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ExaGrid EX Series vs Veritas NetBackup Appliance comparison

ExaGrid and Veritas are both solutions in the Deduplication Software category. ExaGrid is ranked #8 with an average rating of 9.0, while Veritas is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.3. ExaGrid holds a 9.6% mindshare in DS, compared to Veritas’s 4.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ExaGrid users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Veritas users who would recommend it.
ExaGrid EX Series
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100% willing to recommend
Veritas NetBackup Appliance
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90% willing to recommend
 

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Executive Summary
We performed a comparison between ExaGrid EX Series and Veritas NetBackup Appliance based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Deduplication Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

ExaGrid EX Series
Ranking in Deduplication Software
8th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veritas NetBackup Appliance
Ranking in Deduplication Software
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (18th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2024, in the Deduplication Software category, the mindshare of ExaGrid EX Series is 9.6%, up from 9.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is 4.3%, down from 5.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

BL
Aug 20, 2021
Integrates well, reasonably priced, and provides high level support
ExaGrid EX Series is scalable. You can connect another ExaGrid Appliance to it to provide more disk space. I have been told it is simple to upgrade, you do not need to dispose of the current hardware, you can add to it. There is de-duplication and other features that use space but we have not needed to add disk space and we are only at one quarter used so far. We had the Barracuda Backup Appliance previously called Barracuda Backup, and it was not flexible, we were running out of space. Some companies do proper specification and then others try to bring their price point down by getting you in. Then in a year or two down the road, you start running out of space, which is what happened to us with the Barracuda solution.
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Alejandro Padilla - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 19, 2023
A highly stable and easy-to-deploy solution that enables users to recover information from the appliances in the organization
I use the solution for my organization The product enables me to recover the information of the appliances in the organization. The product must improve its recovery features. It must also improve the use cases of the product. I have been using the solution for two years. I rate the tool’s…
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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tool has improved backup and recovery times. One of the key features contributing to this improvement is the landing zone and deduplication retention zone. When data is in the landing zone, the process is fast, ensuring smooth backup and recovery operations at high speeds. However, the process becomes slower for long-term backups moved to the retention zone due to fragmentation. So, if the data is older than a few days, the speed may be limited, especially for non-deduplicated data in the landing zone."
"It is a solid and a quite simple solution, which is a good combination. The customers like the simplicity and its scale-out capacity. They like the support pricing, and even the extension capacity pricing, a fixed price, which the executive is offering in Czech market."
"One of the main features is the landing zone, it is a particular space where the information is not duplicated."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use and data deduplication. It's extremely easy to use and does a very good job of data deduplication and compression."
"The most valuable features of the solution are deduplication and landing zone."
"The solution easily integrates with the backup targets, such as Veeam."
"If you use the NetBackup Appliance you do not need to have separate media servers and hardware. You can configure the same storage as a media server and master server as well as a storage port. This helps to reduce the hardware costs of the media server."
"I can confidently say that I have managed more than 30 or 50 appliances over different time periods, and yet I never had a single hardware failure."
"The initial setup gets easier the more you do it."
"Technical support has been great."
"I personally find Veritas NetBackup Applicance hassle-free."
"We have good data backup coverage."
"The most valuable feature involves VMware Instant Recovery, which allows one to do restoration within seconds."
"I think the solution is very intuitive, effective, and easy to use."
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Cons

