We performed a comparison between Acronis Cyber Protect, Veeam Backup & Replication, and Veritas Backup Exec based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface."
"Since the last version, everything has been improved."
"Some of the most valuable features are recovery, protection against malware, and software management. I am happy with the dashboards and user interface."
"The most valuable features of Acronis Backup are instant restore, antivirus, and ransomware protection. Additionally, the documentation is good."
"In my opinion, it's the best product for end-users and PCs."
"If you need to recover, it's the best recovery software I've ever used and I've been in this business for over 30 years. Plug a disc in and tell it to recover this machine and it's done. You walk away from it and it's done. Reboot it and it's perfect."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The administration is pretty flexible in terms of defining a multi-tenant type of setup."
"In terms of most valuable features, we are mostly using the Cloud Connect feature. It is flexible because you can use it on-prem and on cloud."
"The WAN accelerator feature has been the most valuable for me. That feature reduced the time needed to complete the task from 25 days to less than a week! This is compared with the original tools used: ntbackup, robocopy and Windows Server Backup."
"I like how Veeam intuitively integrates with Zerto."
"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup & Replication is that we can back up in-house and multiple cloud providers' storage."
"The granular restoration that it provides for a business application is most valuable. For example, for Exchange, we can restore a single mailbox or email. We can also do SQL Server restoration and bare-metal recovery for operating systems."
"The solution is easy to install and very stable."
"Good compression when storing data."
"The integration of Veeam Backup Replication is very good."
"The interface easy to use and it is compatible with most backup devices."
"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."
"For us, the main two features that we appreciate in this application are backup and restore. They are the main purposes for which we are using this application."
"It gives us the ability to locate and restore critical files which users may have intentionally or unknowing deleted a while ago."
"The ease-of-use in general is great."
"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."
"The product is good in a small environment when looking to a backup on a tape."
"Its reliability and the fact that we have all the skills that we need for Veritas Backup Exec are the most valuable."
"I would change the GUI a little to make it a bit more interactive. It should have a slightly more updated look, not something which looks like it was designed five years ago despite the fact it is easy to follow and very appealing."
"The UI performance can be slow at times, especially when handling operations like checking backup status or initiating a restore. The response time for these actions could be improved."
"No technical support and minimal documentation."
"When an error occurs, the information is not always easy to understand and these messages should be made more clear."
"The licensing approach becomes intricate when dealing with SharePoint."
"The support and documentation must be improved."
"When I first started using Acronis, I found it a little bit confusing when it came to the configuration."
"It could have a better ability to manage backups over a longer period."
"A backup and replication solution should be able to back up a system and do recovery very fast. Even though Veeam Backup & Replication is able to meet most of our needs, it would be better if they can make it faster for backup and restore."
"Even though the speed has improved over the years, I think that there are some instances where it still takes a while."
"In the next release I would like to see a bit more intelligence as far as a solution or troubleshooting - to put it more on the level of resolution and not simply identifying there is a problem."
"Could be improved with hybrid cloud integration backup."
"The pricing model could be improved. It can be made cheaper."
"The price can be better."
"The licensing models, from a reseller's perspective, could be better."
"The price could be lower."
"The scalability could be improved even though the solution is targeted to small customers."
"The initial installation needs some effort."
"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."
"I wish that they have an outlet for the other products from Veritas built into the Backup Exec product. For example, Backup Exec does only server backup. Currently, it is possible to read the backup of one other product, but if they can add more products so that you can just go into the dashboard of these other products by clicking on a button within the Backup Exec product, it would be great."
"Veritas Backup Exec should be more user-friendly. The costs should also be much lower and it should be easier to go through the disaster recovery process."
"They can improve the reporting component. The reports aren't user-friendly at all. You have to download them to Excel to get statistics."
"In the future, their console should not be complicated."
"The reports could be made in an easier way."
