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.
"The best aspect of the solution is its backup functionality."
"It's easy to deploy."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"You have the flexibility to encrypt your backups and choose the storage capacity you're comfortable paying for."
"There is only one feature, and that is the backup."
"The MARS agent makes it easy to use."
"Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore."
"The backup features are very useful."
"The VM portal and the CloudCatalyst are two of the solution's most valuable features."
"Includes snapshots and multiple database agents."
"It has been around for so long, and it is very in-depth. It has a solution for everything that you can cover."
"DLO: Client for laptops."
"The solution offers the hardware and the software at the same time."
"It has a very good user interface."
"The main features of this solution are deduplication, compression, ease of use, simplistic user interface, and compatibility with all the backup service systems."
"The troubleshooting is very good."
"The time required to restore files should be a little faster."
"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."
"It still does not have a lot of customization, especially if your workloads are not in Azure."
"It doesn't have the option to have a backup from the database. It has backup for the files, folders, and backup only the whole virtual machine. But if I need to do a backup from the Oracle database, from an Exchange server or from SharePoint, this ability isn't there. There is no application backup."
"The compression ratio of the backup data should be improved."
"It can be further improved by continuously meeting its compliance requirements."
"The extensibility onto hybrid environments needs a bit of tweaking for those on-prem."
"The user interface is a little bit confusing and it could be better."
"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."
"The solution is not that stable because it has to be monitored and administered every day. The stability could be improved."
"Planning for the implementation takes a lot of time."
"Maybe they could add more cloud solutions."
"GUI needs to be more user-friendly."
"It would be helpful, in future releases, if the solution could add WORM (Write Once Read Many) support right within the product."
"They need to improve their support. In the beginning, their engineers had trouble understanding the issue we were presenting. It took a lot of conversations for them to start troubleshooting the problem."
"I do not really like NetBackup as it is coming from a mix of other software packages."
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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