We performed a comparison between Unitrends 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."Stability-wise, I rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"It is an easy system to use. The support, if needed, is always willing to help."
"The ability to diversify jobs within the same server helps break down a large chunk of data into more manageable and concentrated chunks."
"Being an appliance-based solution, we were able to migrate backup solutions without having to purchase a lot of hardware separately."
"The simple and fast restore routine."
"The most valuable feature of Unitrends for me is the automated feedback"
"Unitrends has helped us cut down the time that it takes to restore a server to its original configuration."
"It is very easy to set up and get started. Almost too easy. We racked this device and had it up and running in less than 15 minutes."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly interface."
"We have never had any problem with storage and backups. It works very well and is a user-friendly solution."
"Compression is the most valuable feature."
"It is a scalable product."
"The backup solution comes in different versions to support different platforms."
"This solution works well and has good integration with technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V."
"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."
"I would like to see more storage options for the free version."
"The solution’s support and onboarding process needs to be improved."
"Follow up for the DRaaS service setup. I'm still waiting to schedule a DRaaS test after upgrading several months ago."
"Probably the biggest issue I've had is actually paying for the unit, and part of that problem is that they use a third party for the billing."
"Making the seeding process more accessible and easier to understand. Also, make more of the undocumented best practices easier to find."
"The solution’s UI can be improved. I am saying this because I have seen solutions with better UIs."
"If the interface could be less complex, it is would be great."
"It would be great to have the job throttle/limit the max number of backups on a single ESXi host."
"The cost is quite high. Along with the general costs, the supposed agents that you have to buy for the various options that you want to use ends up driving the costs higher as well."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
"Firstly, the GUI for 2014 is mostly confusing, i.e., if you need to add any additional technical features, then it doesn't require a change to the GUI."
"I would like to improve their ability to back up the cloud environment. Additionally, it would be nice to have simpler UI."
"Expanding is difficult because if I want to add, for example, a terabyte of data, then I have to buy a disk shelf and it will cost me a lot."
"Its scalability should be improved."
"The EDR should be looked at, as the operating system is too weak."
"Veritas Backup Exec should improve by having a user portal that customers can use."
Unitrends is ranked 42nd in Backup and Recovery with 34 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Unitrends is rated 7.8, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Unitrends writes "The solution can be used to back up servers and Hyper-V cluster nodes, but its support is super expensive". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Unitrends is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery. See our Unitrends vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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