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Microsoft Exchange vs Veritas Enterprise Vault comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Exchange
Ranking in File Archiving
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
87
Ranking in other categories
Email Applications (3rd), Wireless Email (1st)
Veritas Enterprise Vault
Ranking in File Archiving
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
16
Ranking in other categories
Email Archiving (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the File Archiving category, the mindshare of Microsoft Exchange is 10.9%, down from 13.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Enterprise Vault is 22.2%, down from 22.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
File Archiving
 

Featured Reviews

Dean Della Pella - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers great reliability and good mobile access features
In my company, the product takes care of email communications as it handles all the emails and scheduling emails. Within the tool, the calendars are used extensively by our company and its customers. The tool has improved the areas revolving around calendars and scheduling tasks since it has helped in the unification of everyone working in the company under the same system. The most beneficial features of email management stem from the tool's ability to let its users combine the tasks and the calendar while also being able to organize emails. The security and compliance features have impacted our organization, and it has been extremely helpful since such functionalities are needed for compliance purposes. For the customers and my company, being secure and having control of the handling of emails is extremely important. The integration capabilities do not have a direct impact on the email portion of the product, but it does have the ability to set up meetings with the help of Microsoft Teams. The mobile access feature provided by the product helps our company in the area of productivity. I recommend the product to others who plan to use it. Based on the features and functionalities of the product, it would be beneficial to rule for any company where it is chosen. The product offers good functionalities and reliability. I rate the overall a nine out of ten.
Jayson Martin - PeerSpot reviewer
The data retrieval process is seamless
The permission structure plays a big role in the solution's setup process. The deployment process involves setting up all connectors between the Veritas Enterprise Vault, emails, and file servers. At our company, we found the permissions created a complicated situation often during the setup of Veritas Enterprise Vault. The deployment of the solution overall took around a week for our organization.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's pretty easy to manage."
"We have found it to be a stable solution. It is scalable and easy to install."
"The tool's most valuable feature is associated with the fact that it stands out for being beneficial for managing emails."
"It's a very user-friendly application. The mail server is also valuable when compared to other services like SquirrelMail."
"The initial setup was straightforward and fast."
"It is user friendly."
"Internal communication stability within Exchange is ensured by the stability of the internal network which is guaranteed by default."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Exchange are it is always online and has broad email and file-sharing capabilities."
"The archive allows the customers to search any items as far back as five or ten years ago."
"The indexing and searching features are the most valuable features of Veritas Enterprise Vault."
"I use the solution to find data loss and restore the data."
"User behavior is very smooth."
"Compared to other third-party products, the solution's most valuable features are its cost and security."
"The integration capabilities are second to none."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault is highly stable and has low-maintenance."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas Enterprise Vault is the on-premise recall from your email into Outlook."
 

Cons

"At the end of the day, the biggest area for improvement is having better and more knowledgeable support technicians."
"The support needs to be more knowledgeable."
"In the version we have, I would like to see better communication between the end device and the Exchange server."
"An area for improvement would be the convenience of working with Azure services from Exchange on-premise installations."
"It doesn't work very well on a virtual machine. We had to move it around. There are also issues when you try to move it between computers."
"The price of Microsoft Exchange could improve, it is priced high."
"Microsoft Exchange could improve the archiving of emails and the performance."
"Microsoft needs to make some modifications to meet the current needs of the environment. For example, they need to add more cell service features because people work from home during the pandemic, and certain elements should be available as a mobile service."
"The stability could be improved."
"The product is a very complicated solution. It is not easy to upgrade and get alerts of issues. You have to check it all the time to see if there is an internal error."
"The platform's price could be affordable for small businesses."
"I cannot perform application backup, and I am not able to repair the license."
"One of the big disadvantages is that the product doesn't cover structured data"
"The integration needs to improve."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault's cloud backup solution should include the journal archiving feature along with the standard licensing package."
"It's not so easy for a layperson or a new user to learn to use Veritas Enterprise Vault."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The platform has a reasonable price."
"We are currently using enterprise licenses for the solution. They are different pricing models available. There are individual, cloud-based, and enterprise licenses all with different pricing models. The larger the number of users, the lesser the price. For small to medium companies like us, we feel it is expensive."
"This solution is expensive."
"It would be nice if it used less resources to run on-premise."
"There is an annual cost to use Microsoft Exchange, and the price could be less expensive."
"I rate Microsoft Exchange a four out of ten for pricing because it is quite cheap, and many companies use the solution."
"Licensing fees are paid monthly."
"Exchange is better for medium to large businesses because it can be quite costly for SMB, which may not need all the options the product provides."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault is an expensive solution."
"Veritas Enterprise Vault pricing is average, and I rate the solution a five out of ten for pricing."
"Enterprise Vault is a little bit expensive."
"The pricing is very high."
"The price for Enterprise Vault is around €100 per user."
"It's an affordable solution"
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"There is a license required for this solution and it is typically is paid annually."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Educational Organization
46%
Computer Software Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Zimbra Collaboration compare with Microsoft Exchange?
Zimbra is a free, open source collaborative software suite. The features I like best are the ease of integration and the email, calendar, and collaboration server with web interface. In addition, I...
What do you like most about Microsoft Exchange?
The initial setup was straightforward and fast.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Exchange?
The product pricing is reasonable if you utilize its full suite of features. However, it may feel expensive for users who only require basic email services.
What do you like most about Veritas Enterprise Vault?
Veritas Enterprise Vault is an archive solution for email and files.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas Enterprise Vault?
On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten.
What needs improvement with Veritas Enterprise Vault?
It's not so easy for a layperson or a new user to learn to use Veritas Enterprise Vault. It's a little complex to understand compared to other products. Veritas Enterprise Vault doesn't support cus...
 

Also Known As

Exchange, MS Exchange
Enterprise Vault, Symantec Enterprise Vault
 

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Sample Customers

Paderborn-Lippstadt Airport, Scitec Nutrition, British Airways, InnoGames, Osteology Foundation, Franz Haniel & Cie. GmbH, NTC Contracting
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