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 backup is the solution's most valuable feature. It's very reliable."
"For the on-prem backup, it has all the necessary features that we require. They keep coming up with new scripts and new updates."
"Dell EMC Avamar has many valuable features. It's very stable and it's easy to manage."
"Source based deduplication is the most attractive feature as it drastically reduces the backup window."
"It works quickly and is very stable."
"The data reduction feature and the ease of enabling a server in a DR location are the most valuable."
"Dell Avamar has helped our organization by allowing us to do backups."
"Client deduplication."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"The product allows for versatile storage options, enabling users to store data on disk storage, NAS storage, or tape libraries."
"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."
"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."
"It is a simple and flexible solution to work with."
"The product is good in a small environment when looking to a backup on a tape."
"Recovery via Active Directory is painless and much easier than the complicated setup procedures of other products."
"The solution is very fast. It does not take a long time to backup everything."
"It lacks support for certain plugins, like SAP HANA, for example."
"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."
"EMC has discontinued their Avamar hardware version. They only advertise the Avamar virtual edition."
"The user interface needs to be improved. It's not as good as it could be."
"The solution should improve its tape-connectivity features."
"A benefit would be support for either Azure Cool Storage or AWS Glacier."
"The initial setup is a bit complex and could be simpler."
"It would be better if we could integrate easily with other platforms."
"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."
"Veritas Backup Exec should be more user-friendly. The costs should also be much lower and it should be easier to go through the disaster recovery process."
"If you keep it for too long and the catalog gets really big, the application tends to move slowly."
"The solution lacked local support, which became an issue for us and our customers. They needed to have more presence on the ground."
"They can work on the issue of the job timing out when it is unable to reach a selection item. It sometimes hangs up on the selection item, thus preventing the job from continuing."
"They can improve the reporting component. The reports aren't user-friendly at all. You have to download them to Excel to get statistics."
"It could provide better ease of management than one of its competitors."
"The solution could improve by having better documentation."
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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