Spanning Backup vs. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Spanning Backup
Score 7.6 out of 10
N/A
Spanning, a Kaseya company, is a provider of backup and recovery for SaaS applications including G Suite, Salesforce and Office 365.N/A
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
Spanning BackupVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
Editions & Modules
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VDC for Microsoft 365
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Spanning BackupVeeam 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
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Community Pulse
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Considered Both Products
Spanning Backup
Chose Spanning Backup
Spanning Backup for G Suite backs up Google Drive files and Unitrends is used for more VM infrastructure.
Chose Spanning Backup
Very similar in features and setup. Spanning Backup for Salesforce was more affordable. After getting set up during the trial we were able to get that trial extended as we negotiated cost and contract and continued to use the same trail as production paid version as they …
Chose Spanning Backup
Spanning is superior to Veritas Backup Exec. Often Backup Exec would fail due to the software itself or the premise-based backup media or drive. Veritas Tech Support/Knowledgebase was not helpful in troubleshooting the failures. Also, Veritas was unable to back up our then …
Chose Spanning Backup
I've not looked at any other products as this met all my needs and was recommend to me.
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
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Fortify by OpenText
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Rubrik, AvePoint Confidence Platform, NetBackup from Cohesity and Commvault Clumio
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Cloudflare AI Gateway
Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
It’s a wonderful product.
Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
Recommended for price, ease of use, and available features.
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Really, a better product overall.
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Veeam Backup for AWS
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Rubrik
Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
I liked that this was VEEAM based, one throat to choke if anything goes wrong.
Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
We demoed several backup solutions when we were scouting for an option, Veeam Data Cloud was by far the easiest to setup and implement, which was critical for a small team supporting over 5 different companies.
Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
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 …
Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
The usability of Veeam Data Cloud surpasses that of the aforementioned applications, in addition to being highly accessible in terms of its licensing model.

La usabilidad de Veean Data Cloud está por arriba de las aplicaciones mencionadas, adicional a que es muy accesible en …
Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
Love all the Veeam Products and have been a loyal customer for years.
Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
The unlimited storage pricing.
Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
We liked how simple Veeam Data Cloud for M365 was to manage and maintain versus the other products we evaluated.
Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is simpler to use then each alternative I've tried. Besides Synology, it's also the most cost effective. I also appreciate Veeam includes pricing on their website so I don't have to fill out a form or call someone. I don't like having to wait …
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.
Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
We choose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 because of my previous experience with them and the simplicity of use.
Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
Not tested yet! We bought for our new data center and we will start to use in may 2026
Features
Spanning BackupVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
Spanning Backup
9.0
Ratings
5% above category average
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
8.6
Ratings
0% above category average
Management dashboard8.00 Ratings8.20 Ratings
Retention options9.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Encryption10.00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
Spanning Backup
9.7
Ratings
20% above category average
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
7.8
Ratings
2% below category average
Operational reporting and analytics9.00 Ratings7.80 Ratings
Malware protection10.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery10.00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
SaaS Backup
Comparison of SaaS Backup features of Product A and Product B
Spanning Backup
10.0
Ratings
15% above category average
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
8.4
Ratings
2% below category average
SaaS Product Integration10.00 Ratings9.20 Ratings
Multiple Data Restoration Options10.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Data Auditing and Search10.00 Ratings7.50 Ratings
Data Storage in the Cloud or On-Premises10.00 Ratings8.40 Ratings
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User Ratings
Spanning BackupVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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8.7
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10.0
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9.1
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Usability
10.0
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8.4
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Availability
-
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9.1
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Performance
-
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8.7
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Support Rating
9.0
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8.8
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Implementation Rating
-
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8.9
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Configurability
-
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7.0
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Ease of integration
-
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9.1
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Product Scalability
-
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9.1
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Vendor post-sale
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9.1
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9.1
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User Testimonials
Spanning BackupVeeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
Likelihood to Recommend
The only issue we have is when we remove the user from the integrated AD group we need to manually go back and remove the licensing, but there is the option to have archived accounts as well for temporary holds in case we want to disable the account in 365/AD, but need to hold on to the backups for a little longer.
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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
  • Perpetual email and file backups.
  • No limits on backup volume, capacity or file types.
  • Excellent Management Console for Administrative users.
  • End-user access available for self-management.
  • Easy to enable and disable various accounts for backup.
  • Easy to restore emails and files from one account to another.
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  • 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
  • Thus far, Spanning has completely fulfilled all of our backup needs, and we are completely satisfied.
  • While we haven't needed technical support yet, we were told that this is conducted via email rather than via phone.
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  • 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
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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
It was hands down, one of the easiest solutions to implement overall and has some of the best features also compared to other similar products from many SaaS backup companies. We also integrated the Dark Web monitoring too and it has helped us secure accounts we didn't know had issues, so has improved our security posture too.
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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
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I have yet to need it during any of their scheduled maintenance windows. It's always online.
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Performance
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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
I would like a retention option on the data, but since this feature does not currently exist, I give it a 9. Everything has met our standards and needs and we are now freed up from the manual efforts it was taking for backing up Salesforce using the out-of-the-box features of Salesforce.
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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
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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.
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Alternatives Considered
Spanning Backup for G Suite backs up Google Drive files and Unitrends is used for more VM infrastructure.
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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
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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
  • No longer dedicating a resource to manual efforts.
  • Less work and money if disaster recovery is needed compared to Salesforce.
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  • 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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