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Veeam Backup for AWS

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What is Veeam Backup for AWS?

Veeam® delivers native, automated AWS backup and disaster recovery to protect and manage Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon EFS and Amazon VPC data. Veeam states it is built with simplicity, scalability, savings and security in mind, so users can eliminate…

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  • Backup to the cloud (74)
    8.2
    82%
  • Universal recovery (74)
    7.8
    78%
  • Recovery verification (72)
    7.8
    78%
  • Instant recovery (73)
    7.7
    77%

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Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://www.veeam.com/aws-backup.html

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting / Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $40 per year instance
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Features

Data Center Backup

Data center backup tools send data to a secure storage location after encryption and de-duplication

7.8
Avg 9.0

Enterprise Backup

Enterprise backup solutions are implemented by IT professionals to automatically and safely backup data hosted on a range of systems (including cloud-native workloads, servers, databases, laptops and mobile devices) to external cloud storage.

7.9
Avg 8.6
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Product Details

What is Veeam Backup for AWS?

Veeam Backup for AWS delivers comprehensive AWS-native backup and disaster recovery that's fully-automated, and presented as a cost-effective and secure to quickly overcome ANY cloud data loss.

- Fully-automated Amazon EC2 backup and DR using native Amazon EBS snapshots for frequent recovery points and lightning-fast full- and file-level recoveries.

- Control cloud costs with backup cost calculation to avoid unexpected expenses, changed block tracking and backup to Amazon S3 for long-term retention and compliance.

- Ensure backup data stays secure and safe with support for cross-account and cross-region backup, recovery and DR, as well as multi factor authentication to prevent brute force attacks.

- Gain data portability with backup, recovery and migration options to, from and within ANY supported environment through a portable backup format and optional Veeam Backup & Replication integration.

Veeam Backup for AWS Features

  • Supported: Cloud-native: Agentless backup, purpose-built for Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS & Amazon EFS.
  • Supported: Policy-based automation: fully customizable policies automate snapshots, backup and data lifecycle management
  • Supported: Amazon VPC backup: Backup and recover all VPC settings for troubleshooting, DR and dev/test.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Veeam® delivers native, automated AWS backup and disaster recovery to protect and manage Amazon EC2, Amazon RDS, Amazon EFS and Amazon VPC data. Veeam states it is built with simplicity, scalability, savings and security in mind, so users can eliminate the risk of data loss for AWS services.

Veeam Backup for AWS starts at $40.

AWS Backup and Druva Data Resiliency Cloud are common alternatives for Veeam Backup for AWS.

Reviewers rate Replication highest, with a score of 8.5.

The most common users of Veeam Backup for AWS are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
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September 01, 2023

Veeam Comes Through Again!

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it to backup our AWS and it is a phenomenal product. It addresses many of the concerns we had plus even more. I am pleased with every aspect of this product and would not hesitate to recommend it to your organisation.
  • Backs up AWS
  • Excellent Reporting
  • Excellent interface
  • I am pleased overall with this product!
Anywhere you need to backup AWS it is appropriate.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I currently use Veeam Backup for AWS to store backups offsite with Immutability and Encryption. Some of these features we took advantage of help our overall security posture and meet some of our compliance requirements. Our insurance company also has encouraged us to implement some of these features to reduce downtime if something were to happen. I'm confident in our Veeam and AWS setup that data is protected and accessible if I was need access.
  • Ease of use
  • Flexibility
  • Provides clear insight into my protection status
  • Consistent connection
  • Setup is somewhat difficult but technical support was able to assist me from Veeam and AWS
  • The immutability can be difficult to understand between the ability in both products
  • Nothing else seemed to need improvement
I like the idea of using this product for backups and cold storage. This allows for long retention times and a very low cost. The ability to quickly restore and the efficiency of all the products involved. I haven't come across scenarios where it isn't appropriate. I don't have a lot of experience so for me, it works well in my cases.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Veeam to back up all our servers (virtual and physical). We also replicate backups to the AWS cloud for offsite storage.
  • Easy to set up.
  • A low-cost solution for offsite backups.
  • Scalable
  • No complaints.
We are a small organization. We were able to set up backups to the cloud (AWS) fairly easily and quickly. We are a small staff and this resolved a backup requirement quickly and easily.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have been using Veeam Backup & Replication for many years, along with Enterprise Manager. We are now starting to use Veeam Backup for AWS because we trust Veeam and because they are very well positioned to help us succeed.
  • Backup
  • Restore
  • Test
  • Learning curve from non-cloud backups
  • Refining terminology to further simplify
  • Continue making the product more reliable
Offsite backups for DR purposes
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use it for backups and restoring files / VMs / etc. I enjoy the product and its very easy to use.
We use it for backing up and restoring drives and files for users.
  • Backup
  • Restore
  • Management
  • setting up a S3 vault, at first I selected the wrong option until i found the correct menu, it was a lil confusing for me. I wasnt sure the correct Cloud storage option to choose. but after i got it wrong the first time I was able to find it the second guess.
doing backups and restores in AWS.
Its great for cloning virtual machines into a new environment. It is also great for doing backups of our EC2s and VMs in AWS.
One thing I wish is there was a direct-to-cloud backup. where you didn't have to first back it up onsite. If you dont have the storage on site for all the backups you want, you could run into an issue.
May 01, 2023

