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Dell Avamar vs Rubrik vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

 

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Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Dell Avamar is 3.2%, down from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Rubrik is 7.5%, up from 7.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 3.4%, down from 5.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Ayodeji  Oyewole - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable with good backups but has occasional failures
I use Dell Avamar primarily for backup and recovery The most valuable feature for me is the backup functionality. It gives large enterprises the comfort of knowing their workloads are being backed up. There are instances where backups fail on certain applications, which is an area that could be…
AmarpreetSingh - PeerSpot reviewer
Optimal data security and management achieved with smooth deployment and strong support
I plan to expand the number of users for Rubrik in the future. Currently, I have approximately 10 to 12 customers on Rubrik, as we are partners to Rubrik and a service provider, SIS. I am working with large to medium organizations, not small ones. Regarding Artificial Intelligence, Rubrik is in the initial phase, and I am expecting more from them. I can give them seven out of ten for their improvements in that area. I would recommend Rubrik to other organizations because it is easy to install, easy to manage, and very compact in terms of a solution, with good support from Rubrik. These features allow it to match from small scale to large scale customers very easily. The number of people who usually take part in maintenance from my side depends on the customer size. For large customers, we involve four to five people, but for small customers, one person is enough. I rate Rubrik eight out of ten.
Wesam Qashou - PeerSpot reviewer
A mature backup solution, with many features, and great support
Veritas NetBackup is the first line of defense when disaster strikes. Before performing disaster recovery, we must have a good backup of our image that is also protected from ransomware. This way, we have a golden image that is resilient to ransomware attacks. We saw the benefits of Veritas NetBackup within the first three months.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution integrates well with Unix, Windows, Hyper-V and VM."
"Duplication and the speed of backup are great."
"We have a lot of backups, and this tool helps us with the RMAN Backup."
"It is very easy when you want to restore back to the original state."
"Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup."
"It is one of the best solutions for backing up Oracle and other servers."
"The fast backup and recovery and the Full Backup features are valuable."
"Every product is good and bad, but its claim to fame is that it is scalable. We're doing more than 3,000 VMs. Every single night a complete image backup to disks and replication are easily done in under four hours."
"It has a ​single pane of glass interface."
"Automation functions, image based backup, and the ability to instantly recover anything from files to databases."
"The tech support is extremely helpful."
"What I like the most about Rubrik is its user-friendly interface."
"The archiving, off-of-box, is awesome. It lets you put your data where you want it and gives you the peace of mind of having more than one copy of it. And it's smart about the way that it does the archiving. It doesn't just copy one-for-one. It does all of its processing of the deduplication and compression before it sends it off to the archive, which helps with our cloud costs."
"Rubrik is highly scalable and is easy to do."
"Features we have requested are typically added to the next product release."
"The most valuable feature of Rubrik is its concept of a 'backup airbag', which provides a robust defense against attacks."
"The Dedup and file storage is great."
"The most valuable feature is the trouble-free operation, as we have not had many problems with it."
"Could be used for both of Physical and Virtual Environments."
"There's a very nice central console for the administration of all of the instances."
"The support from Veritas NetBackup is very good."
"It supports multiple, heterogeneous platforms."
"The most valuable features are the ability to create a trust relationship and historical reports."
"It has a very good user interface."
 

