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Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL] vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL]
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veritas NetBackup
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
116
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (5th)
 

Featured Reviews

David Villota - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable and issue-free with a helpful onboarding wizard
The solution has been installed on Linux machines.  The solution is issue-free. We are happy with it.  The solution has been stable and reliable.  It is scalable.  My understanding the setup is pretty straightforward and that the onboarding wizard is pretty easy to follow.  I've never had to…
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 solution is very simple. Management of the platform is so simple that we don't need to have any training to deploy this solution."
"The most valuable feature is the instant restore option."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its integration with Veeam Backup & Replication console."
"What I found most valuable in Veeam Agent for Linux is that it can unify machines and even simplify management."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It's not complicated. It takes around half an hour to implement, but it depends on the performance of the server that you are installing the backup software on."
"It's stable and reliable."
"The flexibility and user-friendliness of Veeam make it very IT operations-friendly."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to pick up individual files."
"The most valuable features are the VMware VADP backups and the support for data domains."
"Veritas NetBackup provides good backup performance, and I can mount the snapshot without an installer."
"The documentation is good."
"Good graphical user interface. It's easy to create policies and to do installs."
"The client side deduplication reduces the backup window."
"The most valuable feature is that it is basically a replica of our SAND data. We archive the SAND data for recovery, if there is an issue on the fence."
"What I like most is it is a professional product. It supports all kinds of technologies, and I consider it one of the best backup products available."
"Specific features that I could not do without are SLPs for replication and duplication control and AIR which makes DR easy."
 

Cons

"I would like to be able to install Veeam directly to Linux instead of having to go through a Windows server."
"The integration needs improvement."
"In terms of the physical environment, I'd like them to integrate it with other kinds of solutions. We don't just work with Microsoft or Linux, but other kinds of infrastructure data as well."
"Technical support could be improved."
"There is a compatibility issue with HCI."
"The pricing could be lowered if possible."
"It would be much better if more applications were supported on the Linux side. For example, their agent for Windows not only can back up the Windows machine, but it can also back up Active Directory for granular restore, SQL servers, Exchange, Oracle, SharePoint, etc. When it comes to Linux, only Oracle databases are supported. There are workarounds, though."
"More Linux systems should be made compatible with the solution."
"Planning for the implementation takes a lot of time."
"There is room for improvement in the implementation of Power servers."
"The backup operation interface is not as mature as those of Veritas's competitors and has room for improvement."
"It would be extremely helpful if the solution offered near-zero recovery time for SQL."
"The licensing costs could be more affordable."
"The product needs to improve its GUI. It needs to make use of a web interface."
"They currently have the Java concept and it should be less intensive and take less load."
"This product would be improved with the inclusion of a Sandbox feature like Veeam Sandbox."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Price-wise it's good."
"We have purchased a license to use Veeam Agent for Linux and the additional support. The overall cost of Veeam Agent for Linux is expensive."
"It's a subscription based license, which is started on a yearly basis. Currently the licensing is split between three editions: standard, enterprise, and enterprise plus. As long as you check the comparison between the additions and make sure that you have what you need, there are no extra costs with Veeam."
"Veeam Agent is one of the cheapest products in the market."
"Licensing costs are monthly."
"The solution is rather expensive and I think the price is too high."
"There's the principal license for Veeam Agent for Linux, and then you need to buy additional licenses for your machines."
"The costing is very competitive."
"When you compare NetBackup's software licensing system with Veeam's, which is simpler and based on instances (or how many physical machines or virtual machines you want to protect), NetBackup isn't that competitive for smaller scale companies. However, if you're running many large workloads, then NetBackup may be the better option."
"Our license is capacity-based."
"Veritas NetBackup is more expensive than Cohesity and Rubrik, but it is comparable in price to Commvault, IBM, and Dell."
"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."
"If you have a source size of one terabyte then they will charge for a one terabyte license, although what is actually being stored is much less."
"Veritas Netbackup offers affordable licensing."
"The price is okay."
"Veritas NetBackup is more expensive than other backup solutions like Dell Power Protect and Veeam Backup."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Photography Company
23%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
17%
Real Estate/Law Firm
12%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
7%
 

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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.
 

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