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Retrospect Backup vs Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Retrospect Backup
Ranking in Cloud Backup
65th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (81st)
Veeam Data Cloud for Micros...
Ranking in Cloud Backup
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
SaaS Backup (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Cloud Backup category, the mindshare of Retrospect Backup is 0.6%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 is 3.2%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 3653.2%
Retrospect Backup0.6%
Other96.2%
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Featured Reviews

Sujeet Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Lighthouse Solutions
Can be used to back up servers and desktops, but needs to have an Oracle agent for its on-premises model
Retrospect Backup has a single console that can be used to manage and backup servers and desktops. The solution supports tape and cloud since certain customers are still on tape. The solution provides a dissimilar hardware restore feature. If you have a complete machine burnout, you can restore it on new dissimilar hardware. Retrospect Backup is used to protect file data and SQL databases. Streamlining data backup processes with Retrospect Backup is automated and does not need any human intervention. The solution doesn't take up much time and does the backups automatically. Policy creation is very easy with Retrospect Backup. Once it's done, you don't have to bother about it because it keeps working on its own. A disaster recovery (DR) solution has been built into Retrospect Backup. You can restore the whole machine on a fresh setup with ISO images. Retrospect Backup is very easy to use and not very complicated. Creating policies and adding clients is very easy in the solution. The solution doesn't take up much LAN bandwidth except for the first full backup. The solution is efficient and does the backups really fast. It takes backups in batches of 14 machines at a time.
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

"Retrospect Backup has a single console that can be used to manage and backup servers and desktops."
"It is very easy to integrate. You can do it very fast."
"I believe the solution is very scalable. We can continuously add mailboxes and sites."
"It has got all the features. You can restore a mailbox based on an email or a calendar or based on all the emails. A user can also get access to restore the mailbox."
"Veeam Backup gives you the option to backup your data from the cloud to on-premises."
"Veeam makes modular solutions, so you can install Veeam Backup for Office 365 and Veeam Backup and Replication in one single server. You can do an all in one installation, and roll it out."
"The feature that I like the most is the system backup recovery from OneDrive."
"It's user-friendly, especially for taking incremental backups."
"The most critical feature of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is its ability to back up and protect data on cloud services."
 

Cons

"Retrospect Backup needs to have an Oracle agent for its on-premises model."
"The customer service and support response time can be improved."
"While I don't have a use case in mind, it would be great if they could integrate more automation capabilities into the solution."
"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."
"We attempted to use it for our DRP, however, we found it too expensive and complex, so we decided to use it just for backup."
"We have found that there is a limitation in this solution where it only takes the backup of users who are using Office 365 Enterprise email IDs. We have many users in management and approximately 50 other users who are using Office 365 of which Veeam is able to capture the backup. However, for the other users who are on the local email server at that time, the solution is not able to capture the backup."
"Microsoft currently saves only two months of conversation history, and it would be better if Veeam could focus on backing up more than two months of conversation data."
"They should include some more options to send alerts in existing monitoring software."
"If it could rebuild the data without pulling down the entire chunk, it would be an improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Retrospect Backup is more cost-effective compared to other products."
"I have a per-user license for the number of users and the mailboxes that I have."
"There is a license required for this solution and we pay annually."
"Its price is a little bit high, but it is a fantastic solution. It is more expensive than NetApp."
"The cost is a bit on the high side."
"The cost of Veeam Backup is $28 per user for one year."
"It is strictly subscribed on a per-user basis."
"I think it's a fair price. It's around $36 per user, so I think it's a fair price for our customers."
"For the number of users and amount of storage you receive, it is not expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
26%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
7%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business38
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise17
 

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What needs improvement with Veeam Backup for Office 365?
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Veeam Backup for Office 365, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365, Cirrus Backup
 

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