Cons

"There are instances where backups fail on certain applications, which is an area that could be improved."
"The product could offer more integration capabilities."
"Dell hasn't done a good job at handling these upgrades, or the way EMC used to handle them."
"The management of this solution is a little bit difficult for IT administrators. They have to be trained before going through the system."
"It was challenging to back up our Exchange database, which is one of the reasons we did not continue using this solution."
"The configuration and expansion aspects of the solution need improvement. They're complicated and don't really integrate well."
"The performance takes up a lot of resources, unfortunately."
"I want to see a more user-friendly and administrator-friendly Dell Avamar. The solution also needs a better UI and dashboard."
"Rubrik needs to continue to listen to their customers and what they want/need, not just care about money and the bottom line."
"The price of Rubrik is too high, especially when you are considering a change in the total backup solution."
"I would like to see Rubrik better integrate with Microsoft Active Directory. Instead of just backing up a full domain controller, I would like the solution to have Active Directory object knowledge so we can restore specific objects in Active Directory versus restoring the whole domain controller."
"The solution's reporting feature could be better."
"I would like a way to set monthly backups on a certain date and time."
"When errors do occur, it can be a somewhat painful process to get to the bottom of issues."
"I would rate the stability a seven out of ten. There is always room for improvement."
"Better integration for complex NAS structures having to mount at root adds time and workload to the process of NDMP."
"The reporting of the backups could be better."
"Netbackup can backup MySQL via Oracle policy, to be honest, this is not completely native support and this method has a few limitations. In fact, you can buy from Veritas (or Zmanda) clients for MySQL or PostgerSQL from Zmanda to backup MySQL or PostgreSQL on Linux."
"The interface should be improved."
"Veritas NetBackup has been in the backup and recovery market for quite a long time, but somehow, from my own observations and from feedback from end users, its user interface is lagging behind other comparable solutions such as Veeam."
"Lacks a reporting feature."
"The database integration could be better."
"DDBoost."
"This solution would benefit from a more friendly, web-based interface."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Dell EMC needs to lower Avamar's price and add more features to stay competitive."
"Licensing fees are paid annually."
"The solution is not expensive for the value one gets."
"It is easy to use."
"The cost is high."
"It's a very high-end solution and comparable to Rubrik and Cohesity."
"The price is fair."
"Regarding pricing, I would say Avamar is slightly expensive compared to its functionalities. It's not high-priced or low-priced but somewhere in between."
"Rubrik is not cheap. Hopefully, you can archive your data on cheap storage to keep the investment minimal."
"We do perpetual licensing... It was all based on the amount of storage we needed to use. We did a cost analysis compared to Tivoli and it was in line with other solutions."
"I rate the pricing an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is low, and ten is high."
"The solution is expensive for small businesses."
"The setup cost is a bit high, but the solution is an all-in-one solution."
"The cost was less than our previous provider, and this is a much better product."
"There are additional costs for add-ons, and they recently upgraded a new cluster, which also carries a price."
"There is a license requirement for the solution. If you expand or if the maintenance period expires, there's a license renewal as well."
"Veritas NetBackup is more expensive than Cohesity and Rubrik, but it is comparable in price to Commvault, IBM, and Dell."
"In terms of cost, it's not very good."
"The licensing model for this solution is very powerful."
"Price-wise, most of the backup products are similarly priced, and NetBackup is the same."
"The licensing model is cost-prohibitive as you scale out."
"The solution is expensive compared to other alternatives."
"The price of NetBackup is okay. I think it's a little bit expensive but manageable. It has a lot of features, and the backup is better than most applications, so I think the price is competitive."
"Pricing is good, under our budget, and flexible."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
11%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What's the difference between Dell EMC Avamar and Dell EMC NetWorker?
From the very beginning, Dell EMC NetWorker considers users and those who might potentially become users. In terms of...
What do you like most about Dell Avamar?
Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup.
Which would you choose - Rubrik or Veeam Backup & Replication?
Veeam Backup & Replication provides an easy-to-set-up solution to the issue of data storage and recovery. Setting...
What do you like most about Rubrik?
It's easy to manage and has an innovated solution.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Rubrik?
Regarding pricing, Rubrik is a costly solution, and I would rate it an eight.
What is the best next generation backup tool?
Assuming you have an onprem ecosystem which runs the VMware, physical systems on Win, Linux and Unix and run both tra...
What do you like most about Veritas NetBackup?
The most valuable feature of cloud integration is the ability to send data outside of your location. This can be achi...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup?
The product is cost-effective, and I would rate its pricing as an eight out of ten. The pricing model is based on the...
 

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Sample Customers

Dodge County, St Laurence's College, FieldCore (a GE Company), Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Getronics, Lewisville Independent School District, EnvisionRxOptions, Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions
Driscoll's, Red Hawk Casino, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, Wabash National, Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Galliker Transport & Logistics
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