We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar 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 most valuable feature for me in Dell Avamar is the automation, which is good for completion."
"It is a very complete product."
"We are talking about a complete end-to-end solution which comes with its own hardware storage to back up the data on tape-less."
"Client deduplication."
"We have a lot of backups, and this tool helps us with the RMAN Backup."
"The tool's most valuable features are backup management and speed."
"The deduplication feature is the best aspect of the solution."
"I have found the product to be scalable."
"It is responding very well, and its performance is good. It has a lot of options. For backup, you can connect it to a cloud or a physical hard drive. They also provide an API for integration with different platforms and products. However, we have not integrated it with another product."
"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 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 most valuable feature of Veritas Backup Exec is the ease of use."
"The one thing for the last 12 months which has been very good for Veritas was the instance-based license. This means that you're able to license per instance, not only per physical server."
"This solution works well and has good integration with technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V."
"Veritas is simple and easy to deploy. In terms of the presentation and UI, they do their job well."
"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."
"The bare-metal restores could be improved."
"The management of this solution is a little bit difficult for IT administrators. They have to be trained before going through the system."
"It's very slow to backup and store information. It has two consoles and an application which are more difficult to use than a solution like Veeam."
"The performance takes up a lot of resources, unfortunately."
"Backup image browse times should be faster."
"It would be helpful if the product offered more integration potential."
"It was challenging to back up our Exchange database, which is one of the reasons we did not continue using this solution."
"Compared with Cohesity or Rubrik, which have some continuous data protection for backup and replication, this solution tends to lack in this area."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
"There is no training provided, and their technicians are unaware of the features available."
"The console of Veritas Backup Exec is complex when compared to other software."
"Veritas Backup Exec's dashboard feature could be enhanced."
"The pricing is an area of improvement and the mode of marketing it."
"Its scalability should be improved."
"Veritas Backup Exec's support services could be faster."
"It would be nice to improve the backup acceleration and the fast restoration required."
Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery. See our Dell Avamar vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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