We performed a comparison between Bacula Enterprise and Veritas Backup Exec based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."The solution has extensive documentation and a very active community."
"It is easy to scale Bacula Enterprise even if your system is growing tremendously in data and servers."
"It brought many advantages - such as the learning curve being very light."
"It works great and it provides you with several standard tools to restore your backup, even after a big failure."
"Bacula is pretty stable."
"The most valuable features are the special plugins such as SAP HANA databases, Microsoft SQL, and various types of virtualization."
"It can be used in virtually any environment we have onsite."
"The solution was stable and reliable."
"Good open file option feature, SQL agent, and EM agent."
"Compression is the most valuable feature."
"Its reliability and the fact that we have all the skills that we need for Veritas Backup Exec are the most valuable."
"This is a very flexible product, which allows you to back up not only the physical environment but also the cloud environment."
"The ease-of-use in general is great."
"It is a scalable product."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
"We would like to see an improvement in the functionality of the GUI."
"The initial setup could be a bit easier."
"We are looking for a unique interface that can rule both enterprise and open source editions. Such a thing does not yet exist."
"Bacula needs a graphical user interface because, for administrators, the command-line interface is okay, but for the average user it is not very easy."
"Easier setup and configuration, perhaps including a GUI, would be an improvement."
"A more user-friendly interface (GUI) can be developed."
"It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company."
"I have experienced some errors, such as failures, but there have not been very many."
"Better integration with non-Microsoft products would be an improvement."
"The solution is too heavy and complex with 1,000 menus and options that make it messy rather than lightweight."
"Doesn't include disaster recovery."
"Initial setup is a bit complex and needs some expertise for troubleshooting when something goes wrong."
"Enhanced support for cloud backup needs to be added."
"The licensing packet is confusing. If Veritas could do a better job of clarifying it, that would be helpful."
"If you keep it for too long and the catalog gets really big, the application tends to move slowly."
Bacula Enterprise is ranked 26th in Backup and Recovery with 9 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 16th in Backup and Recovery with 68 reviews. Bacula Enterprise is rated 8.6, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Bacula Enterprise writes "Very cost-effective and well organized with good compression". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Bacula Enterprise is most compared with Bareos, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery.
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