We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and Veritas NetBackup Appliance 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."Simple, stable and straightforward."
"The solution is very stable, especially if you are using a RAC environment."
"Technical support for this solution is very good."
"Dell EMC NetWorker is scalable."
"I feel that it is a good product."
"It is scalable software. All you need to increase is its RAM and CPU. It's pretty easy."
"I like that it's stable and scalable."
"The response time of the tech support is swift. The support is fantastic."
"The utilization of Data Domain is crucial because of its integration with a key Veritas feature: retention lock. This feature ensures data integrity by preventing any alterations to stored data. When NetBackup interacts with Data Domain, enabling the retention lock feature ensures that neither administrators nor backup personnel can modify data stored within the system. This functionality is vital for compliance purposes and meets the requirements of auditors."
"The reporting is very good compared to other tools."
"The intelligent policies feature is used in order to protect the VMware infrastructure. One of the things that makes a big difference for our company is the usage of these intelligence policies. The system automatically provides extra protection for any VMware server application or service. From a backup administrator's point of view, this is what we call peace of mind. It reduces the workload and therefore reduces resources needed from the company."
"The solution uses minimal resources."
"I personally find Veritas NetBackup Applicance hassle-free."
"I have no stability issues to report...The initial setup is quite simple."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is duplication and covers many applications."
"NetBackup Appliance's most valuable feature is the duplication encryption standard feature."
"It's not easy to integrate. We have to read a lot of documentation in order to configure the solution."
"The UI is not user-friendly."
"The process of upgrading versions should be improved because as it is now, you have to completely uninstall the old version first, and then install the new version."
"The deduplication needs improvement and it could use better integration."
"The product should provide integration with AWS."
"There could be a possibility of constructing full backups from incremental data intelligently."
"Support is definitely an area of concern because of the time it takes to resolve our issues."
"It is a little buggy at times, which is the only thing that I dislike about this product."
"Depending on the setup structure, it can be complex to implement."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance needs to improve its security. It needs to ensure that it is 100 percent protected against cyberattacks."
"The technical support services could be better."
"It would be a better solution if we were able to make more reports in regards to the backup system."
"I would like to see a product that requires less expertise to manage it."
"The response from the support team has not always been quick, so sometimes there is a risk."
"We had some problems with the backup of the physical server."
"I would like the ability to recover a single folder within the backup of a virtual machine."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 20th in Backup and Recovery with 47 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup Appliance writes "Offers good connectivity, easy to use and stable solution ". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Veritas NetBackup Appliance is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), DD Boost, ExaGrid EX Series and HPE StoreOnce. See our Dell NetWorker vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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