We performed a comparison between OpenText Data Protector and Veritas NetBackup 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.
"Integration with HP storage is a very strong point for Micro Focus Data Protector. It is the best solution for general operations like backup and restore. Zero downtime backup (ZDB) is one very important feature, which is basically the integration with the storage array. It is a very strong feature. We're using storage with snapshots with this integration."
"The dashboards in Micro Focus Data Protector are very good. They are similar to the dashboards in Veeam Backup & Replication."
"Regarding scalability, it's unlimited with Data Protector. You can link multiple installations and let them work together. They can share backup devices. You have many possibilities with Data Protector. It's very proficient."
"The reliability of HP Data Protector is the most valuable feature for us."
"The most valuable feature of Data Protector is its integration with VMware. A lot of software these days integrates with VMware, and you can run some of these things on virtual machines. You can even have your backup manager running on a virtual machine and use physical managers to move data around. Their VMware integration isn't too bad, but Commvault has that feature, and many other backup products do."
"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."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Micro Focus Data Protector's most valuable feature is its interaction with the fiber share. It is easy to use, we use it to back up without any problem to VTLs, and can use the Fiber Channel that is still the TCP."
"The client side deduplication reduces the backup window."
"Ease of installing, configuring, upgrading, and troubleshooting."
"The most valuable feature is the trouble-free operation, as we have not had many problems with it."
"I like that it's enterprise-capable. It can handle multiple operating systems. It can handle multiple database types. It can handle a lot of different backup use cases. It's flexible."
"Could be used for both of Physical and Virtual Environments."
"The main thing I like about NetBackup is CloudPoint. You can take a snapshot of the endpoint and back it up with CloudPoint. The data backups are the most important."
"The backup and restoration are 100 percent guaranteed."
"The documentation is good."
"We have so many specific technological cracks in Micro Focus, but we are not getting the features, facilities, or coordination between the global delivery centers and the R&D team that we need to express our ideas."
"The new backup systems are using new mechanisms for the recovery phases; for example, VM, recovery and testing the backup before recovering it. These features are not available in Data Protector."
"They should design the solution so that it is much easier for deployment and make the UI easy to use."
"The technical support was very slow."
"The scheduler setup could be better. We are facing some issues scheduling the job based on our requirements."
"Virtualization."
"The graphical interface needs to be improved."
"Integration with the market applications must be improved, such as MS Exchange, MS Active Directory, SAP and Oracle. Other backup tools are more efficient with the integrated backups."
"The ability to use different disk appliance brands as Pure Disk (not OST), such as EMC Data Domain ."
"Veritas NetBackup has some limitations and it would be a benefit if we had better documentation."
"The solution's technical support process should be improved."
"It would be better if it had a cloud integration feature. I would like to use a single product for the cloud instances and the on-premise instances. The price could also be better."
"This product would be improved with the inclusion of a Sandbox feature like Veeam Sandbox."
"The reporting of the backups could be better."
"Once the protection plan is created, we cannot pause or resume via the web administration page."
"The pricing could be improved, and the interface could be more intuitive."
OpenText Data Protector is ranked 24th in Backup and Recovery with 100 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 112 reviews. OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. 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 Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, HPE StoreOnce, Symantec Data Loss Prevention and Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Azure Backup and Veritas Backup Exec. See our OpenText Data Protector vs. Veritas NetBackup report.
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