We compared Nakivo and Veritas NetBackup based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Nakivo is praised for its offsite backup to Synology NAS and seamless cloud integration. Veritas NetBackup is praised for its versatility and integration with third-party applications. Users appreciate its virtual server backup capabilities, cloud integration, and malware protection. Nakivo could benefit from improvements in its remote upgrade capabilities, SNMP features, and application backup. Veritas NetBackup would benefit from streamlining implementation and incorporating additional cloud solutions.
Service and Support: Nakivo's support is praised for being quick, considerate, and attentive. Some users reported positive experiences with Veritas customer service, but others said that it sometimes took a long time to resolve issues in specific regions.
Ease of Deployment: Nakivo's setup was described as straightforward. A few users said the deployment was somewhat complex but not excessively difficult. Opinions on Veritas NetBackup's setup complexity are mixed, with some finding it straightforward and others perceiving it as more complex.
Pricing: Nakivo offers lower licensing costs and a flexible pricing structure. Nakivo provides cost-efficient backups at a competitive price and even offers a free license for one year for up to five VMs. Opinions on Veritas NetBackup's pricing vary. Some consider it expensive but say it’s worth the price due to its extensive features. There are no additional fees aside from the basic license.
ROI: Nakivo ensures a favorable return on investment with a reasonable total cost of ownership and reduced testing expenditures. Veritas NetBackup prioritizes constant availability and quick access, resulting in a positive ROI.
Comparison Results: Nakivo is a powerful, cost-effective solution that seamlessly integrates with the cloud, but it could use some enhancements in its SNMP features and remote upgrading functionality. Users say Veritas NetBackup is a versatile solution that offers robust compatibility, seamless cloud integration, and strong protection against malware and ransomware. NetBackup received mixed reviews for pricing and ease of setup, and some users said it could improve its cloud support.
"This is a user-friendly solution that has a lot of certifications and documentation for the Microsoft Hyper-V infrastructure."
"This product provides cost-efficient and reliable backups."
"It can be quickly configured via web pages."
"The solution offers reliable copying and fast recovery."
"The solution has a user-friendly interface and is easy to configure."
"The updates are problem-free, so we can keep Nakivo up to date on the server and NAS too."
"It is flexible."
"It is easy to manage all of the individual backup jobs, check the status every day, and it can even send an email to keep us informed."
"We were able to witness the benefits of using the solution within weeks of using it."
"The VM portal and the CloudCatalyst are two of the solution's most valuable features."
"Ease of installing, configuring, upgrading, and troubleshooting."
"The backup and restore functions are very valuable aspects of the product."
"The solution is easy to scale."
"The main thing I like about NetBackup is CloudPoint. You can take a snapshot of the endpoint and back it up with CloudPoint. The data backups are the most important."
"The most valuable feature of cloud integration is the ability to send data outside of your location. This can be achieved by integrating cloud tier options or other object storage solutions."
"Unauthorized people cannot log in and execute commands."
"Using an independent bootable media to restore full physical machines would enable physical machines that may be serving as Nakivo Director or Transport machines to be reliably restored to service without undue delay, ensuring that an enterprise's local environment remains intact."
"One of the things I liked least about this software is when an update was pushed to one of the servers we had, somehow we didn't receive the update and needed some quick troubleshooting."
"The process for getting unused diskspace back from the data repository is slow."
"They need a better knowledge base with more information about support issues."
"We'd like to see a legacy environment backup, like AIX, etc."
"I had to manually install SNMP, which wasn't hard, but a step I had to take, to plug this into the monitoring system."
"In the future, I would like to see support for backing up data to more cloud platforms, besides Amazon."
"Space is always an issue."
"The reporting of the backups could be better."
"The only pain point we have with this solution is the cost. It's very expensive. In fact, it's so expensive we are looking for other platforms. We want to move away from it in order to save our organization costs."
"We had some issues with the hardware backup appliance."
"The biggest additional features needed are more cloud capabilities and security from ransomware."
"I think reporting can always be improved."
"It needs support for Kernel-based Virtual Machines (KVMs)."
"The solution is not that stable because it has to be monitored and administered every day. The stability could be improved."
"Technical support is somewhat slow and is in need of improvement."
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is ranked 6th in Backup and Recovery with 85 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 112 reviews. NAKIVO Backup & Replication is rated 9.4, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of NAKIVO Backup & Replication writes "Good deduplication, easy to configure, and offers a free version". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". NAKIVO Backup & Replication is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Hornetsecurity Altaro VM Backup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Rubrik and Zerto, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Veritas Backup Exec and Azure Backup. See our NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs. Veritas NetBackup report.
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