N-able Cove Data Protection vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

N-able and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. N-able is ranked #36 with an average rating of 7.5, while Veeam Software is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.7. N-able holds a 1.1% mindshare in BRS, compared to Veeam Software’s 7.6% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of N-able users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

N-able Cove Data Protection

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N-able Cove Data Protection

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 26, 2025

N-able Cove Data Protection and Veeam Data Platform compete in the data protection and disaster recovery category. Based on the comparison, Veeam Data Platform may have the upper hand due to its extensive recovery capabilities and integration features.

Features: N-able Cove Data Protection offers efficient cloud-based architecture and robust disaster recovery options, praised for its automation and virtual disaster recovery. It allows for flexible and reliable alerts and monitoring. Veeam Data Platform is valued for its extensive instant recovery capabilities and seamless integration with various platforms, excelling in backup and replication features particularly for VMware environments.

Room for Improvement: N-able Cove Data Protection needs better Linux support, enhanced SaaS integrations, and improved reporting features. Customizable dashboards are also an area of improvement. Veeam Data Platform faces challenges with complex initial setups, particularly for cloud environments, and users desire better pricing strategies and broader application support beyond VMware and Microsoft.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: N-able Cove Data Protection is known for its intuitive deployment process and responsive technical support across on-premises and cloud environments. Veeam Data Platform also supports varied deployment scenarios but is sometimes criticized for a complex initial setup, though they offer strong customer service support.

Pricing and ROI: N-able Cove Data Protection offers set pricing for servers and workstations with storage pooling, viewed as cost-effective. Veeam Data Platform employs per-CPU pricing, potentially making it costly with added features, yet competitive by market standards. Cove's ROI is boosted by cost-saving benefits, while Veeam's ROI is justified through its robust features.

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N-able Cove Data Protection vs. Veeam Data Platform

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

7.8

N-able Cove Data Protection provides high ROI, efficient backups, cost savings, seamless transitions, and reduced downtime compared to competitors.

Sentiment score

7.4

Veeam Data Platform reduces backup time, management efforts, and costs, offering quick ROI through efficiency and uptime improvements.

I have experienced time savings and money savings.

reviewer2380554

Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

We think the ROI is very good; we are very satisfied with our return on investment, even though I don't sit and calculate what would be better.

Per MøllerJacobsen

Senior consultant at Azend A/S

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.6

N-able Cove Data Protection offers fast, knowledgeable support via multiple channels, ensuring high user satisfaction despite minor frustrations.

Sentiment score

7.4

Veeam Data Platform receives high praise for effective support, despite some communication challenges and occasional slow response outside business hours.

if it gets complicated, the backend support comes in quickly

Per MøllerJacobsen

Senior consultant at Azend A/S

If I raise a ticket, they get back to me.

reviewer2380554

Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

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The escalation from first, second to third tier is sometimes very long-lasting, but the resolve rate is quite high.

Michael Schwarzer

Managing Director at INT/box GmbH

I would rate their technical support a 10 out of 10.

reviewer2730012

Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Most cases are handled perfectly.

Tamer Hossam

Applications section Head at Raya Integration

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

7.8

N-able Cove Data Protection is praised for adaptability, ease of integration, scalability, advanced features, with minor storage issues.

Sentiment score

7.5

Veeam Data Platform is scalable, adaptable, and suitable for diverse environments, with some cost concerns on additional licenses.

There are some limitations, such as storage, where I cannot support a large number of employees who need to back up their data.

reviewer2380554

Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

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Integration with other vendors is also seamless.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I would rate the scalability part of Veeam Data Platform 10 out of 10 because we have the ability to scale out the product at any time with scale-out backup repositories and can add licenses as needed.

JitendraSadaye

Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

In order to scale Veeam Data Platform, we have to pay a lot more money.

Edward Hore

L3 Infrastructure Engineer at Specsavers

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.1

N-able Cove Data Protection is praised for stability, minor issues, compatibility, and reliability with minimal downtime over years.

Sentiment score

7.8

Veeam Data Platform is praised for high stability, reliability, quick issue resolution, and continuous improvement through updates.

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There are no issues with stability in Veeam Data Platform.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

I can say the stability of Veeam Data Platform is almost 8 to 9, as the cluster functionality was not there in earlier platforms such as version 12, but is provided in version 13.

JitendraSadaye

Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

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Room For Improvement

N-able Cove Data Protection needs improvements in dashboard, cloud integration, backup speed, disaster recovery, and support response.

Veeam Data Platform needs better integration, speed, support, flexibility, and affordability to meet user demands for large environments.

There should be the ability to take out data from Microsoft 365 in a portable format.

Per MøllerJacobsen

Senior consultant at Azend A/S

N-able Cove Data Protection does not provide a lot of SaaS backup products, which is an area they can improve.

reviewer2380554

Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

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The improvement we would like to see is the option to scale Veeam Data up in smaller sections rather than large sections, which requires paying much more.

Edward Hore

L3 Infrastructure Engineer at Specsavers

OpenStack is something Veeam Data Platform doesn't support, and they haven't indicated that they will support it in the future.

Tamer Hossam

Applications section Head at Raya Integration

Reducing it by 20% would make it more accessible to a broader range of customers.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

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Setup Cost

Enterprise users appreciate N-able Cove Data Protection's fair pricing, flexibility, no lock-ins, and competitive costs compared to others.

Veeam Data Platform offers reasonable pricing with predictable per-CPU socket licensing but can be costly for smaller businesses.

