We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar and Veritas Backup Exec 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."The setup is very easy."
"The solution is easy to use and has high performance."
"It is a very complete product."
"The solution integrates well with Unix, Windows, Hyper-V and VM."
"The backup is the solution's most valuable feature. It's very reliable."
"They are extremely reliable and scalable — they provide the best de-duplication on the market."
"Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup."
"The solution is very stable."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"The product provides automated and faster data backup and recovery compared to other vendors."
"The solution is good for small and medium-sized businesses."
"It is responding very well, and its performance is good. It has a lot of options. For backup, you can connect it to a cloud or a physical hard drive. They also provide an API for integration with different platforms and products. However, we have not integrated it with another product."
"Compression is the most valuable feature."
"I like that Backup Exec integrates with Microsoft Exchange. We can retrieve backups from the email boxes."
"The interface easy to use and it is compatible with most backup devices."
"This solution has a very good technical support department that is very responsive."
"The initial setup is a bit complex and could be simpler."
"Interfaces need to be improved."
"What would make Dell Avamar better is if it can do faster backups because right now, PowerProtect Data Manager is better in this area with its new UI and a new way to implement backups. Customers nowadays also expect more up-to-date solutions, and this is another area for improvement in Dell Avamar. It's not as up-to-date, so I'm counting on PowerProtect Data Manager, but customers who have Dell Avamar don't want to switch because you don't have as many backup problems in Dell Avamar compared to other solutions. What I'd like to see in the next release of Dell Avamar is an updated UI and a different way to manage backups because currently, backup management is a bit heavy for customers using Dell Avamar."
"I think they could also move more towards cloud solutions. It already has some cloud tiering, but I think that could be more extensive. They should work with all cloud providers and I think in the future they will be on all cloud platforms."
"It is very scalable, and that's its claim to fame, but that also makes it hard to make changes. Anytime there is a large piece of software, changing that piece of software is harder. You've got a larger install base, so you can't just rapidly change. We also use another product called Veeam, and it has this new feature called Continuous Data Protection, which basically lets you get very close to the way the system was in time. We have a system or two up there on which we have set 10 minutes Continuous Data Protection. So, we can roll it back to whatever it was 10 minutes ago, 20 minutes ago, or 30 minutes ago. This feature doesn't exist in Avamar Data Domain. That's the one feature I'd like to see first."
"It was challenging to back up our Exchange database, which is one of the reasons we did not continue using this solution."
"The licensing model is not very flexible. Every time we upgrade our storage size, we need to upgrade the Avamar license."
"The UI is not easy to use. There are other products such as Veeam that are easy to use for the end-user which is why they are moving away from Avamar or Networker."
"There is no training provided, and their technicians are unaware of the features available."
"The licensing packet is confusing. If Veritas could do a better job of clarifying it, that would be helpful."
"The initial installation needs some effort."
"The console of Veritas Backup Exec is complex when compared to other software."
"I would like to see this solution improve on faster restoration. Currently, it takes a long time to restore my data."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
"It could be improved in the area of reporting and ease-of-use."
"It is not a recommended software when it comes to large environments where there has to be a minimal Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and/or Recover Point Objective (RPO)."
Dell Avamar is ranked 11th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery. See our Dell Avamar vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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