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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
8.1
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 19.8%, up 16.3% compared to last year.
Veritas NetBackup, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 4.7% mindshare, down 5.6% since last year.
Deduplication Software
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Megha Meshram - PeerSpot reviewer
Mar 29, 2023
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
Feb 19, 2024
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

"From a centralized system, I can manage the interface, the backup policies, and the status of the database."
"It is a very scalable solution."
"The product’s data retention is very good."
"The solution saves a lot of storage capacity."
"It results in more efficient storage utilization, cutting capital expenditure in half."
"HPE StoreOnce is an easy-to-use tool."
"HPE StoreOnce has high performance."
"I think the most valuable feature is the catalyst technology, which is in the StoreOnce appliance."
"Ease of installing, configuring, upgrading, and troubleshooting."
"The main thing I like about NetBackup is CloudPoint. You can take a snapshot of the endpoint and back it up with CloudPoint. The data backups are the most important."
"We were evaluating other products and getting confused between Commvault and Veritas NetBackup. The one reason that we started with Veritas NetBackup is the pricing of the license. There's no other reason from a technical perspective or even operation or capability of the two software. The main reason we chose Veritas NetBackup was that in our use case it is more cost-effective."
"The tool's most valuable feature is backups."
"The solution has been very good over the years at fine-tuning various aspects of the product so that it is continuously made better."
"The features are good."
"It's a good product, it does what we want it to do."
"It is important, when we chose a solution, that the customer service/technical support team could help us when we needed it, but the support was good."
 

Cons

"When it comes to upgrading, it always goes block-wise. One block is 48 TB raw capacity. It would be good if they can include a smaller capacity for SMB customers. Currently, it is not possible to increase in a smaller capacity. You have to buy the exact same unit. It would be great if they can provide a smaller next block. There are around 20 hard disks, and it would be really helpful if we can add 10 hard disks initially and 10 hard disks later."
"I don't see any new features that we could want or anything that could be done along those lines. Just that we need a bigger machine, so more speed."
"The solution must provide backup options for smaller capacities."
"The GUI and its user-friendliness have some room for improvement."
"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce should be more user-friendly. Additionally, the configuration and troubleshooting could be better."
"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"While the solution does everything expected, it would be beneficial if AI could be integrated for optimization and monitoring."
"One item I wanted to see is SSD drives as a cache, and that was, for a time, still lacking in StoreOnce, however, they have done it now. It's not available yet, however, it will be shortly."
"Technical support is somewhat slow and is in need of improvement."
"It's not a user-friendly solution. It's a little bit complicated. The UI is not very friendly."
"The solution is not that stable because it has to be monitored and administered every day. The stability could be improved."
"The cost is expensive."
"GUI needs to be more user-friendly."
"The pricing could be improved, and the interface could be more intuitive."
"The reporting of the backups could be better."
"We want a solution that can be scaled-out because our data is growing very quickly, and we aren't able to back it up quickly. It takes one or two days, which is a problem. It is very slow. We just use one backup server. We want another solution with maybe a backup server cluster to back up more data in one day. We want a solution that can be scaled-out to back up our data quickly and efficiently."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the platform's pricing a seven out of ten."
"The solution is pretty expensive."
"The product's pricing is medium."
"Price-wise, it comes with a high price tag when compared to other products."
"The solution's cost is above average."
"I rate the product's pricing a seven out of ten."
"HPE StoreOnce is cheaper compared to other solutions in the market."
"The price puts me off. It's definitely on the high side."
"The price is fair."
"This is an affordable solution"
"Licensing fees are charged based on the number of CPU cores."
"There is a license required for this solution and it is priced based upon the data used."
"Acceptable if you need to implement it for larger environments, e.g. over 1000 clients. For smaller setups it might be too expensive."
"A better price would make this product more competitive."
"The licensing fees are expensive."
"The licensing model for this solution is very powerful."
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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?
My company has to keep on asking HPE distributors to offer the product at a better price, which is why I cannot disclose it. I don't utilize any licenses, which can be a reason why I have to pay ex...
What needs improvement with HPE StoreOnce?
The product's support is an area with certain shortcomings requiring improvements. Support needs to be faster. I don't know whether a snapshot is an area that is covered in the tool or not, but if ...
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.
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

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