We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and Veritas NetBackup Appliance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's a good product that can be integrated easily with the Data domain."
"When you reach out to your maximum license availability, or you exceed your license limit, NetWorker never stops doing your backups."
"The software’s best feature is data backup for any system."
"The solution offers compatibility with many types of database systems. It is one of the largest backup solutions. Additionally, it gives important information about data domain systems with deduplication."
"It has the ability to support all kinds of backups. It can be used to back up databases, operating systems, virtual machines, Lotus Notes, and Exchange. It can also do remote image backups for remote sites. It integrates and works with Data Domain. It is an enterprise-class product that can be used for anything and everything across multiple sites and locations. It is also very scalable."
"Simple, stable and straightforward."
"The support for legacy products is very good."
"NetWorker's most valuable feature is recovery, including the policy-based backups that can be configured."
"I think the solution is very intuitive, effective, and easy to use."
"The most valuable features of Veritas NetBackup Appliance are the ease of use and the familiar interface."
"NetBackup is based on really good architectural hardware, and Veritas has the best backup and replication technology in the world."
"It is very capable of scaling and very good for heterogeneous environments."
"The reporting is very good compared to other tools."
"There are a lot of new features that operate to protect the data from ransomware attacks. They launched the Veritas/Appliances to protect our data. Veritas has been doing its job well."
"The solution is very scalable."
"It’s quite scalable."
"It's complex in nature."
"We are able to do direct backups, but analyzing the logs is not straightforward."
"We would like support for tape space reclaim, using either the same or another pool."
"Currently, the NetWorker server only supports the Windows server bare-metal recovery, so an improvement would be built-in support for Linux and UNIX BMR."
"Regarding improvements for NetWorker, I believe implementing cross-platform restore functionality is essential. This feature would allow for compatibility with various backup software solutions, similar to Veeam."
"The software also isn't user-friendly like Convault or Rubrik. The solution errors and management aren't so good in comparison."
"The web console could be a lot better."
"The solution could be graphically better."
"The configuration can sometimes be tricky during implementation."
"In terms of implementing the solution, it's quite technical. You need to be knowledgable in order to pull off a successful deployment."
"The price needs to be improved because it is really expensive."
"I would like the ability to recover a single folder within the backup of a virtual machine."
"They need to make the licensing more clear. They should give all of the licensing details for the portals and be more clear. I have accidentally purchased the incorrect license because it's not clear."
"The NetBackup software is based on Red Hat Linux, but we should have multiple software options for that. We should have more OS options. Also, there are too many tools and intermediaries. Everything should be built into an all-in-one solution."
"It is not easy because I have worked a lot on the tool, and in case it gets corrupted at any point, it is not easy to restore the data without losing information is not easy."
"The scalability isn't great. Every time you want to add storage, you can't just add a little bit, you need to add a lot."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 13th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 20th in Backup and Recovery with 47 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup Appliance writes "Offers good connectivity, easy to use and stable solution ". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Veritas NetBackup Appliance is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), ExaGrid EX Series, DD Boost and HPE StoreOnce. See our Dell NetWorker vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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