Veeam Data Platform vs. Zerto on IBM Cloud

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Veeam Data Platform
Score 9.1 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Veeam’s® premier product, Veeam Backup & Replication™, delivers availability for all cloud, virtual, Kubernetes and physical workloads. Through a management console, the software provides backup, archival, recovery and replication capabilities.
$428
per year per 5 instances
Zerto on IBM Cloud
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Zerto on IBM Cloud protects, expands, and migrates existing VMware vSphere and other hypervisor workloads onto IBM Cloud, in order to provide a secure, flexible, and scalable disaster recovery solution. These single-tenant environments are deployed on IBM Cloud's data centers around the world and provide cloud application recovery in minutes.
$40
per VM
Pricing
Veeam Data PlatformZerto on IBM Cloud
Editions & Modules
Veeam Data Platform Essentials
$428
per year per 5 instances
Veeam Data Platform
Contact sales team
Zerto
$40.00
per VM
Zerto One-To-Many
$60.00
per VM
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Veeam Data PlatformZerto on IBM Cloud
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsVeeam sells through channel partners. Contact a partner for detailed pricing and quotes. Resellers or sales personnel are available for assistance.Zerto one-to-many license available
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Community Pulse
Veeam Data PlatformZerto on IBM Cloud
Considered Both Products
Veeam Data Platform

