We performed a comparison between OpenText Data Protector and Veeam Backup & Replication 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."What I like the most about this solution is that I can change and access the Oracle backup file."
"It's user-friendly and not overly complicated to configure."
"If you have an idea of what you are doing, it's very flexible and very stable."
"I haven't experienced any crashes while using the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"What we find most valuable in Micro Focus Data Protector is that it provides Japanese data protection, for example, it protects information such as the full Japanese name, address, etc."
"I have used Micro Focus Data Protector for the file backup facilities. My primary use of the software is to backup file data."
"Data Protector's granular recovery features make it easy for us to create and restore backups in an understandable and user-friendly manner. With granular recovery, any database or even just a database table can be restored at will."
"It is very easy to use and the interaction with various systems is very handy."
"What I like most about this solution are the simplicity and the price-performance ratio."
"The direct SAN backup feature perfectly integrates with our 3PAR storage infrastructure."
"It is a powerful software for communicating with the storage and for redundancy."
"The most valuable feature is that I can back up the whole machine and then restore it relatively fast."
"Replication is the most valuable feature."
"Instant recovery, ease of use, and integrations are some of the valuable features."
"The solution is stable and the performance is good."
"If you have a lot of central sites and remote sites, you can easily set up the replication and make it easier."
"In general, you can say that Micro Focus Data Protector is behind in capabilities when compared with other backup solutions, such as Commvault, Symantec, NetBackup, but it is very strong for certain use cases such as array integration. We are using it in production even now. There should be some kind of cloud integration and archiving solutions. I think this is the area they need to focus on."
"The GUI could be updated. The GUI hasn't changed since version 6. It's on version 10 now. The reporting could also be better. Also, while Data Protector is excellent for backing up physical hardware, it needs more features for backing up VM images because many environments use hypervisor."
"Virtualization."
"The scheduler setup could be better. We are facing some issues scheduling the job based on our requirements."
"It has a lot of undeveloped functions like window searching and patent searching, and within the main backup processes like VMware and Microsoft Exchange. It's completely not user-friendly, and it has no built-in antivirus software. In my opinion, Micro Focus Data Protector is not an enterprise level solution."
"Many of our users complain about the GUI. You still need to rely on the command line interface. Because it originated as a Unix system, Data Protector is still a command line-driven solution, which makes it seem rather dated compared to systems that are built around a GUI from day one. It doesn't affect the functionality, but some people don't find it user-friendly."
"I don't like this solution so much because it's very technical and compared to Commvault and Veeam, it's not so user-friendly. The interface needs improvement."
"Micro Focus Data Protector must improve its overall evolution record. They need to focus on hardware based instant recovery, client recovery, and cloud ability. Now there is no cloud ability."
"If they could add more support for all of the modern hypervisors, that would make Veeam much better and more flexible to work with. For example, there is no solution for VM to VM replication when it comes to Oracle OEM servers."
"The physical server backups and direct storage connectivity need improvement."
"The more features the solution has the more complex it can be to set up. Veeam Backup & Replication can be complex."
"I would like a solution for SAP systems to be included."
"The tech support needs improvement."
"In Linux, I suggest you backup for a PostgreSQL database."
"The only improvement I could think of is it could be cheaper—cheaper is always good. Sometimes the product is just finished. Cheaper is always nice for the customer, but the company needs to benefit so that they can keep maintaining the product. New Windows versions, etc., always take some work. At the moment, I wouldn't switch to another solution because of the money."
"It would be nice if it could be integrated with third-party solutions like ours. It has been supporting just Windows and virtual machines."
OpenText Data Protector is ranked 24th in Backup and Recovery with 100 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 329 reviews. OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of OpenText Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup, HPE StoreOnce, Symantec Data Loss Prevention and Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Zerto and Veritas NetBackup. See our OpenText Data Protector vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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