We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Veritas Backup Exec 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."The hardware is always updated and it's saved us a lot of money."
"First of all, you can schedule a backup for the client. You can schedule it as you like. You can also control the bandwidth, so the backup will not utilize. The internet will depend on the bandwidth."
"The product is cost-effective compared to other vendors."
"It is easy to schedule backups."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"Azure Backup is good because it is entirely cloud-based, which means that you can be 99.9% sure that your backup is safe."
"The most valuable feature is the ease in which it backs up our data."
"Azure Backup is very simple to use and user-friendly."
"Veritas Backup Exec is easily managed."
"The product allows for versatile storage options, enabling users to store data on disk storage, NAS storage, or tape libraries."
"The backup solution comes in different versions to support different platforms."
"It is a scalable product."
"The solution is stable."
"One of the valuable features is the instant recovery for VMs. It reduces the RTO (Recovery Time Objective) drastically."
"The most important feature is the variety of backup applications it supports, including ERP systems and most other programs, such as Microsoft."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly interface."
"I would like to have the option to increase the frequency of the backups. Azure Backup does backups on an hourly basis, but I would prefer it to take backups more often."
"We have a concern with the backup when were are working with VMs that are running in Barracuda Firewall because it usually fails."
"The user interface is a little bit confusing and it could be better."
"We would like to see some kind of notification given to the user that a file was not synchronized well or what may have happened."
"The solution’s user interface could be improved."
"The only thing I would say that could be improved is the reporting."
"The extensibility onto hybrid environments needs a bit of tweaking for those on-prem."
"I would like to see better integration with more products, and more services."
"The solution could improve and adapt to new applications in the market so we can integrate Veritas Backup Exec with them to facilitate backup processes within these applications."
"They can work on the issue of the job timing out when it is unable to reach a selection item. It sometimes hangs up on the selection item, thus preventing the job from continuing."
"The backup is not robust enough when you have a lot of technology."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"In terms of improvements, I think the pricing model could be improved. They charge you by port, for every port that you have even if you're not using all of them."
"Maybe they could improve reporting capabilities and predictions."
"The pricing could be improved."
"There are some issues with the Backup Exec Library and the random picking of tapes."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud and Acronis Cyber Protect, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Microsoft DPM. See our Azure Backup vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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