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."I could back up all the stuff we had, even the VMs we have for Hyper V."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is that DPM has an index so individual files can be searched."
"This solution helps us to manage all of the operations across servers and different workstations."
"The user interface is very good. The reporting and monitoring features are also good."
"The initial setup is quite straightforward."
"Microsoft DPM is scalable."
"The automated procedure is quite good for us, as it is able to capture all of the information that we require."
"The flexibility is very good."
"It is a good overall suite of products."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to back up IBM Power virtual servers."
"It is a good backup tool."
"Veritas Backup Exec is fully compatible with different tape libraries."
"Recovery via Active Directory is painless and much easier than the complicated setup procedures of other products."
"The backup potential of the solution is very good. It's protected us in the past very well and allowed us to get up and running after an attack with minimal loss."
"The dashboard was good. I loved to see the maintenance dashboard every time I logged on. That was my first screen because it always gave me a reminder of how many days before my next renewal."
"The user friendliness could be improved."
"We can't take a snapshot and take it outside, which is a problem."
"Microsoft DPM could improve if it was available in a public or private cloud."
"Management reporting could be improved."
"The problem lies with the 2019 version, it's the file system they’re using."
"There is a very poor online user community in terms of people blogging about their experiences with DPM."
"It would be better if it integrated seamlessly with open source and competitor products. In the next release, I would like to see some data governance frameworks. It should have support features for data integration and data replication like Veeam. Right now, we are also using Veeam for certain scenarios."
"Compatibility and integration with other products needs improvement."
"I would like to be able to create a restore task that can be scheduled so that the same restore action will be performed automatically."
"It would be nice to improve the backup acceleration and the fast restoration required."
"It could be improved in the area of reporting and ease-of-use."
"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."
"The solution lacked local support, which became an issue for us and our customers. They needed to have more presence on the ground."
"There still a lot of room for improvement in synthetic technologies, especially when targeted to deduplication media."
"The reports could be made in an easier way."
"In terms of improvements, I think the pricing model could be improved. They charge you by port, for every port that you have even if you're not using all of them."
Microsoft DPM is ranked 28th in Backup and Recovery with 4 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 16th in Backup and Recovery with 16 reviews. Microsoft DPM is rated 7.0, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Microsoft DPM writes "A n enterprise backup and recovery system with a useful file server backup feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Supports synthetic backup and allows you to start virtual machines on the backup set and do multiple things in one backup configuration". Microsoft DPM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure Backup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Rubrik and Commvault Cloud, 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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