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OpenText Information Archive vs Veritas Enterprise Vault comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 19, 2025

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Information Archive
Ranking in File Archiving
5th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
8.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veritas Enterprise Vault
Ranking in File Archiving
2nd
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Email Archiving (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the File Archiving category, the mindshare of OpenText Information Archive is 5.2%, down from 6.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Enterprise Vault is 20.0%, down from 21.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
File Archiving
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1973199 - PeerSpot reviewer
A solution that helps us sunset applications and manages data
It scales very well. We haven't completed any massive implementations, but we've never run into any scalability issues with the implementations we have. The number of users varies drastically and depends on what data is archived. For example, the users will be HR if HR data is archived. Or, if you're archiving financial system data or line of business applications, the users will be different. It's not licensed per user but on the amount of content in the system. So you can have as many users as you want. Maintenance only requires a fraction of the resources. It generally doesn't take up full-time resources to manage and administer. It's low-key once the system is in place and set up.
Charles Nwaokukwu - PeerSpot reviewer
Support for data archiving and integration capabilities enhance data management
The GUI of Veritas Enterprise Vault is not friendly; the user interface can be quite convoluted for users or IT people who are not conversant with it. Even for professionals, it can be complex. Over time, if you get the hang of it, you'll understand it, but it's not something you can teach a user to quickly grasp. It's kind of complex. Veritas could do something to change this situation. I've given feedback quite a number of times through various channels, including during support calls. I remember trying to do a system state backup using our NetBackup feature, and I found out that Veritas NetBackup cannot back up a system state. Having numerous solutions instead of just one backup system can be quite unfriendly. They can back up other things such as databases and file servers, but when it comes to carrying a system state backup, it falls short. Honestly, Veritas Enterprise Vault's costing was one of the main reasons we dropped the integration to the cloud.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has a strong XML engine for reading data and making it indexed and searchable."
"The integration capabilities are second to none."
"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."
"The data retrieval process was seamless with Veritas Enterprise Vault"
"Veritas Enterprise Vault has its advantages; it does the work that it's supposed to do effectively."
"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."
 

Cons

"It requires a decent amount of XL mapping."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault should improve its indexing and customization options."
"It requires a lot of maintenance; we had a lot of problems with it as services were falling down or failing, so it's not really easy to maintain."
"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 GUI is not friendly. The user interface can be quite convoluted for a user or an IT person who is not conversant with Veritas Enterprise Vault to immediately grasp it."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault's cloud backup solution should include the journal archiving feature along with the standard licensing package."
"The integration needs to improve."
"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."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing is very high."
"There is a license required for this solution and it is typically is paid annually."
"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."
"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."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault is an expensive solution."
"The price for Enterprise Vault is around €100 per user."
"It's an affordable solution"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Retailer
9%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Educational Organization
8%
University
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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?
I don't know if the solution is affordable or if it's still a bit expensive in comparison to other products.
What needs improvement with Veritas Enterprise Vault?
The GUI of Veritas Enterprise Vault is not friendly; the user interface can be quite convoluted for users or IT people who are not conversant with it. Even for professionals, it can be complex. Ove...
 

Also Known As

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Enterprise Vault, Symantec Enterprise Vault
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

BMO Harris Bank, Pacific Life Insurance Company, China CITIC Bank International Limited, Techint Group, Agility, Lahey Health
Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, Dell, HP, Cisco, Adobe, Symantec, SAP, EMC, Citrix, VMware, Accenture, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Juniper Networks, Lenovo, NetApp, Nokia, Panasonic, Red Hat, Salesforce, Siemens, Sony, Toshiba, Twitter, Verizon, Visa, Vodafone, Walmart, Yahoo, ZTE
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