We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Veritas NetBackup based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Azure Backup slightly nudges out Veritas NetBackup in this comparison. Azure Backup is a more straightforward solution to learn, use, and manage, and provides some impressive next-gen cloud capabilities. Veritas is very complex to learn and manage. Additionally, it is lacking in some basic cloud functionalities, which makes the solution seem a bit dated.
"The backup features are very useful."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"The best aspect of the solution is its backup functionality."
"It's very simple to configure which is very useful. It's not complex to configure it."
"I have no issues with the stability at all. So I don't necessarily care about the stability of the product. I look more at whether or not can I recover. And I haven't had a failed recovery yet. I've got no failed recoveries of all my years."
"Azure Backup is good because it is entirely cloud-based, which means that you can be 99.9% sure that your backup is safe."
"It's easy to deploy."
"We are happy with this product and have not found any issues while using it."
"If you are running on a legacy tape environment NetBackup is best."
"The solution offers a lot of really great features that organizations can utilize and take advantage of."
"The deduplication feature is useful. Deduplication and compression features are what I like about NetBackup."
"The main features of this solution are deduplication, compression, ease of use, simplistic user interface, and compatibility with all the backup service systems."
"The tool's most valuable feature is backups."
"Unauthorized people cannot log in and execute commands."
"I have found it to be the simplest solution to the market. It gives us a complete end to end solution. We are using this solution, Veritas Appliance and another one for access archiving. It is convenient to have all the support from one vendor."
"I can rely on this product if I need a restore."
"They need to improve the frequency of the backup. You can only backup one to three times a day. It would be better to back up continuously throughout the day."
"The tool's backup should be faster. Azure Backup's support should be faster."
"Azure Backup could improve by offering better integration for Oracle databases and enhancing features like granular restore and backup compliance capabilities."
"The user interface is a little bit confusing and it could be better."
"Lacks an AI system that would enable easier upgrading of the hardware."
"Azure Backup could improve the backup data copies because they are not immutable."
"I once tried restoring a Linux environment, and the size of the Linux VM or the data disk was really huge. It took a really long time to restore the environment and send the data from the storage to the disk. It took around 25 to 30 minutes, which was much longer than I anticipated. They can improve the duration of such restore operations. In the next release, it would also be good if they could reduce the duration for transferring the data from their storage to the actual storage while creating a virtual machine. They can reduce the duration or increase the data transfer rate."
"The solution is quite technical. I wouldn't describe it as user friendly. It could be simplified a lot to make it more accessible to the average user."
"The biggest problem with NetBackup is licensing."
"The restore tool is not friendly to newcomers."
"The most common problem is the backup failures over the weekend. We have to troubleshoot and sometimes do restores and then we have trouble doing some of the restores."
"There have been issues with performance and some features."
"In terms of improvement, it's very difficult to make it work with multiple business units. Its security model is too constricted."
"The product must enable data migration from on-premise to the cloud."
"The reporting of the backups could be better."
"In regards to protecting the physical servers with parameters, it's a long and difficult process."
Azure Backup is ranked 7th in Backup and Recovery with 50 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 110 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Veritas Backup Exec and Dell NetWorker. See our Azure Backup vs. Veritas NetBackup report.
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