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."Dell EMC Avamar is very good with endpoint backups."
"All the features in the system are highly valuable."
"It is one of the best solutions for backing up Oracle and other servers."
"Duplication and the speed of backup are great."
"Quick incremental backups and product replication are the two highlights of the product. Once you capture a full backup, incrementals are pretty quick. It is fairly efficient from that perspective."
"The most valuable features are image backups and file backups."
"The installation process is pretty straightforward."
"Scheduling is valuable. It does a good job of backing up, and it does a good job of restoring. Nobody has got a problem with that. The agents are well supported."
"The ease-of-use in general is great."
"It is easy to set up and use for daily processes and a good solution for preserving crucial data."
"Compression is the most valuable feature."
"Recovery via Active Directory is painless and much easier than the complicated setup procedures of other products."
"I have found the overall features of the solution very good and there is the option to backup to the cloud."
"Veritas is good for small environments."
"The product allows for versatile storage options, enabling users to store data on disk storage, NAS storage, or tape libraries."
"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."
"Dell Avamar could improve by adding more backup features."
"EMC has discontinued their Avamar hardware version. They only advertise the Avamar virtual edition."
"The licensing model is not very flexible. Every time we upgrade our storage size, we need to upgrade the Avamar license."
"The product could be improved by simplifying the components available."
"I would like to see better integration with third-party applications and platforms."
"Dell hasn't done a good job at handling these upgrades, or the way EMC used to handle them."
"Some customers need to back up to tape, but Avamar lacks support, so it costs a lot."
"I think they could also move more towards cloud solutions. It already has some cloud tiering, but I think that could be more extensive. They should work with all cloud providers and I think in the future they will be on all cloud platforms."
"The EDR should be looked at, as the operating system is too weak."
"There are some issues with the Backup Exec Library and the random picking of tapes."
"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."
"The initial installation needs some effort."
"One area that needs improvement is SQL backup. Backup Exec doesn't support higher availability."
"Better integration with non-Microsoft products would be an improvement."
"There needs to be an integration process of the endpoint devices so that we don't have to redo everything for different products."
"It could be improved in the area of reporting and ease-of-use."
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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