RANK 06 OF 8 · CLOUD DATA BACKUP
Veeam review: cloud backup depth, and what it leaves to other tools
Veeam ranks sixth (52.0) on infrastructure rebuild but scores highest of all eight on data protection (94), with the widest listed workload coverage across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud and always-immutable backups. It has no drift detection or infrastructure-as-code output, so it is a partner to an infrastructure recovery tool, not a substitute.
Ranking current as of September 2026 · By the Cloud Resilience Vendors research desk
What does Veeam restore after an incident?
Veeam Backup for AWS lists EC2, EBS, RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, Redshift, EFS, FSx, S3, S3 Glacier, Outposts and Amazon VPC. Veeam Backup for Azure covers VMs and managed disks, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL and Azure Files, and lists Azure Virtual Networks. Veeam Backup for Google Cloud covers Compute Engine, Persistent Disk, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage and Spanner, with recovery across regions and projects. Backups are always immutable, encrypted and air-gapped.
- Data
- Restored Widest listed workload data coverage in this ranking.
- Configuration
- Partial or not itemized Amazon VPC and Azure Virtual Networks listed; detail not published.
- Network
- Partial or not itemized Listed as services; configuration detail not published.
- IAM
- Not covered or not published Not listed.
- DNS
- Not covered or not published Not listed.
What the vendor's public material says it restores. Not a test result. Hatched = partial or not itemized.
How does Veeam score on each criterion?
Weighted total 52.0 out of 100, rank 06 of 8. How we score
Where does Veeam fall short?
Veeam lists Amazon VPC and Azure Virtual Networks but does not publish what configuration it restores for them, and IAM and DNS are not listed. It has no drift detection, no change history and no IaC output. Recovery orchestration is a Veeam Data Platform Premium feature.
What does Veeam cost?
SaaS: $42 per TB per month. Software: price varies.
Source: Veeam pricing · Reviewed Sep 2026
Who should shortlist Veeam?
Any team whose first need is getting cloud data back, especially across more than one cloud. Most buyers reading this site will run Veeam or a similar product for data and add an infrastructure recovery tool for everything around it.
Key facts and sources
- Veeam Backup for AWS lists Amazon EC2, EBS, RDS, VPC, S3, S3 Glacier, AWS Outposts, DynamoDB, Redshift, EFS, Aurora and FSx.
Source: Veeam: Backup for AWS · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Always-immutable, encrypted, air-gapped backups are standard.
Source: Veeam: Backup for AWS · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Veeam Backup for Azure supports Azure VMs and managed disks, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL and Azure Files, and lists Azure Virtual Networks.
Source: Veeam: Backup for Azure · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Veeam Backup for Google Cloud covers Compute Engine, Persistent Disk, Cloud SQL, Cloud Storage and Spanner, with recovery across regions and projects.
Source: Veeam: Backup for Google Cloud · Reviewed Sep 2026
- Recovery orchestration is part of the Veeam Data Platform Premium tier.
Source: Veeam: Backup for Google Cloud · Reviewed Sep 2026
Clouds: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
Delivery: software or SaaS (Veeam Data Cloud)
Veeam Software, founded 2006, privately held.
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Frequently asked questions about Veeam
Does Veeam back up AWS VPC configuration?
Veeam lists Amazon VPC among supported services on its AWS page but does not publish the configuration detail it restores.
What does Veeam cloud backup cost?
The SaaS offering is published at $42 per TB per month. Software pricing varies; Veeam offers a cost calculator and an online store.
Can Veeam rebuild cloud infrastructure after ransomware?
It restores workloads and their data into a recovery target. It does not rebuild the wider configuration, identity and DNS of an environment or produce infrastructure as code.
By the Cloud Resilience Vendors research desk