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."What I found valuable in Dell Avamar is the deduplication feature. I also like that the solution can be integrated with Data Domain."
"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."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature is the virtual backup."
"The most valuable features are scalability and integration."
"So far, Avamar covers everything we want. We are replicating to other sites for disaster recovery, so it's working well for us."
"We have a lot of backups, and this tool helps us with the RMAN Backup."
"The most valuable feature for me in Dell Avamar is the automation, which is good for completion."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It is a good backup tool."
"This solution works well and has good integration with technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V."
"It is a good overall suite of products."
"The product's most valuable feature is scalability."
"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 is easy to set up and use for daily processes and a good solution for preserving crucial data."
"Compared with Cohesity or Rubrik, which have some continuous data protection for backup and replication, this solution tends to lack in this area."
"The bare-metal restores could be improved."
"The configuration and expansion aspects of the solution need improvement. They're complicated and don't really integrate well."
"The solution could improve by having better integration and more flexibility."
"What would make Dell Avamar better is if it can do faster backups because right now, PowerProtect Data Manager is better in this area with its new UI and a new way to implement backups. Customers nowadays also expect more up-to-date solutions, and this is another area for improvement in Dell Avamar. It's not as up-to-date, so I'm counting on PowerProtect Data Manager, but customers who have Dell Avamar don't want to switch because you don't have as many backup problems in Dell Avamar compared to other solutions. What I'd like to see in the next release of Dell Avamar is an updated UI and a different way to manage backups because currently, backup management is a bit heavy for customers using Dell Avamar."
"Avamar needs a greater emphasis on storage targets. If it's going to keep pace with the times, it needs more ability to leverage cloud storage."
"This solution could improve by introducing daily verifications and another repository."
"It would be helpful if there was cloud support."
"The integration with SaaS applications like Office 365 needs to be improved."
"The licensing packet is confusing. If Veritas could do a better job of clarifying it, that would be helpful."
"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 solution lacked local support, which became an issue for us and our customers. They needed to have more presence on the ground."
"If you keep it for too long and the catalog gets really big, the application tends to move slowly."
"It is currently missing the dynamic backup feature for virtual machines, which is available in NetWorker. I can create politics in NetWorker to add virtual machines with specific tags, but I cannot do this in Backup Exec, which is a minus point for me. Currently, a user has to send a request to the Backup administrator to add a machine to the backup, but I should be able to create rules to automatically add a new machine to the backup. This kind of functionality is very important in current times, especially when we are using cloud solutions. I should be able to create more than one stream in a policy and specify how many streams I want to run in parallel in one policy. Currently, I have to manually create more policies to backup more than one virtual machine at the same time. Their support can also be improved in terms of response time."
"Veritas Backup Exec's support services could be faster."
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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