We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker 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."The solution is very stable, especially if you are using a RAC environment."
"Technical support for this solution is very good."
"The solution is simple to understand."
"The solution offers compatibility with many types of database systems. It is one of the largest backup solutions. Additionally, it gives important information about data domain systems with deduplication."
"NetWorker's most valuable feature is recovery, including the policy-based backups that can be configured."
"I started off as a storage engineer and ended up owning Dell EMC Data Domain and Dell EMC NetWorker. I've not used any other backup solutions at this scale. Dell EMC NetWorker does what I need it to do, it's efficient."
"The possibility of recovering up-to-the-moment data is very useful."
"The most valuable features for us at the moment are NFS, file system backup, and IP backup."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
"The one thing for the last 12 months which has been very good for Veritas was the instance-based license. This means that you're able to license per instance, not only per physical server."
"Veritas is simple and easy to deploy. In terms of the presentation and UI, they do their job well."
"In the global business world, Veritas has a very good name. I think they have a good solid product, and they are always trying to improve it, and update it. ;They know what the client actually needs, and they are up to the challenge of satisfying those needs."
"Recovery via Active Directory is painless and much easier than the complicated setup procedures of other products."
"It is a simple and flexible solution to work with."
"We are happy with Veritas Backup Exec's stability."
"We are looking forward to better stability in future versions."
"There are too many reboots and the software requires constant updating."
"The user interface of this solution could be improved. It is not user friendly and is difficult to understand for new users. New users struggle to understand the logic."
"The process of upgrading versions should be improved because as it is now, you have to completely uninstall the old version first, and then install the new version."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The interface could have a different appearance."
"The UI is not user-friendly."
"I would like to see better support for the container systems, and we would like to see more support for image backups instead of pure file backups."
"There still a lot of room for improvement in synthetic technologies, especially when targeted to deduplication media."
"Enhanced support for cloud backup needs to be added."
"Veritas Backup Exec's dashboard feature could be enhanced."
"They could include backup functionality for enterprise environments."
"It doesn't support the AIX platform."
"We need to have duplication and better compression."
"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."
"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."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. See our Dell NetWorker vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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