We performed a comparison between BackupAssist and Veeam Backup & Replication based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features of BackupAssist are ease of use, configure is simple, and more importantly, ease of recovery. If you needed to do a complete system recovery or another recovery it is straightforward."
"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."
"I have found that the backups are usually very successful."
"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."
"I consider the solution's technical support to be excellent, perfect."
"Features with the most value are Instant VM Recovery, SQL Explorer and Exchange Explorer."
"The restore capabilities are the most valuable features."
"Get only one interface to manage all backup sites, secure them with replication, and manage outside LTO media."
"Veeam is easy to use."
"The solution works well in two different environments, whether it is on-premises, cloud, or a combination."
"The good thing about Veeam is that its initial setup and usage are straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the instant recovery."
"Many solutions become stagnant over time. However, BackupAssist has been consistent in updates but they must continue to innovate and improve to avoid stagnation."
"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."
"Many solutions become stagnant over time. However, BackupAssist has been consistent in updates but they must continue to innovate and improve to avoid stagnation."
"In the future I would like to see more support for Linux."
"Needs better integration with cloud service providers."
"Near-synchronous, better RPO and RTO snapshot-based takes a lot of space and resources."
"The patching can be quite difficult at times."
"The only issue on which we would like to see for improvement would be, potentially, the ability to do some different things with recovery, like faster recovery onsite."
"During the initial setup especially, there's a bit of a learning curve."
"When you have some small issues, you should be able to go through it by yourself and solve the issue instead of opening the ticket and waiting for the engineers to troubleshoot."
"Add an archive option to support legal obligations."
"The only improvement I could think of is it could be cheaper—cheaper is always good. Sometimes the product is just finished. Cheaper is always nice for the customer, but the company needs to benefit so that they can keep maintaining the product. New Windows versions, etc., always take some work. At the moment, I wouldn't switch to another solution because of the money."
BackupAssist is ranked 27th in Backup and Recovery with 5 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 329 reviews. BackupAssist is rated 8.8, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of BackupAssist writes "Provides ransomware protection, does good reporting, and is close to perfect for our use case". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". BackupAssist is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Zerto and Veritas NetBackup. See our BackupAssist vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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