Veeam Backup & Replication vs FortiGate

Veeam Backup & Replication9.2Visit FortiGate9.0Visit

Higher score Veeam Backup & Replication #2 in AWS Marketplace Software 9.2/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial Visit Veeam

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FortiGate #5 in AWS Marketplace Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial Visit FortiGate

• Veeam Backup & Replication fits best

  IT teams managing backup across mixed workloads

• FortiGate fits best

  Organizations needing hybrid network security

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Side by side

Feature	Veeam Backup & Replication 9.2/10 Visit ↗	FortiGate 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.0
Ranking	#2 in AWS Marketplace Software	#5 in AWS Marketplace Software
Best for	IT teams managing backup across mixed workloads	Organizations needing hybrid network security
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	30 days	30 days
Free trial length	30 days	30 days
Deployment	Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Community
Integrations	10 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Specs
Delivery model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Pricing model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial length	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
AWS Regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Support level	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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Our review
Pros	Image-level VM backup, replication, and instant recovery across supported targets Immutable storage, object-lock support, and clean-recovery verification Protects virtual, physical, NAS, cloud, and supported application workloads	Intrusion prevention, antivirus, SSL/TLS inspection, VPN and web filtering Supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, Hyper-V and KVM REST API, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible and CI integrations
Cons	Self-hosted deployment requires teams to manage backup infrastructure Essentials is licensed per workload, which may complicate cost planning Community Edition is limited to 10 workloads	Pricing requires contacting sales Capabilities and performance vary by FortiGate model Feature breadth may exceed the needs of narrow firewall deployments
Our verdict	Veeam Backup & Replication is the backup and recovery engine within Veeam Data Platform. It is aimed at IT teams responsible for protecting virtual machines, physical servers, NAS, cloud workloads, and supported applications from… Read the review →	FortiGate is Fortinet’s next-generation firewall platform for organizations protecting users, applications, assets and cloud workloads across hybrid environments. It combines firewall protection with intrusion prevention, antivirus,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Veeam Backup & Replication — where it wins

  • Image-level VM backup, replication, and instant recovery across supported targets
  • Immutable storage, object-lock support, and clean-recovery verification
  • Protects virtual, physical, NAS, cloud, and supported application workloads

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted deployment requires teams to manage backup infrastructure
  • Essentials is licensed per workload, which may complicate cost planning
  • Community Edition is limited to 10 workloads

• FortiGate — where it wins

  • Intrusion prevention, antivirus, SSL/TLS inspection, VPN and web filtering
  • Supports AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, Hyper-V and KVM
  • REST API, Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible and CI integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • Capabilities and performance vary by FortiGate model
  • Feature breadth may exceed the needs of narrow firewall deployments

• Veeam Backup & Replication9.2/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A self-hosted backup and recovery platform with broad workload and recovery coverage.

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• FortiGate9.0/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Broad hybrid firewall coverage with cloud integrations and contact-sales pricing.

  Visit FortiGateFull verdict →