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AWS Backup vs Veritas Alta SaaS Protection comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 8, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Backup
Ranking in SaaS Backup
4th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (13th)
Veritas Alta SaaS Protection
Ranking in SaaS Backup
25th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (31st), SaaS Management Platforms (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the SaaS Backup category, the mindshare of AWS Backup is 3.2%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is 1.6%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
SaaS Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS Backup3.2%
Veritas Alta SaaS Protection1.6%
Other95.2%
SaaS Backup
 

Featured Reviews

Chukwudi Uzoma - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of IT, Infrastructure at a financial services firm with 5,001-10,000 employees
Automated backups have strengthened governance and compliance while simplifying recovery
AWS Backup offers several valuable features. I think the fact that it is an AWS organization-wide service is significant. It is a centralized management system that allows me to manage AWS Backup policies, retention periods, and monitoring from a single place instead of configuring these backups for each AWS service. This helps with governance and control. Another feature I appreciate is the integration with AWS Organization, which allows backup policies to be applied consistently across multiple accounts, which is very important for large organization environments where governance and compliance are critical. I also appreciate the automated backup plans that reduce operational overhead and ensure resources are protected without relying on manual intervention. Additionally, cross-account and cross-region backup support improves resilience against accidental deletion, ransomware, or regional outages. The compliance and reporting features help provide visibility into backup status, recovery points, and policy adherence, making audits much easier.
SG
Technical Manager at Rigor Systems Limited
Experience with offsite backup enhances data integrity and reduces on-premise reliance
One of the features of Veritas Alta SaaS Protection that customers are looking for is immutability. This is the most important feature. With the cloud, Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is actually in the cloud, which means they have unlimited space to do their backups. They can expand on a need-to-need basis. The automated recovery feature of Veritas Alta SaaS Protection makes the recovery much easier, as opposed to earlier methods where we were using scripts to do the restore. Currently, it's automated so you just do a click. You select the feature in a graphical interface, making it easy to use even for a newbie.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"AWS Backup's most valuable feature is that you can configure it remotely to create backups."
"When I was using an on-premises backup, there was an external hard drive or something like that, and I had a backup server, but I had a few problems related to transfer when I had to restore something that I have deleted, as I had to wait for after-office hours to do something like that, but now I just have to send a mail and within one hour I have my restored file."
"It's very easy to configure. Since it's a managed service, it's very straightforward to set up and use. And my customers get on with it very fast."
"AWS Backup has positively impacted my organization by helping with compliance and reporting, which is usually a headache for any organization."
"The solution has an effective overwrite feature."
"It is an easy-to-use solution."
"The replication in the recovery region is the most valuable feature."
"The advantage that AWS Backup has over competitors is that it's very simple."
"The duplication is the solution's most valuable feature."
"The most valuable features are the ease of administration and the ease of configuration."
"I think the most important feature is the ability of SaaS Backup to cover all modules proposed by Office 365, because competing solutions don't cover the total scope."
"The most valuable feature is that it is simple to use."
"Some of the tool's best features include an enhanced dashboard and strong security features compared to native Veritas. Our environment is entirely automated."
"he most valuable feature is that it's not so intrusive with computer resources."
"It's very comprehensive. It's one of the first brands to appear in its field."
"I would recommend this solution because it covers the total scope of Office 365."
 

Cons

"AWS Backup could benefit from including more services. Currently, it only includes around ten services, while AWS offers over three hundred plus services."
"There are multiple enhancements needed in terms of compatibility with all database services, as AWS Backup is currently limited to specific ones."
"It could be less expensive."
"When it comes to encrypting data, it is not so convenient."
"The support people face some challenges in coming on for remote sessions. They always prefer giving some logs."
"There could be a centralized dashboard with a reporting feature notifying us of daily backup status."
"This backup tool does the full backup of the entire snapshot server. I would like to have the option to not do the full server backup."
"The initial setup of the solution is complex."
"The go-between is a Veritas partner, so the customer support was not that good."
"An area for improvement is the product's performance, especially how long it takes to do a job."
"In the future, we would like to see support for virtualized machines."
"The solution does lack a lot of features, and we're considering switching."
"Licensing has been a struggle. It went from bronze, silver to gold. Licensing needs more sophistication. It has features that are sold as separate add-ons."
"They should review the cost aspect of the subscription for Veritas Alta SaaS Protection because customers are going for the cheaper storage, which doesn't give those features in terms of dedup ratios."
"The tool can be improved in terms of maintainability and flexibility, especially as companies grow larger. In these aspects, I feel Veeam is better for cloud and operational purposes."
"The program is quite expensive and I am not impressed by their technical support."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We don't use a lot of space, only approximately 900 GB, so the price is reasonable. For standing, it's okay. We normally do a payment to SSML, and they are the ones who pay over there. It is around $100 monthly."
"The clients pay for the whole AWS bundle. It is an affordable solution."
"AWS Backup is free of cost, but we need to pay for the backup storage being used."
"There are no licensing costs for AWS Backup. You pay only for the amount of backup storage you use and then the data transferred between regions. Overall AWS Backup is priced reasonably."
"It's a myth that Cloud is cheap. Cloud is cheap initially, but the cost over time can be equal to your own infrastructure if you consume a lot."
"There is a lot of flexibility with the services and pricing. The price is reasonable when compared to other products. This is very good for us."
"The pricing is decent."
"AWS Backup is a very cheap solution."
"The tool is expensive compared to Veeam."
"The program is quite expensive."
"I would rate this solution's pricing as five out of five."
"This solution is not cheap and not expensive but priced in the mid-range."
"SaaS Backup isn't the most expensive solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
11%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise6
Large Enterprise17
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Backup?
Pricing for AWS Backup is based on storage and backup frequency. Although it is reasonable, it requires monitoring, especially with long retention periods.
What needs improvement with AWS Backup?
AWS Backup is a great service, but I think there could be improvements on the reporting and dashboard side. More visibility into backup-related costs would be beneficial because I am very FinOps-mi...
What is your primary use case for AWS Backup?
I utilize AWS Backup to automate and centralize backup operations across AWS services in my AWS organization. It helps me ensure compliance with retention requirements, reduce operational overheads...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas Alto SaaS Protection?
Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is slightly expensive, but they can do more on it. The exact figure for Veritas Alta SaaS Protection depends on the size of data being stored, the region, and the type ...
What needs improvement with Veritas Alto SaaS Protection?
For Veritas Alta SaaS Protection, the only challenge is downtime and the impact of time synchronization whereby different customers are on different time zones, and Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is ...
What is your primary use case for Veritas Alto SaaS Protection?
For the customers that I'm dealing with, they are using Veritas Alta SaaS Protection for long-term retention and offline backups. This means they don't have to constrain their on-premise resources....
 

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