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N2WS Backup & Recovery vs Veritas Backup Exec 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
10.0
<p>N2WS Backup &amp; Recovery users saved time and money, improved efficiency, reduced downtime, and achieved better data protection and ROI.</p>
Sentiment score
6.5
Veritas Backup Exec offers strong ROI with rapid restoration and cost savings, despite concerns over subscription-based licensing.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.9
<p>N2WS Backup &amp; Recovery offers highly regarded, responsive, and prompt customer support, with direct vendor handling and efficient issue resolution.</p>
Sentiment score
7.2
Veritas Backup Exec support is generally good with responsive staff, but efficiency and consistency vary due to expertise and location.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.6
<p>Users find N2WS Backup &amp; Recovery scalable and efficient for long-term use with various server and VM backup needs.</p>
Sentiment score
8.1
Veritas Backup Exec is scalable for SMBs, but may face challenges with large data volumes and complex environments.
Now in the current version, I can run more than one process for backup in one job for more virtual machines.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.6
<p>N2WS Backup &amp; Recovery is highly praised for its stability and reliability, frequently receiving a nine out of ten rating.</p>
Sentiment score
7.3
Veritas Backup Exec is stable and reliable, with occasional service or configuration issues noted by some users.
 

Room For Improvement

<p>N2WS Backup &amp; Recovery requires a better GUI, enhanced stability, and improved file management tools for more efficient backups.</p>
Veritas Backup Exec requires a simpler UI, cost reduction, cloud integration, better performance, and improved support for diverse environments.
I aim to monitor the functionality and probably find something this year to monitor logs from our backup system and storage and notify us about any unusual activities.
We need to have a proper image backup with a documented restore procedure, as some users were unable to do the image backup restoration due to driver issues or similar challenges.
Some technology improvement is needed to manage my basic business continuity plan.
 

Setup Cost

<p>N2WS Backup &amp; Recovery provides scalable, cost-effective cloud backup solutions with flexible pricing based on usage and exceptional customer support.</p>
Veritas Backup Exec provides flexible licensing with reasonable pricing, though advanced setups and technical support may incur additional costs.
When I compare it with others, it is twice or three times cheaper.
The setup is a bit expensive at a corporate price
 

Valuable Features

<p>N2WS Backup &amp; Recovery is praised for its user-friendly design, efficient AWS instance management, strong repository, and reporting features.</p>
Veritas Backup Exec is praised for its user-friendly interface, fast backups, stability, and versatile platform compatibility with strong support.
Veritas has technical compatibility with my hardware and other systems.
It has a lot of functions and security measures, which ensure our backups are secure.
My customers find the normal file system backup features of Veritas Backup Exec effective and valuable.
 

Categories and Ranking

N2WS Backup & Recovery
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
42nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (32nd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (23rd)
Veritas Backup Exec
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
18th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of N2WS Backup & Recovery is 0.2%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Backup Exec is 1.7%, down from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Hitesh Jethwa - PeerSpot reviewer
User-friendly, easy to deploy, and stable
I give the solution a nine out of ten. We require one engineer for maintenance. I would highly recommend N2WS Backup & Recovery, as I have had no issues and the sales and technical support teams have been excellent. They keep in touch with us every three to six months via email and phone calls.
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.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
University
8%
Computer Software Company
16%
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 N2WS Backup & Recovery?
N2WS Backup &amp; Recovery is very easy to use and configure backup for AWS instances.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for N2WS Backup & Recovery?
I used the free version. I don't have much experience with the paid version. But I'm trying to compare the pricing between different options.
What needs improvement with N2WS Backup & Recovery?
N2WS Backup &amp; Recovery efficiently takes cloud backups on EC2 instances. The solution has the option to take backup on-prem servers, but it's not very efficient.
How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?
Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v &amp; VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library &amp; 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.
 

Also Known As

N2WS Cloud Protection Manager
Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Coca-Cola, tecRacer, Cloudar, Goodwill
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