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Actifio vs Veritas NetBackup Appliance comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
1.0
Actifio boosts productivity by reducing storage costs, improving data management, and enhancing disaster recovery, offering substantial ROI.
Sentiment score
5.3
Veritas NetBackup Appliance enhances efficiency with deduplication, saving storage costs, and providing ransomware protection, though not ideal for small setups.
The immutability feature ensures customers do not incur costs in case of ransomware, allowing for a safe restore, which means they are avoiding ransom payments, and that is a big win for the customer.
Veritas NetBackup Appliance has helped reduce costs by 30% and has improved operational efficiency.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.5
Actifio's customer support is mostly praised, though some users report expertise gaps, especially when involving IBM or Google.
Sentiment score
6.6
Veritas NetBackup Appliance support varies, with differing response times, technical understanding, and effectiveness based on package and location.
Their knowledge isn't great.
Veritas has a very good support infrastructure with trained engineers.
Their support is good, with technical teams available 24/7.
I contacted their support once, and the process was slow, which discouraged further contact.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
5.3
Actifio excels in scalable data management across sectors with optimal performance reliant on network and hardware resources.
Sentiment score
7.4
Veritas NetBackup Appliance excels in scalable data management for enterprises, though expansion and cloud flexibility incur additional costs.
I would rate the scalability of the product as a nine out of ten.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Actifio is stable and reliable, with robust support and positive user feedback on performance and quick bug resolution.
Sentiment score
8.1
Veritas NetBackup Appliance is highly rated for stability and reliability, despite occasional recovery complexities and upgrade challenges.
Once we sorted out all our problems with Actifio and our configuration of our database and other components, I would probably rate stability about a seven.
I am satisfied with its performance and would rate it ten out of ten for stability.
They do lab tests before releasing any patch, so currently, the product is stable.
 

Room For Improvement

Actifio needs workflow flexibility, platform support enhancements, better integration, improved support, pricing features, AI, and seamless upgrades.
Veritas NetBackup Appliance needs a more intuitive interface, improved recovery, better cloud integration, and enhanced scalability and security.
I do see some problems with Actifio, specifically keeping current with operating systems.
The main issue is with technical support and pricing.
I believe they can do more to give customers more insight into their data, allowing them to see it and understand what they can do, such as archiving old data.
Improving the interface could enhance user experience.
 

Setup Cost

Actifio is praised for its supportive pricing and professional services, offering affordability and rapid implementation despite learning curves.
Veritas NetBackup Appliance pricing is high but competitive due to features, with satisfied users rating six to nine out of ten.
It's more costly than Commvault, which offers similar features at 70% of the price.
The price is slightly expensive for small and medium enterprises.
Regarding cost, it's quite expensive, but I'm not sure about the exact licensing costs.
 

Valuable Features

Actifio is praised for its Golden Copy, cloud integration, user-friendly interface, cost efficiency, and excellent support team.
Veritas NetBackup Appliance offers high-speed backup, integration, scalability, ease of use, strong protection, and cost-effectiveness for enterprises.
What really stands out in Actifio is that it can provide us full copies of the database without having full copies of the database.
The biggest advantage is that I do not need to manage backups on traditional tapes, which helps maintain total business continuity.
The product itself and the new features are excellent.
It integrates with monitoring tools like Splunk and supports automation through Python, Shell, or Ansible.
 

Categories and Ranking

Actifio
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
50th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Test Data Management (8th)
Veritas NetBackup Appliance
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
15th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Actifio is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is 0.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Veritas NetBackup Appliance0.8%
Actifio0.5%
Other98.7%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Jeff Poulton - PeerSpot reviewer
Has reduced storage requirements for development environments but presents challenges during upgrades and support interactions
The most concerning issue is IBM support. The issue I have with IBM support is that sometimes they don't seem to know their product very well at times. I don't know where the support is coming from, whether it's from IBM or from Google through IBM. I'm not sure who physically does the support. Their knowledge isn't great. Plus, the way we use it is not the focus of Google nowadays. Google, as I understand it, bought the product as an add-on to Google Cloud or whatever as a backup and that's not how we use it. I do see some problems with Actifio, specifically keeping current with operating systems. It can be tricky to upgrade Actifio. It can be a challenge. When we've had to do it, we've had to work with their support people, and some of them are just people reading a sheet of instructions. When those instructions are obviously wrong at times because you can tell if you have half a knowledge of what you're doing, it takes ages for them to go off and find someone to explain what's going wrong. So it can be very laborious.
Ahmed Handal - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced data retention and recovery with robust backup features
The Oracle Agent and Oracle RAC support are valuable features; they are crucial for taking backups and cloning applications. NetBackup Appliance has many features. Backup Exec is a great product as well. NetBackup is well-developed with strong features, including deduplication technology, which allows us to retain backups for longer periods—exceeding our expectations by keeping backups for almost a month. It's effective for data recovery and capable of handling large-scale data recoveries. It is very stable and keeps applications secure. However, the AI integration is not yet tested.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Retailer
16%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
15%
Insurance Company
7%
Government
10%
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Performing Arts
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise27
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Actifio?
Actifio is cheaper than other tools. I rate the pricing an eight out of ten.
What needs improvement with Actifio?
The product must provide AI features. Google has stopped supporting the on-premise version of the tool.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
The price is slightly expensive for small and medium enterprises. If they can review the prices, we feel it would be beneficial, especially for the African market.
What needs improvement with Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
Veritas NetBackup Appliance as a product is good, but currently the support services are weaker. Technical support and call logging support need improvement. The main issue is with technical suppor...
 

Also Known As

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NetBackup Appliance
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

IBM, Waste Industries, Nasdaq, Verizon, Sharp, Rosetta Stone, Dakine, JBS Australia, Texas Wesleyan University, Cintra, People's Choice Credit Union, Lotto NZ, Electric Insurance, Tyler Technologies, Intility, Corporate One Federal Credit Union, Bryant University, pc/nametag, Isagenix, Sungard Availability Services, Databank, Electrocraft, Lifescript, Westfleisch, Interstate National Corporation, RestorePoint, Net3, Access Community Health Network, Newmarket International, Rezolve Group Inc., Piri Reis University, MC Assembly, Grass-Merkur, dbMotion, Christian Broadcasting Network, Bezeq, Abilene Christian University, CNW Group, Softcat, Migliori, City of South Portland, NaviSite, News-Press & Gazette, Comtec, Equity Insurance, Admirals Bank, Assistra, Dassault, Henry Davis York Lawyers, SAI Global, Audax Group, DSM, Triad Retail Media, Euronet Worldwide, Palm Beach County School District, iGate, Emerald Queen Casino
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