Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 vs Microsoft 365 Backup

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 3659.4Visit Microsoft 365 Backup8.8Visit

Higher score Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 #1 in Microsoft 365 Backup Software 9.4/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Veeam

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Microsoft 365 Backup #5 in Microsoft 365 Backup Software 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 6 features Visit Microsoft

• Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 fits best

  Organizations wanting strong value and broad coverage

• Microsoft 365 Backup fits best

  Microsoft-first teams wanting native administration

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Side by side

Feature	Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Microsoft 365 Backup 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in Microsoft 365 Backup Software	#5 in Microsoft 365 Backup Software
Best for	Organizations wanting strong value and broad coverage	Microsoft-first teams wanting native administration
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$2/user/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Docs	Docs
Compliance	2FA	GDPR, ISO 27001
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 0/6 · Microsoft 365 Backup 5/6
Exchange Online backup	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
SharePoint and OneDrive	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Microsoft Teams backup	Not checked yet	—
Granular restore	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Point-in-time restore	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Ransomware protection	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Backup frequency	Not checked yet	Multiple_daily
Our review
Pros	Covers Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, and Teams Supports granular item-level and bulk recovery Offers immutable backups, monitoring, MFA, and encryption	Microsoft admin center and Graph API management Granular and point-in-time recovery for key Microsoft 365 workloads Append-only storage helps protect against malicious overwrites
Cons	Storage and infrastructure costs are separate from the software price Requires organizations to manage their own infrastructure Self-managed deployment may not suit teams seeking a managed service	Microsoft Teams chat and other Teams-server content are not protected Azure subscription is required Storage charges apply at $0.15 per GB per month
Our verdict	Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is self-managed software for protecting and restoring Microsoft 365 data. It covers Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, and Teams, while also supporting hybrid Microsoft 365 and on-premises Exchange… Read the review →	Microsoft 365 Backup is a cloud backup and recovery service for organizations using Microsoft 365. It protects SharePoint sites, OneDrive accounts, and Exchange Online mailboxes through policies managed in the Microsoft 365 admin center,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 — where it wins

  • Covers Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, and Teams
  • Supports granular item-level and bulk recovery
  • Offers immutable backups, monitoring, MFA, and encryption

  Where it doesn't

  • Storage and infrastructure costs are separate from the software price
  • Requires organizations to manage their own infrastructure
  • Self-managed deployment may not suit teams seeking a managed service

• Microsoft 365 Backup — where it wins

  • Microsoft admin center and Graph API management
  • Granular and point-in-time recovery for key Microsoft 365 workloads
  • Append-only storage helps protect against malicious overwrites

  Where it doesn't

  • Microsoft Teams chat and other Teams-server content are not protected
  • Azure subscription is required
  • Storage charges apply at $0.15 per GB per month

• Veeam Backup for Microsoft 3659.4/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  Broad Microsoft 365 coverage with granular recovery and low software pricing.

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• Microsoft 365 Backup8.8/10 · Paid

  A Microsoft-native backup service with granular recovery, but no protection for Teams chat content.

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