We performed a comparison between OpenText Data Protector and Veritas NetBackup 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 very easy to use and the interaction with various systems is very handy."
"Backup of SAP/Oracle -- they are more robust than the competition."
"The initial setup was relatively easy."
"Regarding scalability, it's unlimited with Data Protector. You can link multiple installations and let them work together. They can share backup devices. You have many possibilities with Data Protector. It's very proficient."
"Data Protector is very good at automation. From the time of the backup, verification, and copy to tape, it is very good. I don't need to touch it, it will do it by itself."
"The installation was simple and provided an easy way to install even on Unix servers. It has excellent features like deduplication."
"I haven't experienced any crashes while using the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Veritas NetBackup is a reliable, easy-to-use, and easy-to-deploy solution."
"The solution is stable."
"It supports multiple, heterogeneous platforms."
"The solution is easy to learn."
"The features are good."
"The documentation is good."
"Veritas NetBackup has significantly streamlined our backup and recovery processes by providing a single pane of view across various environments."
"The most valuable feature is that you don't need any special connectivity - you just need to give your seller name, and then it automatically discovers all your virtual machines, which is a great benefit, especially in a bigger environment."
"I do not think that this solution is relevant in the current IT market. They have not upgraded their features and functionalities which makes it difficult for them to remain competitive."
"We faced some certification issues after we upgraded to version 10.2."
"People prefer Veeam because the interface is easier, and Data Protector is difficult in comparison."
"It would be ideal if they could improve their level of support."
"Virtualization."
"In terms of what can be improved, I would say integrations with MongoDB. We use MongoDB and we need to go to scripts to do backups. We need more integrations."
"The new backup systems are using new mechanisms for the recovery phases; for example, VM, recovery and testing the backup before recovering it. These features are not available in Data Protector."
"The product can be developed by including functionalities like DR, CDP, and SureBackup, which are currently unavailable in the solution."
"The biggest additional features needed are more cloud capabilities and security from ransomware."
"The implementation process could be simplified to make it quicker."
"It is a very expensive solution. They should have a different scheme for selling it. They should also make it easy for us to switch from Solaris to Linux. We are having some trouble in migrating our actual catalog from Solaris to Linux."
"Some of the hardware is out of support."
"It was very complicated, and it required a lot of work in terms of management. We have moved to Rubrik. One of the reasons for getting rid of Veritas NetBackup was the fact that at one point, we had the support staff with 12 to 15 people to manage Veritas NetBackup, whereas, with Rubrik, I'm the only one managing Rubrik. There is one more person who works with me mostly due to the fact that in case I'm not around, someone else knows what to do, but I'm the only one who is a full-time manager of Rubrik. The complexity of Veritas required a large staff to manage it. We had daily issues that had to be looked into and resolved. A lot of these issues revolved around Veritas' handling of VMware, which is why first we moved VMware off Veritas. After we did that, we were also able to reduce our staff count. Their licensing is a disaster. It is extremely complicated. In most cases, Veritas themselves can't understand their own licensing."
"The biggest problem with NetBackup is licensing."
"We had some issues with the hardware backup appliance."
"The SQL Server backup features are not up to date."
OpenText Data Protector is ranked 23rd in Backup and Recovery with 99 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 110 reviews. OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of OpenText Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, HPE StoreOnce, Symantec Data Loss Prevention and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Azure Backup, Veritas NetBackup Appliance and Veritas Backup Exec. See our OpenText Data Protector vs. Veritas NetBackup report.
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