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Microsoft System Center vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 15, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft System Center
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
28th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Application Infrastructure (13th)
Veeam Data Platform
Ranking in Cloud Monitoring Software
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
421
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st), Virtualization Management Tools (5th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

GM
Mar 9, 2023
Good review of configurations, effective antivirus administration, and has weekly reports
The most important aspects of the solution includes: * Effective antivirus administration, weekly reports, and Windows Defender update monitoring; * Generate KPIs and management reports with monthly presentations on activities and updating the environment (success and failure); * Review of all configurations and implementation of best practices; * Integration configuration with Microsoft Intune; * App store setup in Microsoft Intune; * Daily check of patches generated by Microsoft; * Release of patches after alignment with DSBR; * Windows Defender updates, with immediate release; When the patch is not installed automatically, SCCM needs to identify that the patch has not been updated and automatically opens calls to the local field.
MA
Jan 23, 2024
Offers offers various transport modes and integrations with storage providers and good simplicity, ease of use, and ease of deployment
Veeam has been rolling out a lot of integrations lately. But compared to the other backup vendors, they are a little bit behind on the application support. Veeam does image-based backups, whether it be of virtual machines or physical workloads, and they are able to back up general applications like Active Directory, SQL, Exchange, or SharePoint. Sometimes, even Oracle and SAP. But still, there are many customers using other types of databases that Veeam does not natively support. For example, in the Linux area, MySQL and PostgreSQL are supported, but with many limitations. Like, if a customer is running a Postgres cluster, Veeam does not support that. If a customer is running a MySQL cluster, Veeam does not support that. But they support customers who have standalone instances of such workloads. So, I'd really like to see Veeam start to focus on supporting as many applications and scenarios as possible because that is the major difference between them and the other backup vendors. So, supporting more applications and cluster scenarios is key. Especially cluster scenarios.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it helps us manage our company's application pool, license pool, application update pool, and OS updates."
"Managment Packs for Microsoft-specific products, help us implement the best practices for each product."
"I like the automated features of it that let you schedule those updates and the ability of the product to focus on the specific updates, specific platforms, and products that we're interested in keeping up to date."
"The installation process is easy."
"We like Microsoft System Center's Operations Manager. That is primarily why we use it."
"Step-by-step documentation that clarifies the implementation procedure."
"The detail in the alarms is great."
"The most valuable features I have found to be Instant Recovery, quick restore and rollback, and asynchronous copy. It is a complete solution for our needs."
"I am not a direct user of this product, but my technical guys tell me that they like the product, and it is easy to use. We don't have any issues with it."
"The user interface is good and it is very easy to use."
"It is a good product, in regards to performance, as well as data protection."
"Replication is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the recuperation of the weaker machines."
"One of the newest features in version 12.1 is malware detection. This feature allows the software to detect malware before initiating a backup job for a server. Although I haven't had the opportunity to personally try it out due to its recent release, I came across it while working on an environment in a cluster for a customer."
"Most of the features that we can use with HPE products are directly integrated with the Veeam. This is very important for the customers to have only one pane of glass to manage the backups and also use the HPE products for the backups."
 

Cons

"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"They should have some customized solutions or internal development, then maybe it could be easier to use different solutions or some self-developed solution."
"Implementation and integration in the case of multi-tenant environments needs improvement."
"The platform's performance could be improved. Additionally, its UI needs to be well-upgraded and work faster."
"The platform performance and responsiveness need improvement. It still demands high computing resources."
"System Center hasn't updated to keep up with the industry. It needs improvements in the user interface, ease of use, and overall product functionality, particularly the cloud-monitoring features. It needs more capabilities to monitor AWS and Azure infrastructure."
"The multi-tenancy support needs to be improved. We need to have the ability to manage several different environments from one central point of administration."
"For me, the tool's UI seems to be too old."
"The web interface could be more visual."
"Veeam Backup & Replication should include a cloud solution."
"Unfortunately, the software only runs on Windows."
"There's a lot of room for improvement surrounding the backup process."
"The pricing is very high."
"The pricing model could be improved. It can be made cheaper."
"It would be beneficial if it could expand its coverage to support Frostbox and provide greater flexibility for service providers to recommend backup solutions based on customer preferences in prospective environments."
"It would be nice to see more affordable training options for individuals who want to enhance their skills. Some people I know have been interested in training courses, but they found them too expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft System Center is quite expensive."
"I rate the product price as five to six on a scale of one to ten, where one means it is cheap and ten means it is expensive."
"We maximized our license investment."
"Microsoft System Center's licensing is costly."
"I know that sometimes there is some reduction in the prices of Microsoft System Center because of the costs of Microsoft SQL Server, which can be advantageous."
"It's rolled into our enterprise subscription. The entire subscription is around $25,000 a year, however, that covers all the products that we use."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."
"When it comes to pricing for a backup solution for data centers, you do not care about the price. We just care about the service and want it to be reliable. In terms of subscription, it really makes sense. When you want to use all the functionalities it is good that Veeam did the subscription-based model, this is what gives it the most strength on the price."
"The solution provides flexible licensing options."
"This is not an expensive solution. It's on the cheaper side."
"Veeam Backup and Replication is a cost-effective solution"
"Overall, I'm not happy with the pricing. The price could be improved. Every year, most vendors try to increase the price. It says it's being upgraded, but there's no improvement. The product stays the same, but the licensing costs are increasing."
"When I did a tech refresh, we took out a subscription for the coming five years."
"The price of Veeam Backup & Replication is high and that is why I am choosing an alternative."
"The solution is expensive, but it's value for money."
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Comparison Review

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Nov 9, 2014
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

MS System Center
Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE
 

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Sample Customers

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