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Veeam Backup & Replication

Veeam (Insight Partners)

Founded 2006·US·VC-backed
4.7

Combined score

G2
4.6626
Gartner
4.8124
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Security incident on record — Acquired Coveware (cyber recovery) 2024 and Securiti AI 2025

▪ Editorial verdict

Veeam is the backup and disaster recovery category benchmark. The broadest workload coverage in the market spanning VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix, physical servers, AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, M365, Salesforce, and NAS, combined with six consecutive years as Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader with the highest Ability to Execute, make it the default choice for enterprises that need to protect every workload type from one platform. The SureBackup automated recovery verification technology that boots and tests every backup is the strongest validation that backups are actually recoverable, not just written.

The main operational consideration is that full ransomware resilience requires properly configured immutable repositories, which needs deliberate architecture decisions rather than default settings.

The verdict: Veeam is right for enterprises needing the broadest workload coverage, the most mature recovery verification, and the strongest independent analyst validation. Organisations that need the strongest ransomware-resilience-first architecture should evaluate Rubrik.

Last reviewed: May 2026

G2

4.6626 reviews

Gartner

4.8124 reviews

PeerSpot

8.7280 reviews
Gartner MQ: Leader (Backup MQ 2025 — #1 Ability to Execute 6 years)

Backup & Disaster Recovery assessment

PROTECTIONStrong
Workload coverage
5 / 5

Physical, virtual (VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix), cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), containers, SaaS (M365, Salesforce) — broadest workload coverage in the category. Scored 5.

Sources: Veeam documentation, Gartner Backup MQ 2025

Ransomware resilience
4 / 5

Inline malware detection, immutable backup repositories (Linux-hardened in v12.1), and Veeam ONE anomaly detection. Scored 4 rather than 5 because immutable storage implementation matured later than Rubrik.

Sources: Veeam documentation

OPERATIONSStrong
Orchestration & automation
4 / 5

Veeam Orchestrator provides DR runbooks and automated failover testing. Scored 4 because DR orchestration depth is strong but less polished than Zerto for sub-minute RTO scenarios.

Sources: Veeam Orchestrator documentation

ANALYTICSStrong
RPO / RTO observability
4 / 5

SLA compliance dashboards and restore point tracking. Scored 4 for good RPO/RTO visibility and reporting.

Sources: Veeam documentation

TRUST & ECOSYSTEMStrong
Restore verification
4 / 5

SureBackup automated restore verification is industry-standard — verifies every backup is bootable on a schedule. Scored 4 for mature restore verification capability.

Sources: Veeam SureBackup documentation

Strongest: Workload coverage

Watch out for: Restore verification

Strengths & limitations

Strengths

●#1 Ability to Execute Gartner MQ 6 consecutive years; Customers' Choice 2026
●Broadest workload coverage — VMs, physical, cloud, containers, SaaS
●Inline malware detection and immutable repositories — ransomware-hardened

Watch out for

●Windows-centric admin historically; Linux-hardened repo added v12.1 2024
●UI learning curve for new administrators
●Enterprise add-ons push pricing up significantly

Best for

Mid-to-large enterprises wanting flexible hybrid/multi-cloud backup with strongest workload coverage and ransomware recovery.

Not suitable for: Orgs needing 100% SaaS with zero infrastructure — Druva better for pure cloud-first

Compliance coverage

●Essential Eight
●AU Privacy Act
●SOC 2
●HIPAA
●NIST CSF
●PCI-DSS
●CMMC
●GDPR
●NIS2
●DORA
●ISO 27001
●CIS Benchmarks

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Quick facts

Pricing modelper workload/VM subscription or perpetual
Pricing range$5-15/VM/month; VBR Universal Licence ~$1,080/year
Free trialYes — 30 days
Min seatsNo minimum
Deployment time< 1 day
Complexity2 / 5
Pricing transparency3 / 5
AU presenceYes
IRAP assessedNo
Open sourceProprietary

Deployment

ModelsSaaS, On-premises, Hybrid, MSP
OS supportWindows, macOS, Linux
CloudAWS, Azure, GCP
Support24/7 Phone, Email, Chat, Dedicated CSM
Data residencyUS, EU, AU, JP, Self-hosted

Company

Veeam (Insight Partners)

Founded 2006 · 5,000-7,000 employees · VC-backed

HQ: US

$1.5B+ ARR est.

Certifications

SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, PCI-DSS

Integrations

Microsoft 365AWSAzureVMwareHyper-VNutanixNetAppPure StorageServiceNowSplunk