Cobalt Iron vs Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 comparison

Cobalt Iron and Veeam Software are both solutions in the SaaS Backup category. Cobalt Iron is ranked #33, while Veeam Software is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.1. Cobalt Iron holds a 0.5% mindshare in B, compared to Veeam Software’s 16.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Cobalt Iron users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

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89% willing to recommend

Cobalt Iron

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Cobalt Iron and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Cobalt Iron

Ranking in SaaS Backup

33rd

Average Rating

10.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

Ranking in SaaS Backup

2nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the SaaS Backup category, the mindshare of Cobalt Iron is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is 16.7%, down from 19.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

LuisRibeiro

Fresh Operations Manager at Jerónimo Martins

Well integrated, easy to install, stable, scalable and has good support

We use this solution to replicate and backup the databases and the information of our clients' companies. We are system integrators It's a very good solution. It's a very straightforward product that is well integrated with everything. Pricing is an area that can be improved. In the next…

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MehmetAksoy

System Administrator at Gates Corporation

Reliable rollback features for smooth IT operations and an easy setup

We are using Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 to take backups of shop floor PCs. I use it for clients locally, particularly for critical machines. It is also used globally for server-side backups and includes scheduling features like taking ten backups every Sunday when the factory is closed. This…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's a very straightforward product that is well integrated with everything."

"It works well for our backup needs, and I would recommend it for Microsoft 365 due to its reliability."

"The most valuable features of Veeam Backup for Office 365 are the ease of use and instant back and restore."

"It has got all the features. You can restore a mailbox based on an email or a calendar or based on all the emails. A user can also get access to restore the mailbox."

"The installation process is very easy."

"It is easy to set up. You can use some functions to make sure you get the maximum bandwidth to do the backup. It has an option to bypass Microsoft network limitations and things like that."

"It’s amazing how the solution helps restore old data."

"The setup is very simple. It takes 15 minutes."

"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup for Office 365 is the ease of use. You only need to create a folder in your drive and it's as simple as dragging and dropping files to store them."

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Cons

"In the next release, I would like to see better prices for the licenses."

"They could include WAN acceleration to compress the traffic to make things faster."

"They don't have native integration with deduplication of storage."

"Veeam is quite expensive."

"We have found that there is a limitation in this solution where it only takes the backup of users who are using Office 365 Enterprise email IDs. We have many users in management and approximately 50 other users who are using Office 365 of which Veeam is able to capture the backup. However, for the other users who are on the local email server at that time, the solution is not able to capture the backup."

"While I don't have a use case in mind, it would be great if they could integrate more automation capabilities into the solution."

"I would like Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 to increase the speed to reduce the backup time."

"Veeam Backup for Office 365 can improve by adding more features with Microsoft teams. We have many files that we are working on with Microsoft teams and there should be more integration and features."

"Veaam Backup can be confusing for customers when they start trying to understand how to use the product in multiple environments."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a perpetual license."

"We decided on Altaro because, from the point of view of the total cost, Altaro looks cheaper than Veeam. Veeam has a lot of costs that are not clear when you start it, which makes it less flexible than Altaro, but only after half a year, you can be really sure that you made a good decision."

"We are talking about a third party solution, so there is a licensing fee."

"The pricing is expensive."

"We looked at a few cloud options. When we did the comparison, we found it to be a cost-effective solution, and it included everything."

"The cost of Veeam Backup is $28 per user for one year."

"Its cost is pretty high. I would rate it a three out of five in terms of pricing."

"The solution is not expensive."

"For the number of users and amount of storage you receive, it is not expensive."

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How does AvePoint Cloud Backup compare with Veeam Backup for Office 365?

AvePoint Cloud Backup for MS Office 365 is a SaaS backup whose features include secure storage and unlimited and automated backups. The storage is saved in AvePoint’s Azure storage or it can also b...

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What do you like most about Veeam Backup for Office 365?

The tool is easy to use and straightforward regarding restoration and creating backups. It's user-friendly, providing results and sending alerts when something goes wrong.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veeam Backup for Office 365?

The pricing for Veeam Backup is fair for our infrastructure when used solely for backup, yet transitioning to a cloud solution was not cost-effective for us.

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Overview

If yours is like most enterprise companies, backup is your single largest application in-house. That typically means you are running multiple legacy backup solutions (NetBackup, Commvault, Spectrum Protect, etc.) for various business units. This results in high administrative time and less-than-stellar data protection.
With Cobalt Iron’s backup SaaS solution, you can eliminate complexity, dramatically reduce the time you spend on backup, and significantly improve your data protection performance. The result is a comprehensive data protection solution that is flexible, manageable, and affordable.
Compass is a new approach to data protection harnessing analytics and automation to drive out cost and complexity while delivering reliable protection and valuable data insights to the business.

Cobalt Iron

Veeam® Backup for Microsoft 365  aims to eliminate the risk of losing access and control over Microsoft 365 data including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business and Microsoft Teams – so that data is always protected and accessible. Veeam can securely backup Microsoft 365 to any location, including on premises, a hyperscale cloud, or a service provider and:

Protects Microsoft 365 data from accidental deletion, security threats and retention policy gaps
Quickly restores individual Microsoft 365 email, files and sites with recovery flexibility
Meet legal and compliance requirements with eDiscovery of Microsoft 365 items

NEW in Version 7: Advanced monitoring and reporting through an integration with Veeam ONE v12. This is available as a separate installation and comes at no additional cost to Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 customers. V7 also includes: Backup copy between ANY object storage systems with immutability for ransomware protection, and Microsoft Teams support for self-service restores via the Restore Portal.

The vendor offers a 30-day trial and a demo on Microsoft 365 backup.

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Sample Customers

IBM, Lenovo, Whirlpool, Suncor Energy, Kaiser Permanente, Capital City Bank

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