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Barracuda Virtual Backup vs Veritas Backup Exec comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Barracuda Virtual Backup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
35th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veritas Backup Exec
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
14th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Barracuda Virtual Backup is 0.0%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Backup Exec is 1.8%, down from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Rakesh Ramdhani - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers very granular recovery options, allowing users to easily recover single emails or files and easy to setup
There's always room for improvement in a product, whether it's stability or its graphical user interface. For example, it would be nice if a user could delete something and then recover it themselves. That would be a nice feature. Maybe, granting users specific access rights to Barracuda for their own backups so they can restore something themselves would be a nice feature. It would save our support team some time. While I don't think there's any backup solution that currently offers this, it would be a valuable feature to consider for the future. If you look ahead, the ability to empower users to handle their own restores could be a significant improvement.
Pawel Augustyn - PeerSpot reviewer
Simplified interface with good performance but needs monitoring
I need to use PowerStore and Veritas Backup Exec. It is a direct backup to types, and it is supported by my backup. It offers good performance and stability, and it works properly. I am happy with this program. It is still working on aligning with security requirements and data encryption for Amazon or ATAC. It has a lot of functions and security measures, which ensure our backups are secure.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution has been stable for us."
"It is easy to set up and use for daily processes and a good solution for preserving crucial data."
"The usability and interface of the solution are good."
"The backup solution comes in different versions to support different platforms."
"It has good stability. Its interface is very good, responsive, and easy for restoring data. I use it for backup, encryption, and restore operations, and it works. I am using many agents from VM to LMDP. I also use an agent for SQL Server, which has advanced options because it is the Enterprise version."
"The solution is very fast. It does not take a long time to backup everything."
"I like that Backup Exec integrates with Microsoft Exchange. We can retrieve backups from the email boxes."
"Veritas Backup Exec is fully compatible with different tape libraries."
"The dashboard was good. I loved to see the maintenance dashboard every time I logged on. That was my first screen because it always gave me a reminder of how many days before my next renewal."
 

Cons

"It would be nice if a user could delete something and then recover it themselves. That would be a nice feature."
"I would like to see this solution improve on faster restoration. Currently, it takes a long time to restore my data."
"Veritas can improve the user interface and the information displayed."
"One area for improvement is Veritas's pricing."
"The console of Veritas Backup Exec is complex when compared to other software."
"Whenever a job fails, it would be a great improvement to be able to resume the job from that feature. Suppose a job was started this morning and that it is going on while there are interruptions like network issues, server restart issues, server connectivity issues, services stopping, etc. For some reason, let's assume that the job failed or that it was mistakenly canceled by another person. It will be a great improvement if that failed job can be continued."
"This solution does not support image-level backup of a physical server."
"The cost is quite high. Along with the general costs, the supposed agents that you have to buy for the various options that you want to use ends up driving the costs higher as well."
"Its scalability should be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The solution costs $700 per agent and is expensive compared to other products that offer better stability."
"This product is priced for smaller customers."
"I rate the price of Veritas Backup Exec a four out of five."
"If your company can afford it, go for it."
"We are satisfied with the price of this solution."
"The price is reasonable for the features it offers."
"The pricing can be improved."
"It has a good price-value ratio. Its price-value ratio is better than Veeam."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Virtual Backup?
The pricing is good. The feature-to-price ratio is good. I'm a happy Barracuda customer. While some solutions might be cheaper, we value quality and consider the time and effort needed to spend if ...
What needs improvement with Barracuda Virtual Backup?
There's always room for improvement in a product, whether it's stability or its graphical user interface. For example, it would be nice if a user could delete something and then recover it themselv...
How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?
Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too. But Veritas Netbac...
What do you like most about Veritas Backup Exec?
The most important feature is the variety of backup applications it supports, including ERP systems and most other programs, such as Microsoft.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas Backup Exec?
The price is one of the best. When I compare it with others, it is twice or three times cheaper, however, the functionality is the same.
 

Also Known As

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Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec
 

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