Veeam Backup & Replication vs Azure Site Recovery

Veeam Backup & Replication9.4Visit Azure Site Recovery8.7Visit

Higher score Veeam Backup & Replication #1 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software 9.4/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Veeam

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Azure Site Recovery #7 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software 8.7/10 31-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Microsoft

• Veeam Backup & Replication fits best

  Flexible backup with a free plan

• Azure Site Recovery fits best

  Azure and VMware failover orchestration

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Side by side

Feature	Veeam Backup & Replication 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Azure Site Recovery 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software	#7 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software
Best for	Flexible backup with a free plan	Azure and VMware failover orchestration
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	31 days
Free trial length	30 days	31 days
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Tickets, Email, Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, SSO/SAML	ISO 27001
Integrations	10 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Veeam Backup & Replication 0/3 · Azure Site Recovery 0/3
Immutable backups	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Recovery orchestration	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Ransomware recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Hybrid
Protected workloads	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free Community Edition supports up to 10 workloads Covers VMware, Hyper-V, AHV, Proxmox VE, clouds, NAS, and agents Adds immutable storage, malware scanning, and clean-recovery verification	Sequenced recovery plans support multi-tier application failover. Continuous replication covers Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, and physical workloads. Test failover, failback, and runbook integration support recovery drills.
Cons	Community Edition is limited to 10 workloads Essentials is designed for small businesses Self-managed backup infrastructure requires IT administration	Post-trial pricing is shown as $-/month per protected instance. Storage, transactions, data transfer, and compute may add charges. The service is available through the web platform only.
Our verdict	Veeam Backup & Replication is the backup and recovery engine within Veeam Data Platform. It protects virtual machines, physical servers, cloud workloads, NAS, and supported applications. The platform is aimed at IT teams managing business… Read the review →	Azure Site Recovery is a managed disaster recovery service for organizations protecting Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, physical, Azure Stack, and AWS Windows workloads. It supports replication between Azure regions, from on-premises environments… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Veeam Backup & Replication — where it wins

  • Free Community Edition supports up to 10 workloads
  • Covers VMware, Hyper-V, AHV, Proxmox VE, clouds, NAS, and agents
  • Adds immutable storage, malware scanning, and clean-recovery verification

  Where it doesn't

  • Community Edition is limited to 10 workloads
  • Essentials is designed for small businesses
  • Self-managed backup infrastructure requires IT administration

• Azure Site Recovery — where it wins

  • Sequenced recovery plans support multi-tier application failover.
  • Continuous replication covers Azure, VMware, Hyper-V, and physical workloads.
  • Test failover, failback, and runbook integration support recovery drills.

  Where it doesn't

  • Post-trial pricing is shown as $-/month per protected instance.
  • Storage, transactions, data transfer, and compute may add charges.
  • The service is available through the web platform only.

• Veeam Backup & Replication9.4/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A broad backup and recovery platform with a free option and strong recovery controls.

  Visit VeeamFull verdict →
• Azure Site Recovery8.7/10 · 31-day trial

  A broad disaster recovery service for Azure, VMware, and hybrid failover orchestration.

  Visit MicrosoftFull verdict →