We performed a comparison between BackupAssist 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."I get my reports. It is generally very reliable. Unless there is a major change, it doesn't stop backing up. I've got my server room set up with everything connected to the same power, and I never have power issues or failures of backups because a sub-site has gone off."
"I have found that the backups are usually very successful."
"The most valuable features of BackupAssist are ease of use, configure is simple, and more importantly, ease of recovery. If you needed to do a complete system recovery or another recovery it is straightforward."
"We can configure the notifications themselves so that the right people get the notifications. This is very helpful. It allows key stakeholders to know if backups have happened and to remind each other to check the backups if something is not right."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly interface."
"I have found the overall features of the solution very good and there is the option to backup to the cloud."
"The most important feature is the variety of backup applications it supports, including ERP systems and most other programs, such as Microsoft."
"Good open file option feature, SQL agent, and EM agent."
"Its reliability and the fact that we have all the skills that we need for Veritas Backup Exec are the most valuable."
"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."
"The implementation is straightforward."
"Many solutions become stagnant over time. However, BackupAssist has been consistent in updates but they must continue to innovate and improve to avoid stagnation."
"Many solutions become stagnant over time. However, BackupAssist has been consistent in updates but they must continue to innovate and improve to avoid stagnation."
"The solution needs a dashboard or some form of central control from which you can manage all backups."
"It stopped doing my backups after I did the last update on it."
"In the future I would like to see more support for Linux."
"I would like to see this solution improve on faster restoration. Currently, it takes a long time to restore my data."
"In the future, their console should not be complicated."
"There needs to be an integration process of the endpoint devices so that we don't have to redo everything for different products."
"Initial setup is a bit complex and needs some expertise for troubleshooting when something goes wrong."
"Firstly, the GUI for 2014 is mostly confusing, i.e., if you need to add any additional technical features, then it doesn't require a change to the GUI."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"Its scalability should be improved."
BackupAssist is ranked 28th in Backup and Recovery with 5 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. BackupAssist is rated 8.8, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of BackupAssist writes "Provides ransomware protection, does good reporting, and is close to perfect for our use case". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". BackupAssist is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication and Acronis Cyber Protect, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery. See our BackupAssist vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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