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Perforce Delphix vs Veritas Backup Exec comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Perforce Delphix
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Test Data Management (1st), Copy Data Management (1st), Data Masking (1st)
Veritas Backup Exec
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Perforce Delphix and Veritas Backup Exec aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Perforce Delphix is designed for Test Data Management and holds a mindshare of 27.9%, down 30.2% compared to last year.
Veritas Backup Exec, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 1.8% mindshare, down 2.6% since last year.
Test Data Management
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Amit-Rastogi - PeerSpot reviewer
Handles large volumes of data with ease, but the self-service portal must be more user-friendly
My advice depends on an organization’s needs. If an organization has a large volume of data, Delphix is a good choice. It is robust and very efficient with large volumes of data and different kinds of databases. If someone is looking for a one-stop solution with all features and capabilities, they must consider a different tool. Overall, I rate the product a six or seven out of ten.
Pawel Augustyn - PeerSpot reviewer
Simplified interface with good performance but needs monitoring
I need to use PowerStore and Veritas Backup Exec. It is a direct backup to types, and it is supported by my backup. It offers good performance and stability, and it works properly. I am happy with this program. It is still working on aligning with security requirements and data encryption for Amazon or ATAC. It has a lot of functions and security measures, which ensure our backups are secure.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable aspect is the product is easy to manage, with a good dashboard. We can easily configure it on the front end and back end."
"The most valuable feature is VDB provisioning."
"Delphix can do data masking in any format. Not many solutions can do that."
"Delphix interfaces are simple to use and very user friendly."
"The most valuable feature is creating virtual databases."
"It provides the ability to roll back to a point in time or roll forward without the assistance of a DBA."
"Delphix's data distribution is powerful. It's easy to distribute data with this solution. The main advantage of Delphix is that it generates copies of data."
"Data being available anytime is a life changer."
"This solution has a very good technical support department that is very responsive."
"We are happy with Veritas Backup Exec's stability."
"The solution is good for small and medium-sized businesses."
"The flexibility is very good."
"The product makes it easy to restore data."
"Veritas Backup Exec is easily managed."
"We have virtual infrastructure, so restoring virtual machine systems from backups is also very easy."
"The initial setup is easy."
 

Cons

"My only complaint about this solution is the price."
"Delphix could be improved with better usability and an agentless option."
"It would be good if any CI/CD and DevOps-aligned feature could be triggered through the DevOps pipeline."
"When it comes to unstructured and structured data, if Delphix can comply with the requirements for most of the structured data, it would be good, especially if it can include the data scanning part."
"Delphix is a strong solution for virtualization, but it's not strong enough for creating data, so we have to use another solution for creating new data."
"This product should be extended and made to be a more comprehensive storage solution."
"The solution’s self-service portal must be more interactive and user-friendly."
"The solution's price needs improvement."
"Veritas can improve the user interface and the information displayed."
"The backup is not robust enough when you have a lot of technology."
"The initial installation needs some effort."
"At the moment, we have a very complex environment. It would take some time to deploy an environment like ours from scratch."
"Maybe they could improve reporting capabilities and predictions."
"The scalability could be improved even though the solution is targeted to small customers."
"They can improve the reporting component. The reports aren't user-friendly at all. You have to download them to Excel to get statistics."
"The deduplication feature can be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is $370K annually for the Delphix Masking Engine and Delphix Virtualization Engine."
"I would say the price is a little high but affordable for our needs."
"Delphix's pricing is affordable."
"The solution's pricing was reasonable and lower than one million."
"I rate the product price seven to eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is the low price, and ten is the high price."
"The product is a little bit expensive."
"It is an expensive solution."
"Licensing depends on the part of the backup you're using. If you have SQL backup, then you must have a SQL license. If you have normal data backup, you would require a license for that."
"It is not an expensive product."
"Depending on the scenario, it can cost less than half of the price of other methods."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"It is a mid-range solution on the pricing scale."
"I rate the price of Veritas Backup Exec a four out of five."
"I think it's sold at the right price. It's not expensive. The license is usually for a year."
"Its price is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
30%
Computer Software Company
11%
Insurance Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Delphix?
The performance offered by the product, its price, and its ability to handle structured and unstructured data were good when compared to the other products in the market.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Delphix?
The solution's pricing was reasonable and lower than one million.
What needs improvement with Delphix?
It would be good if any CI/CD and DevOps-aligned feature could be triggered through the DevOps pipeline. Right now, we have to trigger the jobs and then integrate them with DevOps, which requires s...
How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?
Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too. But Veritas Netbac...
What do you like most about Veritas Backup Exec?
The most important feature is the variety of backup applications it supports, including ERP systems and most other programs, such as Microsoft.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas Backup Exec?
The price is one of the best. When I compare it with others, it is twice or three times cheaper, however, the functionality is the same.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Alberta Blue Cross, Fastweb, SABMiller, California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA), Molina Healthcare, AT&T, Nike, Facebook, eBay, Comcast, IBM, HP, Intel, Avaya, BNP Paribas, P&B, Toyota, Walmart, Best Western, Directv, JPMorganChase, Verizon, Bank of the West, Fannie Mae
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