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N-able Cove Data Protection vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.9
N-able Cove Data Protection enhances profitability with cost savings, efficient backups, fixed pricing, automation, and increased client satisfaction.
Sentiment score
1.0
Veritas NetBackup offers a consistent ROI by ensuring data protection, efficient restoration, and reduced backup windows despite its cost.
Our return on investment, as far as using N-able Cove Data Protection is concerned, revolves around the time spent on tasks; we have managed to reduce our time to fill roles, which is vital and has also improved our customer satisfaction rates to 98%.
HR Consultant
I have experienced time savings and money savings.
Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
We think the ROI is very good; we are very satisfied with our return on investment, even though I don't sit and calculate what would be better.
Senior consultant at Azend A/S
It is suitable for our nature of business because data is very critical, and we cannot compromise on backup.
Deputy Director IT at DHA Lahore
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.6
N-able Cove Data Protection offers fast, 24/7 support with knowledgeable engineers and helpful resources, ensuring a positive customer experience.
Sentiment score
6.3
Veritas NetBackup support receives mixed reviews, praised for expertise but criticized for inconsistencies and slow response times.
if it gets complicated, the backend support comes in quickly
Senior consultant at Azend A/S
If I raise a ticket, they get back to me.
Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
The support from Veritas NetBackup is very good.
Consultant at MTN
The customer support is very poor.
Solutions Architect at Rigor Systems Limited
The technical support from Veritas is rated an eight, as the local partners are good and support us.
Senior Manager at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.9
N-able Cove Data Protection offers scalable, adaptable solutions, seamlessly integrating into infrastructures with minimal scaling challenges.
Sentiment score
6.0
Veritas NetBackup offers scalability and flexibility but faces cost concerns and challenges with new versions and integrations.
There are some limitations, such as storage, where I cannot support a large number of employees who need to back up their data.
Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
N-able Cove Data Protection is scalable because we have brought on board two more people to handle different aspects of our clients' work as we got more clients, and we have not experienced any problems.
HR Consultant
I feel that if you can keep it at least two or three levels back or forward with backward compatibility available, it would help people use the old disk storage and get more storage space.
Senior Manager at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
The size of the catalog was an issue, but it was more about outgrowing our own architecture than a problem with Veritas NetBackup itself.
Consultant at MTN
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
N-able Cove Data Protection is highly reliable, offering consistent performance and quick resolutions to minor issues, earning user trust.
Sentiment score
8.5
Veritas NetBackup is praised for its exceptional stability, remaining reliable and error-free with high performance in demanding environments.
N-able Cove Data Protection has been relatively stable.
HR Consultant
In the last 10 years, I have never faced a single incident regarding stability with Veritas NetBackup.
Deputy Director IT at DHA Lahore
Veritas NetBackup performs well in terms of stability.
Consultant at MTN
 

Room For Improvement

N-able Cove Data Protection users want faster uploads, customizable dashboards, easier restores, and improved Linux, Microsoft 365, and hybrid cloud support.
Veritas NetBackup requires UI improvements, better integration, enhanced support response, cost-effectiveness, and usability enhancements, including pricing and speed.
There should be the ability to take out data from Microsoft 365 in a portable format.
Senior consultant at Azend A/S
N-able Cove Data Protection does not provide a lot of SaaS backup products, which is an area they can improve.
Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
For now, I do not have anything else to add about the features apart from the confidentiality aspect; it helps me ensure that HR documents are personal, so someone who does not have access to them does not have access to them.
HR Consultant
Support tickets take too long to be solved and the quality of engineers they have for support has lately become lacking.
Solutions Architect at Rigor Systems Limited
From security concerns regarding what I would improve about Veritas NetBackup, I think you need to look into this because we found only one encryption option available, which is not that very strong.
Senior Manager at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
We would really appreciate if Veritas offers products by which we can secure our backups against these ransomware attacks.
Deputy Director IT at DHA Lahore
 

Setup Cost

N-able Cove offers flexible, competitive pricing with customizable contracts, predictable expenses, and cost-effective storage options for enterprises.
Veritas NetBackup is costly but valued for features and scalability in large enterprises; less competitive for smaller setups.
In terms of pricing, N-able Cove Data Protection is neither cheap nor expensive compared to other competitors.
Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
I would rate pricing for Veritas NetBackup around six, as it is neither high nor low.
Senior Manager at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that the appliance licensing is a bit tricky and a bit expensive, especially when I have to license the hardware and the software;
Solutions Architect at Rigor Systems Limited
 