"The tool reduces storage footprint. However, clients are now storing data for longer durations with increasing requirements to retain backups for longer periods, particularly as a defense against ransomware attacks. As a result, the retention zone with duplicated data is experiencing more demand, leading to space constraints. This necessitates using higher-end, more expensive models to address the issue."
"The one place where we are sometimes losing the opportunity with ExaGrid is that a few customers still require a fiber channel connectivity, which is not always possible."
"When speaking about a scale-out, you want to have better equipment. You cannot just add a disc to the foreign equipment. You have to buy another one and put it together, like parallel."
"I would like for them to develop direct cloud integration with a third-party cloud. Direct integration with AWS and other cloud providers."
"The solution could improve by switching to a flash-type solution rather than the spinning drives that they currently use. However, we have not had any failure with the spinning drives. The flash-type drives are more up-to-date and are something that is in their roadmap."
"The product's documentation can be made more precise."
"We had some problems with the backup of the physical server."
"Veritas NetBackup would benefit from better explained error codes."
"The solution could improve by providing more integration and security."
"They could simplify the process of installing, and provide more space for data during the process."
"The configuration can sometimes be tricky during implementation."
"NetBackup Appliance's pricing is reasonable, but it could be lower."
"The reporting feature can be improved."
"The only drawback for NetBackup, and of course for Veritas, is that they have stuck to the same environment and to the same UI - User Interface. This needs to be improved in future releases. It needs to be more dynamic."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"In comparison to other solutions, it's affordable. They're all too expensive."
"The current agreement has 21 terabytes of free space and it cost approximately $35,000."
"The previous solutions I have used both included the Backup Software and the Appliance making it hard to compare to this solution. However, overall the solution is reasonably priced for the features you receive. ExaGrid EX Series is priced better than HP, Dell, and possibly Commvault which I have compared in the past."
"I rate ExaGrid EX Series' pricing eight to nine out of ten."
"My company had to pay 1,60,000 EUR for the system we use, and the payment was made just once for the system and five years of full support."
"I rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."
"The product's price is high."
"I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price, I rate the solution's pricing an eight."
"The price of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is competitive. There are different models of Veritas NetBackup Appliance, such as perpetual licenses and subscriptions. Having the choice is good."
"The licensing costs are approximately 150,00 Saudi Riyals."
"The product is expensive and comes with a yearly license."
"This solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Educational Organization
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ExaGrid EX Series?
The tool has improved backup and recovery times. One of the key features contributing to this improvement is the landing zone and deduplication retention zone. When data is in the landing zone, the...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ExaGrid EX Series?
I rate ExaGrid EX Series' pricing eight to nine out of ten.
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What needs improvement with ExaGrid EX Series?
The tool reduces storage footprint. However, clients are now storing data for longer durations with increasing requirements to retain backups for longer periods, particularly as a defense against r...
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What do you like most about Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
The tool's most valuable feature is recovery.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
The pricing for the solution's software maintenance and licensing is high.
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What needs improvement with Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
The pricing for the solution's software maintenance and licensing is high. It's difficult to make a switch with the tool because the actual physical storage doesn't work with anything else. It does...
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Overview

The ExaGrid EX Series hyper-converged secondary storage for backup product line consists of eight appliance models. Each appliance is sized for a full backup and for long-term retention. Any ExaGrid appliance can be mixed and matched in the same scale-out system with any other size or age appliance, allowing customers to buy what they need as they need it. This pay-as-you-grow model allows up to 25 appliances in a single scale-out system.

Veritas NetBackup Appliance is a comprehensive data protection solution that combines hardware and software into a single, integrated platform. It offers scalable storage capacity, high-performance backup and recovery, and advanced deduplication technology. With its intuitive user interface and centralized management, it simplifies data protection operations and reduces administrative overhead. 

The appliance supports a wide range of applications, databases, and operating systems, ensuring comprehensive protection for both physical and virtual environments. It also provides seamless integration with cloud storage, enabling organizations to leverage the benefits of hybrid cloud backup. 

With its robust security features and built-in resiliency, the Veritas NetBackup Appliance ensures the integrity and availability of critical data, making it an ideal choice for businesses of all sizes.

 

Sample Customers

NCI Group, North Attleborough Public School, North Kingstown School Department, NPS Pharmaceuticals, Prudential Douglas Elliman, Rathbone Brothers PLC, Rio Hondo College, Ruder Finn, Sarah Lawrence College
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