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Zerto on IBM Cloud
Chose Zerto on IBM Cloud
Zerto is faster and provides easier recovery options with a very short rpo, rapid recovery and easily browsed point in time backups.
Features
Veeam Data PlatformZerto on IBM Cloud
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
Veeam Data Platform
9.0
375 Ratings
7% above category average
Zerto on IBM Cloud
-
Ratings
Universal recovery9.1318 Ratings00 Ratings
Instant recovery8.8336 Ratings00 Ratings
Recovery verification9.0322 Ratings00 Ratings
Business application protection8.8290 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations9.2342 Ratings00 Ratings
Incremental backup identification9.2353 Ratings00 Ratings
Backup to the cloud8.9240 Ratings00 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression9.1331 Ratings00 Ratings
Snapshots8.9300 Ratings00 Ratings
Flexible deployment8.7294 Ratings00 Ratings
Management dashboard8.663 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform support8.9319 Ratings00 Ratings
Retention options9.0323 Ratings00 Ratings
Encryption9.1293 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Veeam Data PlatformZerto on IBM Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(783 ratings)
8.0
(9 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.6
(42 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.6
(36 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
8.4
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
10.0
(37 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
7.3
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
10.0
(24 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
8.0
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
7.3
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
6.5
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
5.1
(8 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Veeam Data PlatformZerto on IBM Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Veeam Software
When backing up an entire machine, it does so very effectively. I believe this feature has a lot of experience when it comes to backups, as it clearly specifies—during the restoration process—which days you can restore the machine, with specific dates down to the hour. And the restoration time is quite fast compared to other applications
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IBM
Zerto on IBM Cloud is great to get your datacenter redundant and highly available. It overcomes geographic contingencies and makes your production environment reliably flexible. If you do not like the added cost of redundancy or cost of cloud services, this inconvenient fee may not fit you well. But you'd be better off in the long run to have Zerto protecting your bottom line despite the cost.
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Pros
Veeam Software
  • The ease of use in creating jobs and adding clients enables our new and less skilled administrators to work efficiently, quickly, and accurately.
  • The same ease of use is essential for junior admins as well. Backups are quickly and accurately restored, allowing our networking team to bring clients back to production within expected times.
  • The ability to create a restore for testing and to remove it quickly has proven to be an excellent asset for our production and DB teams.
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  • It is easy to get started.
  • It is also very simple to set up the backup.
  • Disaster recovery is no longer a dreadful or painful process.
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Cons
Veeam Software
  • On occasion, the 'reason' for a failed backup can be a little hard to understand. It would be nice if it were a bit more straightforward.
  • I would love to run the platform natively on Linux, but I don't think it's an option.
  • Sometimes, locating the correct update file for the platform software can be a bit confusing. If they had an option to download the correct update file from within the console, that would take some of the guesswork out of it.
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IBM
  • Enable the ability to use IBM Cloud Object Storage as a target for Zerto's long-term retention feature.
  • Easier access to the underlying VMware infrastructure would be nice. Right now we have to connect to IBM's VPN and use other tools to do some infrastructure management tasks.
  • More insight into the IBM-side VMware environment that we replicate to (i.e. ability to see available IPs, etc). Most of that is managed by IBM.
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Likelihood to Renew
Veeam Software
I really have no complaints about Veeam Backup & Replication. Their service has been excellent and the cost is minimal in comparison to other services I checked out. Implementation wasn't simple and the Veeam Support team was there to help each step of the way.
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IBM
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Usability
Veeam Software
It is a very robust solution that has never failed. It also has perfect integration with Windows server volume shadow copies. The processing load is moved from the backup server to the backup proxy. Increased fault tolerance: you can store data on a separate machine, the backup repository. Can perform a bare metal restore.
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IBM
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Reliability and Availability
Veeam Software
I give Veeam Data Platform a rating of 9 for availability because it consistently performs reliably in critical data protection and recovery tasks. The platform is designed to minimize downtime, ensuring that backup and recovery processes are accessible when needed.While there may be rare instances of maintenance or minor application errors, these do not significantly affect the overall reliability of the system. Veeam’s strong architecture and features like high availability configurations further enhance its performance, allowing us to trust it in crucial situations. Overall, it has proven to be a dependable solution that meets our organization's needs effectively.
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IBM
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Performance
Veeam Software
Veeam does a good job with backing up our servers in a timely manner. We are still at the beginning of our Veeam use and are pleased with the speed at which we can access the system as well as the backups and restore points. Veeam is definitely superior to our previous backup system in terms of speed and accessibility
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IBM
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Support Rating
Veeam Software
The support team has never asked me to jump through silly hoops or waste time on pointless exercises. They seem to truly have a handle on what may be wrong. In fact, when we were having trouble getting our license renewal setup (because of yet another license migration at Veeam) a support incident got us connected to the right people to get our renewal done in time.
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IBM
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In-Person Training
Veeam Software
I rated the in-person training an 8 because it was generally effective and provided a solid foundation for understanding the Veeam Data Platform. The instructors were knowledgeable and engaged, making the sessions interactive. However, I felt that some topics could have been covered in more depth, and additional hands-on exercises would have further reinforced the learning experience. Overall, it was a positive training session that adequately prepared attendees for using the product, but there's room for improvement.
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IBM
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Online Training
Veeam Software
I gave it a rating of 7 because, although the online training offered valuable content and covered the essential aspects of the Veeam Data Platform, it lacked interactivity and opportunities for direct engagement with instructors. This made it challenging to ask questions or delve deeper into specific topics. Additionally, some sections felt a bit rushed, which could hinder a comprehensive understanding of more complex features. Overall, while the training was useful, improvements in interactivity and pacing could elevate the experience significantly.
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IBM
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Implementation Rating
Veeam Software
Plan the process and then work through your plan, i know this should go without saying but its easy to get sidetracked. You tend to want to just get up and running so you can have that sigh of relief, spend the time to talk to your business stakeholder to see what goals they are trying to accomplish and how that may impact your plans first.
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IBM
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Alternatives Considered
Veeam Software
We had used products like HP VSA, DoubleTake, and Unitrends, but due to the amount of data our file server housed, they were just either too slow or too expensive to maintain. Veeam is cheaper, faster, and better run than any of the others we have experience with. Would never look at going back.
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IBM
Before we were using native backup solutions. We elected to bring in Zerto on IBM Cloud so that our team could have the ability to take small increments of data over time so that the final cutover would be quick and efficient.
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Scalability
Veeam Software
In terms of scalability for our company, Veeam was able to cover our backup needs with ease. They have options for even more individualized backup if we were to need them; i.e. if a specific workstation needs its own independent backup. We have not used these resources yet, but I am confident they will be beneficial to our company in the near future.
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IBM
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Return on Investment
Veeam Software
  • Nightly backups, plus fast restore capabilities, significantly reduce the risk that a hardware failure or ransomware incident will cause extended outages of identity, build, or engineering systems.
  • Features like immutable backups, AI-powered “clean backup” verification, and threat-focused tooling such as Recon Scanner help detect suspicious activity earlier and ensure that restore points are trustworthy, improving cyber-resilience overall.
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IBM
  • Positive is the option of bringing your own license.
  • Negative - the complex environments are not supported.
  • This cannot be used as a backup replacement rather DR tool.
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ScreenShots

Veeam Data Platform Screenshots

Screenshot of an example of the proactive threat assessment technology used to identify adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) before a cyber-attack.Screenshot of where Veeam Intelligence turns noisy alerts into clear insights with recommended next steps, explaining anomalies and pointing out the next best action.Screenshot of a preview of an AI generated snapshot of job health, exceptions, and priority actions.Screenshot of the chat flow to watch AI agents scan for anomalies, confirm a clean restore point, and surface integrity and performance insights.

Zerto on IBM Cloud Screenshots

Screenshot of Zerto and IBM DR Solutions- Complete Multi-Cloud Data ProtectionScreenshot of Zerto on IBM cloud architecture