AvePoint Cloud Backup vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

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AvePoint and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Cloud Backup category. AvePoint is ranked #25 with an average rating of 7.0, while Veeam Software is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.9. AvePoint holds a 1.5% mindshare in CB, compared to Veeam Software’s 6.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of AvePoint users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

AvePoint Cloud Backup

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 1, 2026

AvePoint Cloud Backup and Veeam Data Platform are competing in the data protection domain. AvePoint Cloud Backup has an edge with pricing and customer support, making it appealing to budget-conscious buyers, while Veeam Data Platform stands out due to its comprehensive features, offering considerable ROI for those looking for extensive protection solutions.

Features: AvePoint Cloud Backup offers automated data protection, seamless integration with various cloud services, and efficient reporting tools. Veeam Data Platform provides robust disaster recovery options, supports a wide range of environments, and offers comprehensive backup solutions.

Room for Improvement: AvePoint could enhance its feature set to match complex needs and expand disaster recovery options. Veeam could streamline its deployment process and simplify feature navigation to reduce complexity. Both could improve integration with emerging cloud services.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AvePoint Cloud Backup has a straightforward deployment process with centralized management and responsive customer service that ensures efficient issue resolution. Veeam Data Platform is more complex to deploy but benefits from detailed documentation and a comprehensive support system, which aids in addressing configuration complexities.

Pricing and ROI: AvePoint Cloud Backup provides competitive setup costs, appealing to budget-conscious buyers by focusing on enhancing ROI quickly through simplified processes. Veeam Data Platform, while potentially higher in initial cost, delivers considerable ROI through advanced features and capabilities, appealing to organizations looking for comprehensive protection solutions.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

AvePoint Cloud Backup

Ranking in Cloud Backup

25th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SaaS Backup (8th)

Veeam Data Platform

Ranking in Cloud Backup

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

434

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of AvePoint Cloud Backup is 1.5%, down from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 6.6%, down from 11.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Veeam Data Platform	6.6%
AvePoint Cloud Backup	1.5%
Other	91.9%

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Featured Reviews

Axel Peter Brox

Hospitality Specialist at Bechtle

Backup has become straightforward for our clients but deployment insights are still limited

Azure is quite a broad topic, so it is really difficult to give a straightforward answer to that question. Easy deployment for easy configurations is straightforward, but you can make it as difficult and complex as you can within Azure.It also depends on the actual environment. In most cases that we are involved in, it is between two and five people.I am overall satisfied with the pricing and licensing policy of AvePoint, as pricing compared to other products is competitive. I would rate this review as a seven.

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Munichandra G

Backup Engineer at Cloud4C Services

Backup policies have strengthened security and replication but still need flexible long-term retention

The support and compatibility are areas of concern. When it comes to Azure workloads, Veeam Data Platform has limitations with only MS SQL database and Cosmos, and no other databases are supported by Veeam Backup for Azure. The main challenge I noticed is that enterprise customers may have a requirement to retain backups for 10 years or 15 years with monthly and weekly backups. In Veeam Data Platform, we do not have customization or compatibility to retain specific data backups as monthly and yearly. The retention schedule is fixed. For instance, it is the first Friday of the backup or the last Friday of the month. If it is weekly, it should be one of the weeks. If it is monthly, it should be the last Friday. For yearly, it is the last Friday of that respective month in that year. However, this should not be the case. When a customer confirms, 'Please go and take an EOD backup and retain it for 10 years,' Veeam Data Platform does not support this sort of customization. I even raised a case with Veeam Data Platform and they clearly stated that Veeam Data Platform only accepts the GFS policy according to the retention defined, and there is no customization available. This is a significant limitation. I should have the customization to go and take a backup of a specific date, month, or year, but Veeam Data Platform does not allow this and restricts me to only the policy supported. For example, if I take any backup, I do not have an option to extend the retention. If a customer asks, 'Please take a backup,' and later requests, 'No, it is very critical. Can you please extend the retention for 15 years?' Veeam Data Platform does not support this. Veeam Data Platform does not allow me to extend the retention in the way other tools do. These are limitations I came across in my experience, and I feel these are minimal requirements. The same features are offered by other third-party backup tools available in the market. From the analytics point of view, I personally feel some challenges. Veeam Data Platform has two different products: VBR and Veeam Backup for Azure. As we are running on cloud platforms, if we are in Azure, we must go for Veeam Backup for Azure. If we need to create copy jobs, I must again come to VBR. However, Veeam ONE is not capable enough to integrate both platforms. For instance, if I am taking backup of workloads through Veeam Backup for Azure, I could not find an option to integrate it into Veeam ONE for reports and analytics. It is only limited to VBR. Whatever jobs we created in VBR are displayed there, but Veeam Backup for Azure does not integrate, at least from what I have explored, and it should not be this way. Veeam ONE should support all Veeam Data Platform products.

