We performed a comparison between Veeam Backup & Replication 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."The initial setup for a simple environment is very easy. We just do next, next, next, next for the installation. It can be complicated in a complicated environment. It can be simple for a simple environment. I enjoy installing it. It has a lot of features."
"The solution is stable and the performance is good."
"It has helped us to protect our IP address and critical information."
"No problems with stability."
"We have evaluated other solutions but Veeam is the best for virtualization."
"Veeam communicates with the vCenter in VMware, which means it's very smooth and doesn't interrupt production on VMware and you can backup or restore anytime, anywhere."
"Replication is the most valuable feature."
"It is a straightforward solution. There is no need for a dedicated technical person to do the backup and replication. Veeam is very straightforward when it comes to doing the replication."
"NetBackup Appliance's most valuable feature is the duplication encryption standard feature."
"I can confidently say that I have managed more than 30 or 50 appliances over different time periods, and yet I never had a single hardware failure."
"The product enables me to recover the information of the appliances in the organization."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is duplication and covers many applications."
"The initial setup gets easier the more you do it."
"I think the solution is very intuitive, effective, and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can be used in many different kinds of systems."
"I personally find Veritas NetBackup Applicance hassle-free."
"The initial setup is not always easy, and customers often need a lot of help to get Veeam up and running successfully."
"Technical support can be improved."
"The virtual sandboxes seem complex to setup, so I have not invested time in leveraging this feature. It would be nice if this feature was more user-friendly."
"They need to focus more on cloud backup."
"Even though the speed has improved over the years, I think that there are some instances where it still takes a while."
"Restoration takes about two to four hours with Veeam. Zerto can restore in about 10 seconds. That's the restoration speed I'm looking for now that we're dealing with ransomware."
"Cross-hypervisor replication can be improved."
"They fixed everything that I was hoping for. It is pretty good. There were a few things in 9.x that I was wishing for, and they came true in version 10. We were looking for retention without having to make a copy job. We're getting ready to migrate m365 to the cloud. I haven't dived into it to make sure, but I wish the m365 backup would integrate into the current console so that we don't have to use two different consoles."
"The scalability could be improved."
"They could improve the interface a bit."
"More licensing options could be introduced to the software. It is currently based on capacity only. Compared to competitors, it is difficult to position it economically everywhere. From the usability point of view, they are making many improvements on new interfaces, the SaaS offering, etc."
"The hybrid model is not that efficient if we want to off-site data; it takes a lot of time to upload the data on a regular basis."
"It could be better integrated with other platforms."
"The upgrade process of the solution needs to be improved since it is extremely complicated, especially without the benefit of a support person who can guide one through it."
"It is not easy because I have worked a lot on the tool, and in case it gets corrupted at any point, it is not easy to restore the data without losing information is not easy."
"The challenge arose due to a space issue. The issue was related to disk breaks, especially when power cuts occurred. One of the disks would break, leading to a loss of functionality."
Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 329 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 20th in Backup and Recovery with 47 reviews. Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup Appliance writes "Offers good connectivity, easy to use and stable solution ". Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Zerto and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Veritas NetBackup Appliance is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), DD Boost, ExaGrid EX Series and Commvault Cloud. See our Veeam Backup & Replication vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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