The market for Microsoft 365 backup solutions offers a variety of approaches to data protection, recovery, data location, and administration. But which solution best meets your requirements?

We compared OCC Backup & Restore with established solutions from Veeam, Hornetsecurity, AvePoint and Keepit based on key criteria. These include supported Microsoft 365 data sources, restore options, versioning, permissions, reporting, data location, and security features.

The following overview highlights the key differences at a glance. For a more detailed analysis, you can also find individual comparisons of each solution.

Data sources and backup coverage
Not every backup solution protects Microsoft 365 services and their data to the same extent. Companies should therefore carefully assess which data from Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams is actually included in the backup.

Restore capabilities
In addition to backing up data, it is important to consider how granularly data can be restored. This may include individual items, versions, permissions, and point-in-time restores.

Data location and data protection
For European companies in particular, the location where backup data is stored, the underlying infrastructure, and requirements relating to data protection and data sovereignty can be important selection criteria.

Administration and security
Reporting, auditing, multi-factor authentication (MFA), role-based access and permission concepts, as well as additional approval workflows, can be particularly relevant in larger Microsoft 365 environments.