Veeam Backup for AWS Reviews & Ratings 2025

Overview

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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Veeam Backup for AWS

Rating: 9 out of 10

May 31, 2024

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

Veeam Backup for AWS suits best when we are already backing up different workloads using Veeam backup, we used Veeam Backup for AWS as Proof Of Concept and tested its working ...

Verified user

Administrator

2 years of experience

Wesley Evans

Rating: 10 out of 10

April 8, 2024

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

Veeam has been a game-changer for our organization. Since the first day of implementation till now, we have not had any issues with it. It works better than any backup softwar...

Wesley Evans

Manager - Information Technology

Technical Operations Manger

White River Health System

5 years of experience

Review for VEEAM Backup for AWS

Rating: 8 out of 10

April 6, 2024

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

We have numerous data that is on-prem and in hybrid cloud that needs to be backed up. We are also want protection also from a cyber security attack. Our challenge is to have a...

Verified user

Consultant

1 year of experience

Veeam Backup for AWS, the best solution for us!

Rating: 9 out of 10

April 5, 2024

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

We use Veeam Backup for AWS for a group of VM in IAS suscription. This VM have application for medical auditor on land. It is really importat to hace high availability of this...

Gustavo Gabriel Mendez

Engineer - Information Technology

Jefe de Protección de Activos de la Información

Mutual Jerarquicos Salud

1 year of experience

Feature Review

Rating: 10 out of 10

April 2, 2024

IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User

I am listing some points which help me in my organization by using Veeam Backup for AWS software. 1. Backup and Recovery 2. Compliance and Data Protection 3. Cost Optimiz...

Verified user

Employee

1 year of experience

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Awards

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Pricing

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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

8.1

Avg 8.4

8
Universal recovery
(78) Ratings
Universal recovery is the ability to restore backups to any machine regardless of the platform
8.8
Instant recovery
(77) Ratings
Instant recovery is the ability to restore operations very rapidly
8
Recovery verification
(76) Ratings
Recovery verification is automated testing and verification of backups
7.9
Business application protection
(69) Ratings
Protection of all applications running in the data center
8.1
Multiple backup destinations
(76) Ratings
Multiple backup destinations is the ability to backup data to more than one location
8
Incremental backup identification
(74) Ratings
Incremental backup identification is the ability to identify incremental changes since last backup
8
Backup to the cloud
(78) Ratings
Ability to store and back up data to the cloud
8.3
Deduplication and file compression
(71) Ratings
Integrated deduplication and compression capabilities
8.2
Snapshots
(71) Ratings
Ability to take regular snapshots to ensure that Recovery Point Objective (RPO) is met
8.2
Flexible deployment
(71) Ratings
Deployment on any servers with full support for all applications being used
8.3
Management dashboard
(73) Ratings
Web-based dashboard allowing configuration and monitoring of all backups
8.4
Platform support
(71) Ratings
Product supports multiple operating systems and applications
8.1
Retention options
(70) Ratings
Provision of best-practice and customizable retention policies with reporting
7.8
Encryption
(70) Ratings
Data encryption to ensure that data is safe while being backed-up

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.

8.1

Avg 8.3

8.8
Continuous data protection
(77) Ratings
Data is backed up every time a change is made, and the system can be restored to any previous saved version
8.9
Replication
(75) Ratings
Exact copies of the system are created and can be restored
8.8
Operational reporting and analytics
(75) Ratings
The product provides insights and analytics to help keep data secure
7.1
Malware protection
(62) Ratings
Data is protected in the event of a malware attack
7.2
Multi-location capabilities
(73) Ratings
The product be deployed and managed across multiple separate locations
7.9
Ransomware Recovery
(38) Ratings
The ability to recovery data in a timely manner after a ransomware attack

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Product Details

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What is Veeam Backup for AWS?

Veeam® Backup for AWS delivers native, policy-based protection for reliable recovery from accidental deletion, ransomware and other data loss scenarios. With an API-first approach, immutable backups and full- and file-level restores ensure resilient protection that’s easy and cost-optimized, freeing up time and resources for more strategic IT priorities.

Immutable and Encrypted - Data integrity through WORM state and encryption

Logically Air-Gapped - Logical separation of backup data from production accounts

Secure Access - Least-privilege IAM and role-based access controls (RBAC)

Recover Anywhere - Cross-account, region and platform* restores

Full- and File-level - Full instance or granular recovery, in-place or as-new

Simplified Recovery - Wizard-driven, automated and self-service workflows

Policy-based - Automated detection and protection with native backups

Cost-optimized - Backup lifecycling to object storage with cost calculations

Hybrid Ready - Operationally consistent management across hybrid and multi cloud*

*When combined with Veeam Backup & Replication™

Learn more: https://www.veeam.com/aws-backup.html

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.

Veeam Backup for AWS Screenshots

Screenshot of Overview page detailing high-level information like alarms, protected instances, policies, and session information.

Screenshot of Policies page detailing available policies, status and sessions log.

Screenshot of Estimated monthly costs in policy wizard for snapshots, replicas, backups, traffic and transactions for machines in a policy.

Screenshot of File Level Recovery, where individual files and folders can be searched and browsed for granular recovery.

Veeam Backup for AWS Video

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Veeam Backup for AWS Technical Details

Operating Systems	Unspecified
Mobile Application	No
Supported Countries	Global

Veeam Backup for AWS Downloadables

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 Security Cloud are common alternatives for Veeam Backup for AWS.

Reviewers rate Replication highest, with a score of 8.9.

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

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Wesley Evans

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

April 08, 2024

WE

Wesley Evans

Technical Operations Manger

White River Health System (Health, Wellness and Fitness, 1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

5 years of experience

Alternatives Considered

OpenText Data Protector and Acronis Advanced Backup

There really is not a comparison. Veeam is one of the only products that we have ever found to be just as good or better than was advertised. I would recommend it to anyone.

Veeam Backup for AWS, the best solution for us!

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

April 05, 2024

GG

Gustavo Gabriel Mendez

Jefe de Protección de Activos de la Información

Mutual Jerarquicos Salud (Hospital & Health Care, 1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

Verified User

1 year of experience

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Alternatives Considered

AWS Backup

Afther thar Veeam, our company had AWS Backup.When migrate to Veeam Backup for AWS inmediatly the operation and recovery time were less. We very like its efficiency and facility to operate. Our administrator and operator have skill on Veeam Backup and replication on premise. Then his trainning was faster and easier than AWS Backup.

Veeam Backup for AWS

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

May 31, 2024

Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 5001-10,000 employees

Vetted Review

Verified User

2 years of experience

Alternatives Considered

Rubrik, Druva Phoenix (UNPUBLISHED) and Commvault Cloud powered by Metallic AI

Veeam Backup for AWS was easy to use and the GUI was much familiar since the Veeam backup was already used to backup different workloads such as File servers , virtual machine and SQL servers, Client was happy with the negotiations done with the Sales person from Veeam and hence the Veeam Backup for AWS was selected

Review for VEEAM Backup for AWS

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

April 06, 2024

Verified User

Consultant in Information Technology

Automotive Company, 11-50 employees

Vetted Review

Verified User

1 year of experience

Alternatives Considered

Rubrik

Cost savings and a great support team.

Feature Review

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

April 02, 2024

Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

Consumer Goods Company, 201-500 employees

Vetted Review

Verified User

1 year of experience

Alternatives Considered

AWS Backup

1. Ease of Use and Deployment
2. Comprehensive Backup and Recovery Features
3. Scalability and Performance
4. Cost-Effectiveness
5. Integration with existing Infrastructure

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