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Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 23, 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

Veeam Agent for Microsoft W...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veeam Data Platform
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
423
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st), Virtualization Management Tools (5th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (11th)
 

Featured Reviews

Muhammad Ibtehaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use and mange with reasonable pricing
The main feature is a specific file type. If we want some PDF files just to back up, the prefix is very easy, and we do everything in Veeam backup. It's straightforward to set up. It's stable. The solution is easy to use. You can centrally manage it. It's potentially free to use.
Edward Hore - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable with good support but needs a better navigation menu
We use Veeam Data to back up our VMware infrastructure Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance. The support team provides answers whenever we need them. It is also one of the most scalable backup solutions I've worked with. The…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"User-friendly data backup and protection solution for a Windows environment. The Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is very scalable, stable, and has good compatibility and integration."
"The installation of Veeam Agent is straightforward."
"It is easy to deploy."
"The solution is meeting all of our client's requirements. It has good performance."
"Application awareness is very good and the speed of this solution is good."
"If you have windows machine at home and you'd like a backup, you can always download their free edition and plug in an external hard disk, and do a full backup of your laptop."
"The most valuable features of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows are the backups, ease of use, and report manager."
"Solution provides good security."
"The most valuable feature is the internal recovery."
"Integration with various applications, such as on-premises laptops and desktop backups, as well as applications and databases, is excellent."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to restore the VMs into a test environment."
"The WAN accelerator feature has been the most valuable for me. That feature reduced the time needed to complete the task from 25 days to less than a week! This is compared with the original tools used: ntbackup, robocopy and Windows Server Backup."
"The solution is a user-friendly interface."
"The solution is easy to install and very stable."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"The backup and replication features are most valuable."
 

Cons

"There isn't really anything I would like to improve. Maybe the solution could be more secure."
"I would like to see the capability for remote installation of third party applications added( Like installing WinRar MS Office etc..) , and Firewall for servers."
"Maybe in the future, they could do something better with the user interface and the performance, but so far it's a really good, efficient solution."
"The predictability of the solution needs improvement. Sometimes, if it's doing something at the back end, it may go slow. Today, the backup completion took four hours, but sometimes it can do the backup in 30 minutes or an hour. With solutions like NetBackup, I can predict to a much higher degree of certainty how long something will take to complete."
"The solution lacks instant recovery."
"Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows should improve by having more features, easier deployment, and compatibility with Unix boxes."
"The solution's compression ratio and high speed for backing up can always improve. Aspects that need improvement are less time, better quality, higher security, and more compression. These are continuous requirements for any customer."
"There should be an option to use the solution for physical machines."
"The recovery and integration features of Veeam Backup Replication could improve. For example, all VM integration could improve, such as with Hyper-V and VMware."
"I like the Acronis backup solutions on the block-based part of backups. That is a functionality that Veeam does not provide."
"I have used NetBackup. For heavy workloads or if I need consistent backup and restore, I prefer NetBackup over Veeam Backup Replication."
"I have also been struggling with the storage and in some cases I need to move things due to performance."
"The appliance doesn't have a domain. If there was a competitor with a domain, I'd likely use them."
"I think Veeam needs to improve the file installation process, as well as more technical things like snapping feature issues. Sometimes during backup, when it's taking the scan snaps on the ESXi, it started and didn't remove the snapshot from there, which consumed storage on the EXSi. It could be improved with more technical depth. The response time for Veeam's technical support could also be improved."
"Unfortunately, the software only runs on Windows."
"The replication process is very slow. It takes too long to replicate a virtual machine."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We purchased a three-year license, and I think that the prices are ok."
"The pricing model is based on CPU and must be declared as Microsoft or VMware licensing."
"We have a license package."
"The pricing is good."
"It is less expensive than one of its variants."
"We pay for a three-year subscription to use Veeam Agent."
"We have a cloud provider agreement with Veeam. We are also paying for the agent."
"We have the Community Edition and I believe we bought a license for 200 instances. Veeam Agent is mainly used for our branch offices. Those only have one or two Hyper-V servers, so it's covered with the Community Edition. Basically, it's free. I remember Veeam 7.0 or 8.0 wasn't free, but the Community Edition is."
"The solution is fairly priced. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"The licensing fee depends on the licensing model we choose."
"Since our Veeam license is perpetual, we only pay for annual maintenance."
"It is approximately $4,000 to $5,000 for the purchase of the product and I paid an additional $2,000 for the renewal."
"The solution's pricing is cheap."
"I don't have an issue with the price of Veeam Backup Replication."
"On a one to ten scale, where one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I rate the price as a five out of ten."
"We pay every month for Enterprise Plus. There are no additional costs."
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Comparison Review

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Nov 9, 2014
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Photography Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows?
The pricing is very good compared to Micro Focus. It is very affordable.
What needs improvement with Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows?
We don't have any issues with the solution. We do not need any other features. The integration with MS Storage and Dell Media needs to be simplified. Micro Focus may be better in this area as it of...
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Also Known As

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Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE
 

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Sample Customers

ContinuitySA, Landmark Information Group
Business & Legal Resources Inc., Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Alliance Healthcare, Poulin Grain Inc., Linear Technology, Northwestern University, ARKEMA, Sogegross, City of Lynchburg
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