Cove vs Veeam
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Veeam is a capable platform you design and configure. Cove Data Protection™ is cloud-native, secure by default, and includes cloud storage.
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Why teams choose Cove over Veeam
Veeam gives you a capable platform to design and configure. Cove is secure and ready on day one, so you can get straight to onboarding and protecting workloads.
Protected on day one
Fewer moving parts
Cloud storage included
Built for MSPs and lean IT teams
Why incremental backups with Cove are better than you think
Because Cove is deployed at the guest level, our TrueDelta™ technology gets granular visibility into what data changes are occurring on each individual VM, which allows us to deduplicate data at the sub-block and byte level. Backups come out so small that your RPO shrinks and internet bandwidth is no longer a bottleneck.
*Compared with host-level backup solutions.
Recover your way, whatever the disaster
Cove gives you the flexibility to choose the recovery path that best fits the disaster you’re facing, including virtualizing locally or in the cloud.
Restore files, folders, and full system images
Restore files, folders, and full system images
Recover individual files and folders, system states, or a full system image to dissimilar hardware with a bare-metal restore.
Fail over to a standby VM
Fail over to a standby VM
Keep pre-staged VMs ready in the recovery location of your choice, including Azure, Hyper-V, or ESXi, for near-instant recovery.
Recover in the N-able cloud with co-managed DRaaS
Recover in the N-able cloud with co-managed DRaaS
Fail over to pre-staged VMs hosted in the N-able cloud, backed by 24/7 disaster recovery experts and a hotline for critical restores.
Validate that your systems are recoverable
Validate that your systems are recoverable
Automated recovery testing boots a VM of your backups in the N-able cloud and captures a screenshot, giving you confidence they’ll work when needed.
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Choose what you need
An open ecosystem
A partner community built on trust
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With Cove, management has moved from unmanageable to minimal.
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With Cove, we’ve removed the complexity around backup.
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Frequently asked questions
Why choose Cove over Veeam?
Why choose Cove over Veeam?
Choose Cove if you want backup delivered as a service: one agent direct to the cloud, security on by default, and cloud storage included. Veeam is a capable platform with broad deployment options, so it can suit teams that want to customize a deployment for their own environment.
Which workloads can Cove protect?
Which workloads can Cove protect?
Cove protects servers, workstations, Microsoft 365, and Google Workspace data from one unified, multitenant console.
Is cloud storage included with Cove?
Is cloud storage included with Cove?
Cloud storage is included in the service and pooled across the number of licenses you purchase. See our pricing page for current details.
Can I try Cove before I switch?
Can I try Cove before I switch?
Yes. Start a free trial and run Cove alongside your current backup tool to see how it fits.
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