We performed a comparison between NetApp FAS Series and Veritas NetBackup based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp and others in Deduplication Software."The file sharing feature is most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is SnapMirror."
"End-users like that they can rely on the Snapshot technology so they can do their restores themselves."
"NetApp FAS Series is simple to set up."
"It offers data compression and people management."
"The most valuable feature for us is the combining of HA and SnapMirror."
"The solution is easy to use."
"It is good to have a unified storage where you can have block and file level protocols."
"Its most valuable features are flexibility and reliability."
"Includes snapshots and multiple database agents."
"Ease of installing, configuring, upgrading, and troubleshooting."
"Best feature is its three-tier backup."
"The Replication Director, Auto Image Replication, Accelerator, Oracle Intelligent Policy, synthetic and VADP backups are the most valuable features."
"The backup and restoration are 100 percent guaranteed."
"We are quite satisfied with the performance and reliability of the NetBackup product. When it comes to specific features, the most valuable is the Instant Recovery feature, which we call "short-term IR". Instant Recovery allows users to spin up backup images and bring back any VM instantly."
"I like the virtual server backup."
"Technical support needs to be improved, as there are no longer partners in our country."
"NetApp FAS Series should improve its price, which is expensive."
"The biggest issue we face is parts delivery. There's no local warehouse in Myanmar, so if a customer encounters a technical problem like an IMEI issue, they have to wait a long time for replacement parts."
"The NetApp FAS Series is not as high-performing and is not as fast. Its speed needs improvement, but this could only be done if it's an all-flash solution."
"Its operating system is very cumbersome. However, after you set it up, it runs pretty smoothly. Its file system is not very dynamic. It is very static."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"When getting new hardware, always tell the account manager that you are also considering other brands. They will be forced to adjust the price lower."
"Interfacing with the cloud environment could be better. I want to be able to move some cloud volume and integrate it seamlessly with my home on-premise storage. Sometimes I have issues with port permissions. NetApp probably needs to improve more on the integration side from on-premise to the cloud."
"Updates were not always consistent."
"The HTML interface is a web application that does not offer all the features."
"Netbackup can backup MySQL via Oracle policy, to be honest, this is not completely native support and this method has a few limitations. In fact, you can buy from Veritas (or Zmanda) clients for MySQL or PostgerSQL from Zmanda to backup MySQL or PostgreSQL on Linux."
"The ability to use different disk appliance brands as Pure Disk (not OST), such as EMC Data Domain ."
"Veritas NetBackup is an expensive solution, and its pricing could be improved."
"The product needs to improve its GUI. It needs to make use of a web interface."
"We would like the Java console to be updated."
"NetBackup is expensive and should be cheaper. That is why we are moving on to another solution."
NetApp FAS Series is ranked 5th in Deduplication Software with 98 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 112 reviews. NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Azure Backup and Veritas Backup Exec.
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