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Unitrends vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Unitrends
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
47th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.8
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veritas NetBackup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
114
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Unitrends is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 4.7%, down from 5.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Todd Guthrie - PeerSpot reviewer
The solution can be used to back up servers and Hyper-V cluster nodes, but its support is super expensive
I wouldn't rate Unitrends a ten out of ten because we had some hard drive failures in the appliance. Typically, when you have OneDrive, you can get it replaced. For some particular reason, the situation caused the entire system to crash. We had to reinstall the CentOS operating system on it, and we lost all our backups. They said there was no way to retain it, and it was pretty devastating and concerning that a drive failure would cause the loss of all the data on the appliance. It was extremely disappointing, and we had to start from scratch after three years worth of backup data. I rate Unitrends a nine out of ten for stability.
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

"I am impressed with the tool's reporting and UniView features."
"I really like the reporting options you get for various email reports."
"The most valuable feature of Unitrends for me is the automated feedback"
"The ability to backup both physical and virtual machines, along with having an appliance store the backups locally instead of on a file server, NAS, or SAN."
"Stability-wise, I rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"When we talk about a backup point of view, from a backup perspective, it's a good one."
"What I found most valuable in Unitrends is its simple user interface. It also works reliably."
"They have great support."
"Its ability to cover a large spectrum of products and operating systems is invaluable. We evaluated other products but always found certain limitations like some products had only intel-based virtualization, while others had power servers."
"Backup and recovery software with great stability, and can support large-scale environments."
"The solution is stable."
"I have found it to be the simplest solution to the market. It gives us a complete end to end solution. We are using this solution, Veritas Appliance and another one for access archiving. It is convenient to have all the support from one vendor."
"Veritas NetBackup is very user-friendly and has some good quick recovery features."
"The most valuable feature is flexibility."
"Deduplication is quite efficient. It is not a complex product. It is quite simple."
"Deduplication is the most valuable feature as it reduces the backup time and provides backup of a single copy of data"
 

Cons

"Techs don't see to be well-versed in troubleshooting issues that arise and tickets stay opened for weeks for resolution."
"It could be a little more customizable."
"The amount of updates which are being released. Updates should be limited to two or three a year, focusing more on quality instead of a rushed bug release."
"The solution's base operating system needs to be improved."
"Comparing the features and the working pattern, definitely they have to come down on pricing if they want to compete in the market."
"I would like to see more storage options for the free version."
"Unitrends can be challenging to scale."
"I would like to see the real-time replication process improved, and a zero RPO feature added."
"The licensing costs could be more affordable."
"There could be granular control over metadata components, specifically in the context of JSON data for the product."
"Like the other enterprise solutions, Veritas NetBackup isn't easy to implement. It's a little bit hard compared to other solutions like Data Protector for HPE. You have to struggle to learn a lot of features that Veritas NetBackup offers to customers."
"It should be able to integrate with the cloud. If we leverage a cloud in the future for backup, there should be very fast help and more options for customers to choose from."
"The product is not able to keep up with other competitors in the market."
"Support for the solution needs improvement."
"There may be a learning curve."
"The pricing could be improved, and the interface could be more intuitive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When we renew the Unitrends maintenance contract and update it to the latest version, the cost would be $5,000 per year. There are no hidden costs. They've been transparent with the costs."
"We found that the cost of Unitrends was about the same as the Dell DR6300. We liked the fact that the Unitrends appliance was all-in-one."
"Their licensing depended on the number of CPUs you had."
"Make sure you do the homework to size the solution properly. Buy the Enterprise Plus licensing if you can afford it."
"When you purchase initially, get into the program which gives replacement hardware for free when you renew your support agreement."
"With respect to cost, my advice is to get what you need."
"Based on a scale of one to ten, with one being low and ten being high, I would rate the pricing of this solution as a three. Also, there are no additional costs involved in the standard licensing of the solution."
"The cost of Unitrends definitely draws you in. The licensing is all included in the appliance, which is a great incentive."
"My licensing model is based on capacity so as we grow, the price we pay increases and it becomes too expensive."
"Acceptable if you need to implement it for larger environments, e.g. over 1000 clients. For smaller setups it might be too expensive."
"The price is okay."
"A better price would make this product more competitive."
"We purchased a perpetual license and perform SMS renewals."
"In terms of cost, it's not very good."
"When we consider the quality and value of Veritas NetBackup, it is worth the cost."
"The price of Veritas NetBackup is high, it should be reduced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
12%
Educational Organization
8%
Non Profit
7%
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 Unitrends?
The most valuable feature of Unitrends for me is the automated feedback
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Unitrends?
Unitrends is an expensive solution. We've negotiated deals where they've given us the $ 62,000 to $ 64,000 appliance for free but charged $ 90,000 for three years of support.
What needs improvement with Unitrends?
In terms of improvement, the UI, especially in the recovery section, is unclear about which repository it uses—I had to hover over to find that information. Figuring out the scripting part wasn't s...
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

NHL Players Association, Salvation Army, Sligro Food Group, Mason General Hospital, Tec Group, Saldab IT, Baker Tilly, Clinton Savings Bank, Ennit Magna Bank, Manukau Institute of Technology
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