We performed a comparison between Quest NetVault 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."It has File and SQL backup, which is the main benefit for us."
"The solution allows us to block off our network and only give access to whatever we want."
"The interface is very user-friendly."
"The user interface is good."
"Its dashboard is quite well done. When you log into the GUI, you can basically see everything you need to know. There is also the possibility to edit the view as you like, which is great."
"Having the web-based interface is important to us because we can access it from any computer in the network, rather than having it installed and available for use only on a specific one."
"The initial setup is straightforward. It's not that complicated. Deployment took maybe about 15 minutes."
"If a job is pending, the solution communicates it to us through emails."
"The ease-of-use in general is great."
"It is one of the most stable backup solutions."
"The implementation is straightforward."
"Its reliability and the fact that we have all the skills that we need for Veritas Backup Exec are the most valuable."
"It gives us the ability to locate and restore critical files which users may have intentionally or unknowing deleted a while ago."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas Backup Exec is the ease of use."
"We have never had any problem with storage and backups. It works very well and is a user-friendly solution."
"The product provides automated and faster data backup and recovery compared to other vendors."
"There are certain issues with the product that we report to Quest, and we get offered a workaround instead of a fix. There could be better interaction with the development teams, perhaps in terms of transparency."
"There are command-line limitations. There is not a very strong possibility to work with the command line. The commands that are there are not that powerful, and you need to be very good at scripting, for example, in PowerShell or in Bash in case it is running on Linux systems. You need to combine a lot of commands together, and still, you will not get a great output that is presentable to others. You cannot work with it as easily."
"The product’s SQL backup plugin needs improvement."
"I would like to see the option of cloud-based management."
"The interface can be improved. It should be more clear what features are available and make them easy to find."
"In the next version, I would like to see support for the MongoDB database. As it is now, there is no component that works with it and we cannot back the data up using NetVault."
"The storage capacity is very low."
"The stability of the solution is poor."
"The solution is too heavy and complex with 1,000 menus and options that make it messy rather than lightweight."
"Veritas Backup Exec should be more user-friendly. The costs should also be much lower and it should be easier to go through the disaster recovery process."
"They can work on the issue of the job timing out when it is unable to reach a selection item. It sometimes hangs up on the selection item, thus preventing the job from continuing."
"I would like to see this solution improve on faster restoration. Currently, it takes a long time to restore my data."
"The solution could improve by having better documentation."
"I would like to be able to create a restore task that can be scheduled so that the same restore action will be performed automatically."
"Initial setup is a bit complex and needs some expertise for troubleshooting when something goes wrong."
"They can improve the reporting component. The reports aren't user-friendly at all. You have to download them to Excel to get statistics."
Quest NetVault is ranked 46th in Backup and Recovery with 10 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Quest NetVault is rated 7.2, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Quest NetVault writes "Easy to use, stable, affordable pricing model, and good technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Quest NetVault is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Quest Rapid Recovery, Veritas NetBackup, Commvault Cloud and Rubrik, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery. See our Quest NetVault vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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