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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
16th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 3.4%, down from 5.2% 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

"Its most valuable features are flexibility and reliability."
"Ease of installing, configuring, upgrading, and troubleshooting."
"It has a very good user interface."
"The simulation engine is highly valuable as it allows us to simulate what a failure would be like and generate reports."
"Could be used for both of Physical and Virtual Environments."
"DLO: Client for laptops."
"The backup and restore functions are very valuable aspects of the product."
"I like the cross-platform features."
"NetBackup is based on really good architectural hardware, and Veritas has the best backup and replication technology in the world."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance is a total backup solution. We don't have to buy other applications to do it."
"The Oracle Agent and Oracle RAC support are valuable features; they are crucial for taking backups and cloning applications."
"I personally find Veritas NetBackup Applicance hassle-free."
"NetBackup Appliance's most valuable feature is the duplication encryption standard feature."
"I recommend Veritas NetBackup Appliance as a great product worth exploring."
"We have good data backup coverage."
"The NetBackup appliance features customized software that is designed for storage."
 

Cons

"The solution is not that stable because it has to be monitored and administered every day. The stability could be improved."
"It would be extremely helpful if the solution offered near-zero recovery time for SQL."
"The virtual environment, cloud integration, copy data management features need improvement."
"Setup implementation."
"Veritas NetBackup needs improvement in terms of integration with the cloud."
"There may be a learning curve."
"Endpoint backup capability is needed."
"GUI needs to be more user-friendly."
"They could improve the interface a bit."
"NetBackup Appliance's pricing is reasonable, but it could be lower."
"It would be a better solution if we were able to make more reports in regards to the backup system."
"Veritas NetBackup would benefit from better explained error codes."
"It's difficult to make a switch with the tool because the actual physical storage doesn't work with anything else."
"The price could be a bit better."
"The scalability isn't great. Every time you want to add storage, you can't just add a little bit, you need to add a lot."
"The cost per terabyte is extremely high."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Acceptable if you need to implement it for larger environments, e.g. over 1000 clients. For smaller setups it might be too expensive."
"The price of NetBackup is okay. I think it's a little bit expensive but manageable. It has a lot of features, and the backup is better than most applications, so I think the price is competitive."
"It is an expensive solution."
"Pricing is good, under our budget, and flexible."
"Smaller virtualized environments will want to stick to a traditional licensing model if possible. It will likely be cheaper, but it is a pain to manage all the individual licenses for each client."
"A better price would make this product more competitive."
"The price of Veritas NetBackup is high, it should be reduced."
"If you have a complex environment with dozens of different servers and apps, I recommend you look for TB licensing."
"The product is expensive and comes with a yearly license."
"The licensing costs are approximately 150,00 Saudi Riyals."
"Overall, Veritas is a good solution; the problem is the cost."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance is priced well compared to other solutions."
"I rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."
"Appliances do not come cheaply."
"The solution is not cheap"
"The pricing for the solution's software maintenance and licensing is high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

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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