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."Source based deduplication is the most attractive feature as it drastically reduces the backup window."
"Stable and scalable backup and recovery software, with good technical support."
"It was very simple to deploy the solution to the client that you wanted to backup."
"It works quickly and is very stable."
"The entire system operates seamlessly, with minimal hands-on involvement, allowing us to focus on monitoring rather than constant adjustments or deployments, as seen in larger, more dynamic environments."
"The backup and recovery speed is very fast."
"The fast backup and recovery and the Full Backup features are valuable."
"The solution is very stable."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the easy-to-use intuitive GUI. It is very easy to understand. I have never lost data and I have been able to recover all the data I need."
"I have found the overall features of the solution very good and there is the option to backup to the cloud."
"The disk-to-disk paid backup feature is quite good, and file locking is a very important feature."
"It is a scalable product."
"The backup solution comes in different versions to support different platforms."
"Veritas is simple and easy to deploy. In terms of the presentation and UI, they do their job well."
"This is a very flexible product, which allows you to back up not only the physical environment but also the cloud environment."
"It is a good backup tool."
"Avamar is still competitive because of the way we have deployed it, but we need to diversify and shift away from specific technologies. In addition to hypervisors, virtual machines, and bare metal servers, our customers need protection for Microsoft 365, SaaS, and the public cloud, so we need other technologies in the business to cater to those customers' needs. Those are the enhancements we would want from the Avamar platform, but that's not likely to happen. Dell has PowerProtect and Apex backup services. There are other Dell solutions that we'll use to fulfill our customers' requirements."
"There are limitations when trying to use this solution with Hyper-V."
"The support is very bad."
"Avamar is not the best tool when it comes to taking Azure backups. Like Commvault, if Avamar can support VM-level backups for the cloud, that would make it a bit better."
"Dell hasn't done a good job at handling these upgrades, or the way EMC used to handle them."
"A benefit would be support for either Azure Cool Storage or AWS Glacier."
"The interface could be more helpful for people."
"I think they could also move more towards cloud solutions. It already has some cloud tiering, but I think that could be more extensive. They should work with all cloud providers and I think in the future they will be on all cloud platforms."
"Doesn't include disaster recovery."
"More stable environment in a WAN infrastructure."
"Its scalability should be improved."
"The licensing packet is confusing. If Veritas could do a better job of clarifying it, that would be helpful."
"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."
"Enhanced support for cloud backup needs to be added."
"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."
"There are some issues with the Backup Exec Library and the random picking of tapes."
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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