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Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365 vs Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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

Backup and Restore for Shar...
Ranking in SaaS Backup
30th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veeam Data Cloud for Micros...
Ranking in SaaS Backup
1st
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the SaaS Backup category, the mindshare of Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365 is 1.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is 9.6%, down from 16.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
SaaS Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 3659.6%
Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 3651.5%
Other88.9%
SaaS Backup
 

Featured Reviews

Pramodh Maheshwar - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Systems Engineer - Wintel at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
A scalable solution for backup and restore that has an easy setup
The solution's updates and rollouts of the patches cause a lot of problems. There's no other way around it. Recently, we have also faced RDS and print server issues. One of our clients experienced some remote desktop service issues. These things keep happening with Microsoft. They have a patch, and then they have some other rollout that fixes it. The solution should be more consistent with its patching updates.
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Manager, Information Technology at Greencoast Enterprises LLC
Backup has protected our office data and now restores individual emails while admins configure settings
Although Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is a Backup as a Service, it should give slight leverage to the admins to do more of their own configurations. When it comes to Software as a Service, we do need to agree on certain things, as we do not have much control over the software. If Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 can improve, it would be better. It could be slightly better, but it is acceptable. As long as support is provided in a timely manner, it is good. I cannot tell it is fully bad or fully good. If I were to give a rating of one to five, I might give 3.5 to four. Rather than giving a help database, which is an ocean of information to search through ourselves, we should be able to open a ticket and have them guide us on how to do it. As an end-user, different levels of admins exist—a fresh admin and a more experienced admin. They need to encourage us to open a ticket quickly, and from there they should guide us straightforwardly with the steps to follow to achieve the desired outcome.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution has good scalability."
"Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365 is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature includes leaving the stub files behind and integrating that with the recenter feature."
"The stability has always been very good."
"Veeam technical support, from my perspective, is one of the best technical support I've ever engaged with."
"For those considering implementing the solution, I would say to just go for it."
"Veeam is affordable and end-to-end configuration is straightforward, whether you're going from source to destination or vice versa. Retrieval is also easy."
"The product is very stable and performs exceptionally well."
"The solution helps reduce our workload."
"The most valuable features of Veeam Backup for Office 365 are the ease of use and instant back and restore."
"The solution is easy to use; it's very simple and clients find it very easy to find all objects and things they need with the Veeam Explorer."
"The installation process is very easy."
 

Cons

"We need more options for the backup schedule."
"I think the solution itself keeps up with everything else. Sometimes it would be nice if they could move a little bit quicker and have faster updates, but in terms of the features, it's absolutely fine and adequate."
"The user experience needs a little refreshing touch."
"The solution's updates and rollouts of the patches cause a lot of problems."
"While there really is nothing wrong with the product some small improvements in the interface could make it even easier to use."
"We would like to have a single management console for all of our backups."
"The pricing model is unnecessarily confusing and could be simplified."
"One area that needs improvement is the pricing of Veeam Backup, as it can be expensive at $28 per user for one year."
"In future updates of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365, I would like to see mail archiving functionality."
"It could be slightly better, but it is acceptable. As long as support is provided in a timely manner, it is good. I cannot tell it is fully bad or fully good."
"They don't have native integration with deduplication of storage."
"We have found that there is a limitation in this solution where it only takes the backup of users who are using Office 365 Enterprise email IDs. We have many users in management and approximately 50 other users who are using Office 365 of which Veeam is able to capture the backup. However, for the other users who are on the local email server at that time, the solution is not able to capture the backup."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution could also be cheaper."
"Regarding CloudArchiver, you purchase per terabyte."
"The solution’s pricing is expensive."
"We have 2000 users and pay about $10,000. It may be a little bit more per year. We have an education institute and may have fewer expenses."
"We are talking about a third party solution, so there is a licensing fee."
"Veeam Backup for Office 365 is a subscription-based solution."
"The cost of Veeam Backup for Office 365 is $19 for one mailbox."
"The cost is a bit on the high side."
"I'm not sure about the price, but I think it could be lower."
"We decided on Altaro because, from the point of view of the total cost, Altaro looks cheaper than Veeam. Veeam has a lot of costs that are not clear when you start it, which makes it less flexible than Altaro, but only after half a year, you can be really sure that you made a good decision."
"Its price is a little bit high, but it is a fantastic solution. It is more expensive than NetApp."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
18%
Computer Software Company
10%
Government
8%
University
8%
Computer Software Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Retailer
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise16
 

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Also Known As

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Veeam Backup for Office 365, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365, Cirrus Backup
 

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Sample Customers

Centers of Medicare & Medicaid Services, Bunker Holding Group
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