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 8.1. ExaGrid holds a 7.4% mindshare in DS, compared to Veritas’s 5.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ExaGrid users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% 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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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 2024

ExaGrid EX Series and Veritas NetBackup Appliance are major contenders in the data backup and recovery sector. ExaGrid appears to have an edge due to favorable pricing and customer service, whereas Veritas stands out for those who prioritize comprehensive functionality.

Features:ExaGrid EX Series provides efficient data deduplication, scalable storage capabilities, and a fixed price extension capacity. Veritas NetBackup Appliance offers seamless backup integration, Granular Recovery Technology, and robust support for multi-platform environments.

Room for Improvement:ExaGrid could enhance its long-term data recovery speed, support more complex environments better, and expand integration capabilities. Veritas could focus on simplifying its initial setup, offering more flexible pricing, and streamlining its backup management features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:ExaGrid is well-regarded for its straightforward deployment and prompt customer service, facilitating a smooth integration. Veritas has a comprehensive support system, which is beneficial for complex environments but may involve a more extensive setup process.

Pricing and ROI:ExaGrid EX Series is praised for its lower setup costs and cost-effective ROI, appealing to budget-conscious buyers. Veritas NetBackup Appliance, despite a higher initial investment, is seen as a valuable purchase for businesses seeking long-term ROI and advanced features.

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Categories and Ranking

ExaGrid EX Series

Ranking in Deduplication Software

8th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Veritas NetBackup Appliance

Ranking in Deduplication Software

6th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (16th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Deduplication Software category, the mindshare of ExaGrid EX Series is 7.4%, down from 9.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is 5.5%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Deduplication Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Veritas NetBackup Appliance	5.5%
ExaGrid EX Series	7.4%
Other	87.1%

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Rastislav Maniak

Partial Owner at Storage One

Improves backup and recovery time and integration with other products is good

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. I was asking about the mutual appliance, which would provide the same features as the integrated client without the hardware. This would allow it to be used in the public cloud, which I heard might be available soon. However, the private cloud is not reliable.

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Ahmed Handal

Oracle Technology Manager at MOPCO

Enhanced data retention and recovery with robust backup features

The Oracle Agent and Oracle RAC support are valuable features; they are crucial for taking backups and cloning applications. NetBackup Appliance has many features. Backup Exec is a great product as well. NetBackup is well-developed with strong features, including deduplication technology, which allows us to retain backups for longer periods—exceeding our expectations by keeping backups for almost a month. It's effective for data recovery and capable of handling large-scale data recoveries. It is very stable and keeps applications secure. However, the AI integration is not yet tested.

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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."

"One of the main features is the landing zone, it is a particular space where the information is not duplicated."

"The solution easily integrates with the backup targets, such as Veeam."

"The most valuable features of the solution are deduplication and landing zone."

"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."

"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."

"It has a lot of very good features. The virtual tape library (VTL) feature is most valuable. Overall, it is easy to use."

"The solution is very scalable."

"The encryption feature is very good, the product itself and the new features are excellent, and it is pretty user-friendly compared to other software and very easy to deploy."

"The most valuable features of Veritas NetBackup Appliance are the ease of use and the familiar interface."

"We rarely need their help. I would give their technical support an 8.5 out of ten. We are satisfied."

"It’s quite scalable."

"This is a good backup interconversion solution because all the masters and the targets backups are on the same system. It is easy to administrate for a single point of access for clients."

"The biggest advantage is that I do not need to manage backups on traditional tapes, which helps maintain total business continuity."

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Cons

"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."

"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."

"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."

"I would like for them to develop direct cloud integration with a third-party cloud. Direct integration with AWS and other cloud providers."

"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 product's documentation can be made more precise."

"The product should provide more AI and ML features."

"It would be a better solution if we were able to make more reports in regards to the backup system."

"They could simplify the process of installing, and provide more space for data during the process."

"The product must improve its recovery features."

"Veritas NetBackup Appliance needs to improve its security. It needs to ensure that it is 100 percent protected against cyberattacks."

"The upgrade process of the solution needs to be improved since it is extremely complicated, especially without the benefit of a support person who can guide one through it."

"One area needing improvement is to facilitate Oracle database restores using the GUI on the NetBackup Appliance."

"Veritas NetBackup Appliance can improve by having a more direct connection to the cloud. It should have the technology to be able to directly communicate with the cloud."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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 ExaGrid EX Series' pricing eight to nine out of ten."

"In comparison to other solutions, it's affordable. They're all too expensive."

"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."

"The current agreement has 21 terabytes of free space and it cost approximately $35,000."

"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price and ten is a low price, I rate the pricing a nine."

"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."

"I rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."

"It costs more to license support for this solution, compared to others."

"There is a license required for this solution."

"The solution is not cheap"

"The price of this solution is very high compared to other solutions."

"The product's price is high."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

10%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Performing Arts

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	9
Large Enterprise	27

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?

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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 price is slightly expensive for small and medium enterprises. If they can review the prices, we feel it would be beneficial, especially for the African market.

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What needs improvement with Veritas NetBackup Appliance?

Leveraging AI in Veritas NetBackup Appliance is one of the road maps now that they have done a collaboration with Cohesity, which is a feature I'm looking forward to. Using AI is one improvement I ...

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Also Known As

EX Series

NetBackup Appliance

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.

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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.

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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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