Microsoft 365 vs. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Microsoft 365
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Microsoft 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
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
Score 8.8 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 365Veeam 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
VDC for Microsoft 365
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Pricing Offerings
Microsoft 365Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details*When billed annually.
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Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
VDC is more versatile and easy to use than other backup products in the market.
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 …
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.
Features
Microsoft 365Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft 365
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Ratings
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
8.6
148 Ratings
0% above category average
Management dashboard00 Ratings8.2144 Ratings
Retention options00 Ratings9.0144 Ratings
Encryption00 Ratings8.6128 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft 365
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Ratings
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
7.8
134 Ratings
2% below category average
Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings7.8129 Ratings
Malware protection00 Ratings7.694 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings7.989 Ratings
SaaS Backup
Comparison of SaaS Backup features of Product A and Product B
Microsoft 365
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Ratings
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
8.4
124 Ratings
2% below category average
SaaS Product Integration00 Ratings9.296 Ratings
Multiple Data Restoration Options00 Ratings8.7119 Ratings
Data Auditing and Search00 Ratings7.5109 Ratings
Data Storage in the Cloud or On-Premises00 Ratings8.4116 Ratings
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User Ratings
Microsoft 365Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(259 ratings)
8.7
(289 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.5
(6 ratings)
9.1
(11 ratings)
Usability
8.7
(29 ratings)
8.4
(290 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(3 ratings)
Support Rating
8.9
(54 ratings)
8.8
(281 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.8
(8 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
7.1
(2 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft 365Veeam 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Reliability and Availability
Microsoft
No answers on this topic
Veeam Software
I have yet to need it during any of their scheduled maintenance windows. It's always online.
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Performance
Microsoft
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.
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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.
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Veeam Software
Really easy, but we are not a big company. I am not backing up all users, just those that could fire me.
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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.
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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.
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Scalability
Microsoft
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.
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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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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.
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