Back the truck up

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use it to back up all of our VMware servers. We have 20 servers on two host. This ensures we do not lose any vital information for our corporation.
  • Easy to configure
  • Reliable
  • Easy to restore/recover
  • The version I use doesn't allow me to select just one server from host. I have to backup all of them.
Veeam backup is a good product if you are just needing to backup hosts. It is easy to configure and restore from backup.
Gustavo Gabriel Mendez | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Veeam Backup for AWS for a group of VM in IAS suscription.
  • Our operator have the same interface por restore on-premise as in cloud VM machine.
  • Personally, the use of repository on S3 aterfact is the best feacture of this product.
  • Using S3, y easy to implement inmutable repository.
We have Veam B&R on premise (VM on Linux and Windows Server) amd IAS Linux VM on AWS.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Gives us the peace of mind that we have a secondary backup option with AWS and increase reliability. Redundancy was key in selecting this option as a solution.
  • Restoration was an easy
  • Recovery time is commuted
  • Meeting cybersecurity guidelines with immutability was a plus
  • Some more training for users
It's been well suited for our environment, with a variety of locations and different connectivity configurations. It added that DR that we needed.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Before Veeam I used a few different solutions and didn't have a single pane of glass to backup both on and off prem. Veeam solved that problem and has gotten better with each major version, I started with 9.x and now I'm on 12.x and couldn't be happier. The cost of course is high but you get what you pay for.
  • Single pane of glass
  • Quick deployment
  • Great support overall but was better in the past
  • Could be more granular
  • AWS changes so much Veeam is usually a year behind
  • Dashboard van get confusing sometimes
Used to use a simple copy utility to do this but now I have a true backup solution.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We have a huge database and this has been a lifesaver and a timesaver for our organization. It's so easy to navigate and use and we have had no problems at all, I would definitely recommend this to other agencies and users. We no longer have to worry about backup and we are secure.
  • Quick recovery
  • Easy Linkage to other servers
  • It supports all of the programs we use daily
  • Lower price
  • Include all folders during a backup
This is super simple to install and use. Our database had been using a really outdated and slower backup process and this just streamlined everything. We have employees who still work remotely and this program has made their work and backup needs even easier with no issues! It's also quicker than the last backup software we had been using.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We backup our VMware environment to on-prem storage and Veeam replicates those jobs to the cloud. If our on-prem environment is inaccesible, we can turn up cloud versions from backups already online.
  • Easy backup selection/configuration
  • Simple cloud replication option
  • Great price
  • Preferred the per-core licensing
Veeam works well for our small to mid-sized environment. Backups and replication are quick, and it's easy to spin up a cloud VM from backup with minimal interaction. It would be nice to have some kind of templating for restoring to cloud though to minimize that process further.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Veritas backup software is a friendly user backup software which is safe and secure by all means and well protected with all features including cloud storage protection as well. The best GUI which i have ever seen compared to other complex software and with a very good track record. The ease of use for any simple new user with very minimal clicks to enable, schedule or restore backups is the core of this application.
  • restore to an cloud account
  • backed up & restored a server on Hyper-V
  • supports deduplication of data
  • My only complaint would be when major changes are made to new versions.
We use it for our daily file backups, and after a ransomware attack, thanks to the backups made with this product, we were able to limit the damage and restart after a few hours losing only the changes that occurred on the last day.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Veaam backup makes it easy to back up all of our servers and instances in AWS. The process is straightforward and simple enough to administer, and leaves very little room for error. The process of setting it up is straightforward, and once set, it can be trusted to just work.Decent, if somewhat pricey option.
  • Easy to configure
  • Simple to use
  • Works well once configured properly
  • There is a lot of competition in this space, so cost needs to be justified
