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 stability is okay."
"Dell Avamar has a push upgrade feature that lets you simultaneously push updates to thousands of clients. I also found the self-service part of Dell Avamar helpful."
"It is one of the best solutions for backing up Oracle and other servers."
"It's simple to configure."
"We sell Avamar with Data Domain. Data Domain and Avamar work really well together and their compression ratios are very high compared to Veeam, Commvault, and all the other backup software on the market."
"I have found the product to be scalable."
"The installation of the solution is easy."
"Graphically, it's very user interactive. It's got a very nice interface."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
"We are happy with Veritas Backup Exec's stability."
"I have found the overall features of the solution very good and there is the option to backup to the cloud."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"We are satisfied with the stability of the product."
"The interface, dashboard, and pricing are all perfect."
"The product is good in a small environment when looking to a backup on a tape."
"The product provides automated and faster data backup and recovery compared to other vendors."
"It was challenging to back up our Exchange database, which is one of the reasons we did not continue using this solution."
"If you need to pull data out of it to offload to tapes, that's messy. You have a mechanism for it, but it is painful."
"The screen design is a bit back-dated."
"The UI is quite old. We've been using this UI since last year, and they haven't changed it. It would be better to update the UI periodically and create attractive dashboards from an administrative point of view."
"The UI is not easy to use. There are other products such as Veeam that are easy to use for the end-user which is why they are moving away from Avamar or Networker."
"More integration would be helpful, as well as the addition of more applications."
"Avamar cannot back up Nutanix as a virtual solution."
"It would be better if we could integrate easily with other platforms."
"At the moment, we have a very complex environment. It would take some time to deploy an environment like ours from scratch."
"Better integration with non-Microsoft products would be an improvement."
"It doesn't support the AIX platform."
"I would like to see this solution improve on faster restoration. Currently, it takes a long time to restore my data."
"In the future, their console should not be complicated."
"Compared to other vendors, there are features that you will find not included in Veritas."
"The reports could be made in an easier way."
"I have experienced some errors, such as failures, but there have not been very many."
Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, 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, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery. See our Dell Avamar vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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