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."Avamar has long been the best in its class, but that's changing as new solutions emerge. However, Dell has traditionally been a leader in deduplication and compression. Avamar enabled us to shift data from on-premise local appliances to data centers and multi-tenant infrastructure. That's a powerful feature. because customers can back up to the cloud without upgrading o high-capacity links or congesting their backups."
"Quick incremental backups and product replication are the two highlights of the product. Once you capture a full backup, incrementals are pretty quick. It is fairly efficient from that perspective."
"It is a very complete product."
"The most valuable features are scalability and integration."
"It's stable and offers good performance."
"It's simple to configure."
"Source based deduplication is the most attractive feature as it drastically reduces the backup window."
"The most valuable feature is the virtual backup."
"Backup Exec 2012 R2 is a very good product for the Windows file system and SQL backups. It is very user-friendly, but the next version Backup Exec 2014 that is released and the other next versions of Backup Exec product is not so friendly."
"We have virtual infrastructure, so restoring virtual machine systems from backups is also very easy."
"The interface easy to use and it is compatible with most backup devices."
"The interface, dashboard, and pricing are all perfect."
"The product allows for versatile storage options, enabling users to store data on disk storage, NAS storage, or tape libraries."
"I have not seen another backup solution as scalable as this one."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"Its reliability and the fact that we have all the skills that we need for Veritas Backup Exec are the most valuable."
"Setup and deployment of this solution is complex and requires expert engineers."
"The solution should improve its tape-connectivity features."
"Dell Avamar could improve by adding more backup features."
"Compared with Cohesity or Rubrik, which have some continuous data protection for backup and replication, this solution tends to lack in this area."
"The solution, in the future, should offer support for mobile."
"The user interface still needs to have some level of improvement. It could be more user-friendly and intuitive."
"The screen design is a bit back-dated."
"I think they could also move more towards cloud solutions. It already has some cloud tiering, but I think that could be more extensive. They should work with all cloud providers and I think in the future they will be on all cloud 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."
"Doesn't include disaster recovery."
"The solution lacked local support, which became an issue for us and our customers. They needed to have more presence on the ground."
"The licensing packet is confusing. If Veritas could do a better job of clarifying it, that would be helpful."
"Compared to other vendors, there are features that you will find not included in Veritas."
"The console of Veritas Backup Exec is complex when compared to other software."
"The pricing could be improved."
"There's one common issue with tape backups: the tape might have some space left, but Backup Exec says it's not writable and needs replacement. We've encountered this with multiple clients, so it doesn't seem environment-specific. It's likely related to the software. We usually just format the tape and use it again without much investigation."
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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