We performed a comparison between OpenText Data Protector and Veritas Backup Exec 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's a good product that's pretty easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to back up our SQL server."
"The file system backup (by far, the most used) is the most valuable feature."
"What I like the most about this solution is that I can change and access the Oracle backup file."
"Micro Focus Data Protector's most valuable feature is its interaction with the fiber share. It is easy to use, we use it to back up without any problem to VTLs, and can use the Fiber Channel that is still the TCP."
"The most valuable feature of Data Protector is its integration with VMware. A lot of software these days integrates with VMware, and you can run some of these things on virtual machines. You can even have your backup manager running on a virtual machine and use physical managers to move data around. Their VMware integration isn't too bad, but Commvault has that feature, and many other backup products do."
"The command-line interface is user-friendly and well documented in the reference guide."
"If you have an idea of what you are doing, it's very flexible and very stable."
"The product makes it easy to restore data."
"It is a good backup tool."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the easy-to-use intuitive GUI. It is very easy to understand. I have never lost data and I have been able to recover all the data I need."
"Backup Exec 2012 R2 is a very good product for the Windows file system and SQL backups. It is very user-friendly, but the next version Backup Exec 2014 that is released and the other next versions of Backup Exec product is not so friendly."
"It gives us the ability to locate and restore critical files which users may have intentionally or unknowing deleted a while ago."
"Setting up Backup Exec is straightforward. It took less than two weeks to get it up and running. You need maybe two people at most if you have a Veritas-certified engineer."
"The solution is very fast. It does not take a long time to backup everything."
"We are happy with Veritas Backup Exec's stability."
"It's very expensive compared to Veeam and other similar solutions."
"In SAP restoration, we faced issues with changing the SIDs and changing the path for every backup object. It is quite a lengthy process to do that."
"If you compare the solution with the same specific features and enhancements on another solution, Data Protector is expensive. This is especially true when compared to, for example, Veeam."
"We're not satisfied with the robustness and stability of the software since Micro Focus took it in-house. The GUI is one thing they could improve. It's still a bit archaic. Data Protector needs a more functional, user-friendly GUI."
"Integration with the market applications must be improved, such as MS Exchange, MS Active Directory, SAP and Oracle. Other backup tools are more efficient with the integrated backups."
"VM backups needs to be improved. They need to make it similar to the way Veeam and Commvault are doing the virtual backups."
"The solution is not intuitive enough. I think they should work on the user experience and the graphical interface. These can be a lot better."
"It can occasionally be inaccurate in its backup/recovery time estimates."
"The initial installation needs some effort."
"Currently, the solution does not have the capability to restore a single mailbox, so you lose a lot of time having to restore for example ten mailboxes just to recover one."
"It would be nice to improve the backup acceleration and the fast restoration required."
"There are some issues with the Backup Exec Library and the random picking of tapes."
"The EDR should be looked at, as the operating system is too weak."
"Maybe they could improve reporting capabilities and predictions."
"Firstly, the GUI for 2014 is mostly confusing, i.e., if you need to add any additional technical features, then it doesn't require a change to the GUI."
"The solution could improve by having better documentation."
OpenText Data Protector is ranked 23rd in Backup and Recovery with 99 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. 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 Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup, HPE StoreOnce and Digital Guardian, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery. See our OpenText Data Protector vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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Symantec Backup Exec and NetBackup
Dave Simpson, an analyst with 451 Group said you must include the big boys in any list of top backup applications.
"By sheer virtue of their installed bases, you'd have to start with Symantec, IBM, EMC, CA Technologies, HP and CommVault," he said. "Symantec is No. 1 in terms of market share."
Symantec offers two well known backup products. Backup Exec can be used for Windows, Linux, Mac and various virtualization platforms and has integrated deduplication and archiving technology.
"Symantec BackupExec works well for homogenous Windows server-centric environment," said Michael Lapetino, a CDW solution architect. "It is generally aimed at small to medium enterprises where tape and disk-based backup strategies are fairly commonplace. Customers appreciate the robust feature set of BackupExec and the relatively affordable acquisition cost to manage and deploy it in traditional computing environments."
NetBackup is another well-used backup product that falls under the Symantec umbrella. The latest version of NetBackup includes Symantec V-Ray for visibility into virtual file systems and applications.
HP Data Protector
HP is another OEM that has jumped on the dedupe bandwagon. HP Data Protector provides disk and tape data protection, snapshots, dedupe and a lot more in one integrated package.
Honestly, I still prefer Acronis, Quest vRanger, Dell Appasure and Symantec Backup Exec
I've been using HP Dataprotector for a long time. It´s an old version (5.0) but is simple and easy to use. I've installed, configured and tested a new version (7) in one day.
It is definitely a good product for backup & recovery.
I have not tried HP Data Protector personally. However, Symantec Backup Exec seems to be a good product. It also seems that Acronis or Commvault are upcoming trends in replacing these traditional products.