Had great hopes for Veeam Backup for AWS as a solution. But, unfortunately, it did not meet expectations. | TrustRadius

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Backup & disaster recovery

Pros and Cons

Relatively easy to implement
Marketplace purchase option

Difficult to configure
Backing up across AWS regions was very difficult
Cost estimator provided inconsistent/inaccurate results

Return on Investment

Relatively expensive storing everything in standard snapshots
Couldn't get glacier storage to work for long-term retention

Reliability and Availability

2

Restoring full instances was relatively easy. Restoring individual files was next to impossible.

Alternatives Considered

Druva Data Resiliency Cloud

Ended up going with Druva

Key Insights

Do you think Veeam Backup for AWS delivers good value for the price?

No

Are you happy with Veeam Backup for AWS's feature set?

No

Did Veeam Backup for AWS live up to sales and marketing promises?

No

Did implementation of Veeam Backup for AWS go as expected?

No

Would you buy Veeam Backup for AWS again?

No

Likelihood to Recommend

Could be useful if all of your resources are within the same region or if you don't use default encryption keys