We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Veritas NetBackup based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Azure Backup slightly nudges out Veritas NetBackup in this comparison. Azure Backup is a more straightforward solution to learn, use, and manage, and provides some impressive next-gen cloud capabilities. Veritas is very complex to learn and manage. Additionally, it is lacking in some basic cloud functionalities, which makes the solution seem a bit dated.
"You have the flexibility to encrypt your backups and choose the storage capacity you're comfortable paying for."
"Our client’s infrastructure is protected by the tool."
"I like that it's a simple system."
"We are happy with this product and have not found any issues while using it."
"The feature that I have found the most valuable is that it is easy to create a backup by using Azure Backup. It also has a good user interface and nice features for sending notifications when any backup fails or there is a change in the status of virtual machines."
"The product is cost-effective compared to other vendors."
"The deployment process is quite easy in Azure."
"The most valuable features of Azure Backup for us are its flexible retention options and the ability to recover to a second region with geo-replication and read access."
"It is easy to use, and you can run it with all kinds of client software environments. It works well with the most popular software, file systems, and operating systems. It is very useful to us."
"It is important, when we chose a solution, that the customer service/technical support team could help us when we needed it, but the support was good."
"Its most valuable features are flexibility and reliability."
"The solution offers very good storage efficiency, so there's excellent compression and deduplication within the product that our clients really appreciate."
"This is a product that has been on the market for a while and they have mastered the backup process, especially when backing up to tape, for most environments."
"NetBackup is very easy for end-users."
"Veritas NetBackup is very stable and scales out very well."
"This is a complete solution, everything is under one console."
"The solution is still in its infancy; it's not a mature product yet."
"While Azure Backup allows ingress data, the egress data is chargeable, which should be excluded."
"The length of time it takes to restore is our main source of frustration. It would be beneficial to shorten the time it takes."
"I can’t use the solution to restore another native cloud solution. Azure must add this new feature."
"It would be beneficial to receive alert messages if something isn't configured correctly, for instance, if service principal names are missing, a message could prompt you to set them up."
"Azure Backup is limited to certain workloads. It would be helpful if Microsoft focused on enabling backups for Oracle and other unsupported databases."
"Azure lacks sufficient solutions for a particular scenario, we may need to resort to using third-party applications. In such cases, these applications can be employed to facilitate backup, replication, and the efficient utilization of internet connectivity and bandwidth. They enable us to effectively manage and transfer data while ensuring optimal utilization of network resources. However, it would be a benefit if we did not have to use third-party applications for these operations."
"My company faces a lot of difficulties in restoring any encrypted VM backup."
"Its integration with Nutanix and technical support can be improved."
"The solution must provide a different way to schedule backups."
"The restoration method and the compression ratio need improvement."
"When the customer is using SaaS applications like Office 365, the integration falls short and needs to be improved."
"The solution is not easy to use. You need to train yourself step by step because it is complex, but it is a good solution. Its pricing could be cheaper."
"In regards to protecting the physical servers with parameters, it's a long and difficult process."
"Veritas could simplify the firmware recovery in terms of the deployed. The process shouldn't be dependent on the agents. It should be completely agentless."
"Main area that could be improved is the pricing, to make it more competitive"
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 111 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Veritas Backup Exec and Dell NetWorker. See our Azure Backup vs. Veritas NetBackup report.
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