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."It is one of the best solutions for backing up Oracle and other servers."
"The backup and recovery speed is very fast."
"The most valuable feature for me in Dell Avamar is the automation, which is good for completion."
"The initial setup is easy."
"We have a lot of backups, and this tool helps us with the RMAN Backup."
"Its deduplication technologies are the best in the market, currently."
"It was very simple to deploy the solution to the client that you wanted to backup."
"I have found the product to be scalable."
"The solution is very fast. It does not take a long time to backup everything."
"Compression is the most valuable feature."
"Veritas is good for small environments."
"We have virtual infrastructure, so restoring virtual machine systems from backups is also very easy."
"The product makes it easy to restore data."
"The implementation is straightforward."
"Setting up Backup Exec is straightforward. It took less than two weeks to get it up and running. You need maybe two people at most if you have a Veritas-certified engineer."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"The recovery is a bit slow."
"We have had a lot of problems with the Dell EMC Avamar solution. The snapshots are not being erased after backup."
"The solution, in the future, should offer support for mobile."
"Desktop-laptop backups and backup over the WAN needs lot of improvisation. For DTLT there must be a provision to push agents from the management console."
"We don't trust the product 100 percent. Kaspersky has many features Dell Avamar doesn't support, such as granular backup and history."
"I have found the support from Dell EMC Avamar to be not as good as Veeam. The time it takes to receive support could be improved. However, once we have the support the agents are knowledgeable and helpful."
"The reporting should be improved, as we currently have to use another tool for that purpose."
"Dell hasn't done a good job at handling these upgrades, or the way EMC used to handle them."
"The console of Veritas Backup Exec is complex when compared to other software."
"The initial installation needs some effort."
"It could be improved in the area of reporting and ease-of-use."
"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."
"Veritas Backup Exec should be more user-friendly. The costs should also be much lower and it should be easier to go through the disaster recovery process."
"The reports could be made in an easier way."
"In the future, their console should not be complicated."
"The solution is too heavy and complex with 1,000 menus and options that make it messy rather than lightweight."
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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