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."
"Dell EMC Avamar is very good with endpoint backups."
"We've been using this solution to backup our servers. It is a simple backup and restore data application."
"The stability of Dell EMC Avamar is very good."
"The fast backup and recovery and the Full Backup features are valuable."
"Source based deduplication is the most attractive feature as it drastically reduces the backup window."
"The setup is very easy."
"We love the instant recovery functionality. It's very useful."
"Veritas is good for small environments."
"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."
"Compression is the most valuable feature."
"In the global business world, Veritas has a very good name. I think they have a good solid product, and they are always trying to improve it, and update it. ;They know what the client actually needs, and they are up to the challenge of satisfying those needs."
"One nice feature with Backup Exec is mainly that disaster can happen to any server and the disk image can be destroyed very easily. It's also easy to fully email the backup image and restore the server."
"The solution is good for small and medium-sized businesses."
"The dashboard was good. I loved to see the maintenance dashboard every time I logged on. That was my first screen because it always gave me a reminder of how many days before my next renewal."
"The implementation is straightforward."
"The initial setup is a bit complex and could be simpler."
"Setting up Avamar wasn't so easy, and we had a partner doing the installation for us. Though it was hard at first, it's getting better. The main difficulty was finding plugins for Oracle Database. It took some time to open a ticket with Dell, but everything was fine after that."
"We'd like to see something that could also work with Unix servers and physical servers to have a unified solution that works with everything."
"The bare-metal restores could be improved."
"It would be helpful if there was cloud support."
"The performance takes up a lot of resources, unfortunately."
"The user interface still needs to have some level of improvement. It could be more user-friendly and intuitive."
"The support is very bad."
"It would be nice to improve the backup acceleration and the fast restoration required."
"I would like to be able to create a restore task that can be scheduled so that the same restore action will be performed automatically."
"There is no training provided, and their technicians are unaware of the features available."
"The licensing packet is confusing. If Veritas could do a better job of clarifying it, that would be helpful."
"There are some issues with the Backup Exec Library and the random picking of tapes."
"The pricing of the solution is a bit high."
"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."
"The pricing could be improved."
Dell Avamar is ranked 13th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 16th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.8, 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 and Commvault Cloud. See our Dell Avamar vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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