We performed a comparison between Commvault Cloud and Veritas Backup Exec 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."Backup and archive with a single window, with a single backup job. You only need to type "c"."
"We now have the capability to recover a virtual machine without relying on the NFS system, but instead are able to use certain features provided by Commvault."
"Cloud integration."
"What is most valuable to me are the search features, where you can search through large backup data sets and find what you're looking for. Our data sets are so big that we're over the petabyte mark. To find a specific file for a specific user out of 10,000 users is a challenge... If we can glean from them a general description of where it might be, the search feature comes in very handy to actually locate it and restore it for them."
"With the use of the cloud, the solution is easy to learn."
"The expanse of the decoys that they have is valuable. They cover everything on the corporate side that you would think of, such as Windows, Linux, and even applications like SAP. They also go into the OT environment and emulate OT devices as well."
"The solution's interface is easy to use. For manageability, it doesn't matter where the resource is coming from or going to. That's the great power of the Control Panel: It's easy to use and does not matter if you manage on-prem or cloud resources."
"IntelliSnap and file system backups are valuable features."
"This solution has a very good technical support department that is very responsive."
"Veritas is good for small environments."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to back up IBM Power virtual servers."
"The usability and interface of the solution are good."
"The solution is very fast. It does not take a long time to backup everything."
"The flexibility is very good."
"One of the valuable features is the instant recovery for VMs. It reduces the RTO (Recovery Time Objective) drastically."
"It is a simple and flexible solution to work with."
"When you deploy Complete Data Protection for past services, it's more complicated because you cannot directly back up from the previous service host. We have to build a proxy server, like a middleware, to directly access the past database server. It's complex and hard for beginners to figure out."
"There are many settings that have to be done on your own. It would benefit from a better interface."
"The product's migration process and stability need improvement."
"Commvault likes to be ahead of the game when it comes to merging with other platforms, but sometimes it's before they have the solution truly baked in. Office 365 is an example. I feel that my company might be a litmus test for their solution, because we have such a large environment. Some of the promised solutions that we received from Commvault were more like testing solutions. They weren't really validated, meaning they were possibilities. There have been a lot of hot fixes for the solution that we're using right now, more than we expected."
"They can improve the security level for Windows. When mapping to the Windows, Commvault can take full control over data volumes so that the attacker can't delete the volume data, but the Windows admin can access the volumes. It would be great to block access at that level."
"When we send a query to Commvault, they take a long time to answer our questions."
"Commvault HyperScale X is more expensive for hybrid environments than traditional solutions."
"The HTML interface is a remarkable improvement. However, there are still some features that are not available in that interface that are available in the Java console, but I'm sure that will come with time."
"In terms of improvements, I think the pricing model could be improved. They charge you by port, for every port that you have even if you're not using all of them."
"There still a lot of room for improvement in synthetic technologies, especially when targeted to deduplication media."
"The solution could improve and adapt to new applications in the market so we can integrate Veritas Backup Exec with them to facilitate backup processes within these applications."
"Firstly, the GUI for 2014 is mostly confusing, i.e., if you need to add any additional technical features, then it doesn't require a change to the GUI."
"The backup is not robust enough when you have a lot of technology."
"It would be nice to improve the backup acceleration and the fast restoration required."
"Expanding is difficult because if I want to add, for example, a terabyte of data, then I have to buy a disk shelf and it will cost me a lot."
"The pricing is an area of improvement and the mode of marketing it."
Commvault Cloud is ranked 3rd in Backup and Recovery with 104 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Commvault Cloud is rated 8.6, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Commvault Cloud writes "Provides excellent visibility and helps reduce costs and time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Commvault Cloud is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Azure Backup and Druva inSync, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Veritas System Recovery and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). See our Commvault Cloud vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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