Fast and Cost Effective VM Backup Solution
June 12, 2025

Fast and Cost Effective VM Backup Solution

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Veeam Backup & Replication

Overall Satisfaction with Veeam Data Platform

We use Veeam to backup our Hyper-V VMs on a daily basis.

Pros

  • Reliable Backups
  • Reporting
  • Easy setup

Cons

  • Easier upgrades right from the console
  • Better control to remove old restore points
  • Virtualized workloads
  • Endpoints and physical servers running Windows & Linux
  • Utilizing backup copies for secondary purposes via DataLabs
  • Immutable storage to protect against ransomware
  • “Instant” recovery or portability between platforms (physical > virtual > cloud-hosted)
  • Immutable storage to protect against ransomware
We have 9 VM workloads
  • Cost effective
  • Reliable
  • Easy to use
The triggering action was that we were using a different solution that was slower and more expensive.
We use Veeam's feature to push a backup copy to the cloud.
No we do not use this feature.
Veeam is much faster and more cost effective than NetVault.

Do you think Veeam Data Platform delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Veeam Data Platform's feature set?

Yes

Did Veeam Data Platform live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Veeam Data Platform go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Veeam Data Platform again?

Yes

Veeam has proven to be a faster backup solution than other VM level solutions we tried. It has been reliable and easy to use.

Veeam Data Platform Feature Ratings

Instant recovery
9
Recovery verification
9
Business application protection
9
Multiple backup destinations
10
Incremental backup identification
9
Backup to the cloud
10
Deduplication and file compression
8
Snapshots
9
Flexible deployment
9
Platform support
9
Retention options
9
Encryption
9

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