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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Microsoft Viva Engage

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Viva Engage, formerly Yammer, is used for private communication within organizations or between organizational members and pre-designated groups.

    $24

    per year per user

    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 Viva EngageVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Editions & Modules
    Microsoft Viva Employee Communications and Communities
    $24
    per year per user
    Microsoft Viva Suite
    $144
    per year per user
    VDC for Microsoft 365
    Contact Sales
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Microsoft Viva EngageVeeam 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 DetailsMicrosoft Viva Engage is also available in some Microsoft 365 packages.—
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    Community Pulse
    Microsoft Viva EngageVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Considered Both Products
    Microsoft
    No answer on this topic
    Veeam Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    86%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    282 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    17 Answers
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    266 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    281 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    268 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    13 Answers
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    261 Answers
    Features
    Microsoft Viva EngageVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Project Management
    Comparison of Project Management features of Microsoft Viva Engage and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    8.7
    46 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Task Management9.128 Ratings00 Ratings
    Gantt Charts8.815 Ratings00 Ratings
    Scheduling8.423 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow Automation8.723 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Access8.843 Ratings00 Ratings
    Search8.343 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual planning tools8.926 Ratings00 Ratings
    Communication
    Comparison of Communication features of Microsoft Viva Engage and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    8.6
    49 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Chat9.444 Ratings00 Ratings
    Notifications8.349 Ratings00 Ratings
    Discussions9.748 Ratings00 Ratings
    Surveys9.638 Ratings00 Ratings
    Internal knowledgebase9.338 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with GoToMeeting7.314 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts6.713 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Outlook8.632 Ratings00 Ratings
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Microsoft Viva Engage and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    9.1
    42 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    Versioning9.728 Ratings00 Ratings
    Video files9.436 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audio files9.434 Ratings00 Ratings
    Document collaboration9.135 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access control9.035 Ratings00 Ratings
    Advanced security features8.433 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrates with Google Drive8.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Device sync9.528 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Microsoft Viva Engage and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    -
    Ratings
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    8.6
    148 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Management dashboard00 Ratings8.2144 Ratings
    Retention options00 Ratings9.1144 Ratings
    Encryption00 Ratings8.6128 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Microsoft Viva Engage and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    -
    Ratings
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    7.8
    134 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings7.8129 Ratings
    Malware protection00 Ratings7.794 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings7.989 Ratings
    SaaS Backup
    Comparison of SaaS Backup features of Microsoft Viva Engage and Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Feature
    Microsoft Viva Engage
    -
    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 Viva EngageVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (59 ratings)
    8.7
    (289 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    Usability
    8.9
    (9 ratings)
    8.4
    (290 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    Performance
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (12 ratings)
    8.8
    (281 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.9
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (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 Viva EngageVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Microsoft
    Yammer is great when you have a company culture that encourages friendly collaboration and communication. It can be a great supplement (but certainly not a substitute) for bonding and sharing ideas and thoughts. Certain channels can be really successful, too, like a channel where people can post dog pictures or something fun like that!
    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.
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    Pros
    Microsoft
    • Providing a platform for social news in the company where "bottom up" topics can percolate freely across department
    • Social networking across the company where folks can divide their work into topics instead of teams
    • Basic collaboration within a group including document sharing with ability to pin documents to a team
    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
    • Although the social enterprise network works very well, there is room for some slight improvement - such as the ability to attract users. By being part of the Microsoft Office Suite, it is offered as an "add-on" and many overlook it and see it as unnecessary at first. It would be smart for Microsoft to sell it as its own product so it could gather more popularity as a "social network".
    • Giving an option to filter results could be better as well as giving an option to turn off the "recent activity" bar on the home page.
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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
    Microsoft is dedicated to continual improvement on Yammer. They realize the value that Yammer brings to the table with their clients. In the short time that we have had Yammer implemented, we are just now beginning to see the strong impact it has on becoming more effective and efficient around collaboration.
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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
    Overall easy to use and intuitive, although limited in the possibility to personalize layout and look & feel of a site. Some functionalities are not easy to use, like document editing, but some others are quick and effective (posts and tagging above all). Performance and responsiveness of the Yammer site is typically acceptable, in my experience.
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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
    Very available
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    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
    It's a simple product but it does provide value.
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    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
    We have never had to use the support for Yammer. The tool works well and we have not come across any bugs. User Interface is simple and easy to use, similar to other forum type products, thereby removing the need for any extensive training. Team members are invited in and immediately are able to start using the tool.
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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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    Online Training
    Microsoft
    The training that Microsoft provides is very generic training for Yammer. I like the fact the training is short and easy to understand
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    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Microsoft
    We organically implemented the product
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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
    Our team briefly used Salesforce.com's Chatter product before switching over to Yammer in 2012. While Chatter is essentially the same product as Yammer, it left much to be desired. Chatter's design was (and remains) clunky and difficult to navigate. Yammer is a simple, easy-to-use product that offers similar functionality as Salesforce's Chatter.
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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
    • My company is pleased with the positive impact Yammer has created departmentally and on an individual basis with work flow efficiency.
    • Adversely, most old and new employees are more familiar with SharePoint, causing the company to pay for training for all current and incoming employees.
    • As Yammer becomes more widely used, the need for training may diminish, which is where we will see our return on investment, as the product clearly provides a more effective form of file sharing and communication between employees and their department.
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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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