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Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup vs Veeam Backup for Google Cloud comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 3, 2024

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

Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Ba...
Ranking in Cloud Backup
28th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (33rd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (19th)
Veeam Backup for Google Cloud
Ranking in Cloud Backup
33rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup is 1.1%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Backup for Google Cloud is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup1.1%
Veeam Backup for Google Cloud0.6%
Other98.3%
Cloud Backup
 

Featured Reviews

Asif Usmani - PeerSpot reviewer
Regional Sales Manager at S2
Lacks multi-platform support and physical infrastructure but excels in storage optimization
We use it for VM backup and Office 365 backup I find the solution to be user-friendly and easy to manage and deploy. It provides storage for Office 365, which is beneficial, and the deduplication technology is excellent, especially in optimizing storage capacity compared to others. In terms of…
Thushara Bandara - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at JKIT
Ensures data protection and supports SAP consistency while reducing costs
Veeam Backup for Google Cloud provides significant cost reduction with NETIO Cloud's offering. It serves as a reliable solution for backup and reporting capabilities about the health of the backups. Even though I am not utilizing all tools and options, it meets my comprehensive requirements and allows backup of emails as well, making it a versatile tool.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"VM backup and the item level recovery are the most valuable features."
"I find the solution to be user-friendly and easy to manage and deploy."
"We looked for a cheaper Hyper-V backup solution, and Altaro is the best choice for this purpose."
"Generally, the entire program is brilliant, and there isn't any one feature that I can pick out."
"The initial setup was simple and easy. Anyone without prior experience can install, configure, and use it."
"Excellent compression and deduplication with off-site WAN backup included."
"It is a great lesson in keeping it simple."
"Customer Service: Extremely good, and the turnaround is less than a day."
"Veeam Backup for Google Cloud’s most valuable feature is data backup and replication."
"Dealing with cloud solutions is simple and removes many headaches from troubleshooting and implementing the solution."
"I find Veeam to be a good tool for backing up Office 365 and virtual machine environments."
"The application backup is excellent, and using Veeam for backing up Kubernetes environments is a valuable tool."
"Veeam Backup for Google Cloud provides significant cost reduction with NETIO Cloud's offering."
"I recommend it to other companies due to its reliable solutions, significant cost reductions, and comprehensive functionality."
 

Cons

"However it has No support for Tape Drive backup – So no Disk-to-tape backup is possible."
"The scalability of the solution is limited."
"If you look into the performance of a virtual machine and you look to the performance of the physical machine, the correlation between these is totally unclear."
"Sometime there are stability issues with older kit, for example, it can take a long time to compress the primary backup."
"Altaro also supports booting directly from a backup drive (image), but this feature is hamstrung by the fact that it requires the backup image to be neither compressed or encrypted."
"Replication is not fast, the GUI could be more user-friendly, and technical support is lacking in Iran."
"Stability."
"We use Linux guests on Hyper-V clusters and we really need the file level restore on these VMs (ext3 and 4 file systems) functionality."
"Some of the prerequisites for Veeam are challenging."
"I do not have notes for improvements."
"There could be a feature to take a snapshot for version backup."
"The licensing could be improved, particularly by providing a 'pay-as-you-go' option through Azure, AWS, or GCP portal itself."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is okay,"
"No other product offers these features for this price. The ROI is great."
"Altaro VM Backup is affordably priced. It is a best value for its price and has almost every feature that an expensive, popular product offers."
"VMware is a little pricey, but it is a good solution and priced similar to other products."
"The price is great for the utility you get and the licensing has never caused any issues with my company."
"There is a free version for Hosts with 2 VMs."
"​By implementing the solution at multiple locations, significant cost savings were achieved."
"There is a free version for two VMs. I would advise to study the deployment environment well, prior to committing to order a license per host."
"The solution is affordable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
34%
Construction Company
10%
University
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business22
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise4
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?
The pricing and licensing cost is challenging since most competitors offer cheaper pricing, making it difficult to penetrate the market with the current pricing strategy.
What needs improvement with Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup?
The solution needs multi-platform support as it is currently only available for VMware and Hyper-V. It also lacks support for physical servers and workstations. Additionally, they should add more p...
What needs improvement with Veeam Backup for Google Cloud?
One area for improvement in Veeam Backup & Replication is the migration feature, particularly for cloud migrations, such as with Microsoft Azure. The Azure migration tool allows for replicating...
What advice do you have for others considering Veeam Backup for Google Cloud?
I would recommend Veeam Backup for Google Cloud to others. It is one of the options we promote to our customers. I would rate this solution between seven and nine out of ten. Overall, I would rate ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veeam Backup for Google Cloud?
In my opinion, Veeam's pricing is convenient compared to other vendors and favorable when considering the market.
 

Also Known As

Altaro VM Backup
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Sample Customers

Thomson Reuters, Microsoft, Amazon, Harvard University, MIT, Peugeot, Xerox
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