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Cobalt Iron vs Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 23, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

Cobalt Iron
Ranking in SaaS Backup
37th
Average Rating
10.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
1
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 January 2026, in the SaaS Backup category, the mindshare of Cobalt Iron is 0.9%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is 10.1%, down from 17.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
SaaS Backup Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 36510.1%
Cobalt Iron0.9%
Other89.0%
SaaS Backup
 

Featured Reviews

LR
Fresh Operations Manager at Jerónimo Martins
Well integrated, easy to install, stable, scalable and has good support
We use this solution to replicate and backup the databases and the information of our clients' companies. We are system integrators It's a very good solution. It's a very straightforward product that is well integrated with everything. Pricing is an area that can be improved. In the next…
SS
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

"It's a very straightforward product that is well integrated with everything."
"The tool is easy to use and straightforward regarding restoration and creating backups. It's user-friendly, providing results and sending alerts when something goes wrong."
"The scalability is good."
"It is very easy to integrate. You can do it very fast."
"We are able to store it on various cloud providers such as Amazon S3, Rocket, Azure, and IBM Cloud. It can also do on-premise integration, and we are able to use storage from on-premise. We are also able to recover data. It is a really good and intuitive solution. Veeam has developed a fantastic product. I've never seen anything that I don't like about Veeam. It looks like a very complete solution. It is really mature, simple to use, and quite interrogative. It also has APIs for writing scripts."
"Veeam Backup does backup and restore very well."
"The way it backs up personal files is great."
"This covers the areas of backing up Office 365 that Microsoft does not include in its standard routine."
"The product is easy-to-use."
 

Cons

"In the next release, I would like to see better prices for the licenses."
"In the next release, it should have direct export to tape drive abilities and NDMP support."
"Veeam's performance is inconsistent."
"The solution could improve scalability, both in terms of more storage and users. These two attributes are quite important when you talk about good scalability."
"Pricing could be more affordable."
"The solution needs to improve its speed."
"It would be beneficial to implement a mechanism that allows for more efficient input processing, such as recognizing the first capital letter of an email account."
"While I don't have a use case in mind, it would be great if they could integrate more automation capabilities into the solution."
"The documentation for the installation is good. However, if you are new to the environment the installation could be difficult. The first time we did it it took approximately four days."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a perpetual license."
"We are talking about a third party solution, so there is a licensing fee."
"The price of Veeam Backup for Office 365 is inexpensive. We have a license to use the solution."
"Veeam Backup for Office 365 is a low-priced solution, so it is scalable and is priced for the market, comparable to other solutions."
"There is an annual license required and a per-user fee for this solution."
"The pricing is middle-of-the-road compared with competing products."
"For the number of users and amount of storage you receive, it is not expensive."
"The solution is very, very, very, cheap."
"It is an expensive product, and there is an additional cost involved in purchasing hardware. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Retailer
5%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business37
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise16
 

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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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veeam Backup for Office 365?
The pricing for Veeam Backup is fair for our infrastructure when used solely for backup, yet transitioning to a cloud solution was not cost-effective for us.
What needs improvement with Veeam Backup for Office 365?
In future updates of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365, I would like to see mail archiving functionality.
 

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

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IBM, Lenovo, Whirlpool, Suncor Energy, Kaiser Permanente, Capital City Bank
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