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."For the on-prem backup, it has all the necessary features that we require. They keep coming up with new scripts and new updates."
"Duplication and the speed of backup are great."
"The solution integrates well with Unix, Windows, Hyper-V and VM."
"So far, Avamar covers everything we want. We are replicating to other sites for disaster recovery, so it's working well for us."
"The most valuable feature is the virtual backup."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with Data Domain and your VM stacks."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature for me in Dell Avamar is the automation, which is good for completion."
"Its reliability and the fact that we have all the skills that we need for Veritas Backup Exec are the most valuable."
"Once the solution is integrated with the Exchange, you just click Exchange to back up that file."
"The implementation is straightforward."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"We have never had any problem with storage and backups. It works very well and is a user-friendly solution."
"The beauty of the solution is that you can rely on it. It offers a quick recovery time when it's backing up items. The way it recovers data is excellent."
"The backup potential of the solution is very good. It's protected us in the past very well and allowed us to get up and running after an attack with minimal loss."
"The interface, dashboard, and pricing are all perfect."
"It is very scalable, and that's its claim to fame, but that also makes it hard to make changes. Anytime there is a large piece of software, changing that piece of software is harder. You've got a larger install base, so you can't just rapidly change. We also use another product called Veeam, and it has this new feature called Continuous Data Protection, which basically lets you get very close to the way the system was in time. We have a system or two up there on which we have set 10 minutes Continuous Data Protection. So, we can roll it back to whatever it was 10 minutes ago, 20 minutes ago, or 30 minutes ago. This feature doesn't exist in Avamar Data Domain. That's the one feature I'd like to see first."
"Desktop-laptop backups and backup over the WAN needs lot of improvisation. For DTLT there must be a provision to push agents from the management console."
"It would be helpful if the product offered more integration potential."
"The product could be improved by simplifying the components available."
"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."
"It would be better if we could integrate easily with other platforms."
"We don't trust the product 100 percent. Kaspersky has many features Dell Avamar doesn't support, such as granular backup and history."
"Dell Avamar could improve by adding more backup features."
"The solution lacked local support, which became an issue for us and our customers. They needed to have more presence on the ground."
"The pricing is an area of improvement and the mode of marketing it."
"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."
"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."
"The pricing of the solution is a bit high."
"Doesn't include disaster recovery."
"If you keep it for too long and the catalog gets really big, the application tends to move slowly."
"In the future, their console should not be complicated."
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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