Oracle Data Guard vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

Oracle and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Oracle is ranked #24 with an average rating of 9.3, while Veeam Software is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.7. Oracle holds a 0.9% mindshare in BRS, compared to Veeam Software’s 7.6% mindshare. Additionally, 94% of Oracle users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

Oracle Data Guard

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 26, 2025

Oracle Data Guard and Veeam Data Platform compete in the data protection and recovery category. Veeam Data Platform seems to have the upper hand due to its flexibility and comprehensive feature set, which often justifies its higher price.

Features: Oracle Data Guard offers seamless integration with Oracle databases, real-time data protection, and high availability, making it indispensable for Oracle environments. Veeam Data Platform provides cross-platform compatibility, instant VM recovery, and advanced recovery options to manage diverse ecosystems effectively.

Room for Improvement: Oracle Data Guard could benefit from simpler integration options beyond the Oracle ecosystem, reducing dependency on specialized skills. Enhancing monitoring and reporting capabilities can also add value. Veeam Data Platform could improve by providing even broader platform support, optimizing cost structures for smaller businesses, and integrating more native cloud recovery features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Oracle Data Guard offers simpler deployment for Oracle-centric environments but requires specialized Oracle skills. Its deep integration benefits those already using Oracle solutions. Veeam Data Platform is known for straightforward setup across various environments, complemented by strong customer service, making it adaptable to diverse IT infrastructures.

Pricing and ROI: Oracle Data Guard is cost-effective for Oracle environments, ensuring a good ROI for businesses engaged heavily with Oracle products. Veeam Data Platform, despite its higher initial cost, provides robust ROI through versatile data management and rapid recovery capabilities, appealing to businesses with varied data protection needs.

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Categories and Ranking

Oracle Data Guard

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

24th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Veeam Data Platform

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

430

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (1st), 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 Oracle Data Guard is 0.9%, up from 0.7% 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%
Oracle Data Guard	0.9%
Other	91.5%

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AbdulHameed

Assistant Vice President at ZTBL

Ensures high availability, disaster recovery, and data protection for Oracle databases through features like real-time data synchronization, automatic failover and zero data loss

Oracle Data Guard stands out by providing heavy-duty features that enable connecting multiple standby databases to a single production database. Oracle supports up to eight standby databases, offering a level of redundancy and scalability that other platforms cannot match. Implementing Oracle Data Guard ensures the protection and integrity of your data, even in the event of a disaster. With Data Guard, Oracle guarantees zero data loss, providing peace of mind for organizations relying on their data for critical operations. Data Guard offers multiple protection modes, each serving different needs. One such mode is active-active, where both the production and standby databases are actively accessible. In the event of a failure, seamless switchover occurs without disrupting client sessions, as they remain unaware of the transition between databases.

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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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Oracle Data Guard has a nice feature called the DataGuard snapshot to open the solution in the read-write mode and make some changes to the database."

"We have found the replication feature the most useful. We use this feature the most. The ability to recover a database with less effort and the use of Oracle Data Guard Broker to administer the complete environment are also very useful features."

"You can see how the logs are applied, check the apply time, and how far behind the standby is at any given time."

"Another valuable feature is the possibility of backing up the database from the standby database instead of the primary database, to avoid backup process overhead in the primary system."

"It's a very good solution if you want to protect your data across two data centers, or you have a middle man or many administrators who use these solutions for protecting their data. It's very reliable compared to other solutions that are most often not storage-based."

"Oracle Data Guard is scalable. I rate it a ten out of ten."

"We use Data Guard for online replication from data center, to data center for high availability. This is the most important feature."

"Data Guard also improved because customers with an active Data Guard license want to reduce the I/O in a production environment. Some application complaints to it for Oracle reporting purposes. It has a production environment that needs to be enhanced."

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"Instant Backup is an useful feature."

"Its portability and being able to back up between different platforms are the most valuable features."

"I think Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is an excellent solution for ensuring user-side disaster recovery. It involves a platform on-premise, which can be replicated to another site. It's a very effective solution, and we prioritize both the FTO and the FTO."

"Integration with various applications, such as on-premises laptops and desktop backups, as well as applications and databases, is excellent."

"Veeam Backup Replication has good performance and can do location-to-location backups. Additionally, it is user-friendly and easy to manage."

