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Veritas NetBackup vs Veritas System Recovery comparison

 

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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
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
117
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (5th)
Veritas System Recovery
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (28th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Veritas NetBackup and Veritas System Recovery aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Veritas NetBackup is designed for Backup and Recovery and holds a mindshare of 2.2%, down 4.5% compared to last year.
Veritas System Recovery, on the other hand, focuses on Disaster Recovery (DR) Software, holds 1.2% mindshare, up 0.5% since last year.
Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Veritas NetBackup2.2%
Veeam Data Platform8.5%
Commvault Cloud4.9%
Other84.4%
Backup and Recovery
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Veritas System Recovery1.2%
Veeam Data Platform17.1%
Commvault Cloud11.6%
Other70.1%
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

IJ
Consultant at MTN
Backup operations benefit from strong support and excellent assistance
Our primary use case for Veritas NetBackup is for normal backup operations, but not necessarily for deduplication. We use it to back up our data We use Veritas NetBackup for normal backup operations. Although we do not utilize its deduplication technology or cloud integration, we can trigger…
SP
IT Manager at Canara Robeco
An easy to maintains solution useful to manage daily backup and the restoration of backup files
I don't see any scope for improvement in the product since it is a well-established solution. My company has not faced any production-related issues with Veritas System Recovery, as it has stayed quite stable in our environment. The product's integration capabilities are an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required. The documentation and reporting areas also need to be improved.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The VM portal and the CloudCatalyst are two of the solution's most valuable features."
"I like NetBackup's accelerator feature. You can take a full backup with incremental speed and integrate it with block tracking."
"The solution is easy to scale."
"The solution offers the hardware and the software at the same time."
"AIR and duplication, overall management and troubleshooting."
"I think this is the best backup solution that we have. It is very good for the infrastructure."
"Our customers who have faced ransomware attacks were able to recover their data in less than one day without any stress. Veritas is ransomware resilient and because of its implementation, it is not dependent on the operating system to work."
"I have found the Media Server Deduplication tool, deployment policies, and agentless features to be the most valuable features."
"With Veritas System Recovery, we have the option to run an infinite number of full backups according to our requirements."
"You can back up the whole image."
"The installation was straightforward."
"Offers good recovery quickly."
"The solution captures the system state, so when we restore the system, it will be restored to the state it was in at the time of the backup."
"It has a user-friendly interface."
"The solution has helped reduce my company's cost by around 50 to 60 percent."
"The tool helps automate system recovery. The solution is most useful in scenarios involving restoration to a different environment. For instance, when migrating from a physical server to a virtual one, the tool facilitates conversion."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in the implementation of Power servers."
"The solution's technical support process should be improved."
"The solution is not that stable because it has to be monitored and administered every day. The stability could be improved."
"The solution costs too much."
"The product could improve the user-friendliness and comfort of its environment, especially for those unfamiliar with it."
"Updates were not always consistent."
"I think reporting can always be improved."
"The biggest problem with NetBackup is licensing."
"We faced issues with recovery and restoration."
"It needs an easier interface."
"The tool's deployment could be easier. The deployment itself isn't the issue; rather, the problem lies in configuring policies and testing everything before it's ready. We invest a significant amount of time in preparing for various scenarios. However, we often encounter situations where changes have occurred since our initial preparations. This can render the automation less valuable."
"Veritas System Recovery Manager offers some manager solutions, but there is room for improvement."
"The pricing could be cheaper."
"Veritas System Recovery’s pricing and local support need some improvement."
"The product's integration capabilities are an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"Lacks the ability to protect the database snapshot."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"A better price would make this product more competitive."
"Pricing is pretty costly as compared to the other products but worth investing for the long term and high ROI."
"It is reasonably priced."
"Veritas NetBackup is very expensive, and I think price is the main reason which some customers don't want to use this solution."
"If you want to have more scalability you have to purchase more licenses. The license is annually and there are a lot of different licensing depending on the number of terabytes needed. It is not based on per-user, core, or servers. You can backup anything you want using the purchased terabyte space."
"The software and license are very expensive."
"If you have a complex environment with dozens of different servers and apps, I recommend you look for TB licensing."
"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."
"My company has to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. There is no need to pay any additional fees apart from the licensing costs attached to the solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
20%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Energy/Utilities Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business32
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise65
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
 

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?
Veritas NetBackup is quite expensive, and sometimes vendors do not suggest it and always recommend different other options, especially after certain points, which is a concern. As far as our core o...
What do you like most about Veritas System Recovery?
The tool helps automate system recovery. The solution is most useful in scenarios involving restoration to a different environment. For instance, when migrating from a physical server to a virtual ...
What needs improvement with Veritas System Recovery?
The tool's deployment could be easier. The deployment itself isn't the issue; rather, the problem lies in configuring policies and testing everything before it's ready. We invest a significant amou...
What is your primary use case for Veritas System Recovery?
I use the solution for daily backup and the restoration of backup files.
 

Also Known As

No data available
Veritas System Recovery 18, System Recovery 18, System Recovery
 

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Sample Customers

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