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Compare Veeam and Firevault on the four dimensions that decide whether a backup survives when the production estate does not. Book a demo ![Corridor of offline storage racks inside a Firevault bunker](/assets/hero-square-bunker-B6Y7Qt9r.jpg) vs Head To Head ## Software Immutability or Physical Air Gap The fundamental architectural difference between a hardened backup repository and a Layer 1 disconnected gold copy. 01 Software immutability on connected media ### Veeam Veeam is a backup and replication platform. Immutability is enforced in software using object lock on S3 compatible targets, hardened Linux repositories or tape out. The repository, the console and the credentials stay reachable on the estate network. - Software enforced immutability - Repository stays online - Depends on credential and console hygiene 02 Layer 1 physical air gap, no IP ### Firevault Offline Secure Storage Firevault holds the gold copy on dedicated hardware inside Firevault Bunkers, physically disconnected from any network. There is no NIC, no IP address and no console to compromise. Access is via scheduled identity verified connection windows only. - Physical air gap at Layer 1 - No IP surface when disconnected - Identity verified scheduled retrieval Four Dimensions ## Where the Choice Actually Bites Air gap type, blast radius on admin compromise, location and recovery behaviour. The places teams regret picking one tier when they needed both. 01 Logical immutability vs physical disconnection ### Air Gap Type Veeam immutability is enforced at the software layer on repositories that remain network reachable. Firevault is disconnected at Layer 1: the hardware has no route to the internet or the internal estate until a scheduled retrieval window opens. - Veeam: logical, always reachable - Firevault: physical, unreachable - No IP means no exploit path 02 Console and credentials vs physical custody ### Blast Radius on Admin Compromise If a Veeam service account, backup console or hypervisor is compromised, the attacker is inside the same trust boundary as the backups. Firevault sits outside that boundary. Compromising the production environment does not reach the offline copy. - Outside the domain trust boundary - No pass through from AD or SSO - Physical chain of custody 03 Customer datacentre or cloud vs UK Firevault Bunker ### Where the Data Lives Veeam repositories typically live inside your datacentre, a cloud bucket or a hosted immutability appliance. Firevault data is held in named UK colocation bunkers with documented physical security, monitored custody and no shared multi tenant network. - Named Firevault Bunker locations - Documented chain of custody - No multi tenant control plane 04 Instant restore vs scheduled physical retrieval ### Recovery Behaviour Veeam is optimised for fast operational restore of live workloads. Firevault is optimised as a gold copy of record: the copy you go to when the operational backup, the cloud tenancy or the domain itself is compromised. The two roles complement each other. - Operational restore stays with Veeam - Firevault holds the gold copy - Scheduled and audited retrieval Want to see how Firevault compares against Glacier, tape and cloud too. [Compare five storage architectures](/compare/oss-vs-everything) Questions ## Veeam vs Firevault, Common Questions Straight answers on how Offline Secure Storage® behaves in practice. ### Is Veeam not already ransomware proof with immutability? ### Do I have to replace Veeam with Firevault? ### How does Firevault compare to a Veeam hardened Linux repository? ### Is tape out from Veeam equivalent to Firevault? ### Does Firevault align with the NCSC Principles for Ransomware Resistant Backups? ![Mark Fermor](/assets/mark-fermor-aWtKNSv7.jpg) ![David Bailey](/assets/david-bailey-Dgqj8eaE.jpg) ![Kenny Phipps](/assets/kenny-phipps-CVyooRsR.jpg) Online Now Concierge ## Keep Veeam for restore, add Firevault for the gold copy Talk to Firevault about adding a Layer 1 physical air gap alongside your existing Veeam estate. Takes about 2 minutes. No account needed. Find Out Free 2 mins No sign-up