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 most valuable feature of Avamar would have to be the way it works over needing very little bandwidth to move data across a WAN or LAN."
"Scheduling is valuable. It does a good job of backing up, and it does a good job of restoring. Nobody has got a problem with that. The agents are well supported."
"It's a good solution."
"It's simple to configure."
"The performance of Dell EMC Avamar is good."
"It is one of the best solutions for backing up Oracle and other servers."
"What I found valuable in Dell Avamar is the deduplication feature. I also like that the solution can be integrated with Data Domain."
"They are extremely reliable and scalable — they provide the best de-duplication on the market."
"Its reliability and the fact that we have all the skills that we need for Veritas Backup Exec are the most valuable."
"For us, the main two features that we appreciate in this application are backup and restore. They are the main purposes for which we are using this application."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to back up IBM Power virtual servers."
"The one thing for the last 12 months which has been very good for Veritas was the instance-based license. This means that you're able to license per instance, not only per physical server."
"We are satisfied with the stability of the product."
"It is one of the most stable backup solutions."
"Recovery via Active Directory is painless and much easier than the complicated setup procedures of other products."
"We have virtual infrastructure, so restoring virtual machine systems from backups is also very easy."
"Technical support should be more knowledgeable."
"I have found the support from Dell EMC Avamar to be not as good as Veeam. The time it takes to receive support could be improved. However, once we have the support the agents are knowledgeable and helpful."
"It was challenging to back up our Exchange database, which is one of the reasons we did not continue using this solution."
"The reporting should be improved, as we currently have to use another tool for that purpose."
"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."
"There are limitations when trying to use this solution with Hyper-V."
"We have had a lot of problems with the Dell EMC Avamar solution. The snapshots are not being erased after backup."
"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."
"The solution is too heavy and complex with 1,000 menus and options that make it messy rather than lightweight."
"Better integration with non-Microsoft products would be an improvement."
"Veritas Backup Exec's support services could be faster."
"It doesn't support the AIX platform."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
"Initial setup is a bit complex and needs some expertise for troubleshooting when something goes wrong."
"It could be improved in the area of reporting and ease-of-use."
"The licensing packet is confusing. If Veritas could do a better job of clarifying it, that would be helpful."
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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