Compare Veeam Agent for Linux vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance
Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
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"The Veeam Backup and Replication Suite is very user-friendly." "The ease of use for the graphical interface and the ease of installation are the most valuable features of this solution." "The solution is very simple. Management of the platform is so simple that we don't need to have any training to deploy this solution." "It's most compatible with VMware. It can restore single files instead of having to restore the whole machine, once again leading to savings for the company." "The initial setup was straightforward. It's not complicated. It takes around half an hour to implement, but it depends on the performance of the server that you are installing the backup software on." "The solution is very user-friendly and has an easy to use interface. We can manage it easily. It allows for a simple backup." "The really amazing feature about Veeam Agent is that when you're using the central deployment model, you can actually use the instant VM recovery feature, which is really a pain point that I find some days." "The technical support is good." | "The solution is very scalable." "Installing this solution is very simple and takes perhaps five or ten minutes." "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." "The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can be used in many different kinds of systems." "The intelligent policies feature is used in order to protect the VMware infrastructure. One of the things that makes a big difference for our company is the usage of these intelligence policies. The system automatically provides extra protection for any VMware server application or service. From a backup administrator's point of view, this is what we call peace of mind. It reduces the workload and therefore reduces resources needed from the company." "They are a large company with good best practices, and they give good support." "We rarely need their help. I would give their technical support an 8.5 out of ten. We are satisfied." "Compared to a homemade installation, this appliance is very stable." |
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"In new releases, I hope they can support Oracle cloud." "It could use deduplication features." "Scalability, if you are talking about Linux, is good. However, if you need to backup more types of solutions or Unix systems, like HP/UX, AIX, etc., it's not compatible." "It's scalable, but it's not scalable on every platform." "In terms of the physical environment, I'd like them to integrate it with other kinds of solutions. We don't just work with Microsoft or Linux, but other kinds of infrastructure data as well." "It would be much better if more applications were supported on the Linux side. For example, their agent for Windows not only can back up the Windows machine, but it can also back up Active Directory for granular restore, SQL servers, Exchange, Oracle, SharePoint, etc. When it comes to Linux, only Oracle databases are supported. There are workarounds, though." "In the next version, I would like to see an increase in the locations online. I have found that other products have good pickup location." "We are currently waiting for the continuous backup process." | "They could simplify the process of installing, and provide more space for data during the process." "I would like the ability to recover a single folder within the backup of a virtual machine." "With technical support, it feels like they aren't well trained and it takes forever to get answers out of them." "Technical support for this solution needs to be improved." "The only drawback for NetBackup, and of course for Veritas, is that they have stuck to the same environment and to the same UI - User Interface. This needs to be improved in future releases. It needs to be more dynamic." "I would like to see a product that requires less expertise to manage it." "They need to make the licensing more clear. They should give all of the licensing details for the portals and be more clear. I have accidentally purchased the incorrect license because it's not clear." "The scalability isn't great. Every time you want to add storage, you can't just add a little bit, you need to add a lot." |
Pricing and Cost Advice | |
"Licensing costs are $300,000 USD yearly, and we pay for three years at a time." "It's a subscription based license, which is started on a yearly basis. Currently the licensing is split between three editions: standard, enterprise, and enterprise plus. As long as you check the comparison between the additions and make sure that you have what you need, there are no extra costs with Veeam." "The solution is rather expensive and I think the price is too high." "The costing is very competitive." | "The licensing costs for this solution are very high." "The licensing costs are approximately 150,00 Saudi Riyals." "The price of this solution is very high compared to other solutions." "It costs more to license support for this solution, compared to others." "Appliances do not come cheaply." "Overall, Veritas is a good solution; the problem is the cost." |
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Also Known As | |
| NetBackup Appliance | |
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| Veeam Software | Veritas |
Overview | |
Veeam Agent for Linux is a simple backup agent that’s designed to ensure the Availability of your Linux installations, both on‑premises and in the public cloud. Veeam Agent for Linux’s built‑in integration with Veeam Backup & Replication allows you to leverage your Veeam backup repositories and get your on‑premises backups off site. | The NetBackup Appliances feature the entire NetBackup Platform suite on performance a single turnkey solution for backup, storage, and deduplication. Deploying an appliance when refreshing media servers, consolidating point products, protecting remote offices, or modernizing protection in the data center reduces operating expenses and integration complexity. |
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Learn more about Veeam Agent for Linux | Learn more about Veritas NetBackup Appliance |
Sample Customers | |
| ContinuitySA, Industrial Scientific | Beta Offshore |
Top Industries | |
Financial Services Firm27% Wholesaler/Distributor18% Healthcare Company9% Non Tech Company9% Comms Service Provider30% Computer Software Company26% Media Company7% Government6% | Energy/Utilities Company25% Financial Services Firm13% Manufacturing Company13% Insurance Company13% Computer Software Company28% Comms Service Provider27% Financial Services Firm7% Manufacturing Company5% |
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Small Business14% Midsize Enterprise43% Large Enterprise43% | Small Business38% Midsize Enterprise19% Large Enterprise44% |
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Agent for Linux vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance and other solutions. Updated: January 2021.
456,966 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Veeam Agent for Linux is ranked 16th in Backup and Recovery Software with 12 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery Software with 17 reviews. Veeam Agent for Linux is rated 8.4, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Veeam Agent for Linux writes "Has good instant VM recovery features and helps migrate physical to virtual or physical to cloud". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup Appliance writes "Reduces the workload and therefore reduces resources needed from the company". Veeam Agent for Linux is most compared with Cohesity DataProtect, Rubrik, Altaro VM Backup, Microsoft DPM and IBM Spectrum Protect, whereas Veritas NetBackup Appliance is most compared with Dell EMC Data Domain Boost, Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), HPE StoreOnce, Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance and NetApp FAS Series. See our Veeam Agent for Linux vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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