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Azure Backup vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Backup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
11th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veritas NetBackup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
115
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Azure Backup is 3.4%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 3.8%, down from 5.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Terry Tull - PeerSpot reviewer
Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place
I would rate the easiness of the initial setup as an eight out of ten. Setting up Azure Backup was pretty straightforward, especially if you follow the steps in the right order. It might seem a bit complex at first, but with experience, subsequent setups become easier. Planning is key to optimizing its effectiveness. Deploying Azure Backup typically takes around half an hour to an hour to set up one VM, involving creating a recovery services vault, defining a backup policy, and configuring storage options. For a more comprehensive setup including proper recovery planning, it might take a few hours. The key steps involve creating a resource group, and a recovery services vault, selecting a storage type, and defining backup policies. I deployed the solution myself.
Wesam Qashou - PeerSpot reviewer
A mature backup solution, with many features, and great support
Veritas NetBackup is the first line of defense when disaster strikes. Before performing disaster recovery, we must have a good backup of our image that is also protected from ransomware. This way, we have a golden image that is resilient to ransomware attacks. We saw the benefits of Veritas NetBackup within the first three months.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The fact that Azure Backup is integrated is one of its biggest advantages."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"The setup of Azure Backup is very easy."
"It's easy to deploy."
"You have the flexibility to encrypt your backups and choose the storage capacity you're comfortable paying for."
"Enables immediate recovery and immediate restoration."
"Our client’s infrastructure is protected by the tool."
"The MARS agent makes it easy to use."
"The tool provides recovery. The support for their legacy software is very good."
"The troubleshooting is very good."
"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.)"
"The solution is easy to scale."
"The feature that is most useful for us is that it backs up every application that we own."
"It's durable — we achieve what we expect from it."
"DLO: Client for laptops."
"The most valuable features are the VMware VADP backups and the support for data domains."
 

Cons

"My company faces a lot of difficulties in restoring any encrypted VM backup."
"The only thing I would say that could be improved is the reporting."
"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."
"For companies frequently accessing data or not using Microsoft Azure, the solution may not be very helpful."
"We have a concern with the backup when were are working with VMs that are running in Barracuda Firewall because it usually fails."
"The extensibility onto hybrid environments needs a bit of tweaking for those on-prem."
"Connection with more legacy data services could be beneficial as some are currently unsupported."
"The time required to restore files should be a little faster."
"Veritas NetBackup has been in the backup and recovery market for quite a long time, but somehow, from my own observations and from feedback from end users, its user interface is lagging behind other comparable solutions such as Veeam."
"It needs support for Kernel-based Virtual Machines (KVMs)."
"This product would be improved with the inclusion of a Sandbox feature like Veeam Sandbox."
"The web interface is not modern."
"The interface should be improved."
"The restoration method and the compression ratio need improvement."
"The flip side about NetBackup is that it is not policy-based."
"The solution is not that stable because it has to be monitored and administered every day. The stability could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Azure Backup is a product that is priced at a cheap rate, and it is a great tool."
"We have enterprise-level pricing. I rate the pricing a five out of ten."
"It is a bit costly initially, but it is well worth it in the long run, especially for fighting against a number of threats, such as ransomware, which the IT industry is facing."
"There is a cost per terabyte for using this solution."
"The price is pretty good, maybe $30 for a machine, I can't complain."
"The product's pricing is a three or four out of ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is costly."
"The price should be cheaper, but it's affordable if you use the yearly subscription."
"It is incredibly cost-effective and offers fixed pricing, with no additional fees for the licensing."
"Pricing is expensive, so it could be lower."
"My licensing model is based on capacity so as we grow, the price we pay increases and it becomes too expensive."
"The pricing, of course, can always be better."
"Most people have felt this solution was somewhat expensive."
"The licensing model is cost-prohibitive as you scale out."
"Veritas Netbackup offers affordable licensing."
"It is slightly more expensive than Commvault, but it is pretty much the same. It is an enterprise solution, so it scales quite well. It has a lot of features. So, you pay for what you get. It is not cheap, but it is fit for the purpose."
"Veritas NetBackup is very expensive, and I think price is the main reason which some customers don't want to use this solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Azure Backup differ from Veeam Backup & Replication?
Veeam has a version for Azure but there are organizations, like ours, that are considering moving to an Azure environment and wonder if Azure Backup is better than Veeam Backup and Replication (Vee...
What do you like most about Azure Backup?
Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Backup?
Azure Backup is expensive relative to the value we get from it. I do not have specific details about the licensing cost as it falls under another department.
What is the best next generation backup tool?
Assuming you have an onprem ecosystem which runs the VMware, physical systems on Win, Linux and Unix and run both traditional DB's and nosql DB's like mongo, then Netbackup (NBU) will be the right ...
What do you like most about Veritas NetBackup?
The most valuable feature of cloud integration is the ability to send data outside of your location. This can be achieved by integrating cloud tier options or other object storage solutions.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup?
The product is cost-effective, and I would rate its pricing as an eight out of ten. The pricing model is based on the amount of data transferred, making it manageable for us.
 

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Sample Customers

Russell Reynolds Associates, Somerset County Council, Kardem, PCL Construction
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