We performed a comparison between OpenText Data Protector and Veritas NetBackup 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."What I like the most about this solution is that I can change and access the Oracle backup file."
"I have used Micro Focus Data Protector for the file backup facilities. My primary use of the software is to backup file data."
"The tool's most valuable aspect is its ease of management. It was not complex. In terms of features, I can mention a couple of things. For example, if you need to restore a VM, you can do it with multiple streams in OpenText Data Protector, which is an advantage over Commvault, from what I've noticed, having worked with multiple tools. Another thing is the Oracle backups; configuring Oracle backups is much easier in OpenText Data Protector."
"The normal file system backup is easy to manage, and our success rate is quite high."
"Ability to automatically detect and secure new data sources without requiring manual configuration intervention."
"The installation was simple and provided an easy way to install even on Unix servers. It has excellent features like deduplication."
"Data Protector is quite simple and easy to deploy. The deployment is always the same. It's on a server, and the agents are deployed to the machines in a straightforward way. We have two engineers who deploy and manage all our backup solutions."
"What we find most valuable in Micro Focus Data Protector is that it provides Japanese data protection, for example, it protects information such as the full Japanese name, address, etc."
"It provides us with the versatility to back up everything we require which eliminates the need for a secondary backup solution."
"The deduplication feature is useful. Deduplication and compression features are what I like about NetBackup."
"Veritas NetBackup is a reliable, easy-to-use, and easy-to-deploy solution."
"The most valuable feature is replication because, using NetBackup replication, we can have disaster recovery of the data we have."
"It is very easy to back up and recover files compared to other products."
"I like the virtual server backup."
"The reporting is very good, with all of the details highlighted and very clear."
"We are quite satisfied with the performance and reliability of the NetBackup product. When it comes to specific features, the most valuable is the Instant Recovery feature, which we call "short-term IR". Instant Recovery allows users to spin up backup images and bring back any VM instantly."
"I'm uncertain if it supports virtual machine backup and restoration. If they could enhance this aspect, they could gain more support from end users."
"The technical support is poor and should be improved."
"They should design the solution so that it is much easier for deployment and make the UI easy to use."
"The technical support was very slow."
"The challenge is that we can't restore a single file from the VM in the data process when we do VM backups. But with Commvault, you can restore a single file even if you have a VM snapshot package. That's one drawback of this tool. When we do VM backups, it should help us browse the VMs to restore a single file instead of doing the complete VM restore."
"Faster VEAgent Restores"
"People prefer Veeam because the interface is easier, and Data Protector is difficult in comparison."
"Other tools seem to be easier to use."
"In regards to protecting the physical servers with parameters, it's a long and difficult process."
"The solution is not easy to use. You need to train yourself step by step because it is complex, but it is a good solution. Its pricing could be cheaper."
"We have issues reaching them during some hours, and we need to escalate through several levels to get a resolution. Sometimes tickets stay open for days."
"They need to work on the GUI. It has been the same for the last 10 years."
"Main area that could be improved is the pricing, to make it more competitive"
"The solution is not that stable because it has to be monitored and administered every day. The stability could be improved."
"You cannot tell what your costs are going to be by using the dashboard, which is something that should be improved."
"It is a very expensive solution. They should have a different scheme for selling it. They should also make it easy for us to switch from Solaris to Linux. We are having some trouble in migrating our actual catalog from Solaris to Linux."
OpenText Data Protector is ranked 24th in Backup and Recovery with 100 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 112 reviews. OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of OpenText Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Symantec Data Loss Prevention, HPE StoreOnce and Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Veritas Backup Exec and Azure Backup. See our OpenText Data Protector vs. Veritas NetBackup report.
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