We performed a comparison between Veritas Backup Exec and Veritas System Recovery based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."The backup solution comes in different versions to support different platforms."
"Veritas Backup Exec is easily managed."
"It gives us the ability to locate and restore critical files which users may have intentionally or unknowing deleted a while ago."
"The interface for this solution is excellent, and it is easy to restore files compared to other solutions."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly interface."
"The beauty of the solution is that you can rely on it. It offers a quick recovery time when it's backing up items. The way it recovers data is excellent."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
"The solution captures the system state, so when we restore the system, it will be restored to the state it was in at the time of the backup."
"With Veritas System Recovery, we have the option to run an infinite number of full backups according to our requirements."
"You can back up the whole image."
"Offers good recovery quickly."
"The installation was straightforward."
"It has a user-friendly interface."
"The solution has helped reduce my company's cost by around 50 to 60 percent."
"The tool helps automate system recovery. The solution is most useful in scenarios involving restoration to a different environment. For instance, when migrating from a physical server to a virtual one, the tool facilitates conversion."
"A web console would be great because nowadays a lot of products are web-based and you can access the console from various environments. So I would recommend bringing this feature in the next solution."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
"I have experienced some errors, such as failures, but there have not been very many."
"Better integration with non-Microsoft products would be an improvement."
"The solution lacked local support, which became an issue for us and our customers. They needed to have more presence on the ground."
"I would like to improve their ability to back up the cloud environment. Additionally, it would be nice to have simpler UI."
"The solution could improve by having better documentation."
"Maybe they could improve reporting capabilities and predictions."
"Lacks the ability to protect the database snapshot."
"We faced issues with recovery and restoration."
"The reliability is sometimes lacking."
"Veritas System Recovery’s pricing and local support need some improvement."
"Veritas System Recovery Manager offers some manager solutions, but there is room for improvement."
"It needs an easier interface."
"The product's integration capabilities are an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The tool's deployment could be easier. The deployment itself isn't the issue; rather, the problem lies in configuring policies and testing everything before it's ready. We invest a significant amount of time in preparing for various scenarios. However, we often encounter situations where changes have occurred since our initial preparations. This can render the automation less valuable."
Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews while Veritas System Recovery is ranked 12th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 8 reviews. Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8, while Veritas System Recovery is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas System Recovery writes "The solution can be used for DR testing and allows running an infinite number of full backups". Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas Veritas System Recovery is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Veeam Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Protect and Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines.
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