We performed a comparison between OpenText Data Protector and Veritas NetBackup based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"Data Protector is quite simple and easy to deploy. The deployment is always the same. It's on a server, and the agents are deployed to the machines in a straightforward way. We have two engineers who deploy and manage all our backup solutions."
"The file system backup (by far, the most used) is the most valuable feature."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten...The initial setup process for the solution is easy."
"It's supports Unix, Linux, all of the OS's. It's very stable software."
"What I like the most about this solution is that I can change and access the Oracle backup file."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to back up our SQL server."
"The normal file system backup is easy to manage, and our success rate is quite high."
"Data Protector is very good at automation. From the time of the backup, verification, and copy to tape, it is very good. I don't need to touch it, it will do it by itself."
"The backup and restore features are helpful."
"It was especially useful with the appliances we use on a daily basis."
"It is very easy to back up and recover files compared to other products."
"I like the cross-platform features."
"Veritas NetBackup has significantly streamlined our backup and recovery processes by providing a single pane of view across various environments."
"The feature that is most useful for us is that it backs up every application that we own."
"It covers all kinds of different architectures. Plus, it's very user-friendly and it is very reliable"
"It's a good product, it does what we want it to do."
"Other tools seem to be easier to use."
"It can occasionally be inaccurate in its backup/recovery time estimates."
"In terms of what can be improved, I would say integrations with MongoDB. We use MongoDB and we need to go to scripts to do backups. We need more integrations."
"Micro Focus Data Protector must improve its overall evolution record. They need to focus on hardware based instant recovery, client recovery, and cloud ability. Now there is no cloud ability."
"We're not satisfied with the robustness and stability of the software since Micro Focus took it in-house. The GUI is one thing they could improve. It's still a bit archaic. Data Protector needs a more functional, user-friendly GUI."
"We face challenges with its stability."
"They should design the solution so that it is much easier for deployment and make the UI easy to use."
"If you compare the solution with the same specific features and enhancements on another solution, Data Protector is expensive. This is especially true when compared to, for example, Veeam."
"I have been involved in upgrades. They have not been straightforward. Some of them have required us to make changes to our architecture and production environment."
"Enhancing reporting across the board would be beneficial."
"The product must enable data migration from on-premise to the cloud."
"In regards to protecting the physical servers with parameters, it's a long and difficult process."
"There may be a learning curve."
"Data restoration from Veritas NetBackup is quite slow. I would also like documentation that I can share with my technical team."
"The security and performance could improve with Veritas NetBackup. The security could be improved by protecting the data from attackers."
"The biggest additional features needed are more cloud capabilities and security from ransomware."
OpenText Data Protector is ranked 24th in Backup and Recovery with 100 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 112 reviews. OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of OpenText Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, HPE StoreOnce, Symantec Data Loss Prevention and Forcepoint Data Loss Prevention, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Azure Backup and Veritas Backup Exec. See our OpenText Data Protector vs. Veritas NetBackup report.
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