We performed a comparison between Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas Backup Exec, and Veritas NetBackup based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."The integration with some storage systems like HP or Nutanix and great support are the most valuable features. You get productivity support. You get a response within one hour, even in the evening or night. The functionality of the whole software is good."
"The most important part is that you actually know you have a backup of the whole virtual server."
"The standout feature for us is instant recovery."
"Get only one interface to manage all backup sites, secure them with replication, and manage outside LTO media."
"The product’s configuration and settings are very easy."
"I like all the backup features in Veeam."
"It's the most easy-to-use backup replication that I have used so far."
"The encryption password is used to protect the backup files. Even if someone gains access to the backup job or files, they won't be able to utilize them without the password."
"The flexibility is very good."
"It has good stability. Its interface is very good, responsive, and easy for restoring data. I use it for backup, encryption, and restore operations, and it works. I am using many agents from VM to LMDP. I also use an agent for SQL Server, which has advanced options because it is the Enterprise version."
"Veritas is simple and easy to deploy. In terms of the presentation and UI, they do their job well."
"The interface for this solution is excellent, and it is easy to restore files compared to other solutions."
"Once the solution is integrated with the Exchange, you just click Exchange to back up that file."
"It gives us the ability to locate and restore critical files which users may have intentionally or unknowing deleted a while ago."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"The one thing for the last 12 months which has been very good for Veritas was the instance-based license. This means that you're able to license per instance, not only per physical server."
"Veritas NetBackup Automatic Image Replication and CloudCatalyst features allow me to replicate deduped backup images from one site to a remote site, as well as duplicating deduped images to the Cloud (i.e. AWS S3, etc.)"
"The most valuable feature is that you don't need any special connectivity - you just need to give your seller name, and then it automatically discovers all your virtual machines, which is a great benefit, especially in a bigger environment."
"The solution offers very good storage efficiency, so there's excellent compression and deduplication within the product that our clients really appreciate."
"The solution is stable."
"Veritas NetBackup is very user-friendly and has some good quick recovery features."
"Backup and recovery software with great stability, and can support large-scale environments."
"Deduplication is the most valuable feature as it reduces the backup time and provides backup of a single copy of data"
"Includes snapshots and multiple database agents."
"The stability could be better, specifically in the cloud."
"think backing up from physical servers and ransomware security needs some improvements."
"I have issues with the licensing."
"The one downside to Veeam is that they don't have a cloud product of their own."
"One challenge that we have encountered was on the long-term retention of data. Be sure to look into a dedicated deduplication appliance."
"Veeam Backup Replication could improve by making the monitoring system free. If I would like to have any monitoring system by Veeam I have to purchase it. It should come free with the solution. They should provide a monitoring system to make the work easier and smooth."
"The initial setup of Veeam Backup Replication is straightforward. The process took approximately two days. The setup could be streamlined to take less time."
"CDP also requires a lot of development, because there are a lot of restrictions now for CDP. There is a chance to improve CDP and make it much easier for the customers."
"They can work on the issue of the job timing out when it is unable to reach a selection item. It sometimes hangs up on the selection item, thus preventing the job from continuing."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"Compared to other vendors, there are features that you will find not included in Veritas."
"Maybe they could improve reporting capabilities and predictions."
"The integration with SaaS applications like Office 365 needs to be improved."
"Veritas Backup Exec should improve by having a user portal that customers can use."
"The pricing could be improved."
"Whenever a job fails, it would be a great improvement to be able to resume the job from that feature. Suppose a job was started this morning and that it is going on while there are interruptions like network issues, server restart issues, server connectivity issues, services stopping, etc. For some reason, let's assume that the job failed or that it was mistakenly canceled by another person. It will be a great improvement if that failed job can be continued."
"There may be a learning curve."
"Enhancing reporting across the board would be beneficial."
"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."
"I do not really like NetBackup as it is coming from a mix of other software packages."
"The solution is not that stable because it has to be monitored and administered every day. The stability could be improved."
"Technical support is somewhat slow and is in need of improvement."
"The pricing is a bit of a concern. If could be lower."
"The solution could improve by having a feature to backup iSeries workloads."
