We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and Veritas Backup Exec 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."The response time of the tech support is swift. The support is fantastic."
"If it's set up the right way, it's a stable product."
"The standout feature of Dell NetWorker is its expertise in handling our VMware environment."
"The solution is very stable, especially if you are using a RAC environment."
"The extensive information provided on tool properties has been very useful, specifically the information on databases"
"NetWorker's most valuable feature is recovery, including the policy-based backups that can be configured."
"Data domain is a good feature."
"It is scalable software. All you need to increase is its RAM and CPU. It's pretty easy."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas Backup Exec is the ease of use."
"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."
"This is a very flexible product, which allows you to back up not only the physical environment but also the cloud environment."
"The backup solution comes in different versions to support different platforms."
"Veritas is simple and easy to deploy. In terms of the presentation and UI, they do their job well."
"We are happy with Veritas Backup Exec's stability."
"The product makes it easy to restore data."
"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."
"Currently, the NetWorker server only supports the Windows server bare-metal recovery, so an improvement would be built-in support for Linux and UNIX BMR."
"The data storage capabilities should be improved."
"The initial setup is complex."
"I haven't had a good experience with technical support. It takes them a very long time to resolve issues."
"he API side of the solution has certain shortcomings."
"Lacks a restore feature."
"There could be a possibility of constructing full backups from incremental data intelligently."
"Could have a better recovery system."
"The pricing of the solution is a bit high."
"This solution does not support image-level backup of a physical server."
"Enhanced support for cloud backup needs to be added."
"I would like to see this solution improve on faster restoration. Currently, it takes a long time to restore my data."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
"Better integration with non-Microsoft products would be an improvement."
"Veritas Backup Exec could improve the analytics. If there were some more detail in our scan reports it would be beneficial."
"The reports could be made in an easier way."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. See our Dell NetWorker vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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