# Veeam Backup Essentials: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/veeam-backup-essentials

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Backup and disaster recovery](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/backup-and-disaster-recovery/index.md) | 2% | 17 | 0% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Use a budget-friendly tool like:
     - Veeam Backup Essentials for small businesses" (GPT-5.4 mini, Backup and DR)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Veeam Backup Essentials, from 3 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- allocommunications.com: 1
- axcient.com: 1
- businessday.ng: 1
- byteplus.com: 1
- cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com: 1
- cisa.gov: 1
- cloudwards.net: 1
- commvault.com: 1
- comparitech.com: 1
- controlmonkey.io: 1

### Pages cited

- https://allocommunications.com/blog/the-3-2-1-backup-rule-a-simple-data-backup-plan-for-small-businesses: 1
- https://axcient.com/blog/msp-guide-to-disaster-recovery-solutions-for-small-business: 1
- https://businessday.ng/interview/enterpreneur/article/how-small-businesses-can-compete-without-big-budgets: 1
- https://byteplus.com/en/topic/581740: 1
- https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/tools/7-best-cloud-backup-solutions-for-enterprises-in-2026/129950720: 1
- https://cisa.gov/audiences/small-and-medium-businesses/secure-your-business/back-up-business-data: 1
- https://cloudwards.net/best-online-backup-for-small-business: 1
- https://commvault.com/explore/3-2-1-backup-rule: 1

## In its own words

What Veeam Backup Essentials's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Comprehensive data protection for all workloads (https://forums.veeam.com/veeam-backup-replication-f2/veeam-backup-essentials-t62166.html)
- For: SMB (https://forums.veeam.com/veeam-backup-replication-f2/veeam-essentials-questions-t2863.html)

## What it publishes

Every page veeam.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 10043 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 288 pages, 50 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- case study: 290 pages, 6 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-18
- webinar or virtual event: 119 pages, 26 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-10-15
- conference or event: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- report or ebook: 6 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 8 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-02
- template or tool: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-03-26
- glossary or explainer: 50 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 72 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-28
- news or press: 718 pages, 9 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-09
- Recent: 2026-10-15 webinar or virtual event: Veeamon global launch virtual event https://www.veeam.com/veeamon-global-launch-virtual-event.html
- Recent: 2026-09-28 podcast or video: Product demo automating data security controls safe ai adoption https://www.veeam.com/resources/videos/product-demo-automating-data-security-controls-safe-ai-adoption.html
- Recent: 2026-09-28 webinar or virtual event: Webinar cross sell spotlight deal growing partner https://www.veeam.com/resources/videos/webinar-cross-sell-spotlight-deal-growing-partner.html
- Recent: 2026-09-28 podcast or video: Product demo would your data survive an attack cloud backup https://www.veeam.com/resources/videos/product-demo-would-your-data-survive-an-attack-cloud-backup.html
- Recent: 2026-09-28 podcast or video: How to build a dora ready foundation https://www.veeam.com/resources/videos/how-to-build-a-dora-ready-foundation.html
- Recent: 2026-09-28 blog: Oadp openshift compliance https://www.veeam.com/blog/oadp-openshift-compliance.html

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.