We performed a comparison between Veritas Backup Exec 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."In the global business world, Veritas has a very good name. I think they have a good solid product, and they are always trying to improve it, and update it. ;They know what the client actually needs, and they are up to the challenge of satisfying those needs."
"The product provides automated and faster data backup and recovery compared to other vendors."
"The product makes it easy to restore data."
"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."
"It is responding very well, and its performance is good. It has a lot of options. For backup, you can connect it to a cloud or a physical hard drive. They also provide an API for integration with different platforms and products. However, we have not integrated it with another product."
"Recovery via Active Directory is painless and much easier than the complicated setup procedures of other products."
"The product allows for versatile storage options, enabling users to store data on disk storage, NAS storage, or tape libraries."
"It is a good backup tool."
"The product enables me to recover the information of the appliances in the organization."
"The most valuable feature is that the backup and restoring process is very fast."
"We find the pricing is reasonable."
"The initial setup gets easier the more you do it."
"Installing this solution is very simple and takes perhaps five or ten minutes."
"The reporting is very good compared to other tools."
"I personally find Veritas NetBackup Applicance hassle-free."
"It’s quite scalable."
"The pricing could be improved."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"The deduplication feature can be improved."
"In terms of improvements, I think the pricing model could be improved. They charge you by port, for every port that you have even if you're not using all of them."
"The reports could be made in an easier way."
"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."
"Better integration with non-Microsoft products would be an improvement."
"It doesn't support the AIX platform."
"They could improve the interface a bit."
"The product should provide more AI and ML features."
"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."
"The monitoring could be a bit better."
"The only drawback for NetBackup, and of course for Veritas, is that they have stuck to the same environment and to the same UI - User Interface. This needs to be improved in future releases. It needs to be more dynamic."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance could improve the configuration, it could be more user-friendly."
"The price needs to be improved because it is really expensive."
"They need to make the licensing more clear. They should give all of the licensing details for the portals and be more clear. I have accidentally purchased the incorrect license because it's not clear."
Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 20th in Backup and Recovery with 47 reviews. Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup Appliance writes "Offers good connectivity, easy to use and stable solution ". Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery, 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 Veritas Backup Exec vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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