We performed a comparison between Bacula Enterprise and Veeam Data Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is easy to scale Bacula Enterprise even if your system is growing tremendously in data and servers."
"It works great and it provides you with several standard tools to restore your backup, even after a big failure."
"It brought many advantages - such as the learning curve being very light."
"The solution has extensive documentation and a very active community."
"It can be used in virtually any environment we have onsite."
"Bacula is pretty stable."
"The most valuable features are the special plugins such as SAP HANA databases, Microsoft SQL, and various types of virtualization."
"I think Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is an excellent solution for ensuring user-side disaster recovery. It involves a platform on-premise, which can be replicated to another site. It's a very effective solution, and we prioritize both the FTO and the FTO."
"The solution's recovery process is very smooth."
"Veeam Data Platform copies data very efficiently."
"The most valuable aspect is its reliability in recovering any replaceable data in the event of server issues in a production environment."
"Veeam Data Platform manages and protects data across multiple cloud environments amazingly."
"The solution's interface, GUI (graphical user interface), and backup are good."
"The most valuable data protection features in Veeam are encryption and error handling."
"The platform has a useful disaster recovery feature."
"A more user-friendly interface (GUI) can be developed."
"It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company."
"Easier setup and configuration, perhaps including a GUI, would be an improvement."
"Bacula needs a graphical user interface because, for administrators, the command-line interface is okay, but for the average user it is not very easy."
"We would like to see an improvement in the functionality of the GUI."
"We are looking for a unique interface that can rule both enterprise and open source editions. Such a thing does not yet exist."
"The initial setup could be a bit easier."
"Enhancing the level of automation in IT processes would be beneficial."
"Regarding managing LQ or Liberty delivery, there was no system initially; it was solely for backing up Vista Disc. I suggested enhancing this option. However, my experience with Dibree was unsatisfactory. I recommended adding Azure for EBMI XPower backup and incorporating SolarWinds for end-of-month risk processes, which were not part of the initial solution."
"Veeam is not in SaaS right now."
"There might be room for improvement at the plugin level, specifically concerning application plugins."
"The solution’s scalability could be improved."
"It would be beneficial if it could expand its coverage to support Frostbox and provide greater flexibility for service providers to recommend backup solutions based on customer preferences in prospective environments."
"They could offer a hardware appliance as a comprehensive, full-stack solution."
"Veeam Data Platform lacks cyber security tools."
Bacula Enterprise is ranked 30th in Backup and Recovery with 9 reviews while Veeam Data Platform is ranked 16th in Backup and Recovery with 25 reviews. Bacula Enterprise is rated 8.6, while Veeam Data Platform is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Bacula Enterprise writes "Very cost-effective and well organized with good compression". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Data Platform writes "Offers data security measures including offsite backups, encryption, and redundancy features and responsive and effective customer support". Bacula Enterprise is most compared with Bareos, Veeam Backup & Replication, UrBackup, Veritas NetBackup and Acronis Cyber Protect, whereas Veeam Data Platform is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Microsoft DPM, UrBackup and HPE GreenLake for Backup and Recovery. See our Bacula Enterprise vs. Veeam Data Platform report.
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