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HPE StoreOnce vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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

HPE StoreOnce
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (2nd), Disk Based Backup Systems (2nd)
Veritas NetBackup
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
116
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

HPE StoreOnce and Veritas NetBackup aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. HPE StoreOnce is designed for Deduplication Software and holds a mindshare of 19.2%, up 18.7% compared to last year.
Veritas NetBackup, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 3.4% mindshare, down 5.2% since last year.
Deduplication Software
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Andrew Mcbeath - PeerSpot reviewer
Maximized storage capacity and minimized costs and an easy setup
Most of our client base is between fifty to five hundred end users. We occasionally recommend high-end HPE products for larger clients needing performance and reliability. Our clients predominantly use HPE StoreOnce for small business purposes in industries like dairy and finance Our clients have…
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 most valuable feature of the solution is its UI. The product's UI makes it easy for users to configure the tool."
"The product’s data retention is very good."
"We also really benefit from the GUI capabilities."
"The solution saves a lot of storage capacity."
"I'm impressed with their support structure, call availability, understanding, flexibility in scheduling remote sessions, and accommodating customer timeframes."
"Currently, VTLs can only be created on individual service sets and cannot be used to share the resources of other nodes."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The speed and deduplication ratio are two of the most valuable features of the solution."
"Veritas NetBackup Automatic Image Replication and CloudCatalyst features allow me to replicate deduped backup images from one site to a remote site, as well as duplicating deduped images to the Cloud (i.e. AWS S3, etc.)"
"We were able to witness the benefits of using the solution within weeks of using it."
"The tool's most valuable feature is backups."
"It covers all kinds of different architectures. Plus, it's very user-friendly and it is very reliable"
"Its most valuable features are flexibility and reliability."
"It is essential. We can't do without it."
"This is a product that has been on the market for a while and they have mastered the backup process, especially when backing up to tape, for most environments."
"I like NetBackup's anomaly detection and Linux storage features."
 

Cons

"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The product's support is an area with certain shortcomings requiring improvements. Support needs to be faster."
"The product could be improved with better support for data protection."
"The latency is a bit high."
"HPE StoreOnce needs to provide a SaaS solution by offering high-density disks."
"One item I wanted to see is SSD drives as a cache, and that was, for a time, still lacking in StoreOnce, however, they have done it now. It's not available yet, however, it will be shortly."
"The cost is at the forefront of everyone's mind."
"Some high-level cybersecurity features could be achieved with some entities, and their integration could be built into the store."
"The pricing is a bit of a concern. If could be lower."
"The product could improve the user-friendliness and comfort of its environment, especially for those unfamiliar with it."
"They currently have the Java concept and it should be less intensive and take less load."
"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 solution could improve by having a feature to backup iSeries workloads."
"NetBackup is a very old product, and it is based on Linux, which is not user-friendly."
"The implementation process could be simplified to make it quicker."
"It is not very user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would rate it around two or three because, compared to others, it tends to be higher priced."
"The solution's cost is above average."
"The solution is pretty expensive."
"Price-wise, it comes with a high price tag when compared to other products."
"I think the product is competitive in terms of pricing. Other products like the one from Dell are costlier compared to the tool."
"HPE StoreOnce is cheaper compared to other solutions in the market."
"I rate the product's pricing a seven out of ten."
"We have got a perpetual license, and we have access to all the features. If you are using cloud banks, you can store the internal data in HPE Cloud if needed. You can offload the data to the HPE Cloud. It is a licensed product. We have got around 10 TB of cloud bank storage with a one-time payment. We specifically took 10 TB for very critical offsite backups. We can also increase it in blocks if needed."
"Veritas NetBackup is quite expensive and licensing costs are fixed."
"Veritas NetBackup's price could be a problem for small businesses."
"If you have a complex environment with dozens of different servers and apps, I recommend you look for TB licensing."
"Veritas NetBackup is more expensive than Cohesity and Rubrik, but it is comparable in price to Commvault, IBM, and Dell."
"When you compare NetBackup's software licensing system with Veeam's, which is simpler and based on instances (or how many physical machines or virtual machines you want to protect), NetBackup isn't that competitive for smaller scale companies. However, if you're running many large workloads, then NetBackup may be the better option."
"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."
"We are very satisfied with the price of this solution."
"Veritas NetBackup's pricing is a bit steep when compared to other tools. It is very costly, but service-wise and overall, the Veritas NetBackup is a good product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE StoreOnce?
I think StoreOnce's deduplication technology is crucial for cost efficiency and faster recovery, especially for backup and data protection purposes.
What needs improvement with HPE StoreOnce?
To improve HPE StoreOnce, I think if HPE generates new models with lower capacities than 80 terabytes, it would be beneficial for the market. We face a significant issue with the current offerings....
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 traditional DB's and nosql DB's like mongo, then Netbackup (NBU) will be the right ...
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 achieved by integrating cloud tier options or other object storage solutions.
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 amount of data transferred, making it manageable for us.
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

Eurobank Serbia
Beta Offshore
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