We performed a comparison between Veritas Backup Exec and Veritas System Recovery based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."The disk-to-disk paid backup feature is quite good, and file locking is a very important feature."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to back up IBM Power virtual servers."
"The product is good in a small environment when looking to a backup on a tape."
"The product provides automated and faster data backup and recovery compared to other vendors."
"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 most valuable feature of Veritas Backup Exec is the ease of use."
"I have found the overall features of the solution very good and there is the option to backup to the cloud."
"One of the valuable features is the instant recovery for VMs. It reduces the RTO (Recovery Time Objective) drastically."
"Offers good recovery quickly."
"The solution has helped reduce my company's cost by around 50 to 60 percent."
"You can back up the whole image."
"It has a user-friendly interface."
"The solution captures the system state, so when we restore the system, it will be restored to the state it was in at the time of the backup."
"With Veritas System Recovery, we have the option to run an infinite number of full backups according to our requirements."
"The tool helps automate system recovery. The solution is most useful in scenarios involving restoration to a different environment. For instance, when migrating from a physical server to a virtual one, the tool facilitates conversion."
"The installation was straightforward."
"One area that needs improvement is SQL backup. Backup Exec doesn't support higher availability."
"Its scalability should be improved."
"Veritas Backup Exec could improve the analytics. If there were some more detail in our scan reports it would be beneficial."
"The backup is not robust enough when you have a lot of technology."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"The EDR should be looked at, as the operating system is too weak."
"The cost is quite high. Along with the general costs, the supposed agents that you have to buy for the various options that you want to use ends up driving the costs higher as well."
"The solution could improve by having better documentation."
"It needs an easier interface."
"Veritas System Recovery Manager offers some manager solutions, but there is room for improvement."
"The reliability is sometimes lacking."
"Lacks the ability to protect the database snapshot."
"We faced issues with recovery and restoration."
"The pricing could be cheaper."
"Veritas System Recovery’s pricing and local support need some improvement."
"The tool's deployment could be easier. The deployment itself isn't the issue; rather, the problem lies in configuring policies and testing everything before it's ready. We invest a significant amount of time in preparing for various scenarios. However, we often encounter situations where changes have occurred since our initial preparations. This can render the automation less valuable."
Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews while Veritas System Recovery is ranked 21st in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 8 reviews. Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8, while Veritas System Recovery is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas System Recovery writes "The solution can be used for DR testing and allows running an infinite number of full backups". Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas Veritas System Recovery is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Veeam Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Protect and Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines.
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