We have a mix of on-prem and cloud hosted solutions. Veaam works well enough in both instances, but does have some administration overhead to start with. Once the solution is in place it works as described. As long as you understand your environment and have it configured properly, everything should work as expected.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We used it to backup some reporting and small data source assets to the AWS cloud.
  • Learning curve wasn't too large
  • had fast speed
  • customer service was excellent
  • the UI could be more user friendly
  • documentation could be easier to access
  • the dashboard could be improved
Backup for AWS is good for assets that are already in the cloud. Assets that are hybrid might be too large and costly to backup into the cloud at the moment.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Veeam Backup for AWS has been utilised seamlessly in our environment for both physical and virtual machines. It streamlines the backup of our cluster which includes Windows and Linux boxes. We easily built out a scale out backup repository in AWS based around retention plans that store in both S3 and Archive. The backups are easy to run and monitor.
  • Recovery is quick
  • Detecting VMs is a breeze
  • Selecting storage locations is simple
  • Veeam Backup for AWS is seemless for us!
  • No negative feedback here!
  • Honestly, Veeam Backup for AWS just gets the job done!
Veeam Backup for AWS is well suited for small or large businesses. It's critical to meeting the rule of 3 to mitigate risk and protect the core of any business. It streamlines off-premises backups to one or many datacenters in different geo locations which is imminent when trying to protect your business.
Saurav Mukherjee | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We have used Veeam Backup for AWS for a couple of our clients. One of those clients had multiple workloads on AWS as well as on their office server. We suggested to them that they need a reliable, easy-to-use backup and remove the dependency on their only one server. We said to them that just like the migration (lift & shift) we did for them for many of their workloads to AWS, they now need to have a backup on AWS for at least their critical workloads. Then we worked with them to analyze if that backup should be Veeam Backup for AWS or Rubrik. They decided on Veeam Backup for AWS. There was one more project where did a lift & shift migration and from day one this client is using Veeam Backup for AWS.
  • Fully automated for AWS EC2
  • Great for DR for multi locations
  • Great support
  • Security assued
  • We have never managed to use Veeam for Azure or GCP. It works well with AWS.
  • A client needed a multi-cloud DR solution management but we had a security issue and could find a solution from Veeam Backup for AWS.
  • Usually, you need a dedicated resource to monitor when the number of workloads is high. That adds to the cost.
Veeam Backup for AWS works best on the AWS environment. However, it falls short on other cloud infrastructures as well as on hybrid or multi-cloud environments. So it is highly imperative to ascertain the needs of your clients keeping in mind the criticality of the workloads, the data transmission, the network, security, and the infrastructure before deciding on which backup to suggest.
Jeremy Hoover | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I have been using Veeam since 2012 and it is one of the best backup solutions out there. Their software is easy to implement, support, and especially recover information when needed. Their sales and support teams are top notch and provide some of the best service out there. If you're looking for a solution to backup your AWS instances, then make sure you try Veeam! You will not be disappointed.
  • Simplicity setting up
  • Exceptional backup times and recovery.
  • Ease of use.
  • Better documentation on best practices for backup data.
If you're looking for a simple to setup and use software package then look no further. Veeam has an easy to use interface that quickly allows you to setup your backup instances and allows for offsite storage. When looking for ways to backup AWS data, the simplified setup process allows anyone to create instances quickly to backup all your volumes and clusters.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
I use Veeam Backup for AWS in my organization to protect it. It's easy and fast to recovery documents for accidental deletion, get protected from ransomware or something went wrong and lost data. I can do full and file level backup than can works with my organization with full backup just in weekends and the other days to do file level backup.
  • Data lost recovery
  • Full and incremental backup
  • Cost control
  • Cannot multi-cloud management
I have already recomment to a colleagues that ask for. A colleague ask me wants to backup some data files that cannot affort to the storage server and like to have them in cloud with fast recovery. Also secure the connection with the could backup.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
we use Veeam to manage the storage of data we don't need and archive data we need to keep for extended amount of time.
