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We performed a comparison between NovaStor NovaBACKUP 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.
To learn more, read our detailed NovaStor NovaBACKUP vs. Veritas Backup Exec Report (Updated: May 2024).
770,141 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"It is a very good and easy-to-use tool for non-technical people."

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"This solution works well and has good integration with technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V.""Compression is the most valuable feature.""The product is good in a small environment when looking to a backup on a tape.""Good open file option feature, SQL agent, and EM agent.""Setting up Backup Exec is straightforward. It took less than two weeks to get it up and running. You need maybe two people at most if you have a Veritas-certified engineer.""This is a very flexible product, which allows you to back up not only the physical environment but also the cloud environment.""The initial setup is easy.""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."

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Cons
"The price of NovaStor NovaBACKUP is an area that can be considered as a weakness or drawback, where improvements are required."

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"Better integration with non-Microsoft products would be an improvement.""Veritas Backup Exec's dashboard feature could be enhanced.""The scalability could be improved even though the solution is targeted to small customers.""The price of this solution is very high.""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 is currently missing the dynamic backup feature for virtual machines, which is available in NetWorker. I can create politics in NetWorker to add virtual machines with specific tags, but I cannot do this in Backup Exec, which is a minus point for me. Currently, a user has to send a request to the Backup administrator to add a machine to the backup, but I should be able to create rules to automatically add a new machine to the backup. This kind of functionality is very important in current times, especially when we are using cloud solutions. I should be able to create more than one stream in a policy and specify how many streams I want to run in parallel in one policy. Currently, I have to manually create more policies to backup more than one virtual machine at the same time. Their support can also be improved in terms of response time.""There is no training provided, and their technicians are unaware of the features available.""They can work on the issue of the job timing out when it is unable to reach a selection item. It sometimes hangs up on the selection item, thus preventing the job from continuing."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "My company has to make yearly payments towards the solution's maintenance and support."
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  • "Pricing is similar, but they don´t offer the same options/technology."
  • "If your company can afford it, go for it."
  • "Depending on the scenario, it can cost less than half of the price of other methods."
  • "It is cheap compared to the other backup technologies. It all depends on the requirements."
  • "I would like to see a better licensing model. They changed it and it's just horrendous."
  • "Veritas licensing is somewhat expensive. They have to decrease the price."
  • "We are satisfied with the price of this solution."
  • "It's a good price for the product."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It is a very good and easy-to-use tool for non-technical people.
    Top Answer:My company has to make yearly payments towards the solution's maintenance and support.
    Top Answer:The price of NovaStor NovaBACKUP is an area that can be considered as a weakness or drawback, where improvements are required. With NovaStor NovaBACKUP, I would like to see the product available at a… more »
    Top Answer:Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too But Veritas Netbackup is a… more »
    Top Answer:The most important feature is the variety of backup applications it supports, including ERP systems and most other programs, such as Microsoft.
    Top Answer:In comparison with other vendors, Veritas is competitively priced.
    Ranking
    34th
    out of 133 in Backup and Recovery
    Views
    363
    Comparisons
    286
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    414
    Rating
    9.0
    15th
    out of 133 in Backup and Recovery
    Views
    7,453
    Comparisons
    5,661
    Reviews
    14
    Average Words per Review
    417
    Rating
    7.9
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    Also Known As
    NovaBACKUP
    Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec
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    Overview
    NovaBACKUP is a data protection software that enables SMB users to backup and recover mission critical data across a hybrid of physical and virtual machines. NovaBACKUP is designed to work on Microsoft Windows operating systems, offering local and online file backups and disaster recovery image backups.

    Veritas Backup Exec is a unified data backup and recovery solution designed for small to midsize businesses. The software offers data protection for customers whether the data exists in physical, virtual, or cloud environments. Its main purpose is to ensure your business-critical data is never at risk of being lost, stolen, or corrupted.

    Veritas Backup Exec Features

    Veritas Backup Exec has many valuable key features. Some of the most useful ones include:

    • Easy-to-use interface: With Veritas Backup Exec, the interface enables you to quickly track and monitor all backup and recovery activity.
    • Two-factor authentication: Veritas Backup Exec gives you the ability to layer security access with two-factor authentication, which also helps to prevent malicious code injection.
    • Extra protection: By using Veritas Backup Exec, your organization can seamlessly protect VMware, Microsoft and Linux platforms from the same user console.
    • Cloud data protection: Veritas Backup Exec offers deployable marketplace templates for both AWS and Azure as well as certified cloud connectors for all major cloud vendors.
    • Security and compliance: Veritas Backup Exec ensures your data is compliant in every location, in addition to protecting you from ransomware attacks.

    Veritas Backup Exec Benefits

    Some of the benefits of using Veritas Backup Exec include:

    • Scalability: As your data management needs grow, Veritas Backup Exec seamlessly scales to meet them.
    • Smart integrations: Veritas Backup Exec provides you with consolidated reporting of your entire data ecosystem via Veritas Usage Insights. The solution also protects SaaS workloads and applications, including Microsoft 365, Google Cloud, and Salesforce with NetBackup SaaS Protection. And it includes integration with Azure Site Recovery for instant cloud-based disaster recovery.
    • Desktop and laptop version: Veritas Backup Exec was built with geographically diverse workloads in mind. It offers automated endpoint data protection for both Windows and Mac.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Below are some reviews and helpful feedback written by Veritas Backup Exec users.

    An IT Network Analyst at a manufacturing company says, “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. As far as if we need to restore a file, the solution absolutely has improved the way our organization functions. It saves us a lot of time. We're backing up all of our servers with it.”

    PeerSpot user Masoud G., Senior Network Administrator at MapnaBE, mentions, “I prefer to use a tape library and Veritas Backup Exec is fully compatible with different tape libraries. So I prefer this software. It also has easy user and file recovery.”

    Kayode O., Chief Technology Officer at a tech company, explains, “This solution creates a differential backup to reduce storage requirements. This solution is not complex and you do not have to be too technical to use it. Veritas offers granular restore, which is an option that many other solutions do not have. It allows you to restore, for example, a single SharePoint document, rather than an entire site.”

    Rowland G., Product Brand Manager at Epsidon Technology Distribution, states, “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. And also, the incremental backup which they introduced for virtual servers, where it makes it much quicker to restore, it just automatically is able to mount it back to the original backup. This makes it much quicker when you're doing the restore.”

    Sample Customers
    Ex'pression College, Osborne Wood Products Inc., REIT Technologies
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    Top Industries
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    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Government11%
    Retailer11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Company Size
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise20%
    Large Enterprise36%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise56%
    Buyer's Guide
    NovaStor NovaBACKUP vs. Veritas Backup Exec
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about NovaStor NovaBACKUP vs. Veritas Backup Exec and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    770,141 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    NovaStor NovaBACKUP is ranked 34th in Backup and Recovery with 2 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. NovaStor NovaBACKUP is rated 9.6, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of NovaStor NovaBACKUP writes "A product that offers good support and performance while also being user-friendly". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". NovaStor NovaBACKUP is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication and Acronis Cyber Protect, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery. See our NovaStor NovaBACKUP vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.

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