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Retrospect Backup vs Veritas Backup Exec comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Retrospect Backup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
81st
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (65th)
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 September 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Retrospect Backup is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Backup Exec is 1.2%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veritas Backup Exec1.2%
Retrospect Backup0.5%
Other98.3%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Sujeet Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Lighthouse Solutions
Can be used to back up servers and desktops, but needs to have an Oracle agent for its on-premises model
Retrospect Backup has a single console that can be used to manage and backup servers and desktops. The solution supports tape and cloud since certain customers are still on tape. The solution provides a dissimilar hardware restore feature. If you have a complete machine burnout, you can restore it on new dissimilar hardware. Retrospect Backup is used to protect file data and SQL databases. Streamlining data backup processes with Retrospect Backup is automated and does not need any human intervention. The solution doesn't take up much time and does the backups automatically. Policy creation is very easy with Retrospect Backup. Once it's done, you don't have to bother about it because it keeps working on its own. A disaster recovery (DR) solution has been built into Retrospect Backup. You can restore the whole machine on a fresh setup with ISO images. Retrospect Backup is very easy to use and not very complicated. Creating policies and adding clients is very easy in the solution. The solution doesn't take up much LAN bandwidth except for the first full backup. The solution is efficient and does the backups really fast. It takes backups in batches of 14 machines at a time.
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

"Retrospect Backup has a single console that can be used to manage and backup servers and desktops."
"It can support all of my backup, and all of my applications."
"Veritas Backup Exec is fully compatible with different tape libraries."
"When something goes down, and we need to restore data, the most used case is being able to restore it. Veritas Backup Exec allows you to restore down to the file level."
"The initial setup is quite straightforward."
"One nice feature with Backup Exec is mainly that disaster can happen to any server and the disk image can be destroyed very easily. It's also easy to fully email the backup image and restore the server."
"One of the valuable features is the instant recovery for VMs, as it reduces the RTO (Recovery Time Objective) drastically."
"Veritas Backup Exec offers a range of features that cater to the needs of businesses looking for a comprehensive data protection solution, including ease of use, comprehensive coverage, automated recovery, scalability, integration, and technical support."
"The solution is good for small and medium-sized businesses."
 

Cons

"Retrospect Backup needs to have an Oracle agent for its on-premises model."
"The solution could be more cost-effective."
"Service pack releases mean you need to apply it to the media server and then manually update each agent. Can be time-consuming."
"Veritas Backup Exec could improve the analytics. If there were some more detail in our scan reports it would be beneficial."
"This solution does not support image-level backup of a physical server."
"The current version that I'm at, and I have to base my rating on it because it's the only one that I've been using, I would give it a seven out of 10 because it doesn't have the cloud options, the licensing has gotten worse instead of better, and technical support is iffy at best."
"The console of Veritas Backup Exec is complex when compared to other software."
"More stable environment in a WAN infrastructure."
"The solution isn't really giving us what we need."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Retrospect Backup is more cost-effective compared to other products."
"Its price is reasonable."
"Its price is a bit high. There is only the standard fee. There is no additional fee."
"I think it's sold at the right price. It's not expensive. The license is usually for a year."
"The pricing is good."
"It is a mid-range solution on the pricing scale."
"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."
"Pricing is similar, but they don´t offer the same options/technology."
"The price of this solution is a bit high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
23%
Financial Services Firm
9%
University
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise29
 

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While Backup Exec has dedicated user-based system administrators, IT professionals frequently point out several areas where the platform could be modernized and improved.
 

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