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."We are satisfied with the stability of the product."
"The interface, dashboard, and pricing are all perfect."
"The interface for this solution is excellent, and it is easy to restore files compared to other solutions."
"I have not seen another backup solution as scalable as this one."
"We have virtual infrastructure, so restoring virtual machine systems from backups is also very easy."
"It is a scalable product."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the easy-to-use intuitive GUI. It is very easy to understand. I have never lost data and I have been able to recover all the data I need."
"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."
"They are a large company with good best practices, and they give good support."
"The initial setup gets easier the more you do it."
"There are a lot of new features that operate to protect the data from ransomware attacks. They launched the Veritas/Appliances to protect our data. Veritas has been doing its job well."
"If you use the NetBackup Appliance you do not need to have separate media servers and hardware. You can configure the same storage as a media server and master server as well as a storage port. This helps to reduce the hardware costs of the media server."
"It’s quite scalable."
"The tool is easy to use, stable, and performs well, but it depends on the environment where it is deployed. It is leaning more toward huge enterprises where it is positioned. It needs to be as easy as others but addresses more complex requirements."
"The most valuable feature involves VMware Instant Recovery, which allows one to do restoration within seconds."
"The solution is very scalable."
"The EDR should be looked at, as the operating system is too weak."
"In the future, their console should not be complicated."
"I would like to see this solution improve on faster restoration. Currently, it takes a long time to restore my data."
"Compared to other vendors, there are features that you will find not included in Veritas."
"The solution could improve and adapt to new applications in the market so we can integrate Veritas Backup Exec with them to facilitate backup processes within these applications."
"One area that needs improvement is SQL backup. Backup Exec doesn't support higher availability."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
"The console of Veritas Backup Exec is complex when compared to other software."
"The technical support services could be better."
"Veritas NetBackup would benefit from better explained error codes."
"They could improve the interface a bit."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance needs to improve its security. It needs to ensure that it is 100 percent protected against cyberattacks."
"The reporting feature can be improved."
"It would be a better solution if we were able to make more reports in regards to the backup system."
"The NetBackup software is based on Red Hat Linux, but we should have multiple software options for that. We should have more OS options. Also, there are too many tools and intermediaries. Everything should be built into an all-in-one solution."
"Feature-wise, it is quite good, but it is very costly. Its price has gone up quite significantly over the years, and that makes people like us look at alternatives."
Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 14th 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), ExaGrid EX Series, DD Boost and HPE StoreOnce. See our Veritas Backup Exec vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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