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."
"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."
"I could back up all the stuff we had, even the VMs we have for Hyper V."
"The automated procedure is quite good for us, as it is able to capture all of the information that we require."
"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 solution backs up Microsoft workloads as well as anything on the market."
"It has an application backup, a file backup, a system backup and a hypervisor."
"The interface easy to use and it is compatible with most backup devices."
"It is a good backup tool."
"The product provides automated and faster data backup and recovery compared to other vendors."
"Compression is the most valuable feature."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
"I have not seen another backup solution as scalable as this one."
"The solution is good for small and medium-sized businesses."
"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."
"Compatibility and integration with other products needs improvement."
"We can't take a snapshot and take it outside, which is a problem."
"You have only a few settings and if you change them for some special configurations, it's very difficult."
"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."
"The user friendliness could be improved."
"The user interface can be improved quite a bit."
"Compared to other vendors, there are features that you will find not included in Veritas."
"The backup is not robust enough when you have a lot of technology."
"If you keep it for too long and the catalog gets really big, the application tends to move slowly."
"The integration with SaaS applications like Office 365 needs to be improved."
"The scalability could be improved even though the solution is targeted to small customers."
"Maybe they could improve reporting capabilities and predictions."
"The reports could be made in an easier way."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
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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