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Altaro VM Backup for MSPs vs Veritas Backup Exec comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

Altaro VM Backup for MSPs
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
MSP Backup (7th)
Veritas Backup Exec
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (29th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Altaro VM Backup for MSPs and Veritas Backup Exec aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Altaro VM Backup for MSPs is designed for MSP Backup and holds a mindshare of 5.7%, up 4.9% compared to last year.
Veritas Backup Exec, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 1.3% mindshare, down 1.6% since last year.
MSP Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Altaro VM Backup for MSPs5.7%
N-able Cove Data Protection14.9%
MSP360 Backup11.7%
Other67.7%
MSP Backup
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veritas Backup Exec1.3%
Veeam Data Platform5.6%
Commvault Cloud3.3%
Other89.8%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Anthony Linder - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Application Specialist at a government with 10,001+ employees
An incredibly stable product with a great user interface
Improvements are needed in the solution since it might get difficult if you just drop a technical person who doesn't necessarily have a lot of experience with Altaro VM Backup for MSPs. A technical person who hasn't received any dedicated training or hasn't gone through the documentation part of the solution may find the product to be a little non-intuitive at times. In Altaro VM Backup for MSPs, if you expect something to be somewhere else or when you expect a certain part of the user interface to function in a specific way, it doesn't happen so since the functionality that you expect to be there in the product isn't present on that screen and you need to go somewhere else for that piece. I think that is the case with the most complex tech products. I would like to be able to store a full cluster environment inside of Altaro VM and make sure that the cluster communicates inside of the product, presuming that we have the necessary backup drive in our company. Altaro VM already can test individual VM restores, but one can't really go beyond that scope, at least with the version of the solution that we have in our company right now.
MuhammadNabeel - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager at Axelliant
Reliable backups have protected critical office data and support daily recovery needs
Veritas Backup Exec offers a range of features that cater to the needs of businesses looking for a comprehensive data protection solution. The advantages include ease of use, comprehensive coverage, automated recovery, scalability, integration, and technical support. Veritas Backup Exec especially helps our organization because it is designed to remedy complexity by delivering a simple backup and recovery solution that meets all protection needs with a host of powerful features that can help save time and money, increase reliability, and improve recovery time objectives.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Granular restoration is extremely useful in Altaro VM Backup for MSPs since it is something that we make use of the most in our company."
"The disk-to-disk paid backup feature is quite good, and file locking is a very important feature."
"The interface, dashboard, and pricing are all perfect."
"I find Veritas to be quite useful and it fits completely with my business requirements."
"Symantec Backup Exec 2012 is a feature rich tool for data protection and recovery."
"The product makes it easy to restore data."
"Veritas is good for small environments."
"Deployment is a pain, but once the setup is done, it works like a charm."
"For us, the main two features that we appreciate in this application are backup and restore. They are the main purposes for which we are using this application."
 

Cons

"A technical person who hasn't received any dedicated training or hasn't gone through the documentation part of the solution may find the product to be a little non-intuitive at times."
"Initial setup is a bit complex and needs some expertise for troubleshooting when something goes wrong."
"The licensing packet is confusing."
"The overall product rating is five out of ten."
"This solution just doesn't meet my business needs for backup plans."
"Users frequently highlight concerns with licensing complexity for customer support, and potential adopters should carefully evaluate their total cost of ownership and explore modern alternatives before committing."
"I would like to improve their ability to back up the cloud environment. Additionally, it would be nice to have simpler UI."
"At the moment, we have a very complex environment. It would take some time to deploy an environment like ours from scratch."
"There still a lot of room for improvement in synthetic technologies, especially when targeted to deduplication media."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is affordable."
"Licensing depends on the part of the backup you're using. If you have SQL backup, then you must have a SQL license. If you have normal data backup, you would require a license for that."
"The price of this solution is a bit high."
"It is a mid-range solution on the pricing scale."
"The price is reasonable for the features it offers."
"Veritas comes with an annual licensing fee."
"I rate the product's pricing a six out of ten."
"The solution could be more cost-effective."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise29
 

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What needs improvement with Veritas Backup Exec?
While Backup Exec has dedicated user-based system administrators, IT professionals frequently point out several areas where the platform could be modernized and improved.
 

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