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StorageCraft ShadowXafe [EOL] vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 26, 2025

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

StorageCraft ShadowXafe [EOL]
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veeam Data Platform
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
433
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1281621 - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder/CEO at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
An expensive next-generation data recovery and backup software solution with poor data restoration
Their restoration protocols could be better. I pulled all my clients out of their cloud mostly because I wasn't confident that they could restore out of the cloud. This was backed up by friends who had been burned by stuff like that. We moved away because of the lack of resources to restore from a potential catastrophic failure. It's challenging, and in some cases, they couldn't do it because they didn't have enough resources. For example, if there was a major disaster, and everybody needed their images out of the cloud, they couldn't give them to everybody.
JitendraSadaye - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Backup operations have become reliable and reporting now simplifies hybrid cloud protection
Veeam Data Platform has Veeam Enterprise Manager as well as Veeam ONE as valuable features, which allow us to generate various kinds of reports that are required for the customer. Instant VM Recovery is a good feature of the high-speed recovery features in Veeam Data Platform, and Continuous Data Protection (CDP) is also a good feature. Ransomware protection is a good feature added in Veeam Data Platform from version 12 onwards, and the ability to create immutable repositories is also a good feature in Veeam. The analytics part of Veeam Data Platform is a good solution because I have worked on various backup technologies such as EMC NetWorker and NetBackup. However, I have not used the analytical parts currently but will check it out. Streamlining processes as well as saving money are benefits that Veeam Data Platform provides for the end user, as it allows for application-aware backups and database backups without the need for various kinds of licenses that other backup software requires. Veeam offers socket-based licenses, instance-based licenses, and capacity-based licenses, which is a great feature.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the backups."
"The technical support has been very good."
"I like that they have some new devices that are simpler to use because they kind of tie right into the cloud."
"It is a global major solution for quite a lot of people."
"The tool is fast and trustworthy."
"Its portability and being able to back up between different platforms are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"Veeam is cheaper than our older solution and more reliable, and we spend less time to check and relaunch daily backups in error."
"With Veeam Backup and Replication, we have closed the time it would take to recover from a VM failure."
"What I like most about this solution are the simplicity and the price-performance ratio."
"The initial setup is simple to do in Veeam Backup Replication."
 

Cons

"I wouldn't use it. It failed me every time I tried to use it in a real-life scenario."
"StorageCraft ShadowXafe should improve the on-premises console management controls and protection and recovery."
"Their restoration protocols could be better. I pulled all my clients out of their cloud mostly because I wasn't confident that they could restore out of the cloud. This was backed up by friends who had been burned by stuff like that. We moved away because of the lack of resources to restore from a potential catastrophic failure. It's challenging, and in some cases, they couldn't do it because they didn't have enough resources. For example, if there was a major disaster, and everybody needed their images out of the cloud, they couldn't give them to everybody."
"At this point, my only complaint is about the licensing costs."
"The cost of adding additional sockets. It was a lot more than just purchasing an additional agent like you would for Backup Exec or StorageCraft."
"This VMotion feature is not mastered by any expert and we don't use it for replication."
"There are certain shortcomings associated with the virtualization infrastructure."
"Some of the best practice documentation could be improved."
"It is a complex software. It is not easy to use, and you must know what to do and where to do."
"The pricing could be improved."
"In future releases, I would like to see the solution provide auto resolution and auto relocation of resources."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"They are more expensive than some of the others out there. We have gone away from their cloud due to pricing."
"Its software solution has a fee."
"It's the market price. It isn't expensive, nor is it cheap."
"Room for improvement is actually more in the way of licensing. The really good and useful features are in the Enterprise plus edition, and that one is really expensive."
"When I did a tech refresh, we took out a subscription for the coming five years."
"The price of Veeam Backup & Replication is reasonable compared to IBM."
"The price is slightly higher than its competitors."
"The price of this product is very good."
"I consider that the product's price falls under the middle range category."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 9, 2014
VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto
Disaster recovery planning is something that seems challenging for all businesses. Virtualization in addition to its operational flexibility, and cost reduction benefits, has helped companies improve their DR posture. Virtualization has made it easier to move machines from production to…
 

Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

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Small Business218
Midsize Enterprise98
Large Enterprise143
 

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Also Known As

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

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