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NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs Veritas Backup Exec comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

NAKIVO Backup & Replication
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
6th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
8.1
Number of Reviews
87
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (6th)
Veritas Backup Exec
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
17th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of NAKIVO Backup & Replication is 1.7%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Backup Exec is 2.0%, down from 2.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Rahim Khasiyev - PeerSpot reviewer
Our clients tell us they appreciate the user-friendly interface and the space savings they realize from compression
Some of Nakivo's backup features need improvement. For example, I would like some more options for job scheduling. We can only schedule incremental and full backup, but there are no differential backup features in the same job. I can only schedule one incremental and one full backup in a week. I schedule three jobs for each repository, which is the simplest way to plan your jobs. It's possible to consolidate three jobs into one, but when you want to explain the backup registration schema to someone, they can't understand what they don't see. When you schedule some jobs, you should be able to see a list of the jobs contained within each. You have to open up the editor to see what is inside. You must click through and edit stuff. Each time, it asks you to save or discard changes. It's very annoying. You only see the name of the scheduled job, and you need to edit it to see what's it's inside.
OmobolajiOlaloku - PeerSpot reviewer
Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well
The scalability of Veritas Backup Exec is good. Veritas has physical hardware appliances, and hard disks, you can easily upgrade your backup appliances to have more storage if needed. It is easy to scale. We have approximately 200 people who use this solution in my organization. We are happy with the usage at this time. I recommend this solution for large-scale and enterprise companies.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"They reply immediately to any query raised from us as a technician or consultant and they know the pulse of the market and keep updating the features in such a big way."
"This product has helped to centralize backups and made it easy to recover data."
"You can have it setup and running within a few minutes."
"It is fast, simple, powerful, and has a price without competition."
"This enables us to do quick granular file recovery as and when required but also to do whole-site relocation in the case of a total loss scenario."
"Nakivo's backup and replication product has allowed us to implement a disaster recovery solution with a target repository in the cloud."
"The solution is stable; there is no need to retry any sort of jobs in daily operations."
"I could install and configure the trial version in maybe half an hour and had a successful backup of our file server on the same night."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The beauty of the solution is that you can rely on it. It offers a quick recovery time when it's backing up items. The way it recovers data is excellent."
"We have never had any problem with storage and backups. It works very well and is a user-friendly solution."
"The product's most valuable feature is scalability."
"Its reliability and the fact that we have all the skills that we need for Veritas Backup Exec are the most valuable."
"It is a simple and flexible solution to work with."
"The solution is very scalable. Whenever we grew, it was just a matter of adding new licenses, so it's easy to grow."
"It is one of the most stable backup solutions."
 

Cons

"The first implementation is a bit difficult but once is up and running is rock solid and extremely easy to manage."
"There are many features we have not had the opportunity to try, such as Tape Backups, Office 365 backups, and many other things."
"In the future, it would be nice to have support for Zimbra email, Collabora Office, and the NextCloud content collaboration platform."
"While the solution provides mostly what we need, it would be ideal if there were some additional feature capabilities for the API."
"It would be great if they had a Let's Encrypt integration."
"In the press releases, it would be useful to make sure that the manual space reclaim procedure does not have to be performed but that it happens automatically, thus optimizing the use of space."
"In the loading of a backup, choosing what to restore seems to be a lengthy process, but it has always worked in my restore tests."
"In the future, the solution should provide a more granular backup."
"A web console would be great because nowadays a lot of products are web-based and you can access the console from various environments. So I would recommend bringing this feature in the next solution."
"In terms of improvements, I think the pricing model could be improved. They charge you by port, for every port that you have even if you're not using all of them."
"Initial setup is a bit complex and needs some expertise for troubleshooting when something goes wrong."
"Veritas Backup Exec's support services could be faster."
"The price of this solution is very high."
"The solution lacked local support, which became an issue for us and our customers. They needed to have more presence on the ground."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"This solution does not support image-level backup of a physical server."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think the price is competitive. However, for some projects, it can be a bit much for price-sensitive small businesses."
"It has a very good price in the market."
"The solution's pricing is adequate for its features and quality."
"The price is not a problem in NAKIVO, as it is the most competitive in the market."
"From the perspective of Indian users, the cost is a little bit high."
"We use a perpetual license that is priced well."
"The licensing model is very affordable compared to competitors, with a good quality-to-cost ratio, and the software is quite simple and fast to setup."
"Nakivo Backup & Replication also have another great value, which is that it is one of the lowest prices on the market."
"I think it's sold at the right price. It's not expensive. The license is usually for a year."
"The product's price is reasonable."
"We are satisfied with the price of this solution."
"The price is reasonable for the features it offers."
"Regarding expense, Backup Exec is generally suitable for small and medium businesses. However, we can customize them based on the workload."
"I rate the product's pricing a six out of ten."
"Pricing is similar, but they don´t offer the same options/technology."
"The price of this solution is a bit high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?
Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup storage with global deduplication (this is the main requirement of a backup sol...
What do you like most about Nakivo?
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is very easy to use.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Nakivo?
Thoroughly assess your needs before purchasing the solution. Depending on how your data center operates, you will need to determine whether the licensing should be based on workload or socket. It’s...
How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?
Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too. But Veritas Netbac...
What do you like most about Veritas Backup Exec?
The most important feature is the variety of backup applications it supports, including ERP systems and most other programs, such as Microsoft.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas Backup Exec?
I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being very expensive. The pricing is good. We have a yearly license. The total license cost is around 40,000 dollars. That's with add-ons and t...
 

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Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec
 

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Sample Customers

Coca Cola, Honda, 3M, University of Arizona, University of Maryland, University of Arkansas, Johns Hopkins University, Marriott, Radisson Hotels and Resorts, Fujifilm, Eiffage
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