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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 is the best product in the market for Office 365 backup, and our customers are satisfied with it."

"The most promising feature of the product is data security policies, which make it simpler to include compliance processes."

"The recovery options in Microsoft 365 are not adequate and it does not help to recover data from the recycle bin that is older than 90 days. The solution has made us more efficient and helps to recover data that is older than 90 days."

"The most valuable features are the email backup and the SharePoint backup."

"It is a very good and stable solution...With AvePoint's support, our experience has been exceptional"

"The product's initial setup phase was super easy."

"The backup and recovery functionalities of the product are very useful."

"For me personally, the best feature in AvePoint Cloud Backup is mostly its ease of use."

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"The product could be improved if they wrote more PowerShell scripts for controlling Veeam."

"It has decreased downtime issues."

"It is a rock-solid backup solution. That's all, and that's what we were asking for."

"It is a flexible, simple, and scalable software-based solution. It has agentless functionality with specific hypervisors and agent-based functionality with specific operating systems. It gives you the flexibility to use your own hardware and back up physical Windows, Linux, IBM AIX, and Oracle Solaris systems as well as VMware VMs, Hyper-V VMs, and Nutanix VMs from one console. It also has integration with major applications that most companies are using, such as Active Directory, SQL, Exchange, or SharePoint. It has integrations, not just for the backup on the image, host layer, or hypervisor, but also for performing an application-consistent backup. It is helpful in backing up to the tape, cloud, DR site, etc. It is really flexible. It is really amazing that you can restore any backup on VMware, Azure, or AWS. As compared to the other solutions in the market. Veeam has really integrated a lot in the past years. It has the best performance and perfect replication."

"The initial setup was very easy."

"I have used all flavors of backup solutions since early 1990s, this is by far the most advanced yet and easiest product to use."

"Veeam Data Platform has had a significant positive impact on my organization by reducing downtime, ensuring data safety, and enhancing ransomware protection."

"The most valuable feature is adaptability, where it automatically adapts to the environment that it's being installed on."

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Cons

"It is not a traditional restore process and it is somewhat limited in what we can do."

"The restoration could be faster."

"The configuration could be made easier."

"For me, it is very difficult to say how AvePoint Cloud Backup can be improved because I am not working on those implementation projects."

"It is challenging for small or medium-sized businesses to purchase it."

"The component in the product that can be improved revolves around the area where the tool should focus on providing more of a custom touch to the policies."

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"For improvement, AvePoint can provide details on how the tool's backup scope works."

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"Look at the price for the support. It is very high."

"The ability to do more backups should be addressed."

"There is a lot of information, so maybe the dashboards could consolidate it."

"Unfortunately, the software only runs on Windows and can't take backups of Linux or other operating systems."

"The pricing model could be improved. It can be made cheaper."

"This VMotion feature is not mastered by any expert and we don't use it for replication."

"The areas of expansion are limited in our use case since it's only used for reporting."

"I'd like to see better training offered online."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I am not sure, but I believe that the cost is $7 USD per user."

"It costs a little bit more than other competitors in the market."

"I rate the product's price a nine on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."

"The pricing part of the solution is based on a subscription model, which is based on the number of users or storage capacity."

"I would say that the pricing policy of the product is flexible and good."

