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Microsoft Exchange vs Veritas Enterprise Vault comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

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

Microsoft Exchange
Ranking in File Archiving
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
91
Ranking in other categories
Email Applications (3rd), Wireless Email (1st)
Veritas Enterprise Vault
Ranking in File Archiving
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Email Archiving (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the File Archiving category, the mindshare of Microsoft Exchange is 10.2%, down from 11.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Enterprise Vault is 24.3%, up from 20.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
File Archiving
 

Featured Reviews

Hesham Hussain - PeerSpot reviewer
A good solution for large enterprises, but is expensive when compared to other solutions
Regarding the decision of increasing the number of users, it depends on the organization's choice, whether to opt for CapEx or OpEx. Both options involve expenses over the years. Building an in-house Exchange solution requires investing in hardware, storage, connectivity, and administrative resources. Office 365 shifts the budget solely to OpEx as a subscription service. Scalability is another factor. Starting a new company favors Office 365 due to cost efficiency. As the organization grows, the choice depends on available resources and technical expertise. An internal Exchange setup is feasible with skilled engineers, while Office 365 suits those lacking in-house resources.
Jayson Martin - PeerSpot reviewer
The data retrieval process is seamless
The permission structure plays a big role in the solution's setup process. The deployment process involves setting up all connectors between the Veritas Enterprise Vault, emails, and file servers. At our company, we found the permissions created a complicated situation often during the setup of Veritas Enterprise Vault. The deployment of the solution overall took around a week for our organization.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Microsoft Exchange is highly stable for the end-user systems. When we move to Office 365, it will be even more stable even. There's less administration required and it's very robust. We are really quite happy in using that."
"I find the desktop version of Microsoft Exchange looks better than the online version. You can make it a white background. You might be able to make the online background white, but I have no idea how to do that. I know how to do it only on the desktop version"
"The product works very well."
"For me, the solution is very user-friendly. I've used it a long time and I know where everything is."
"I find Exchange's basic mail features to be highly valuable."
"I like the logistics and the Microsoft protocol of reaching Outlook anywhere."
"Provides unlimited storage for our mailbox."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Exchange is the email storage is on the cloud. We don't have to delete emails often."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas Enterprise Vault is the on-premise recall from your email into Outlook."
"Organizations can streamline governance processes and improve compliance by utilizing automated classification to tag and categorize data."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault is highly stable and has low-maintenance."
"Compared to other third-party products, the solution's most valuable features are its cost and security."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault is an archive solution for email and files."
"User behavior is very smooth."
"The integration capabilities are second to none."
"We use the solution to archive emails."
 

Cons

"The platform could be more user-friendly."
"The solution is stable, but it could improve. It's crashing if there is a big mail database. The Zimbra solution is better in this area."
"I do not have any notes for improvement."
"I'd like the archiving process to be faster."
"For new users, it might take them some time to get used to the product."
"In terms of Microsoft Exchange, I think maybe what can be done is to make it more user-friendly."
"There are limitations in terms of the number of emails that can be sent in a minute, which makes it a little difficult for the marketing folks."
"When we started using Exchange on the cloud, we had a lot of initial problems relating to our main database and we also experienced issues with the accidental deletion of inboxes, amongst other things. In fact, many of the files we had moved to the cloud had disappeared. There also seems to be a problem with the retention of information."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault should improve its indexing and customization options."
"The product is a very complicated solution. It is not easy to upgrade and get alerts of issues. You have to check it all the time to see if there is an internal error."
"The solution is not user-friendly and the restoration is not fast. It's also tricky to get information from it."
"Dealing with personal information, such as documents that contain a personal number, personal ID or something like that should be improved. Sometimes it works poorly in that regard."
"It's not so easy for a layperson or a new user to learn to use Veritas Enterprise Vault."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault's cloud backup solution should include the journal archiving feature along with the standard licensing package."
"The file-level archiving is very important in Enterprise Vault 12 and this doesn't really exist in early versions."
"One of the big disadvantages is that the product doesn't cover structured data"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Microsoft Exchange itself does not require a license, but users who will have mailboxes will require a license. It depends on the number of users to choose which license. If you exceed 2,000 mailboxes, it's preferable to get the enterprise license."
"Since my company is on Microsoft Cloud, we pay for the licenses per user. Compared to volume licensing, I would say the present licensing cost is not expensive."
"The pricing is expensive."
"The solution's pricing is fine...I do think the tool offers value for money."
"Microsoft doesn't have a unit price, it's based on the quantity, and they offer great discounts."
"Exchange is better for medium to large businesses because it can be quite costly for SMB, which may not need all the options the product provides."
"We renew the product license with Microsoft every three years. The cost is included within a bundle of services. It's an enterprise agreement with Microsoft."
"Licensing fees are paid monthly."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault is an expensive solution."
"Enterprise Vault is a little bit expensive."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault pricing is average, and I rate the solution a five out of ten for pricing."
"It's an affordable solution"
"There is a license required for this solution and it is typically is paid annually."
"The pricing is very high."
"The price for Enterprise Vault is around €100 per user."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Educational Organization
37%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Zimbra Collaboration compare with Microsoft Exchange?
Zimbra is a free, open source collaborative software suite. The features I like best are the ease of integration and the email, calendar, and collaboration server with web interface. In addition, I...
What do you like most about Microsoft Exchange?
The initial setup was straightforward and fast.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Exchange?
The licensing and pricing are quite costly, which can demotivate customers from opting for features and upgrades. However, the solution provides value for money if one is well-acquainted with Excha...
What do you like most about Veritas Enterprise Vault?
Veritas Enterprise Vault is an archive solution for email and files.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas Enterprise Vault?
On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten.
What needs improvement with Veritas Enterprise Vault?
It's not so easy for a layperson or a new user to learn to use Veritas Enterprise Vault. It's a little complex to understand compared to other products. Veritas Enterprise Vault doesn't support cus...
 

Also Known As

Exchange, MS Exchange
Enterprise Vault, Symantec Enterprise Vault
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport, Scitec Nutrition, British Airways, InnoGames, Osteology Foundation, Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, NTC Contracting
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