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Foglight for Virtualization vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Foglight for Virtualization
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Virtualization Management Tools (10th)
Veeam Data Platform
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
433
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

Foglight for Virtualization and Veeam Data Platform aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Foglight for Virtualization is designed for Virtualization Management Tools and holds a mindshare of 5.1%, up 1.6% compared to last year.
Veeam Data Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 5.4% mindshare, down 11.9% since last year.
Virtualization Management Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Foglight for Virtualization5.1%
VMware Aria Operations22.8%
IBM Turbonomic17.1%
Other55.0%
Virtualization Management Tools
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veeam Data Platform5.4%
Commvault Cloud3.2%
Rubrik3.0%
Other88.4%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Waleed Masad - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at METS
Easy-to-setup product with efficient data migration features
Many customers consider Quest Foglight for Virtualization a critical tool for migrations or new projects. In particular, one noteworthy case involved a bank that made Foglight integration a prerequisite. Some customers now rely 100% entirely on Foglight for their daily operations The product is…
JitendraSadaye - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Backup operations have become reliable and reporting now simplifies hybrid cloud protection
Veeam Data Platform has Veeam Enterprise Manager as well as Veeam ONE as valuable features, which allow us to generate various kinds of reports that are required for the customer. Instant VM Recovery is a good feature of the high-speed recovery features in Veeam Data Platform, and Continuous Data Protection (CDP) is also a good feature. Ransomware protection is a good feature added in Veeam Data Platform from version 12 onwards, and the ability to create immutable repositories is also a good feature in Veeam. The analytics part of Veeam Data Platform is a good solution because I have worked on various backup technologies such as EMC NetWorker and NetBackup. However, I have not used the analytical parts currently but will check it out. Streamlining processes as well as saving money are benefits that Veeam Data Platform provides for the end user, as it allows for application-aware backups and database backups without the need for various kinds of licenses that other backup software requires. Veeam offers socket-based licenses, instance-based licenses, and capacity-based licenses, which is a great feature.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The product is stable and easy to set up. It provides minimum false alarms."
"We've got customers all over the spectrum, and some customers do switch to Veeam because of its ease of use and its price point."
"It helps with process restoration, and with Veeam, we never had backup or restoration issues."
"It has given me and my customers ease of mind in regards to virtual backup, furthermore it has given us the opportunity to actually test the backup so that we know we can rely on it."
"A simple and stable solution for small businesses that use virtualization."
"It has very strong and useful features for a virtualized environment such as those based on VMware or Microsoft Hyper-V."
"It is fast, reliable and secure."
"All features of Veeam Data Platform, such as backup, immutability, and replication, are highly valuable."
"From my experience, Veeam is very good; its interface is user-friendly, we can restore whenever we need, it is not complicated, and it is very easy to manage with administration being very easy."
 

Cons

"Quest Foglight for Virtualization's integration needs enhancement."
"Being able to Backup from Cloud Services like Azure Better Logging to assist you in determining root causes of failures Better Traffic Throttle Monitoring"
""Veeam Vpower Technology" is the area of this product that is open for improvement."
"I am highly dissatisfied with their customer support approach."
"I face difficulties when trying to deploy Veeam ONE because my active directory restricts some particular rights."
"The tech support needs improvement."
"It would be beneficial if it could expand its coverage to support Frostbox and provide greater flexibility for service providers to recommend backup solutions based on customer preferences in prospective environments."
"OpenStack is something Veeam Data Platform doesn't support, and they haven't indicated that they will support it in the future."
"Improve the support of physical servers and bare metal recovery."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is affordable."
"I consider that the product's price falls under the middle range category."
"The price of Veeam is much lower than the IBM solution."
"The product is expensive."
"It is reasonably very cheap. I would rate the licensing model a one out of ten, where one is very affordable and ten is extremely expensive."
"The price is affordable."
"I would say that the product is fairly priced."
"My understanding is that it is a fairly small price point."
"The subscription-based pricing of Veeam Backup Replication is competitive."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 9, 2014
VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto
Disaster recovery planning is something that seems challenging for all businesses. Virtualization in addition to its operational flexibility, and cost reduction benefits, has helped companies improve their DR posture. Virtualization has made it easier to move machines from production to…
 

Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
13%
Construction Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business218
Midsize Enterprise98
Large Enterprise143
 

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Also Known As

VKernel vScope Explorer, vOPS Server, Vizioncore
Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication
 

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