# Veeam Data Platform alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 146 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Veeam Data Platform holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/veeam-data-platform/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Acronis Cyber Protect: 13
- Veeam Backup & Replication: 9
- IDrive Business: 7
- Backblaze: 6
- Backblaze Business Backup: 6
- Datto SIRIS: 5

## Backup and disaster recovery

**Small business**: 59 of 84 answers did not name Veeam Data Platform (Veeam Data Platform is #4 of 11 at 7%).

- Acronis Cyber Protect: first choice in 9 of those 59
- Backblaze: first choice in 6 of those 59
- Datto SIRIS: first choice in 5 of those 59
- IDrive Business: first choice in 5 of those 59
- Backblaze Business Backup: first choice in 4 of those 59
- Veeam Community Edition: first choice in 3 of those 59
- Veeam Backup Essentials: first choice in 2 of those 59
- Acronis Cyber Protect for Small Business: first choice in 1 of those 59

**Mid-market**: 44 of 84 answers did not name Veeam Data Platform (Veeam Data Platform is #1 of 11 at 38%).

- Veeam Backup & Replication: first choice in 6 of those 44
- Acronis Cyber Protect: first choice in 2 of those 44
- Backblaze B2: first choice in 2 of those 44
- Backblaze Business Backup: first choice in 2 of those 44
- Druva Data Security Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 44
- Duplicati: first choice in 2 of those 44
- IDrive Business: first choice in 2 of those 44
- IDrive Online and SaaS Backup: first choice in 1 of those 44

**Enterprise**: 43 of 84 answers did not name Veeam Data Platform (Veeam Data Platform is #1 of 8 at 32%).

- Cohesity DataProtect: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Commvault: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Veeam Backup & Replication: first choice in 3 of those 43
- Acronis Cyber Protect: first choice in 2 of those 43
- Druva Data Security Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 43
- AWS Backup: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Azure Backup: first choice in 1 of those 43
- Barracuda: first choice in 1 of those 43

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