Veeam review

Last checked: 22 September 2026Veeam official website

Automatic total score

8.3/10

Arithmetic mean of the six criteria, rounded to one decimal.

Assessed proposition

Veeam Data Platform (including Veeam Backup & Replication) and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. Veeam is software: the customer or their service provider chooses the storage and data location.

About Veeam

Veeam is a US software vendor (founded 2006, headquartered in Kirkland, Washington) for backup, recovery, and ransomware protection of virtual, physical, cloud, and SaaS environments. Source: veeam.com/company/contacts.html

Short summary

A broad backup and recovery platform for organizations with multiple workloads, complex infrastructure, and a need for advanced recovery and orchestration capabilities.

Who it suits

IT organizations that value maximum workload coverage and technical control, and that have sufficient expertise in-house.

Facts (not scored)

Scores and criteria explained in our methodology.See how we compare →

Parent company countryUnited States

Data locationCustomer's choice (own storage or service provider)

US (CLOUD Act)Yes

Pricing modelPer workload / per user (license), storage separate

Managed / self-serviceSelf-service or via service provider

Target groupMid-sized SMB, enterprise · sector: Generic

Scores

Veeam per criterionScoreAverage of all five

Price & total cost7

Storage & scalability10

Security & compliance9

Ease of management7

Support & service8

Recovery & continuity9

Strengths

Very broad workload coverage.
Strong recovery, immutability, and enterprise controls.
Many integrations and orchestration options.

Weaknesses

Licensing, storage, and support make total cost more complex.
Implementation and management require specialist knowledge.
US company: organizations with strict data sovereignty requirements must weigh the CLOUD Act, even when the customer chooses the storage location.

Best forMid-sized and large organizations with complex IT environments and a mature backup team.

Sources and links · Veeam+

Sources per score

VE-1Price & total costNo public price list; VUL license per workload Partialveeam.com/contact-sales.html2026-09-24

VE-2Storage & scalabilityVirtual, physical, cloud, SaaS, Kubernetes via central consolehelpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/overview.html2026-09-24

VE-3Security & complianceImmutability/object lock (repository-dependent)veeam.com/blog/immutable-backup.html2026-09-24

VE-4Ease of managementCentral console for all platformshelpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/overview.html2026-09-24

VE-5Support & serviceEnterprise/production support optionsveeam.com/support.html2026-09-24

VE-6Recovery & continuity (RPO/RTO)Granular/instant recovery and orchestration Partialhelpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/overview.html2026-09-24

Links on this page

Official websitehttps://www.veeam.com/ (with UTM tag)

Main comparisonhttps://backup-solutions.nl/business-backup-comparison/

Other reviewhttps://backup-solutions.nl/reviews/acronis/

Other reviewhttps://backup-solutions.nl/reviews/backblaze/

All scores form an editorial benchmark based on publicly available product information, not an independent product test. Always check current quotes, SLAs, and terms yourself before purchasing. Information is reviewed at least every quarter.

Last checked: 22 September 2026 · Score history: first publication, no changes yet · Corrections: reported via /contact/, response within 10 business days · Sources: source IDs VE-1 through VE-6, see source-register.csv