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HPE StoreOnce vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE StoreOnce
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
106
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (2nd), Disk Based Backup Systems (2nd)
Veritas NetBackup
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
114
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

HPE StoreOnce and Veritas NetBackup aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. HPE StoreOnce is designed for Deduplication Software and holds a mindshare of 19.5%, up 16.6% compared to last year.
Veritas NetBackup, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 4.5% mindshare, down 5.5% since last year.
Deduplication Software
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Megha Meshram - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps to consolidate D2D backups and has a good deduplication ratio
I was involved with the HPE team in the implementation of the tool which included steps like zone grade configuration, tape grade configuration, etc. The zoning part during implementation was very cumbersome. The tool’s implementation took around one week maximum to complete. One person from the HPE team helped us with the deployment. The tool’s deployment was a big process. We had to first deploy the hardware. Then we needed to connect it to the server. We had to also install HPE’s Data Protector. There were multiple things to be configured such as the configuration of Data Protector with D2D backup.
Storemgr67 - PeerSpot reviewer
Covers a large spectrum of products and operating systems and part of a multi-layer strategy for data protection
We use it like any other backup solution for resource restoration when needed and for populating systems in environments with data. We use NetBackup's data management strategies for multi-target backups and retentions. That's the short answer. The full explanation is quite involved. It would require describing our environment, our workflows, and how we use policies and vaulting policies to move data around. But to keep it brief, NetBackup simplifies managing data across multiple targets with various retention periods. NetBackup is part of a multi-layer strategy. It's one of the many tools we use, to ensure we don't rely on a single product. So, the product has positively impacted our protection strategy. Moreover, we're satisfied with its performance when it comes to the deduplication function.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Technical support is quite good."
"It's easy to backup data, manage. A"
"I'm impressed with their support structure, call availability, understanding, flexibility in scheduling remote sessions, and accommodating customer timeframes."
"From a centralized system, I can manage the interface, the backup policies, and the status of the database."
"HPE StoreOnce has high performance."
"Currently, VTLs can only be created on individual service sets and cannot be used to share the resources of other nodes."
"The important feature is compression and duplication. It has a good compression ratio and is very stable."
"The solution's licensing policy is more practical and not confusing."
"AIR and duplication, overall management and troubleshooting."
"The client side deduplication reduces the backup window."
"The solution offers a lot of really great features that organizations can utilize and take advantage of."
"It's a good product, it does what we want it to do."
"The tool's information transfer and patching up is easy. The solution offers protection from ransomware which is also a valuable feature."
"The backup and restoration are 100 percent guaranteed."
"Veritas NetBackup has significantly streamlined our backup and recovery processes by providing a single pane of view across various environments."
"NetBackup is highly stable. We have more than 1,800 policies that run every day."
 

Cons

"The appliance doesn't have the global deduplication, it has StoreOnce deduplication. It does not deduplicate across the appliance, it will deduplicate in one particular store. With the global deduplication, I could store more data."
"Agnostic backups."
"Hardware maintenance involves some downtime for backup destination storage which can be a problem for some."
"HPE StoreOnce Backup to Disk (BTD) is not a good backup solution for NAS devices. It does not have a dual controller, so if one controller fails, the entire system will go down."
"Cloud integration needs to be simplified."
"This product would be improved with the inclusion of more features to security or WORM."
"While StoreOnce has many features, it needs to focus on integrating with third-party backup software solutions."
"The solution would be improved if it could also be used as a data store for VMware."
"The pricing is a bit of a concern. If could be lower."
"The biggest additional features needed are more cloud capabilities and security from ransomware."
"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."
"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 could have a more clear dashboard about the license and the operation status."
"The virtual environment, cloud integration, copy data management features need improvement."
"The speed of restoring data could be improved."
"In regards to protecting the physical servers with parameters, it's a long and difficult process."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are costs for additional storage and space."
"Price-wise, it comes with a high price tag when compared to other products."
"With the same capacity of Data Domain and ExaGrid, which is 80 terabytes, HPE is the cheapest one."
"I would rate it around two or three because, compared to others, it tends to be higher priced."
"The cost of HPE StoreOnce is very expensive."
"I rate the product's pricing a seven out of ten."
"The product is not expensive. It is available at a good price."
"The price of the product is reasonable."
"This is an affordable solution"
"Veritas NetBackup is very expensive, and I think price is the main reason which some customers don't want to use this solution."
"Smaller virtualized environments will want to stick to a traditional licensing model if possible. It will likely be cheaper, but it is a pain to manage all the individual licenses for each client."
"A better price would make this product more competitive."
"Licensing fees are charged based on the number of CPU cores."
"The licensing model for this solution is very powerful."
"If you want to have more scalability you have to purchase more licenses. The license is annually and there are a lot of different licensing depending on the number of terabytes needed. It is not based on per-user, core, or servers. You can backup anything you want using the purchased terabyte space."
"If you have a source size of one terabyte then they will charge for a one terabyte license, although what is actually being stored is much less."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE StoreOnce?
I think StoreOnce's deduplication technology is crucial for cost efficiency and faster recovery, especially for backup and data protection purposes.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE StoreOnce?
The solution is quite expensive, possibly rated around seven and a half on a scale of one to ten. It aligns with the costs of similar high-quality solutions in the industry.
What needs improvement with HPE StoreOnce?
The cost is at the forefront of everyone's mind. While the solution does everything expected, it would be beneficial if AI could be integrated for optimization and monitoring. This could improve th...
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

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Beta Offshore
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