We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Veritas NetBackup based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Azure Backup slightly nudges out Veritas NetBackup in this comparison. Azure Backup is a more straightforward solution to learn, use, and manage, and provides some impressive next-gen cloud capabilities. Veritas is very complex to learn and manage. Additionally, it is lacking in some basic cloud functionalities, which makes the solution seem a bit dated.
"There is only one feature, and that is the backup."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is the file recovery and file vault."
"The scalability has been good."
"I like that it's a simple system."
"The product is cost-effective compared to other vendors."
"You can select the tiering for your backup and manage your cost."
"The solution helped us use R2 RBO to back up frequently."
"I have no issues with the stability at all. So I don't necessarily care about the stability of the product. I look more at whether or not can I recover. And I haven't had a failed recovery yet. I've got no failed recoveries of all my years."
"It is easy to use, and you can run it with all kinds of client software environments. It works well with the most popular software, file systems, and operating systems. It is very useful to us."
"We can easily expand the ability of the solution."
"Veritas released a new feature in version 8 of NetBackup called VRP. It's kind of like replication management from VMware. The great thing about this feature is that Veritas gave it to us for free."
"The solution has been very good over the years at fine-tuning various aspects of the product so that it is continuously made better."
"The client side deduplication reduces the backup window."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature is the trouble-free operation, as we have not had many problems with it."
"Best feature is its three-tier backup."
"Azure Backup must include features similar to enterprise solutions."
"The time required to restore files should be a little faster."
"Azure Backup could improve the backup data copies because they are not immutable."
"The product could improve its performance."
"Azure Backup could improve by offering better integration for Oracle databases and enhancing features like granular restore and backup compliance capabilities."
"I can’t use the solution to restore another native cloud solution. Azure must add this new feature."
"Ransomware protection is missing in Azure Backup."
"I once tried restoring a Linux environment, and the size of the Linux VM or the data disk was really huge. It took a really long time to restore the environment and send the data from the storage to the disk. It took around 25 to 30 minutes, which was much longer than I anticipated. They can improve the duration of such restore operations. In the next release, it would also be good if they could reduce the duration for transferring the data from their storage to the actual storage while creating a virtual machine. They can reduce the duration or increase the data transfer rate."
"There is room for improvement in the implementation of Power servers."
"The solution could improve by having a feature to backup iSeries workloads."
"Endpoint backup capability is needed."
"It needs support for Kernel-based Virtual Machines (KVMs)."
"The user interface could improve, it seems a bit out of date."
"We are facing a challenge regarding the support for Docker and Kubernetes features. We hope for the possibility of directly backing up Kubernetes and Docker images without the necessity of taking full virtual machine backups."
"We want a solution that can be scaled-out because our data is growing very quickly, and we aren't able to back it up quickly. It takes one or two days, which is a problem. It is very slow. We just use one backup server. We want another solution with maybe a backup server cluster to back up more data in one day. We want a solution that can be scaled-out to back up our data quickly and efficiently."
"Main area that could be improved is the pricing, to make it more competitive"
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 110 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Veritas Backup Exec and Dell NetWorker. See our Azure Backup vs. Veritas NetBackup report.
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