We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar and Veritas NetBackup Appliance 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 one of the best solutions for backing up Oracle and other servers."
"Centralization is Avamar's biggest advantage. It moves data to a central location from various geographical locations."
"Scheduling is valuable. It does a good job of backing up, and it does a good job of restoring. Nobody has got a problem with that. The agents are well supported."
"The entire system operates seamlessly, with minimal hands-on involvement, allowing us to focus on monitoring rather than constant adjustments or deployments, as seen in larger, more dynamic environments."
"The solution is easy to use and has high performance."
"So far, Avamar covers everything we want. We are replicating to other sites for disaster recovery, so it's working well for us."
"We love the instant recovery functionality. It's very useful."
"The stability is okay."
"It has a lot of very good features. The virtual tape library (VTL) feature is most valuable. Overall, it is easy to use."
"The solution has a very easy-to-navigate user interface."
"The most valuable feature of the Veritas NetBackup Appliance is the virtual machine backups."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is duplication and covers many applications."
"I have no stability issues to report...The initial setup is quite simple."
"It’s quite scalable."
"Technical support has been great."
"The reporting is very good compared to other tools."
"When we used the solution, it was still new, and so the customer service/technical support was not the best."
"The product could offer more integration capabilities."
"I think they could also move more towards cloud solutions. It already has some cloud tiering, but I think that could be more extensive. They should work with all cloud providers and I think in the future they will be on all cloud platforms."
"Performance can sometimes be affected when tools are utilized for tasks like backup or deep archiving."
"The client caches and deduplication system have a few problems."
"The solution, in the future, should offer support for mobile."
"Some customers need to back up to tape, but Avamar lacks support, so it costs a lot."
"More integration would be helpful, as well as the addition of more applications."
"Veritas NetBackup would benefit from better explained error codes."
"They could simplify the process of installing, and provide more space for data during the process."
"The response from the support team has not always been quick, so sometimes there is a risk."
"They could improve the interface a bit."
"NetBackup Appliance's pricing is reasonable, but it could be lower."
"The configuration can sometimes be tricky during implementation."
"The desirability of appliance solutions is dwindling in the marketplace."
"I would like to see a product that requires less expertise to manage it."
Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 20th in Backup and Recovery with 46 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup Appliance writes "Offers good connectivity, easy to use and stable solution ". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas Veritas NetBackup Appliance is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), DD Boost, ExaGrid EX Series and HPE StoreOnce. See our Dell Avamar vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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