We compared Dell Avamar and Veritas NetBackup based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Dell Avamar earns acclaim for its scalability, data compression capabilities, swift incremental backups, and seamless integration with Data Domain and VM stacks. Veritas NetBackup is praised for its versatility and integration with third-party applications. Dell Avamar could improve its tape connectivity and bare-metal restoration. Users also requested better Azure backups and a more user-friendly interface. Users appreciate its virtual server backup capabilities, cloud integration, and malware protection. Veritas NetBackup would benefit from streamlining implementation and incorporating additional cloud solutions.
Service and Support: Some customers express satisfaction with Dell support, but others said there is room for improvement. Some users reported positive experiences with Veritas customer service, but others said that it sometimes took a long time to resolve issues in specific regions.
Ease of Deployment: Opinions on Dell Avamar’s setup were mixed. Some users found it to be straightforward, while others considered it complex and difficult. Deployment time ranged from a few hours to a week, and assistance from Dell engineers might be necessary. Opinions on Veritas NetBackup's setup complexity are mixed, with some finding it straightforward and others perceiving it as more complex.
Pricing: Dell Avamar’s pricing is generally seen as reasonable, but some users think it is expensive. Opinions on Veritas NetBackup's pricing vary. Some consider it expensive but say it’s worth the price due to its extensive features. There are no additional fees aside from the basic license.
ROI: Dell Avamar provides cost savings through data reduction, deduplication, and compression. Veritas NetBackup prioritizes constant availability and quick access, resulting in a positive ROI.
Comparison Results: Dell Avamar is a scalable solution that offers excellent data compression and fast compression. However, Avamar earned mixed reviews for support, deployment, and pricing. Users also requested better Azure and bare-metal backups and restoration capabilities. Users say Veritas NetBackup is a versatile solution that offers robust compatibility, seamless cloud integration, and strong protection against malware and ransomware. NetBackup received mixed reviews for pricing and ease of setup, and some users said it could improve its cloud support.
"The stability is okay."
"We are talking about a complete end-to-end solution which comes with its own hardware storage to back up the data on tape-less."
"Dell Avamar has a push upgrade feature that lets you simultaneously push updates to thousands of clients. I also found the self-service part of Dell Avamar helpful."
"Duplication and the speed of backup are great."
"Dell EMC Avamar is very good with endpoint backups."
"Its stability and deduplication capabilities are most valuable."
"Centralization is Avamar's biggest advantage. It moves data to a central location from various geographical locations."
"We've found the product to be stable."
"Veritas NetBackup is very user-friendly and has some good quick recovery features."
"The most valuable feature from Veritas NetBackup is the data is very easy to backup. It is similar to VMware. They recently introduced a cloud feature that is useful."
"I have found it to be the simplest solution to the market. It gives us a complete end to end solution. We are using this solution, Veritas Appliance and another one for access archiving. It is convenient to have all the support from one vendor."
"It is a good solution. It covers most of the applications."
"The Dedup and file storage is great."
"The backup and restore features work very well."
"The reporting is very good, with all of the details highlighted and very clear."
"It's durable — we achieve what we expect from it."
"Compared with Cohesity or Rubrik, which have some continuous data protection for backup and replication, this solution tends to lack in this area."
"The challenges we do face typically revolve around aligning specific features with our accustomed tool usage."
"It was challenging to back up our Exchange database, which is one of the reasons we did not continue using this solution."
"When you get down to doing certain things, such as somebody wants a particular file restored, the process by which you do that is stupid. You kind of have to know exactly where to look for in order to find it. Even on older backup products that I've used, I didn't have that kind of problem. If we were looking for a file with a particular kind of a name, the solution would find that file anywhere irrespective of where it resides within the backup system. So, we didn't have to know the name of the specific server, the specific timeframe, almost all the characters of the file name, and all kinds of data in order to find a file. In Avamar, we got to know these details. We've gone around and around with them on that, and their attitude seems to be that it is working just fine. There is nothing for them to improve. The organizational system of other products that I'm working with, such as Zerto and Cohesity, seems to be centered around the tasks that you would most commonly do and want to do, as opposed to we've laid it out in a really neat technical hierarchy."
"If you need to pull data out of it to offload to tapes, that's messy. You have a mechanism for it, but it is painful."
"It's very slow to backup and store information. It has two consoles and an application which are more difficult to use than a solution like Veeam."
"Some integrations are not in place, such as the email alerts, which are not compatible with Office 365 SMTP gateway."
"There also needs to be single sign-on support."
"Some of the hardware is out of support."
"This solution would benefit from a more friendly, web-based interface."
"Within their product lineup, they need to consolidate down to one product. Veritas doesn't have one product that does everything. So, Veritas can do everything, but you basically need to run two products. I would like them to combine all the capabilities into one release."
"It is a very expensive solution. They should have a different scheme for selling it. They should also make it easy for us to switch from Solaris to Linux. We are having some trouble in migrating our actual catalog from Solaris to Linux."
"The product needs to improve its GUI. It needs to make use of a web interface."
"The most common problem is the backup failures over the weekend. We have to troubleshoot and sometimes do restores and then we have trouble doing some of the restores."
"The solution could have a more clear dashboard about the license and the operation status."
"I have been involved in upgrades. They have not been straightforward. Some of them have required us to make changes to our architecture and production environment."
Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 111 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. 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 NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Rubrik, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Azure Backup and Acronis Cyber Protect. See our Dell Avamar vs. Veritas NetBackup report.
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