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.
"Enables immediate recovery and immediate restoration."
"With a couple of buttons, we can configure a VM for a backup and use the wall service, the storage wall service, pretty seamlessly."
"It is a stable solution...The product is worth the money you pay for it."
"First of all, you can schedule a backup for the client. You can schedule it as you like. You can also control the bandwidth, so the backup will not utilize. The internet will depend on the bandwidth."
"It is easy to schedule backups."
"One of the most valuable features is security and connectivity to the data."
"The MARS agent makes it easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is the file recovery and file vault."
"The tool provides recovery. The support for their legacy software is very good."
"This is the best solution that I know of."
"We are quite satisfied with the performance and reliability of the NetBackup product. When it comes to specific features, the most valuable is the Instant Recovery feature, which we call "short-term IR". Instant Recovery allows users to spin up backup images and bring back any VM instantly."
"If you are running on a legacy tape environment NetBackup is best."
"It provides us with the versatility to back up everything we require which eliminates the need for a secondary backup solution."
"The most valuable features are the VMware VADP backups and the support for data domains."
"The most valuable feature is that it is basically a replica of our SAND data. We archive the SAND data for recovery, if there is an issue on the fence."
"I like that it's enterprise-capable. It can handle multiple operating systems. It can handle multiple database types. It can handle a lot of different backup use cases. It's flexible."
"The product must improve on a database level."
"On-prem can be complex to set up but the cloud is simple."
"The solution is still in its infancy; it's not a mature product yet."
"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."
"The Azure Backup support for on-premises service is limited."
"The product could improve its performance."
"I would like to have the option to increase the frequency of the backups. Azure Backup does backups on an hourly basis, but I would prefer it to take backups more often."
"It can be further improved by continuously meeting its compliance requirements."
"The biggest additional features needed are more cloud capabilities and security from ransomware."
"In regards to protecting the physical servers with parameters, it's a long and difficult process."
"It needs support for Kernel-based Virtual Machines (KVMs)."
"The restore tool is not friendly to newcomers."
"I would advise not to use this tool. I think between the licensing issues and the older solution mentality it is not a great solution."
"I would like to have support enabled for cloud backups."
"It's a little bit complex to manage."
"Lacks a reporting feature."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 112 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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