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."This solution helps us to manage all of the operations across servers and different workstations."
"The solution backs up Microsoft workloads as well as anything on the market."
"The most important feature is that it's easy to use."
"The initial setup is quite straightforward."
"The automated procedure is quite good for us, as it is able to capture all of the information that we require."
"It is almost perfect for Microsoft products. It is not a very powerful tool, but it is okay for small sites and small businesses with Microsoft products. It is easy to use for backup and restore. It is good for backing up Microsoft servers such as Exchange and SharePoint servers."
"Its capability to give a BMR for all the workstations that I want to connect to."
"It has an application backup, a file backup, a system backup and a hypervisor."
"It is a good backup tool."
"It is a good overall suite of products."
"Veritas Backup Exec is easily managed."
"It has good stability. Its interface is very good, responsive, and easy for restoring data. I use it for backup, encryption, and restore operations, and it works. I am using many agents from VM to LMDP. I also use an agent for SQL Server, which has advanced options because it is the Enterprise version."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to back up IBM Power virtual servers."
"Once the solution is integrated with the Exchange, you just click Exchange to back up that file."
"The interface for this solution is excellent, and it is easy to restore files compared to other solutions."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"The problem lies with the 2019 version, it's the file system they’re using."
"Microsoft DPM could improve if it was available in a public or private cloud."
"To evaluate the solution's abilities and its performance under demanding conditions, it is recommended to carry out a stress test."
"The user friendliness could be improved."
"There is a very poor online user community in terms of people blogging about their experiences with DPM."
"Additional Hyper-V knowledge would be great."
"The data tagging feature needs improvement. The solution could be a bit more intuitive in certain aspects."
"The user interface can be improved quite a bit."
"The scalability could be improved even though the solution is targeted to small customers."
"A web console would be great because nowadays a lot of products are web-based and you can access the console from various environments. So I would recommend bringing this feature in the next solution."
"Doesn't include disaster recovery."
"I would like to see this solution improve on faster restoration. Currently, it takes a long time to restore my data."
"Better integration with non-Microsoft products would be an improvement."
"They can improve the reporting component. The reports aren't user-friendly at all. You have to download them to Excel to get statistics."
"The price of this solution is very high."
"There still a lot of room for improvement in synthetic technologies, especially when targeted to deduplication media."
Microsoft DPM is ranked 28th 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 Rubrik. See our Microsoft DPM vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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