We performed a comparison between Veeam Backup & Replication and Veritas Backup Exec based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Veeam Backup & Replication comes out on top in this comparison. According to its users, it is a powerful, comprehensive, and mature solution. Veeam Backup & Replication also received higher marks for its support than Veritas Backup Exec did.
"The technical support is good."
"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup & Replication is the ease of use."
"It is a global major solution for quite a lot of people."
"It's got a very good user-friendly interface. It's easy to use."
"I like that the solution is very simple to install."
"The pricing of the solution is fair."
"The solution does a good job with VM backups."
"The solution just works consistently. I never have issues with it."
"Backup Exec 2012 R2 is a very good product for the Windows file system and SQL backups. It is very user-friendly, but the next version Backup Exec 2014 that is released and the other next versions of Backup Exec product is not so friendly."
"It is a good backup tool."
"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."
"The beauty of the solution is that you can rely on it. It offers a quick recovery time when it's backing up items. The way it recovers data is excellent."
"The product allows for versatile storage options, enabling users to store data on disk storage, NAS storage, or tape libraries."
"This solution works well and has good integration with technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
"It is easy to set up and use for daily processes and a good solution for preserving crucial data."
"Its licensing needs to be improved. Its licensing has become complex since last December. They have changed the way the product is licensed, and there is a lot of confusion. Sometimes, when a new version comes, it seems that it has not been tested enough because I usually find some bugs in it. It could also have more integration with other virtualization products, such as desktop virtualization products and open-source virtualization products."
"The Cloud version is not ready, they need maturity and ease of deployment in terms of management."
"The tech support needs improvement."
"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."
"It would be beneficial to have enhanced solutions for database backup, particularly for Oracle databases in the context of SAP systems."
"The scalability of the product in large organizations is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I would like to see a storage application in the next version of the product."
"The replication functionality only works for VMware environments. Veeam has a backup agent for AIX operating systems, and we will like to see the replication functionality available for the AIX operating system. Additionally, if the backup functionality for AIX to be included in the Veeam console would be an advantage."
"There needs to be an integration process of the endpoint devices so that we don't have to redo everything for different products."
"They can improve the reporting component. The reports aren't user-friendly at all. You have to download them to Excel to get statistics."
"The initial installation needs some effort."
"Veritas Backup Exec's dashboard feature could be enhanced."
"Its scalability should be improved."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
"The integration with SaaS applications like Office 365 needs to be improved."
"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."
Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 328 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud, Veritas System Recovery and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). See our Veeam Backup & Replication vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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