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."It is easy to scale Bacula Enterprise even if your system is growing tremendously in data and servers."
"It can be used in virtually any environment we have onsite."
"Bacula is pretty stable."
"The most valuable features are the special plugins such as SAP HANA databases, Microsoft SQL, and various types of virtualization."
"The solution has extensive documentation and a very active community."
"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."
"Recovery via Active Directory is painless and much easier than the complicated setup procedures of other products."
"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."
"I like that Backup Exec integrates with Microsoft Exchange. We can retrieve backups from the email boxes."
"It is a simple and flexible solution to work with."
"The interface easy to use and it is compatible with most backup devices."
"This solution works well and has good integration with technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V."
"It gives us the ability to locate and restore critical files which users may have intentionally or unknowing deleted a while ago."
"The beauty of the solution is that you can rely on it. It offers a quick recovery time when it's backing up items. The way it recovers data is excellent."
"It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company."
"Easier setup and configuration, perhaps including a GUI, would be an improvement."
"A more user-friendly interface (GUI) can be developed."
"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."
"We would like to see an improvement in the functionality of the GUI."
"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."
"Doesn't include disaster recovery."
"Veritas Backup Exec's dashboard feature could be enhanced."
"Firstly, the GUI for 2014 is mostly confusing, i.e., if you need to add any additional technical features, then it doesn't require a change to the GUI."
"The solution lacked local support, which became an issue for us and our customers. They needed to have more presence on the ground."
"Veritas Backup Exec's support services could be faster."
"There is no training provided, and their technicians are unaware of the features available."
"This solution does not support image-level backup of a physical server."
"Veritas Backup Exec should improve by having a user portal that customers can use."
Bacula Enterprise is ranked 29th in Backup and Recovery with 9 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 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, UrBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect 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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