"Veeam Data Platform manages and protects data across multiple cloud environments amazingly."

"Veeam ONE is the best and the most mature solution for hypervisors and physical machines."

"It is a global major solution for quite a lot of people."

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Cons

"The deployment cost is expensive."

"The database administration needs improvement. With Oracle, we have a lot of features for administrating data, but it might be too many. It needs to be simplified. It should be automated. Looking at Enterprise Manager, there are too many KPIs in place."

"For Italian medium-sized companies, the main challenge lies in the cost associated with licenses."

"Oracle could be improved by the ability to manage it on the cloud. This on-premises version is secure and reliable, but I'm sure that they will soon provide a cloud solution that will be even better. In one to two years, we will probably move to the cloud—we have already moved to the cloud with Microsoft Exchange, but our databases are still on-premises. I would prefer managing a cloud version of Oracle."

"The usage of block storage devices in the cloud or migration of a type of storage from one site to another site can be improved. Currently, we have to use multi-node to single node because of the lack of storage support on the Azure side. It did not really work. Our DBA had to spend a lot of time tweaking the Data Guard tools, or the underlying Oracle VMs, to make sure that Data Guard would run on top of different types of storage. So, if it can support transporting or getting from one type of storage to another type of storage in a different site or a different technology, it would be very helpful."

"The predominant issue lies in the communication link between the secondary and primary databases."

"The implementation is complex for anyone who's jumping into it without any experience. It's all command-line driven implementations. For some, that's a turn-off."

"One thing that can be improved is the GUI. It would be good to have a very nice GUI to easily configure and administer, providing different presentations to the database administrator. The feature that can be included is the integration with third-party monitoring systems, that is, monitoring systems from other vendors, not only from Oracle."

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"Veeam Backup & Replication should include a cloud solution."

"The direct SAN backup integration can be perfected by improving the snapshot removal mechanism and process from the storage volumes."

"Scalability, as well as licensing costs, need to be improved."

"The pricing could be improved."

"The documentation and communication could be better in Veeam Backup Replication."

"The product's pricing is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"Granular-level backup is difficult."

"I would like a solution for SAP systems to be included."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is the best solution if you want something similar that's less expensive than Oracle Grid."

"The pricing is on the higher side."

"The cost of the Oracle license will depend on the negotiations with Oracle."

"If you want to have everything automated and done smoothly, you have to add additional licenses."

"It's a cost-effective solution."

"The licensing cost is significantly high."

"It is not a cheap product, but if you look at the price, features, availability, scalability, and maturity, it is a very good product."

"Oracle Data Guard is a feature available only in Oracle Database Enterprise Edition, and is available for extra cost."

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"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the price a five."

"I have not used the resale license in our testing environments. Sometimes, our customers used the trial license for 30 days and so on."

"It is approximately $4,000 to $5,000 for the purchase of the product and I paid an additional $2,000 for the renewal."

"I would say that the product is fairly priced."

"I understand from management that the DR component is too expensive."

"The product must improve its pricing."

"Its pricing is really good."

"The subscription-based pricing of Veeam Backup Replication is competitive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

19%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

Educational Organization

No data available

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	22

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

Questions from the Community

What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

Ik fluister:VM Host Oracle en DataGuard hebben we per toeval vervangen door Zerto :-) tijdens de Zerto implementatie en VPG werden de Host Data in write-ack Block-Level gerepliceerd. Qua licentie 1...

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

It is a very useful administrative IT tool. It saves on costs. I strongly recommend Data Guard. I've been using it for eight years and I would strongly recommend it. I'd rate Oracle Data Guard a se...

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

We're Oracle partners. We've worked with databases 11G and 12C. If a company is planning to implement Oracle solutions, I would suggest they also implement Data Guard. I'd rate the solution nine ou...

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Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?

Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four ...

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How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?

Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too. But Veritas Netbac...

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How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?

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Also Known As

Active Data Guard

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

Overview

Oracle Data Guard ensures high availability, data protection, and disaster recovery for enterprise data. Data Guard provides a comprehensive set of services that create, maintain, manage, and monitor one or more standby databases to enable production Oracle databases to survive disasters and data corruptions. Data Guard can be used with traditional backup, restoration, and cluster techniques to provide a high level of data protection and data availability.

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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.

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Sample Customers

Athenahealth, Discover Financial Services

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