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Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Veeam Agent for Microsoft W...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
40
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

Salman Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Functional application availability
There are not many options available for AIX backup. They provide the agent for AIX, but it could be more mature, and they should improve that option. They also provide the AIX agent, which is similar to the Windows and Linux agents. Since we use AIX machines, we need to take backups of those machines. However, the options available in that agent are limited. Therefore, the new version should have improvements in that area.
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

"It's powerful and user-friendly."
"The solution is meeting all of our client's requirements. It has good performance."
"It is easy to deploy."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"We found the initial setup to be quite simple."
"A full-featured option for managing virtual machines with an instant recovery feature."
"Veeam helps to create a stable environment with virtual servers."
"User-friendly data backup and protection solution for a Windows environment. The Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is very scalable, stable, and has good compatibility and integration."
"I like that it's enterprise-capable. It can handle multiple operating systems. It can handle multiple database types. It can handle a lot of different backup use cases. It's flexible."
"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."
"It is easy to use, and you can run it with all kinds of client software environments. It works well with the most popular software, file systems, and operating systems. It is very useful to us."
"I have found it to be the simplest solution to the market. It gives us a complete end to end solution. We are using this solution, Veritas Appliance and another one for access archiving. It is convenient to have all the support from one vendor."
"I like the cross-platform features."
"The features are good."
"This is a complete solution, everything is under one console."
"Deduplication is the most valuable feature as it reduces the backup time and provides backup of a single copy of data"
 

Cons

"There really are no cons. The product simply has to maintain development to keep up with changes in the operating system."
"They should improve the solution's automation features."
"Maybe in the future, they could do something better with the user interface and the performance, but so far it's a really good, efficient solution."
"The solution lacks instant recovery."
"I would like to see the ability for incremental backups and reverse backups."
"The backups can go slow."
"There should be an option to use the solution for physical machines."
"The support could be improved a lot, as it is currently non-existent."
"In regards to protecting the physical servers with parameters, it's a long and difficult process."
"The virtual environment, cloud integration, copy data management features need improvement."
"It would be helpful, in future releases, if the solution could add WORM (Write Once Read Many) support right within the product."
"Veritas NetBackup has been in the backup and recovery market for quite a long time, but somehow, from my own observations and from feedback from end users, its user interface is lagging behind other comparable solutions such as Veeam."
"Lacks a reporting feature."
"It would be better if it had a cloud integration feature. I would like to use a single product for the cloud instances and the on-premise instances. The price could also be better."
"The restoration method and the compression ratio need improvement."
"System administrators would be more efficient in NetBackup if the number of tools and command lines was reduced."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay for a three-year subscription to use Veeam Agent."
"Pricing is based on license packaging and duration. Longer term licenses are less per year and license packages also offer a discount."
"We purchased a three-year license, and I think that the prices are ok."
"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis."
"For the licensing of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, the customer can choose to pay monthly or yearly. It's up to the customer."
"We have a cloud provider agreement with Veeam. We are also paying for the agent."
"The solution is free of cost for end users but for enterprise use, a license per user is required."
"The solution is inexpensive, more so than other products."
"Pricing is expensive, so it could be lower."
"The licensing model is cost-prohibitive as you scale out."
"The solution is expensive compared to other products."
"When we consider the quality and value of Veritas NetBackup, it is worth the cost."
"It is very expensive. The licensing cost for this solution is on a yearly basis. It is approximately 50k. We will continue using it at least for the next year, but we are currently doing an analysis to switch to some other solution."
"The software and license are very expensive."
"Veritas NetBackup is very expensive, and I think price is the main reason which some customers don't want to use this solution."
"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."
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Top Industries

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Photography Company
20%
Performing Arts
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
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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