We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar 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 backup and recovery speed is very fast."
"Graphically, it's very user interactive. It's got a very nice interface."
"It was very simple to deploy the solution to the client that you wanted to backup."
"The data reduction feature and the ease of enabling a server in a DR location are the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the virtual backup."
"The solution is easy to use and has high performance."
"Its deduplication technologies are the best in the market, currently."
"The solution is very stable."
"I have found the overall features of the solution very good and there is the option to backup to the cloud."
"We have virtual infrastructure, so restoring virtual machine systems from backups is also very easy."
"The product provides automated and faster data backup and recovery compared to other vendors."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to back up IBM Power virtual servers."
"We are satisfied with the stability of the product."
"The dashboard was good. I loved to see the maintenance dashboard every time I logged on. That was my first screen because it always gave me a reminder of how many days before my next renewal."
"Its reliability and the fact that we have all the skills that we need for Veritas Backup Exec are the most valuable."
"We are happy with Veritas Backup Exec's stability."
"It's not the best solution for big databases."
"Dell Avamar could improve by adding more backup features."
"It lacks support for certain plugins, like SAP HANA, for example."
"More integration would be helpful, as well as the addition of more applications."
"The solution could improve by having better integration and more flexibility."
"The challenges we do face typically revolve around aligning specific features with our accustomed tool usage."
"If you don't have DPA, the reporting features are not as user-friendly, so reporting is something that they can improve on."
"A benefit would be support for either Azure Cool Storage or AWS Glacier."
"Maybe they could improve reporting capabilities and predictions."
"In the future, their console should not be complicated."
"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."
"Something within the software itself isn't quite right. There may be a bug or glitch. It will work fine for weeks and then all of a sudden it just tanks."
"The pricing could be improved."
"The deduplication feature can be improved."
"It doesn't support the AIX platform."
"There are some issues with the Backup Exec Library and the random picking of tapes."
Dell Avamar is ranked 13th in Backup and Recovery with 23 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 16th in Backup and Recovery with 16 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.8, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Works excellently for on-prem backup but not the best for Azure backups". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Supports synthetic backup and allows you to start virtual machines on the backup set and do multiple things in one backup configuration". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect and Commvault Cloud. See our Dell Avamar vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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