  • realtime storage data changes in AWS
  • fine tuning archival processing
  • quick and effective restoration from backups.
  • no hybrid solution
  • UI needs to be more user friendly
  • initial setup was complex
Well suited for cloud base solutions but not suited for hybrid solutions using on premise infrastructure
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Veeam Backup is such an easy product to use. Before I came to my current position they had no backup solutions, do disaster recovery plans and no retention policies on any of our infrastructure. Through all my research Veeam really stands out above the rest. The ease of setup and use and the continued changes are simple to implement with the product. Once it is setup it is one of the easiest that I have had to manage.
  • Ease of Setup
  • Management of all jobs
  • Ease of changes
Veaam does exactly what it was created for. It does its job extremely well without making it too complicated
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Veeam Backup for AWS for both physical workstations and virtualized server backups. We have three physical servers, and a couple of dozen workstations, and run three virtualized servers. Backup and recovery are critical to our business, as it is for any business running a database or having other critical data. Veaam Backup helps us minimize our downtime as backup and restore operations run smoothly and reliably when needed. With Veeam, any time we need to restore data it is essentially available at our fingertips, so with a moment's notice we can restore things at a file level, or even if there were a disaster scenario or if we were the victims of a crypto lock or similar attack, Veeam Backup for AWS will be there to get us back up and running in no time. It is a truly indispensable product for our business. I would highly recommend Veeam Backup for AWS to anyone that is serious about data integrity and disaster recovery.
  • Veeam is great for full volume or even just individual file restores.
  • Veeam works perfectly in the background without using too many resources.
  • Veeam support is great if you ever have issues.
  • I have no suggestions for improvements.
Veeam Backup for AWS is ideal for anyone running virtualized systems or needing to back up to a cloud-like Onedrive.
Sokret Heng | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are difficult to store in the local storage. Local storage can break anytime. Backup to the cloud is the best but we need to consider about the budget.
  • Good restore
  • Fast
  • Secure
  • Veeam Backup for AWS is good now. I just want to see new feature and new fix differently work.
If a company is too small and not complicated with data storage please do not move to backup AWS. If the company thinks about data storage is severity high please use Veeam Backup for AWS. I recommended Veeam as the best.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Veeam Backup has great applications and they are great to use and easy to maintain. I enjoy Support calls with friendly engineers and friendly people. I have used Veeam Backup applications for many years now and their products keep getting better. I would reccommend their products to anyone that requires a backup solution.
  • Easy to use and setup
  • Backups everything you want it too
  • great support and product
  • Security and deployment are great and can get better
the application is fully automated in Amazon AWS and very cost effective to consumers. The product is very secure and easy to use. I remmeber we lost some data on an S2 container and were easily and effectively able to restore that data with minimum downtime. Support walked us through the process and we were able to recover the data right away.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our organisation utilises Veeam backups for restoring VMs, fileshares and databases. We have found Veeam to be very reliable, easy to use via the graphical user interface, and it has reduced our recovery times massively. It also has great support for SQL Server application aware backups that allow us to provide transactionally consistent recovery points.
  • Reliable
  • Application Aware
  • Data Protection
  • GUI is slow and sometimes glitchy
  • Support for Windows cluster shared volumes would be helpful
  • The reports on backup history are very long and not easy to read
Veeam was well suited for our use case as AWS cannot guarantee 100% that your data will always be recoverable.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It's hard to handle All the Backups, so we Decided to Use Veeam Backup in Our Company. sometimes it's Hard to Figure out what the root of the Problem is. Using a dashboard would be much easier. In difference to other Backup Software, Veeam for AWS is such a powerful Tool.
  • Active directory,
  • Snapshot
  • Guest processing
  • Better dashboard for oview in Backup plans
  • Speed Performance
  • Lizenzen costs
It ist the Best Backup tool on market. It Backup so smooth an dilent in a produktive Environment.
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