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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    HPE Zerto Software

    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    HPE Zerto Software aims to enable customers to run an always-on business by simplifying the protection, recovery, and mobility of on-premises and cloud applications.N/A
    Pricing
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365HPE Zerto Software
    Editions & Modules
    VDC for Microsoft 365
    Contact Sales
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365HPE Zerto Software
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365HPE Zerto Software
    Considered Both Products
    Veeam Software
    Chose Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    Veeam Backup has the strongest feature-set for the needs of the products evaluated.
    Incentivized
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    97%
    Would buy again
    282 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    266 Answers
    91%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    97%
    Happy with the feature set
    281 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    35 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    99%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    268 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    32 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
    261 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    34 Answers
    Features
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365HPE Zerto Software
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 and HPE Zerto Software
    Feature
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    8.6
    148 Ratings
    1% above category average
    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Management dashboard8.2144 Ratings9.13 Ratings
    Retention options9.1144 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Encryption8.6128 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Universal recovery00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Instant recovery00 Ratings8.33 Ratings
    Recovery verification00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Business application protection00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification00 Ratings8.12 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression00 Ratings7.73 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Flexible deployment00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Platform support00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 and HPE Zerto Software
    Feature
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    7.8
    134 Ratings
    1% below category average
    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Operational reporting and analytics7.8129 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Malware protection7.794 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery7.989 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Continuous data protection00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Replication00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    SaaS Backup
    Comparison of SaaS Backup features of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 and HPE Zerto Software
    Feature
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    8.4
    124 Ratings
    2% below category average
    HPE Zerto Software
    -
    Ratings
    SaaS Product Integration9.296 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Data Restoration Options8.7119 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Auditing and Search7.5109 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Storage in the Cloud or On-Premises8.4116 Ratings00 Ratings
    Disaster Recovery
    Comparison of Disaster Recovery features of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 and HPE Zerto Software
    Feature
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
    -
    Ratings
    HPE Zerto Software
    8.3
    3 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Disaster Recovery Planning00 Ratings8.73 Ratings
    Hot Sites00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Disaster Recovery Testing00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
    Automated Disaster Recovery00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365HPE Zerto Software
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (289 ratings)
    8.3
    (54 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (11 ratings)
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (290 ratings)
    8.0
    (29 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (281 ratings)
    4.0
    (34 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.9
    (8 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Configurability
    6.9
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.7
    (16 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.7
    (5 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365HPE Zerto Software
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Zerto is well suited for disaster recovery and virtual machine replication between multiple data centers. DR testing for audit or regulations is much easier with Zerto, great reporting, dashboard etc. It is not well suited for physical server replication for disaster recovery or as a primary backup solution.
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    Pros
    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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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • Anyone with a large disk (VMDK) knows the issues of VMware snapshots. Most backup software is a "point in time backup" that uses snapshots. While the backup can be run multiple times per day the stress of the snapshot on the host and storage is eliminated by the continuous protection of Zerto log replication.
    • A client had a the disks on a VM go missing for some reason. We had them "flip the switch" for a real fail over and press the fail over button. The VM on our DR site started to come alive as the VM at the customer site was brought down. When the DR VM was fully up, automatic reverse replication started. The DR machine was available in a few minutes (to take into account different host hardware) for access. One the vm at both sites were in sync, we had the customer again repeat the fail over process and the DR site VM was turned off and the Production site VM was brought back on line. This was a 200 GB VM and the whole process was finished in about 3 hours.
    • Zerto also allows for "Test" fail overs that can be configured on many different functions, such as host, datastore, network and IP usage. Configuring the IPs is crucial to avoid inadvertent site cross contamination of the same VM.
    • Zerto can also retrieve files from any VM disk on the DR site without starting a VM. Very handy for retrieving files or directories.
    • Since Zerto is running continuous log replication, changes on the production VM are nearly instantaneously copied to the DR site. As with any data process, having sufficient bandwidth for "churn" peaks minimizes the delay in updating the DR site.
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    Cons
    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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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • Moving a VM from one protection group to another could be simplified.
    • I would like to see an executive-style report of recovery and testing for upper management.
    • The ability to deploy Zerto as a virtual appliance, without the need for a windows server.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    We really like the easy setup of this replication solution, as well as the ease of management. Not to mention, our internal IT Economist determined that the Zerto solution would provide the best ROI out of the competing solutions we analyzed. So far, his calculations have been spot on, and we have saved substantially
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    Usability
    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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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Zerto is very easy to implement and support. Uses are broad, only issues are once something doesn't sync it is difficult to get assistance until your reach tier 2 or tier 3 support. Basic file and folder recovery is great. Live and test fail overs are also easy to implement without issue.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Veeam Software
    I have yet to need it during any of their scheduled maintenance windows. It's always online.
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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Performance
    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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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Support Rating
    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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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Overall support is very good. We sometimes get pushback when asking Level 1 support to escalate to Level 2. This causes undue frustrations when you need a more knowledgeable support person to get involved. We've had to escalate to account reps a few times for this scenario. Zerto is very responsive and normally handles our requests very quickly.
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    Implementation Rating
    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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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Make sure the end goal is in mind before implementing. That way results meet expectations.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    We started out using Backup Exec which was in service until we virtualized our environment where it didn't perform as well at the time. Then we switched to Veeam which worked well, but then as we started needing to do migrations and off-site DR, we found ourselves relying on Zerto more often.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    For my organization, the pricing model was an upfront investment for the Zerto licenses. My organization prefers to pay upfront and not deal with month-to-month or year-to-year pricing models that most companies are moving to. But for some, the investment may be more than they can afford, and would prefer the year-to-year pricing model.
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    Scalability
    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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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    I mean, it was 6 years ago, but we were up and going with all applications synchronizing in short order. The longest tasks was getting the 30 TB of application data synchronized between the datacenters.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • Zerto is like having the best possible insurance ... it just works, and often provides the backups taken overnight that are key in recovering data/work between overnight backups.
    • Zerto easily enabled the move of primary datacenters by allowing easy failover to a secondary site, and failback to the primary site.
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