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NovaStor NovaBACKUP vs Veritas Backup Exec comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

NovaStor NovaBACKUP
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
64th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (32nd)
Veritas Backup Exec
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
29th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of NovaStor NovaBACKUP is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Backup Exec is 1.3%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veritas Backup Exec1.3%
NovaStor NovaBACKUP0.7%
Other98.0%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Rainer Kummerfeldt - PeerSpot reviewer
IT-Teamleader at Bechtle
Easy to work and offers features for tape backups, disk backups, and whatever you want
NovaStor NovaBACKUP is still working on new features because they listen to the customers and integrate their needs into new versions. You can see they make progress with each new version. They are much faster than IBM, where you sometimes have to wait years for new features. It is very quick and fast. NovaStor have big competitors like Veeam, which is very fast and aggressive. It's good, but it depends on the price. I think NovaStor might be cheaper. They have a direct connection to their developers and sales teams, which makes getting answers very fast. Veeam has a lot of features, like a special reporting tool. However, I've heard from some customers that Veeam wasn't always the right decision because it couldn't work with their environment. But Veeam has aggressive marketing, which is why they are probably in first place at the moment, besides Commvault. IBM has lost its competitive edge and is trying to catch up, but it might be too late.
MuhammadNabeel - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager at Axelliant
Reliable backups have protected critical office data and support daily recovery needs
Veritas Backup Exec offers a range of features that cater to the needs of businesses looking for a comprehensive data protection solution. The advantages include ease of use, comprehensive coverage, automated recovery, scalability, integration, and technical support. Veritas Backup Exec especially helps our organization because it is designed to remedy complexity by delivering a simple backup and recovery solution that meets all protection needs with a host of powerful features that can help save time and money, increase reliability, and improve recovery time objectives.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a very good and easy-to-use tool for non-technical people."
"It's the easiest way to configure it."
"NovaBACKUP protects your entire system with a single solution."
"The product's most valuable feature is scalability."
"It is a scalable product."
"We have a lot of success stories with this solution."
"For us, the main two features that we appreciate in this application are backup and restore. They are the main purposes for which we are using this application."
"The ease-of-use in general is great."
"The interface for this solution is excellent, and it is easy to restore files compared to other solutions."
"It is easy to set up and use for daily processes and a good solution for preserving crucial data."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
 

Cons

"The price of NovaStor NovaBACKUP is an area that can be considered as a weakness or drawback, where improvements are required."
"The room for improvement lies in the compatibility of NovaBACKUP with older operating systems."
"Restoring a single email from the backup entire database virtually occupies the entire system disk and it is a huge pain."
"Some improvements are needed to enhance flexibility."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"We are not able to initiate our endpoint device backup on it."
"This solution just doesn't meet my business needs for backup plans."
"Service pack releases mean you need to apply it to the media server and then manually update each agent. Can be time-consuming."
"There are some issues with the Backup Exec Library and the random picking of tapes."
"Sometimes I need to restart services or even sometimes I need to restart the server in order to bring up the tape library or ABS."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"My company has to make yearly payments towards the solution's maintenance and support."
"Its price is reasonable."
"Licensing depends on the part of the backup you're using. If you have SQL backup, then you must have a SQL license. If you have normal data backup, you would require a license for that."
"This product is priced for smaller customers."
"Veritas licensing is somewhat expensive. They have to decrease the price."
"Depending on the scenario, it can cost less than half of the price of other methods."
"The product is inexpensive compared to enterprise software."
"The pricing can be improved."
"I would like to see a better licensing model. They changed it and it's just horrendous."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise29
 

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How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?
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What needs improvement with Veritas Backup Exec?
While Backup Exec has dedicated user-based system administrators, IT professionals frequently point out several areas where the platform could be modernized and improved.
 

Also Known As

NovaBACKUP
Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec
 

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Sample Customers

Ex'pression College, Osborne Wood Products Inc., REIT Technologies
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