In terms of pricing, N-able Cove Data Protection is neither cheap nor expensive compared to other competitors.

reviewer2380554

Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

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I believe it is not expensive; it's the regular price.

reviewer2730012

Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Veeam Data Platform is more expensive than OpenStack because we pay for it in US dollars, while we pay for OpenStack in Egyptian pounds.

Tamer Hossam

Applications section Head at Raya Integration

A reduction of 20% in the current cost would make the solution more attractive to clients.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

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Valuable Features

N-able Cove Data Protection provides reliable cloud-based data protection with easy management, fast setup, and seamless integration for diverse needs.

Veeam Data Platform offers ease of use, fast backups, reliable restores, seamless integration, and comprehensive insights for versatile backup strategies.

The integration of N-able Cove Data Protection into our existing infrastructure is easy.

Per MøllerJacobsen

Senior consultant at Azend A/S

The most valuable feature of N-able Cove Data Protection is its ease of use.

reviewer2380554

Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

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The platform is user-friendly, comprehensive, and compatible with numerous market solutions, including virtualization and bare metal servers.

reviewer2666283

Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

The most important aspect of this platform is data security with immutable data in the storage.

reviewer2730012

Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Ransomware protection is a good feature added in Veeam Data Platform from version 12 onwards.

JitendraSadaye

Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

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Categories and Ranking

N-able Cove Data Protection

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

36th

Ranking in Cloud Backup

17th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SaaS Backup (8th), MSP Backup (3rd)

Veeam Data Platform

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

1st

Ranking in Cloud Backup

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

430

Ranking in other categories

Virtualization Management Tools (3rd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd), Cloud Monitoring Software (10th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of N-able Cove Data Protection is 1.1%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 7.6%, down from 17.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Veeam Data Platform	7.6%
N-able Cove Data Protection	1.1%
Other	91.3%

Backup and Recovery

Featured Reviews

Per MøllerJacobsen

Senior consultant at Azend A/S

Delivers cost-effective data backup with room for search improvements

The challenges I face especially are those I've mentioned, that finding some specific data in N-able Cove Data Protection is not as easy as it is in some other systems. You cannot just search for something—you need to know where it was and when it was there to restore it, plus it would be nice to take out data from Microsoft 365 in some portable format, which is currently not an option. I would like to extract the data from Microsoft 365 in a portable format, something like a database or maybe just to take out a PST file or SharePoint and Teams files to the file system. Especially in these times, where we discuss potential risks with the Microsoft cloud for European companies, companies would want to know how to access their data from the backup if they suddenly don't have a tenant. I believe there should be the ability to take out data from Microsoft 365 in a portable format. I know that Cohesity is working on making such a thing. It's not there yet; I asked last week for something for forensics, and the support team said it's not possible yet, but I know from our technical account manager they are working on some solutions.

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JitendraSadaye

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.

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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	1

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	217
Midsize Enterprise	99
Large Enterprise	139

Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with N-able Backup?

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What is your primary use case for N-able Backup?

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N-able Cove Data Protection

January 2026

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Veeam Data Platform

January 2026

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Also Known As

N-able Backup, SolarWinds Backup, SolarWinds MSP Backup & Recovery, SolarWinds MSP Backup

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

Overview

Cove Data Protection, from N-able, is a comprehensive solution designed to safeguard critical business data. It offers a range of features including backup and recovery, disaster recovery, and endpoint protection. With automated backups and flexible scheduling options, it ensures data is protected and easily recoverable.

The solution also includes advanced security measures such as encryption and ransomware detection to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches. Cove Data Protection provides seamless integration with various platforms and offers centralized management for efficient monitoring and control.

With its user-friendly interface and robust capabilities, Cove Data Protection is an ideal choice for businesses seeking reliable data protection.

N-able

Veeam Data Platform is a leader in data resilience, providing businesses with reliable and secure backup, recovery, and advanced data insights. It is designed to combat today's cyber threats while ensuring data remains protected, adaptable, and recoverable.

Engineered to offer a seamless and powerful data resilience experience, Veeam Data Platform helps organizations with intelligent protection beyond just backup. It enables orchestrated and verifiable recovery processes, helping maintain continuous operations. By offering integrated solutions against evolving cyber threats, this platform assures businesses of data availability and precision restoration, empowering them to remain resilient under any circumstances. Its robust security features, coupled with efficient replication and deduplication benefits, deliver confidence in data management across hybrid and cloud deployments.

What features make Veeam Data Platform stand out?

Ease of Use: Simplifies data management across environments.
Reliable Backups: Ensures data integrity and safety at all times.
Instant Recovery: Supports rapid restoration for business continuity.
Seamless Integration: Works well with VM environments like VMware and Hyper-V.
Efficient Deduplication and Compression: Optimizes storage usage.
SureBackup and SureReplica: Provides disaster recovery assurance.
Robust Monitoring: Enhances visibility with flexible reporting.

What benefits and ROI come from using Veeam Data Platform?

Data Security: Comprehensive protection against cyber threats.
Operational Efficiency: Streamlined processes support business agility.
Adaptability: Versatile for hybrid deployments and complex infrastructures.
Cost Management: Optimizes resources and infrastructure costs.
Confidence in Recovery: Ensures precise and reliable data restoration.

Veeam Data Platform is primarily used for managing backup and replication across VMware and Hyper-V environments, supporting both cloud and on-premises infrastructures. In industries managing significant IT services, it assists in disaster recovery and virtual machine protection, enhancing business continuity. Its integration with applications like Microsoft Office 365 ensures reliable data protection and quick recovery, making it beneficial for those looking to streamline operations across diverse deployment scenarios.

Veeam Software

Sample Customers

Computer Depot, Leading Edge Computers, IT Logic Australia

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