We performed a comparison between Veritas Backup Exec and Veritas System Recovery based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."The disk-to-disk paid backup feature is quite good, and file locking is a very important feature."
"I have not seen another backup solution as scalable as this one."
"Veritas is simple and easy to deploy. In terms of the presentation and UI, they do their job well."
"Backup Exec 2012 R2 is a very good product for the Windows file system and SQL backups. It is very user-friendly, but the next version Backup Exec 2014 that is released and the other next versions of Backup Exec product is not so friendly."
"This is a very flexible product, which allows you to back up not only the physical environment but also the cloud environment."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to back up IBM Power virtual servers."
"Good open file option feature, SQL agent, and EM agent."
"This solution is not complex and you do not have to be too technical to use it."
"The tool helps automate system recovery. The solution is most useful in scenarios involving restoration to a different environment. For instance, when migrating from a physical server to a virtual one, the tool facilitates conversion."
"Offers good recovery quickly."
"With Veritas System Recovery, we have the option to run an infinite number of full backups according to our requirements."
"It has a user-friendly interface."
"The solution captures the system state, so when we restore the system, it will be restored to the state it was in at the time of the backup."
"You can back up the whole image."
"The solution has helped reduce my company's cost by around 50 to 60 percent."
"The installation was straightforward."
"There's one common issue with tape backups: the tape might have some space left, but Backup Exec says it's not writable and needs replacement. We've encountered this with multiple clients, so it doesn't seem environment-specific. It's likely related to the software. We usually just format the tape and use it again without much investigation."
"The console of Veritas Backup Exec is complex when compared to other software."
"One area that needs improvement is SQL backup. Backup Exec doesn't support higher availability."
"Veritas Backup Exec should improve by having a user portal that customers can use."
"It could provide better ease of management than one of its competitors."
"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."
"Its scalability should be improved."
"At the moment, we have a very complex environment. It would take some time to deploy an environment like ours from scratch."
"Veritas System Recovery’s pricing and local support need some improvement."
"The pricing could be cheaper."
"The tool's deployment could be easier. The deployment itself isn't the issue; rather, the problem lies in configuring policies and testing everything before it's ready. We invest a significant amount of time in preparing for various scenarios. However, we often encounter situations where changes have occurred since our initial preparations. This can render the automation less valuable."
"Veritas System Recovery Manager offers some manager solutions, but there is room for improvement."
"The product's integration capabilities are an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"We faced issues with recovery and restoration."
"It needs an easier interface."
"The reliability is sometimes lacking."
Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews while Veritas System Recovery is ranked 12th in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software with 8 reviews. Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8, while Veritas System Recovery is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas System Recovery writes "The solution can be used for DR testing and allows running an infinite number of full backups". Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas Veritas System Recovery is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Veeam Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Protect and Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines.
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