We performed a comparison between Microsoft DPM and Veritas NetBackup 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."Microsoft DPM is scalable."
"Its capability to give a BMR for all the workstations that I want to connect to."
"It has an application backup, a file backup, a system backup and a hypervisor."
"I could back up all the stuff we had, even the VMs we have for Hyper V."
"It is almost perfect for Microsoft products. It is not a very powerful tool, but it is okay for small sites and small businesses with Microsoft products. It is easy to use for backup and restore. It is good for backing up Microsoft servers such as Exchange and SharePoint servers."
"The most valuable feature is the recovery."
"The initial setup is quite straightforward."
"The user interface is very good. The reporting and monitoring features are also good."
"The tool provides recovery. The support for their legacy software is very good."
"It's a good product, it does what we want it to do."
"The client side deduplication reduces the backup window."
"It is easy to use, and you can run it with all kinds of client software environments. It works well with the most popular software, file systems, and operating systems. It is very useful to us."
"The solution is easy to scale."
"Veritas NetBackup Automatic Image Replication and CloudCatalyst features allow me to replicate deduped backup images from one site to a remote site, as well as duplicating deduped images to the Cloud (i.e. AWS S3, etc.)"
"I think the support is fine. We haven't had issues with it."
"It supports multiple, heterogeneous platforms."
"Compatibility and integration with other products needs improvement."
"The problem lies with the 2019 version, it's the file system they’re using."
"The user interface can be improved quite a bit."
"Management reporting could be improved."
"The user friendliness could be improved."
"Microsoft DPM could improve if it was available in a public or private cloud."
"Additional Hyper-V knowledge would be great."
"To evaluate the solution's abilities and its performance under demanding conditions, it is recommended to carry out a stress test."
"Licensing costs are quite high."
"The product could improve the user-friendliness and comfort of its environment, especially for those unfamiliar with it."
"They need to work on the GUI. It has been the same for the last 10 years."
"It is a very expensive solution. They should have a different scheme for selling it. They should also make it easy for us to switch from Solaris to Linux. We are having some trouble in migrating our actual catalog from Solaris to Linux."
"The solution is not easy to use. You need to train yourself step by step because it is complex, but it is a good solution. Its pricing could be cheaper."
"NetBackup's reporting features are a little poor."
"The backup operation interface is not as mature as those of Veritas's competitors and has room for improvement."
"Updates were not always consistent."
Microsoft DPM is ranked 29th in Backup and Recovery with 17 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 112 reviews. Microsoft DPM is rated 7.0, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft DPM writes "Good for backing up, but the 2019 version lags". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". Microsoft DPM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure Backup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veeam Data Platform and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Veritas Backup Exec and Azure Backup. See our Microsoft DPM vs. Veritas NetBackup report.
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