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Veritas NetBackup vs Veritas NetBackup Appliance comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

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

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
Veritas NetBackup Appliance
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
15th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 3.5%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is 0.7%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Ahmed Handal - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced data retention and recovery with robust backup features
The Oracle Agent and Oracle RAC support are valuable features; they are crucial for taking backups and cloning applications. NetBackup Appliance has many features. Backup Exec is a great product as well. NetBackup is well-developed with strong features, including deduplication technology, which allows us to retain backups for longer periods—exceeding our expectations by keeping backups for almost a month. It's effective for data recovery and capable of handling large-scale data recoveries. It is very stable and keeps applications secure. However, the AI integration is not yet tested.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I am comfortable with using this product."
"The Replication Director, Auto Image Replication, Accelerator, Oracle Intelligent Policy, synthetic and VADP backups are the most valuable features."
"The backup and restore features work very well."
"Backup and recovery software with great stability, and can support large-scale environments."
"The most valuable feature is flexibility."
"The backup and restoration are 100 percent guaranteed."
"Logs are very easy to read, parse, and use for diagnostics."
"The solution is stable."
"We rarely need their help. I would give their technical support an 8.5 out of ten. We are satisfied."
"The intelligent policies feature is used in order to protect the VMware infrastructure. One of the things that makes a big difference for our company is the usage of these intelligence policies. The system automatically provides extra protection for any VMware server application or service. From a backup administrator's point of view, this is what we call peace of mind. It reduces the workload and therefore reduces resources needed from the company."
"The policy-based backup feature is very helpful."
"It has a lot of very good features. The virtual tape library (VTL) feature is most valuable. Overall, it is easy to use."
"Compared to a homemade installation, this appliance is very stable."
"The solution has a very easy-to-navigate user interface."
"It’s quite scalable."
"It has been our go-to product for backup."
 

Cons

"We are looking forward to testing a feature that promises to allow us to host a workload directly from the backup appliance without rehydrating any items."
"It needs support for Kernel-based Virtual Machines (KVMs)."
"The ability to use different disk appliance brands as Pure Disk (not OST), such as EMC Data Domain ."
"The implementation process could be simplified to make it quicker."
"The licensing costs could be more affordable."
"The virtual environment, cloud integration, copy data management features need improvement."
"Enhancing reporting across the board would be beneficial."
"Within their product lineup, they need to consolidate down to one product. Veritas doesn't have one product that does everything. So, Veritas can do everything, but you basically need to run two products. I would like them to combine all the capabilities into one release."
"The NetBackup software is based on Red Hat Linux, but we should have multiple software options for that. We should have more OS options. Also, there are too many tools and intermediaries. Everything should be built into an all-in-one solution."
"The hybrid model is not that efficient if we want to off-site data; it takes a lot of time to upload the data on a regular basis."
"The price needs to be improved because it is really expensive."
"They could simplify the process of installing, and provide more space for data during the process."
"It's hard to get to the backups. There are too many tabs."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance can improve by having a more direct connection to the cloud. It should have the technology to be able to directly communicate with the cloud."
"They need to make the licensing more clear. They should give all of the licensing details for the portals and be more clear. I have accidentally purchased the incorrect license because it's not clear."
"Veeam has a verification action, which is good."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is expensive compared to other products."
"Annual licensing fee."
"This is an affordable solution"
"It is slightly more expensive than Commvault, but it is pretty much the same. It is an enterprise solution, so it scales quite well. It has a lot of features. So, you pay for what you get. It is not cheap, but it is fit for the purpose."
"Veritas NetBackup's price could be a problem for small businesses."
"We are happy with the pricing that we have, but it's expensive."
"A better price would make this product more competitive."
"Our primary complaint about this product is that it is too expensive."
"It costs more to license support for this solution, compared to others."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"The pricing for the solution's software maintenance and licensing is high."
"The product's price is high."
"We pay annually. It is a huge figure for us."
"The product is expensive and comes with a yearly license."
"I cannot say whether our licensing costs are on a monthly or annual basis, as we have a global contract."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance is priced well compared to other solutions."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
The price is slightly expensive for small and medium enterprises. If they can review the prices, we feel it would be beneficial, especially for the African market.
What needs improvement with Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
Leveraging AI in Veritas NetBackup Appliance is one of the road maps now that they have done a collaboration with Cohesity, which is a feature I'm looking forward to. Using AI is one improvement I ...
 

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