We performed a comparison between Microsoft DPM 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 initial setup is quite straightforward."
"I like the core backup feature. I also like the file server backup feature. I find Microsoft DPM interesting because it has fantastic integration with Microsoft products. For example, in Exchange and SharePoint, DPM is excellent when it comes to backing up data. It also does a decent job with open-source products."
"The user interface is very good. The reporting and monitoring features are also good."
"It has an application backup, a file backup, a system backup and a hypervisor."
"I could back up all the stuff we had, even the VMs we have for Hyper V."
"The most valuable feature is that DPM has an index so individual files can be searched."
"The solution backs up Microsoft workloads as well as anything on the market."
"The most valuable feature is the recovery."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
"We are happy with Veritas Backup Exec's stability."
"The interface easy to use and it is compatible with most backup devices."
"I have found the overall features of the solution very good and there is the option to backup to the cloud."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the easy-to-use intuitive GUI. It is very easy to understand. I have never lost data and I have been able to recover all the data I need."
"The product allows for versatile storage options, enabling users to store data on disk storage, NAS storage, or tape libraries."
"It gives us the ability to locate and restore critical files which users may have intentionally or unknowing deleted a while ago."
"One of the valuable features is the instant recovery for VMs. It reduces the RTO (Recovery Time Objective) drastically."
"Additional Hyper-V knowledge would be great."
"The user interface can be improved quite a bit."
"The problem lies with the 2019 version, it's the file system they’re using."
"You have only a few settings and if you change them for some special configurations, it's very difficult."
"Compatibility and integration with other products needs improvement."
"Management reporting could be improved."
"It needs portability for other vendors. It is good for backing up Microsoft servers, but it doesn't support third-party solutions such as Oracle Database. It depends on Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy, especially for Hyper-V, which has a lot of problems. They should enhance the Volume Shadow Copy functionality. Its reporting should also be better. Reporting is too weak in DPM."
"There is a very poor online user community in terms of people blogging about their experiences with DPM."
"Veritas Backup Exec could improve the analytics. If there were some more detail in our scan reports it would be beneficial."
"The solution could improve by having better documentation."
"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."
"The solution is too heavy and complex with 1,000 menus and options that make it messy rather than lightweight."
"It could be improved in the area of reporting and ease-of-use."
"More stable environment in a WAN infrastructure."
"I wish that they have an outlet for the other products from Veritas built into the Backup Exec product. For example, Backup Exec does only server backup. Currently, it is possible to read the backup of one other product, but if they can add more products so that you can just go into the dashboard of these other products by clicking on a button within the Backup Exec product, it would be great."
"It would be nice to improve the backup acceleration and the fast restoration required."
Microsoft DPM is ranked 27th in Backup and Recovery with 17 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Microsoft DPM is rated 7.0, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft DPM writes "Good for backing up, but the 2019 version lags". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Microsoft DPM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure Backup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Commvault Cloud and Veeam Data Platform, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Azure Backup. See our Microsoft DPM vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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