Valuable Features

N-able Cove Data Protection provides comprehensive, user-friendly cloud-based features like Virtual Disaster Recovery, automation, and efficient data management.
Veritas NetBackup offers scalability, compatibility, security, and efficient storage, making it a preferred choice for enterprise data protection.
The integration of N-able Cove Data Protection into our existing infrastructure is easy.
Senior consultant at Azend A/S
The reminders come in handy because I do not have to keep going back to that, helping me ensure that I meet deadlines and do not miss client meetings, making it easier for me to stay organized.
HR Consultant
The most valuable feature of N-able Cove Data Protection is its ease of use.
Senior Product Owner at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
In my opinion, the main benefits Veritas NetBackup provides are that it is a unified platform where we can integrate all the requirements such as online backup, offline backup, and virtualization backup in one single platform, although my only concern is the licensing structure.
Senior Manager at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
I have found Veritas NetBackup to be the most reliable backup solution I have worked with so far.
Solutions Architect at Rigor Systems Limited
Although we do not utilize its deduplication technology or cloud integration, we can trigger storage actions with NetBackup.
Consultant at MTN
 

Categories and Ranking

N-able Cove Data Protection
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
32nd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
24
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (20th), SaaS Backup (10th), MSP Backup (3rd)
Veritas NetBackup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
119
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of N-able Cove Data Protection is 1.5%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 1.4%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veritas NetBackup1.4%
N-able Cove Data Protection1.5%
Other97.1%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Grace Myna - PeerSpot reviewer
HR Consultant
Secure reminders have improved HR document control and support better client deadline management
I really love the reminders feature of N-able Cove Data Protection because I have many dates to keep in mind while working with multiple clients. The access settings are important for me too, and the fact that HR documents are personal means I do not want everyone seeing everything, especially because in HR we talk mostly about confidentiality. It is important that not everyone gets to see everything unless they have access, and I also appreciate being able to tell which copy is the final one. The reminders feature stands out for me the most because I deal with many dates and deadlines. The reminders work well for me in practice because they make it easy for me; I do not have to keep checking my calendar, even though I also use other calendars such as Calendly. The reminders come in handy because I do not have to keep going back to that, helping me ensure that I meet deadlines and do not miss client meetings, making it easier for me to stay organized.
SunilPanigrahi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Unified backups have protected virtual machines and applications and optimize storage efficiency
Regarding automated disaster recovery, we have not used Veritas NetBackup automated disaster recovery because according to the RFP terms and conditions, we are not supposed to have automated failover or failback, as we are a government entity and cannot violate the rules of the RFP. My feedback about granular recovery in Veritas NetBackup is that we have been doing verifications of the backed-up data to restore from point to point and time to time, focusing on file level or database level. When it comes to integration with cloud services, we have not started because we are a government entity and are not allowed to store any data in the cloud at this time. From security concerns regarding what I would improve about Veritas NetBackup, I think you need to look into this because we found only one encryption option available, which is not that very strong. When I initiate a backup from my laptop or server to the appliance or the tape media using Veritas NetBackup, the encryption channels are not strong, and there are not many options available. Whatever is there is by default and not changeable. We cannot modify any encryption facilities, and security is a big concern nowadays, so you need to look into that. Regarding the functionality part of Veritas NetBackup, I think this encryption feature should be stronger and integrated from point to point, not just at specific levels. When I initiate a backup, all the communication channels involved should be encrypted until it reaches the endpoint, meaning from client to server, server to client, and client device.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
13%
Construction Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise66
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for N-able Backup?
In terms of pricing, N-able Cove Data Protection is neither cheap nor expensive compared to other competitors.
What needs improvement with N-able Backup?
The challenges I face especially are those I've mentioned, that finding some specific data in N-able Cove Data Protection is not as easy as it is in some other systems. You cannot just search for s...
What is your primary use case for N-able Backup?
Our main use cases for enabling N-able Cove Data Protection include backing up our customers' data on servers hosted in data centers and servers hosted in our own data center, as well as a few onsi...
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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup?
I would rate pricing for Veritas NetBackup around six, as it is neither high nor low.
What needs improvement with Veritas NetBackup?
Regarding automated disaster recovery, we have not used Veritas NetBackup automated disaster recovery because according to the RFP terms and conditions, we are not supposed to have automated failov...
 

Also Known As

N-able Backup, SolarWinds Backup, SolarWinds MSP Backup & Recovery, SolarWinds MSP Backup
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

Computer Depot, Leading Edge Computers, IT Logic Australia
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