us on Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. The other vendors that we did demo's with were lacluster in setup and performance. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 immediately won us over.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    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
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    Return on Investment
    Microsoft
    • We have a lot of nonprofit users, so they have a good ROI.
    • I like the constant updates without having to purchase the software repeatedly.
    • I used to purchase each Office (insert year here) often, so the software was up to date and had the newest options and connectors. I think my return on investment would have been much better if Microsoft had updated those versions to keep them current; after all, we did pay for them.
    • Microsoft 365's offering a monthly fee or a discount for a year helps, and you can look at it as a free backup if you have everything set to back up to One Drive. (Cloud-based document filing you can access anywhere ( with an internet connection)—you Can't beat that!)
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    Discontinued Products
    • Microsoft Office 2016 saves me a lot of time daily. I have functions and macros set up that calculate and show me a lot of things just from a couple of my inputs. This would take full days sometimes if not for that.
    • Apart from time, it saves me money, I manage data in Excel, I don't have to buy software specifically for that.
    • Sooner or later my company will have to switch to new edition, which will hurt revenues because of a subscription model.
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    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
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