We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) 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 product is integrated with Huawei software and its backup and recovery time is very fast."
"The most valuable feature is the deduplication rate."
"The solution is strong."
"It is very simple to perform an upgrade of the system and the environment."
"We use it for complete backup and recovery. We have multiple clients and have created multiple large virtual capabilities and zoning backlogs."
"IDPA's best feature is Turbo Boost Technology. The compression and duplication features are excellent, too."
"The product is easy to troubleshoot and store data."
"Instead of four or five tools, consisting of backup software, storage where the backup resides, and a separate system for reporting and central monitoring, they all now come in the virtual edition for IDP."
"Veritas Backup Exec is fully compatible with different tape libraries."
"Once the solution is integrated with the Exchange, you just click Exchange to back up that file."
"The flexibility is very good."
"Veritas is simple and easy to deploy. In terms of the presentation and UI, they do their job well."
"For us, the main two features that we appreciate in this application are backup and restore. They are the main purposes for which we are using this application."
"The product makes it easy to restore data."
"Compression is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to back up IBM Power virtual servers."
"The solution should be easier to use."
"After resizing and compression, the system continuously runs out of space. Dell EMC doesn't do automatic cleanup or other things, so we constantly have to manually go in there or work with Dell support on this. The solution has not been working as advertised."
"We would like to see the pricing drop a bit."
"The price could be lowered slightly, to make it more competitive."
"The two-factor authentication is missing from Dell products."
"We cannot add IDPA to DPC, and each IP has a DP Central, which cannot monitor other IDPAs."
"The only thing that could be improved would be the complexity of the initial setup."
"Dell PowerProtect DP needs to include more features and improve backup for a continual base."
"There still a lot of room for improvement in synthetic technologies, especially when targeted to deduplication media."
"The price of this solution is very high."
"The solution lacked local support, which became an issue for us and our customers. They needed to have more presence on the ground."
"They can improve the reporting component. The reports aren't user-friendly at all. You have to download them to Excel to get statistics."
"One area that needs improvement is SQL backup. Backup Exec doesn't support higher availability."
"I have experienced some errors, such as failures, but there have not been very many."
"A web console would be great because nowadays a lot of products are web-based and you can access the console from various environments. So I would recommend bringing this feature in the next solution."
"There is no training provided, and their technicians are unaware of the features available."
Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is ranked 22nd in Backup and Recovery with 12 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is rated 8.2, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) writes "The product comes bundled with a host of useful solutions that help one centralize their work". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Rubrik and Commvault Cloud, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery. See our Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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