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BackupAssist vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 1, 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

BackupAssist
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
66th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
MSP Backup (14th)
Veeam Data Platform
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
431
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (1st), Virtualization Management Tools (3rd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd), Cloud Monitoring Software (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of BackupAssist is 0.7%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 6.6%, down from 16.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veeam Data Platform6.6%
BackupAssist0.7%
Other92.7%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

RM
Director at Gemini Systems
Provides ransomware protection, does good reporting, and is close to perfect for our use case
The main challenge that I have had with it was no line of support, but I've anyway taken away the Linux machine that I was using. So, I don't need that anymore. I'm migrating my Exchange to the cloud. So, I probably will stop using the exchange backup side of it sometime next year, but the rest of the virtual machines that I have on-premises are very well covered by it. To be able to back up my online Exchange, I know there is a backup in the cloud, but I prefer to have something physical with something on my premises as well. It stopped doing my backups after I did the last update on it.
TH
Applications section Head at Raya Integration
Continuous replication and backup simplify customer service across enterprises of any size
Veeam Data Platform provides me with the most useful features such as application restore, single file restore, backup and replication, and continuous replication. We utilize these features for management and the customers we serve. Veeam Data Platform provides features such as immutability and ransomware protection. While we use other applications for ransomware protection, we rely on Veeam Data Platform for encryption.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I would definitely recommend this solution to others."
"Now that we are using the solution, we get notified online when our backups are done."
"What you want is software that can be relied upon at the moment when a server goes down, you can backup simply and reliably, BackupAssist fulfilled this criterion."
"I find BackupAssist very convenient to work on and I really like its user interface."
"I have found that the backups are usually very successful."
"I get my reports. It is generally very reliable. Unless there is a major change, it doesn't stop backing up. I've got my server room set up with everything connected to the same power, and I never have power issues or failures of backups because a sub-site has gone off."
"We can configure the notifications themselves so that the right people get the notifications. This is very helpful. It allows key stakeholders to know if backups have happened and to remind each other to check the backups if something is not right."
"We managed to have good backups which were easy to recover, and easy backup of MS Exchange and SQL databases."
"I enjoy the ability to quickly search for VMs through the Veeam console."
"There are many valuable features, for example how Copy Job is controlling the band with accelerators. The Enterprise Manager is a valuable feature. There are many very useful features. We can push in the market, because we have an advantage over the other solutions."
"The documentation is very good and it's also easy to install Veeam Backup and Replication."
"The tool is fast and trustworthy."
"They provide good technical support and we are satisfied with the support we have received."
"Veeam Backup and Replication literally saved our business."
"The advantage of Veeam Backup and Replication is that it is very economical, the price is affordable, and the cost benefit is good."
"I don't have to go back and forth between different applications to get the report I need."
 

Cons

"It stopped doing my backups after I did the last update on it."
"The solution needs a dashboard or some form of central control from which you can manage all backups."
"Has a few problems working with snapshots time-outs and failed backups."
"Many solutions become stagnant over time. However, BackupAssist has been consistent in updates but they must continue to innovate and improve to avoid stagnation."
"One issue I had with this program, was that I couldn't get it to back up my Linux virtual machines."
"In the future I would like to see more support for Linux."
"The solution needs a dashboard or some form of central control from which you can manage all backups."
"Many solutions become stagnant over time. However, BackupAssist has been consistent in updates but they must continue to innovate and improve to avoid stagnation."
"The implementation was straightforward. However, we used an integrator, the process could be easier for us to do it ourselves."
"Veeam's support services need improvement."
"Although the solution offers documentation, it has it only in English, which doesn't help us much in Belarus."
"The threshold could be easier to configure."
"It needs to support more applications."
"The tech support could be better."
"Scalability, as well as licensing costs, need to be improved."
"Veeam currently lacks features for backing up to network-attached storage."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's on a yearly basis, but I'm not the one who does the licensing on that. I don't have any figures, but it's on a yearly basis, and I believe it's reasonable."
"The cost of the solution is reasonable and there are add-on options that can be purchased. I have used other solutions that are a lot more expensive that are not as good. The ability to get support is very simple and very reasonable from a cost standpoint."
"The product pricing here in Zimbabwe is good, I cannot complain."
"There's a yearly licensing cost. The costs might be around $2000 USD annually."
"The product must improve its pricing."
"It is reasonably very cheap. I would rate the licensing model a one out of ten, where one is very affordable and ten is extremely expensive."
"It is relatively cheap."
"The solution's pricing is cheap."
"Its software solution has a fee."
"I rate the pricing a five, depending on the application and environment."
"The licensing fee depends on the licensing model we choose."
"For now, I think the pricing of Veeam ONE is quite okay for any of the infrastructures, especially for those who want a backup system and a tool that provides monitoring services."
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Comparison Review

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Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 9, 2014
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business218
Midsize Enterprise99
Large Enterprise139
 

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Also Known As

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Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication
 

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Sample Customers

Monash University, NASA, NYU, Pfizer, RAF Association, Rockwell Colins, University of Arizona, US Department of State, Volvo
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