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 installation of the solution is easy."
"We've been using this solution to backup our servers. It is a simple backup and restore data application."
"The stability is okay."
"We have a lot of backups, and this tool helps us with the RMAN Backup."
"The product is good for backups."
"Dell EMC Avamar has many valuable features. It's very stable and it's easy to manage."
"The solution is very stable."
"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."
"I like that Backup Exec integrates with Microsoft Exchange. We can retrieve backups from the email boxes."
"The product provides automated and faster data backup and recovery compared to other vendors."
"This solution has a very good technical support department that is very responsive."
"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."
"Good open file option feature, SQL agent, and EM agent."
"It has good stability. Its interface is very good, responsive, and easy for restoring data. I use it for backup, encryption, and restore operations, and it works. I am using many agents from VM to LMDP. I also use an agent for SQL Server, which has advanced options because it is the Enterprise version."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Compression is the most valuable feature."
"Its ability to back up very large objects can be improved. In terms of new features, they can include the ability to use cloud services, like S3, more natively."
"The user interface needs to be improved. It's not as good as it could be."
"It was challenging to back up our Exchange database, which is one of the reasons we did not continue using this solution."
"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."
"It's an expensive solution."
"I want to see a more user-friendly and administrator-friendly Dell Avamar. The solution also needs a better UI and dashboard."
"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."
"The solution, in the future, should offer support for mobile."
"Better integration with non-Microsoft products would be an improvement."
"There is no training provided, and their technicians are unaware of the features available."
"There are some issues with the Backup Exec Library and the random picking of tapes."
"There's one common issue with tape backups: the tape might have some space left, but Backup Exec says it's not writable and needs replacement. We've encountered this with multiple clients, so it doesn't seem environment-specific. It's likely related to the software. We usually just format the tape and use it again without much investigation."
"I would like to see this solution improve on faster restoration. Currently, it takes a long time to restore my data."
"I have experienced some errors, such as failures, but there have not been very many."
"The backup is not robust enough when you have a lot of technology."
"I would like to improve their ability to back up the cloud environment. Additionally, it would be nice to have simpler UI."
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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