Try our new research platform with insights from 80,000+ expert users

Teradata vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 20, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Teradata
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
20th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
Customer Experience Management (5th), Data Integration (15th), Relational Databases Tools (8th), Data Warehouse (3rd), BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (9th), Marketing Management (6th), Cloud Data Warehouse (4th)
Veritas NetBackup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
116
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Teradata is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 3.5%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

RajeshKumar25 - PeerSpot reviewer
Harnessing advanced parallelism for top performance while embracing cloud trends
Teradata is primarily used for data warehousing across all customers. My clients have built-in applications that use Teradata, and their use varies from customer to customer, depending on the industry and database size. The primary function is as an OLAP analytical ecosystem Scalability is…
Wesam Qashou - PeerSpot reviewer
A mature backup solution, with many features, and great support
Veritas NetBackup is the first line of defense when disaster strikes. Before performing disaster recovery, we must have a good backup of our image that is also protected from ransomware. This way, we have a golden image that is resilient to ransomware attacks. We saw the benefits of Veritas NetBackup within the first three months.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to handle machine data parallel processing is the most valuable feature of Teradata."
"It's the same as your visual database. I like the fast load feature for data, the BTQ solution is very good, and storage procedures are very fast."
"Designing the database is easy."
"The most valuable feature of Teradata is the quick processing of large data."
"It is a stable program."
"Teradata can be deployed on-premise, on the cloud, or in a virtual machine, which means customers can move without having to create their architecture all over again."
"The most valuable feature of Teradata is security. It runs on Unix and Linux platforms which provide better security."
"Teradata features high productivity and reliability because it has several redundancy options, so the system is always up and running."
"The most valuable feature is the trouble-free operation, as we have not had many problems with it."
"The tool's information transfer and patching up is easy. The solution offers protection from ransomware which is also a valuable feature."
"It is pretty stable. We have one dedicated technician that is taking care of all the data protect. Typically, we have an issue once a month, if that. Or once every two months."
"We were able to witness the benefits of using the solution within weeks of using it."
"The most valuable feature is its stability."
"The Replication Director, Auto Image Replication, Accelerator, Oracle Intelligent Policy, synthetic and VADP backups are the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas NetBackup is the protection policies or protection module."
"The tool's most valuable feature is backups."
 

Cons

"An additional feature I would you like to see included in the next release, is that it needs to be more cloud-friendly."
"I'm not sure about the unstructured data management capabilities. It could be improved."
"​I think the UI is not there yet. It could be improved by being more user-friendly.​"
"The reporting side wasn't very good in the past, but with the latest versions, it's getting better. Still, the friendliness of the PDC reporting and functionality needs to be improved."
"​Their level of technical support is adequate. It could be better.​"
"Teradata has a few AI models, but in data science, we need more flexibility."
"Teradata should focus on functionality for building predictive models because, in that regard, it can definitely improve."
"Teradata is somewhat late in adopting cloud technology."
"They currently have the Java concept and it should be less intensive and take less load."
"Endpoint backup capability is needed."
"Some of the hardware is out of support."
"In regards to protecting the physical servers with parameters, it's a long and difficult process."
"Technical support only gets back to us the following morning."
"The ability to use different disk appliance brands as Pure Disk (not OST), such as EMC Data Domain ."
"The web interface is not modern."
"The reporting of the backups could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost is substantial, totaling around $1.2 million, solely dedicated to upgrading the hardware."
"We are looking for a more flexible cost model for the next version that we use, whether it be cloud or on-premise."
"I am using the free version of Teradata."
"The initial cost may seem high, but the TCO is low."
"The price of Teradata is expensive. However, what they deliver they are outstanding. If you're looking for an inexpensive solution to run a database, this isn't your tool. It's the Ferrari of databases for data warehousing."
"In the past, it turned out that other solutions, in order to provide the full range of abilities that the Teradata platform provides plus the migration costs, would end up costing more than Teradata does."
"Users have to pay a yearly licensing fee for Teradata IntelliFlex, which is very expensive."
"The cost of running Teradata is quite high, but you get a good return on investment."
"If you want to have more scalability you have to purchase more licenses. The license is annually and there are a lot of different licensing depending on the number of terabytes needed. It is not based on per-user, core, or servers. You can backup anything you want using the purchased terabyte space."
"There is a license required for this solution and it is priced based upon the data used."
"In terms of cost, it's not very good."
"The licensing model is cost-prohibitive as you scale out."
"The licensing fees are expensive."
"The price is okay."
"If you have a complex environment with dozens of different servers and apps, I recommend you look for TB licensing."
"Veritas NetBackup's price could be a problem for small businesses."
report
Use our free recommendation engine to learn which Backup and Recovery solutions are best for your needs.
859,129 professionals have used our research since 2012.
 

Comparison Review

it_user232068 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 5, 2015
Netezza vs. Teradata
Original published at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-i-choose-net Two leading Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) architectures for Data Warehousing (DW) are IBM PureData System for Analytics (formerly Netezza) and Teradata. I thought talking about the similarities and differences…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Healthcare Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Comparing Teradata and Oracle Database, which product do you think is better and why?
I have spoken to my colleagues about this comparison and in our collective opinion, the reason why some people may declare Teradata better than Oracle is the pricing. Both solutions are quite simi...
Which companies use Teradata and who is it most suitable for?
Before my organization implemented this solution, we researched which big brands were using Teradata, so we knew if it would be compatible with our field. According to the product's site, the comp...
Is Teradata a difficult solution to work with?
Teradata is not a difficult product to work with, especially since they offer you technical support at all levels if you just ask. There are some features that may cause difficulties - for example,...
What is the best next generation backup tool?
Assuming you have an onprem ecosystem which runs the VMware, physical systems on Win, Linux and Unix and run both traditional DB's and nosql DB's like mongo, then Netbackup (NBU) will be the right ...
What do you like most about Veritas NetBackup?
The most valuable feature of cloud integration is the ability to send data outside of your location. This can be achieved by integrating cloud tier options or other object storage solutions.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup?
The product is cost-effective, and I would rate its pricing as an eight out of ten. The pricing model is based on the amount of data transferred, making it manageable for us.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

IntelliFlex, Aster Data Map Reduce, , QueryGrid, Customer Interaction Manager, Digital Marketing Center, Data Mover, Data Stream Architecture
No data available
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Netflix
Beta Offshore
Find out what your peers are saying about Teradata vs. Veritas NetBackup and other solutions. Updated: June 2025.
859,129 professionals have used our research since 2012.