"It is very good for many of my customers in the banking and finance segments. The price isn't a problem there, but in some other industries, people ask for a cheaper solution. When the price is an issue for the customer, we recommend Veeam, Metallic."

"The platform is more expensive than other vendors."

"I find the pricing to be okay."

"I consider that the product's price falls under the middle range category."

"The pricing of the solution could be reduced."

"The price of Veeam Backup & Replication is high and that is why I am choosing an alternative."

"They could work at providing a better price."

"Its software solution has a fee."

"Our licensing runs for five years, and after that time we do the renewal. There haven't been any further costs beyond our initial licensing plan because our customer is satisfied with the setup that has been configured and the overall backup environment."

"I think the price is good when you choose the Essentials Suite, but when you buy a full featured version (for instance the Enterprise Plus) the price is a little bit expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Outsourcing Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	5

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	218
Midsize Enterprise	98
Large Enterprise	144

Questions from the Community

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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AvePoint Cloud Backup?

When I deal with enterprises, good pricing is achieved. However, pricing becomes less favorable for smaller companies. Offering a package plan for multiple small clients would be beneficial.

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What needs improvement with AvePoint Cloud Backup?

For me, it is very difficult to say how AvePoint Cloud Backup can be improved because I am not working on those implementation projects. I work more within the sales process and not that much into ...

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Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?

Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four ...

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How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?

Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too. But Veritas Netbac...

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How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?

Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup storage with global deduplication (this is the main requirement of a backup sol...

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

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Compared 3% of the time

HPE Zerto Software vs Veeam Data Platform

Compared 3% of the time

Veritas Backup Exec vs Veeam Data Platform

Compared 2% of the time

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

Overview

AvePoint Cloud Backup provides secure and effective backup solutions for Office 365, supporting platforms like SharePoint and Teams. It offers comprehensive data protection with easy management and seamless integration.

AvePoint Cloud Backup stands out for its ability to backup and restore data across Office 365 environments, including SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange, and Teams. Users benefit from automated daily backups, high security standards, and immutability features. Designed to support seamless data migration from on-premises systems to cloud solutions, it also aids in internal IT operations for Microsoft 365, Dynamics, Salesforce, Google Workspace, and Azure workloads. The platform supports granular restoration objectives with Immutable Storage, offering versatile and secure data recovery.

What are the key features of AvePoint Cloud Backup?

Email and SharePoint backup: Comprehensive backup options for crucial data.
Secure data policies: Ensures data remains protected and compliant.
Granular restore capabilities: Precise restoration options per user needs.
Immutable Storage: Protects data from alteration and deletion.
SaaS integration: Seamless use with cloud-based applications.

What are the benefits and ROI provided by AvePoint Cloud Backup?

Strong backup and recovery: Reliable data safeguarding and retrieval.
Easy restore options: Simplified process for data recovery.
Compliance assurance: Aligns with industry standards for data integrity.
Deployment simplicity: Facilitates easy setup and management.

In industries like finance and healthcare, AvePoint Cloud Backup enables secure and compliant handling of sensitive data, crucial for meeting regulatory requirements. Manufacturing and retail sectors use it for ensuring seamless data transitions, enhancing efficiency in managing Office 365 environments.

AvePoint

Veeam Data Platform is a unified data resilience solution that helps organizations recover from cyberattacks and outages, and protect workloads across hybrid and multicloud environments – all without vendor lock-in.

The platform includes built-in security capabilities designed to mitigate ransomware and other data-loss threats, including AI-backed threat detection across a broad range of workload types. This is intended to help teams identify and respond to threats before they disrupt operations.

Veeam Data Platform supports workload portability across hypervisors, cloud providers, and on-premises environments, allowing organizations to move or recover data across infrastructure without being tied to a specific vendor or platform.

For organizations looking to simplify deployment, Veeam Software Appliance provides a pre-built, hardened, and highly available option, reducing the manual setup and maintenance work required from IT teams.

Veeam Data Platform is used by over 550,000 customers worldwide, including 82% of the Fortune 500.

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Sample Customers

Swedish Match, Hydro, Mercury IT, Avepoint

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