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 entire system operates seamlessly, with minimal hands-on involvement, allowing us to focus on monitoring rather than constant adjustments or deployments, as seen in larger, more dynamic environments."
"We have seen huge data reduction and data deduplication and compression, which is very cost-effective and cost-reducing for the company."
"I have found the product to be scalable."
"The data reduction feature and the ease of enabling a server in a DR location are the most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is the virtual backup."
"The setup is very easy."
"The tool's most valuable features are backup management and speed."
"Stable and scalable backup and recovery software, with good technical support."
"The backup solution comes in different versions to support different platforms."
"Veritas is simple and easy to deploy. In terms of the presentation and UI, they do their job well."
"The interface for this solution is excellent, and it is easy to restore files compared to other solutions."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to back up IBM Power virtual servers."
"We are happy with Veritas Backup Exec's stability."
"The interface easy to use and it is compatible with most backup devices."
"It is easy to set up and use for daily processes and a good solution for preserving crucial data."
"Setting up Backup Exec is straightforward. It took less than two weeks to get it up and running. You need maybe two people at most if you have a Veritas-certified engineer."
"Avamar cannot back up Nutanix as a virtual solution."
"It's an expensive solution."
"The reporting should be improved, as we currently have to use another tool for that purpose."
"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."
"There are limitations when trying to use this solution with Hyper-V."
"There also needs to be single sign-on support."
"A benefit would be support for either Azure Cool Storage or AWS Glacier."
"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."
"It could provide better ease of management than one of its competitors."
"They could include backup functionality for enterprise environments."
"The deduplication feature can be improved."
"The price of this solution is very high."
"The EDR should be looked at, as the operating system is too weak."
"Doesn't include disaster recovery."
"The backup is not robust enough when you have a lot of technology."
"Veritas Backup Exec should improve by having a user portal that customers can use."
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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