We performed a comparison between Azure Backup 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 most valuable feature of Azure Backup is its ease of use and good integration with other Azure services."
"The scalability has been good."
"Azure Backup is very simple to use and user-friendly."
"The fact that Azure Backup is integrated is one of its biggest advantages."
"This solution allows me to restore either the VM or the data, depending on what is needed."
"Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore."
"I like the product's restoration cases."
"The product is very reliable and easy to use."
"The usability and interface of the solution are good."
"The interface easy to use and it is compatible with most backup devices."
"The solution is very scalable. Whenever we grew, it was just a matter of adding new licenses, so it's easy to grow."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to back up IBM Power virtual servers."
"For us, the main two features that we appreciate in this application are backup and restore. They are the main purposes for which we are using this application."
"In the global business world, Veritas has a very good name. I think they have a good solid product, and they are always trying to improve it, and update it. ;They know what the client actually needs, and they are up to the challenge of satisfying those needs."
"This solution is not complex and you do not have to be too technical to use it."
"The flexibility is very good."
"We faced some issues synchronizing the information in Azure when the storage was changed."
"Ransomware protection is missing in Azure Backup."
"Azure Backup could improve the backup data copies because they are not immutable."
"The Azure Backup support for on-premises service is limited."
"In Avamar, the file-based restores are very quick and fast, whereas, in Azure Backup, VM restore is super easy, but if I have to do a file or a folder restore, I have to mount the entire VM image. I have to wait for some time for it to be mounted, and then I have to go inside and then check the file and copy it somewhere. It's a bit of a manual process, whereas in Avamar, you can directly select a file and folder, and it'll recover with whatever permissions you want."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"We have a concern with the backup when were are working with VMs that are running in Barracuda Firewall because it usually fails."
"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."
"There still a lot of room for improvement in synthetic technologies, especially when targeted to deduplication media."
"They could include backup functionality for enterprise environments."
"The solution could improve and adapt to new applications in the market so we can integrate Veritas Backup Exec with them to facilitate backup processes within these applications."
"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."
"It could provide better ease of management than one of its competitors."
"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."
"Veritas Backup Exec's dashboard feature could be enhanced."
"One area that needs improvement is SQL backup. Backup Exec doesn't support higher availability."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. 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 Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud and Acronis Cyber Protect, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Microsoft DPM. See our Azure Backup vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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