We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Veritas NetBackup based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Azure Backup slightly nudges out Veritas NetBackup in this comparison. Azure Backup is a more straightforward solution to learn, use, and manage, and provides some impressive next-gen cloud capabilities. Veritas is very complex to learn and manage. Additionally, it is lacking in some basic cloud functionalities, which makes the solution seem a bit dated.
"I like that it's a stable solution and their support is good. I think Microsoft's commercial force is superior."
"This solution allows me to restore either the VM or the data, depending on what is needed."
"The deployment process is quite easy in Azure."
"First of all, you can schedule a backup for the client. You can schedule it as you like. You can also control the bandwidth, so the backup will not utilize. The internet will depend on the bandwidth."
"The most valuable feature is the ease in which it backs up our data."
"There is only one feature, and that is the backup."
"It's useful, it works, and it's fairly reliable."
"The MARS agent makes it easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the trouble-free operation, as we have not had many problems with it."
"This is a product that has been on the market for a while and they have mastered the backup process, especially when backing up to tape, for most environments."
"NetBackup is highly stable. We have more than 1,800 policies that run every day."
"We were evaluating other products and getting confused between Commvault and Veritas NetBackup. The one reason that we started with Veritas NetBackup is the pricing of the license. There's no other reason from a technical perspective or even operation or capability of the two software. The main reason we chose Veritas NetBackup was that in our use case it is more cost-effective."
"Our customers who have faced ransomware attacks were able to recover their data in less than one day without any stress. Veritas is ransomware resilient and because of its implementation, it is not dependent on the operating system to work."
"Could be used for both of Physical and Virtual Environments."
"Veritas NetBackup is a reliable, easy-to-use, and easy-to-deploy solution."
"NetBackup is very easy for end-users."
"I believe more options could be available to understand better what's happening in the system. Additionally, automating the client updates and connector updates would be beneficial. Updating the connector from time to time can be challenging, and it could be made more transparent and straightforward for users. Moreover, another drawback lies in the time it takes to test full data backup recovery. Deploying a full recovery takes longer. We need to allocate a longer period for complete data recovery to establish the environment again."
"It can be further improved by continuously meeting its compliance requirements."
"On-prem can be complex to set up but the cloud is simple."
"My company faces a lot of difficulties in restoring any encrypted VM backup."
"Azure Backup must include features similar to enterprise solutions."
"The only thing I would say that could be improved is the reporting."
"I can’t use the solution to restore another native cloud solution. Azure must add this new feature."
"We would like to see some kind of notification given to the user that a file was not synchronized well or what may have happened."
"Within their product lineup, they need to consolidate down to one product. Veritas doesn't have one product that does everything. So, Veritas can do everything, but you basically need to run two products. I would like them to combine all the capabilities into one release."
"The solution could improve by having a feature to backup iSeries workloads."
"The solution's technical support process should be improved."
"I would like to have support enabled for cloud backups."
"The solution is quite expensive."
"In terms of improvement, it's very difficult to make it work with multiple business units. Its security model is too constricted."
"It gets a lot of new features, but improvements in basic functionality are often sacrificed for a shiny new bullet point to put on sales presentations."
"There is room for improvement in the implementation of Power servers."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 112 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Veritas Backup Exec and Dell NetWorker. See our Azure Backup vs. Veritas NetBackup report.
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