Which Microsoft 365 backup solution really suits your needs?
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, and AvePoint 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.
Microsoft 365 Backup Solutions: Feature Comparison
Feature available
Function partially available
Feature not available
OCC Backup & Restore
Hornetsecurity TotalProtection
veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365
AvePoint Cloud Backup
Storage
storage location
unlimited storage space
Report function
Job monitoring
Job Reporting
Issues monitoring
Notification function / Regular reports
Data sources
Exchange: Emails, calendars, tasks, contacts
Teams: Chats, Channels
SharePoint: Sites
OneDrive
Planner: Group plans
Notes: Personal users, shared teams
Backup
configuration options
Filter by file formats
Backing up multiple versions of files
Restore
Selective recovery (files, folders, etc.)
Preview of recoverable files
Restore to original data source
Single Item Recovery
Consideration of authorizations
Consideration of versions
Point-in-time restore
Restore as download PST / ZIP
Security
Handling labels and AIP-encrypted data
Login with multi-factor authentication
Account Activity Audit
Approval according to the dual control principle
Other
Management of inactive teams and SharePoint Online data
Additional module “M365 Archiving” on the same platform