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 product is very powerful and offers very good performance."
"We are talking about a complete end-to-end solution which comes with its own hardware storage to back up the data on tape-less."
"The stability of Dell EMC Avamar is very good."
"Dell EMC Avamar is very good with endpoint backups."
"Duplication and the speed of backup are great."
"The stability is okay."
"The data reduction feature and the ease of enabling a server in a DR location are the most valuable."
"Its deduplication technologies are the best in the market, currently."
"One of the valuable features is the instant recovery for VMs. It reduces the RTO (Recovery Time Objective) drastically."
"It is one of the most stable backup solutions."
"The interface easy to use and it is compatible with most backup devices."
"It is a good backup tool."
"Compression is the most valuable feature."
"We have virtual infrastructure, so restoring virtual machine systems from backups is also very easy."
"It is responding very well, and its performance is good. It has a lot of options. For backup, you can connect it to a cloud or a physical hard drive. They also provide an API for integration with different platforms and products. However, we have not integrated it with another product."
"Recovery via Active Directory is painless and much easier than the complicated setup procedures of other products."
"The interface could be more helpful for people."
"The initial setup is a bit complex and could be simpler."
"The solution should improve its tape-connectivity features."
"If there is a need to move the data from one backup solution to another, it might be difficult since there is no option for a straightforward migration."
"The performance takes up a lot of resources, unfortunately."
"It would be better if we could integrate easily with other platforms."
"The user interface needs to be improved. It's not as good as it could be."
"Technical support should be more knowledgeable."
"The console of Veritas Backup Exec is complex when compared to other software."
"The licensing packet is confusing. If Veritas could do a better job of clarifying it, that would be helpful."
"The solution is too heavy and complex with 1,000 menus and options that make it messy rather than lightweight."
"It's not too stable for client-server architecture. Center Management is not so interactive, and then there are some issues regarding the complex licensing which needs improvement."
"Currently, the solution does not have the capability to restore a single mailbox, so you lose a lot of time having to restore for example ten mailboxes just to recover one."
"The price of this solution is very high."
"The solution could improve by having better documentation."
"The solution could improve and adapt to new applications in the market so we can integrate Veritas Backup Exec with them to facilitate backup processes within these applications."
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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