We performed a comparison between Veeam Backup & Replication and Veritas Backup Exec based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Veeam Backup & Replication comes out on top in this comparison. According to its users, it is a powerful, comprehensive, and mature solution. Veeam Backup & Replication also received higher marks for its support than Veritas Backup Exec did.
"I think that the scalability is very good. We can't compare it."
"Veeam replication gives migration tools/options for VMware."
"I have found the most valuable feature to be the new CDP features. It is very popular for my customer's needs."
"Its performance is fine. It supports us very well. It is able to support our policy for RTO, RPO, and other things that we need."
"The whole replication aspect of the solution is excellent because it compresses the data so well."
"Veeam Is very useful for most environments and can scale up in most environments - such as Amazon or Azure."
"Veeam is quick, easy to work with, and its support for Microsoft products is good. They also provide adequate solutions for backing up Microsoft applications in the cloud, such as Office 365."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the recuperation of the weaker machines."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly interface."
"We have virtual infrastructure, so restoring virtual machine systems from backups is also very easy."
"I like that Backup Exec integrates with Microsoft Exchange. We can retrieve backups from the email boxes."
"The initial setup is easy."
"I have found the overall features of the solution very good and there is the option to backup to the cloud."
"We are happy with Veritas Backup Exec's stability."
"The most important feature is the variety of backup applications it supports, including ERP systems and most other programs, such as Microsoft."
"The solution is good for small and medium-sized businesses."
"We would like to have the ability to perform more things on the web interface. The heavy client is still needed to perform advanced tasks."
"Limited support for environments other than VMware or Microsoft."
"The integration with other solutions should be improved."
"The user interface needs to be improved. It could be simpler to use."
"I only ever found one error. It was when we were doing a file copy job. After using it for ten minutes, it would slow down and cause a bottleneck error."
"Pricing can be improved."
"The replication process is very slow. It takes too long to replicate a virtual machine."
"My biggest issue with Veeam at the moment is how the backup reports are displayed. We use the SolarWinds integration to generate consolidated reports for monitoring purposes, but we aren't getting all the available data shown to us in the way that we want."
"The pricing is an area of improvement and the mode of marketing it."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"The pricing of the solution is a bit high."
"Doesn't include disaster recovery."
"The cost is quite high. Along with the general costs, the supposed agents that you have to buy for the various options that you want to use ends up driving the costs higher as well."
"The solution could improve by having better documentation."
"In terms of improvements, I think the pricing model could be improved. They charge you by port, for every port that you have even if you're not using all of them."
"Veritas Backup Exec's dashboard feature could be enhanced."
Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 328 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud, Veritas System Recovery and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). See our Veeam Backup & Replication vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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