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 data reduction feature and the ease of enabling a server in a DR location are the most valuable."
"Client deduplication."
"The installation of the solution is easy."
"It is a very complete product."
"We used Dell Avamar for backup and recovery of a virtual environment."
"Avamar's source side deduplication is very strong, it can easily back up remote sites' data, and not much bandwidth is required on the Avamar side."
"We love the instant recovery functionality. It's very useful."
"The solution is very stable."
"The product provides automated and faster data backup and recovery compared to other vendors."
"Veritas Backup Exec is fully compatible with different tape libraries."
"This solution works well and has good integration with technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V."
"I have found the overall features of the solution very good and there is the option to backup to the cloud."
"We are satisfied with the stability of the product."
"The ease-of-use in general is great."
"We have virtual infrastructure, so restoring virtual machine systems from backups is also very easy."
"The solution is good for small and medium-sized businesses."
"If you don't have DPA, the reporting features are not as user-friendly, so reporting is something that they can improve on."
"The client caches and deduplication system have a few problems."
"A benefit would be support for either Azure Cool Storage or AWS Glacier."
"The solution, in the future, should offer support for mobile."
"Technical support should be more knowledgeable."
"The configuration and expansion aspects of the solution need improvement. They're complicated and don't really integrate well."
"The reporting should be improved, as we currently have to use another tool for that purpose."
"We have had a lot of problems with the Dell EMC Avamar solution. The snapshots are not being erased after backup."
"It's not too stable for client-server architecture. Center Management is not so interactive, and then there are some issues regarding the complex licensing which needs improvement."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"There still a lot of room for improvement in synthetic technologies, especially when targeted to deduplication media."
"Its scalability should be improved."
"I have experienced some errors, such as failures, but there have not been very many."
"There is no training provided, and their technicians are unaware of the features available."
"Firstly, the GUI for 2014 is mostly confusing, i.e., if you need to add any additional technical features, then it doesn't require a change to the GUI."
"It could be improved in the area of reporting and ease-of-use."
Dell Avamar is ranked 13th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 16th in Backup and Recovery with 68 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.8, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), 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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