Veritas Backup Exec vs Zerto comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Veritas Backup Exec
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
14th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
72
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Zerto
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
2nd
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
270
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Migration (3rd), Cloud Backup (3rd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Veritas Backup Exec is 1.8%, down from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Zerto is 2.6%, down from 8.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
Unique Categories:
No other categories found
Cloud Migration
1.5%
Cloud Backup
4.6%
 

Featured Reviews

GC
Aug 11, 2022
Is stable and scalable, but exchange email restoration needs improvement
Whenever a job fails, it would be a great improvement to be able to resume the job from the job got failed that feature. Suppose a job was started this morning and that it is going on while there are interruptions like network issues, server restart issues, server connectivity issues, services stopping, etc. For some reason, let's assume that the job failed or that it was mistakenly canceled by another person. It will be a great improvement if that failed job can be continued automatically or as a manual task. Exchange backup restoration takes a long time. Restoring a single email from the backup entire database is virtually occupies the entire system disk and it is huge pain. So, exchange email restoration should be simplified. Some time no reason some backups are getting failed after certain percentage, if I run the job again manually one by one then it will run successfully from one particular server. Additional ransomware protection mechanisms could also be added.
DC
Sep 18, 2023
Easy to set up and use, offers reliable performance
We use Zerto to replicate all of our production solutions. We replicate to cloud storage Zerto works really well. It's simple to set up and works well. Moreover, disaster recovery to the cloud for our organization is very important. We actually had to use it three years ago, and it worked out…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The beauty of the solution is that you can rely on it. It offers a quick recovery time when it's backing up items. The way it recovers data is excellent."
"The flexibility is very good."
"Synthetic backup is valuable. It gives you the possibility to do a synthesized backup, which means that it combines a full backup and incremental backup data and gives it to you in one stream. So, you don't have to restore the full backup and then later go and restore the incremental backup. You can do that in one go."
"It is a scalable product."
"This solution is not complex and you do not have to be too technical to use it."
"The interface, dashboard, and pricing are all perfect."
"For us, the main two features that we appreciate in this application are backup and restore. They are the main purposes for which we are using this application."
"We have virtual infrastructure, so restoring virtual machine systems from backups is also very easy."
"The feature I've found most valuable so far has been the ability to migrate the VMs from Hyper-V and Citrix Hypervisor. It's made our migration seamless. In the beginning, we were looking at freeware tools, and it was just a massive headache. Zerto solved a lot of the roadblocks that we'd run into in the past."
"Zerto is an excellent solution for cloud-based environments, but for DIY clients who have another site to recover their systems it also works well."
"When we replicated our data, I turned up the machine, and it was up in seconds. It blew my mind. I could not believe it."
"The most valuable feature of Zerto for us is its DR capability."
"The Move feature is the most valuable feature because it allows us to move the VM from our old environment to our new environment with minimal disruption."
"Using Zerto for the migration was incredibly valuable, enabling us to save tremendous amounts of time."
"It reduced the backup recovery time of our main backup solution by several hours. It's reduced our time because before we have to build a system and restore the data, we install the application and restore the data that took us at least a good 24 hours to do that. And now it's really minutes for us to recover our backup solution."
"The most valuable features of Zerto are the ease of use and recovery speed."
 

Cons

"The scalability could be improved even though the solution is targeted to small customers."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
"One area that needs improvement is SQL backup. Backup Exec doesn't support higher availability."
"They can improve the reporting component. The reports aren't user-friendly at all. You have to download them to Excel to get statistics."
"Veritas Backup Exec could improve the analytics. If there were some more detail in our scan reports it would be beneficial."
"The initial installation needs some effort."
"Firstly, the GUI for 2014 is mostly confusing, i.e., if you need to add any additional technical features, then it doesn't require a change to the GUI."
"Expanding is difficult because if I want to add, for example, a terabyte of data, then I have to buy a disk shelf and it will cost me a lot."
"The biggest pain points we have experienced are related to some of the SQL-intensive workloads just because the VPGs struggle a little bit to keep up. That might be because we are pushing too many transactions."
"Their data backup and restore have some ways to go."
"The native Zerto implementation requires quite a big environment. My environment is rather small. I do not have hundreds of virtual machines."
"You can back up VMs but can't back up individual objects, like email objects, which could be improved."
"The number one thing we have found we would like changed so far is the cost per VM. It would be great to get that pricing reduced."
"Zerto added the backup feature, but it's not quite up to speed yet when you compare it with the backup capabilities of other solutions out there."
"It would also be nice if they could find a way to make it where one VM does not impact the entire journal history of the VPG."
"Zerto could add text alerts if there are critical problems and alerts if changes affect our replication."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Veritas Backup Exec could be reduced and we pay annually for the license. However, compared to other solutions, such as Veeam, it is less expensive."
"The pricing can be improved."
"I think, at least for the price I've seen, it could be lower compared to other products."
"It is cheap compared to the other backup technologies. It all depends on the requirements."
"It's a good price for the product."
"The price of this solution is a bit high."
"Veritas comes with an annual licensing fee."
"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."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"It's very equitable, otherwise you wouldn't do it. It's something that we utilize for the licenses per core as far as what we're backing up. Therefore, it's very cost-efficient as far as the licensing goes. For the amount of stuff that we're backing up and what we're utilizing it for, the licensing is not very expensive at all."
"The pricing is a little more expensive in comparison to other tools."
"The pricing is pretty competitive to that of other options out there. When we shopped around, it was in line with the price of other solutions."
"Zerto's pricing is competitive, given the benefits and ease of setting it up. It may seem more expensive upfront, but you're going to save that over the long term by spending less engineering time configuring, reconfiguring, etc."
"All of my customers are happy with how this product works and they like it, but unfortunately, in the market that I represent, Zerto is expensive when compared with the competition."
"Obviously, I wish it were cheaper and more affordable. But I get what I pay for, so I can't complain."
"Obviously, it would be nice to have it for free. Nevertheless, a lot of effort has gone into making it a top-notch product. An excellent product with expert support is never going to be cheap. I think it's fairly priced for what it does and the benefit it brings to our business."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 9, 2014
VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?
Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too. But Veritas Netbac...
What do you like most about Veritas Backup Exec?
The most important feature is the variety of backup applications it supports, including ERP systems and most other programs, such as Microsoft.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas Backup Exec?
I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being very expensive. The pricing is good. We have a yearly license. The total license cost is around 40,000 dollars. That's with add-ons and t...
What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?
Ik fluister:VM Host Oracle en DataGuard hebben we per toeval vervangen door Zerto :-) tijdens de Zerto implementatie en VPG werden de Host Data in write-ack Block-Level gerepliceerd. Qua licentie 1...
What do you like most about Zerto?
The most valuable feature of Zerto for us is its DR capability.
 

Also Known As

Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec
Zerto Virtual Replication
 

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Sample Customers

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United Airlines, HCA, XPO Logistics, TaxSlayer, McKesson, Insight Global, American Airlines, Tencate, Aaron’s, Grey’s County, Kingston Technologies
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