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Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] vs Veritas Backup Exec comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Veeam Agent for Microsoft W...
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veritas Backup Exec
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

Muhammad Ibtehaj - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 1, 2023
Easy to use and mange with reasonable pricing
It's not a big use case. It's just to install and back up the users.  I recently had a project with a client with 500 users, and they wanted the client to back up from a specific folder or a specific file. I just deployed a backup portal, and then I pushed the agent on the client. I discover it, I…
Sameer Pansare - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 3, 2024
Has a valuable feature for data encryption and good technical support services
Our primary use case for this solution is preliminary data restoration from tape media, disaster recovery, or recovering any data backed up to tapes The product's most valuable feature is encryption. The backup software is easy to use. They could include backup functionality for enterprise…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The installation of Veeam Agent is straightforward."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It was very easy. Deployment only took about one hour with configuration and everything considered."
"Technical support is good."
"I love Veeam because it is very easy to work with."
"The user interface is good. It provides a lot of information."
"The solution is meeting all of our client's requirements. It has good performance."
"The most valuable features are the flexibility and stability of the product."
"The solution is very affordable for small businesses."
"The product's most valuable feature is scalability."
"Synthetic backup is valuable. It gives you the possibility to do a synthesized backup, which means that it combines a full backup and incremental backup data and gives it to you in one stream. So, you don't have to restore the full backup and then later go and restore the incremental backup. You can do that in one go."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"The initial setup is easy."
"When something goes down, and we need to restore data, the most used case is being able to restore it. Veritas Backup Exec allows you to restore down to the file level."
"The solution is very fast. It does not take a long time to backup everything."
"The platform has significantly improved our backup and recovery processes by efficiently managing data protection and supporting tape drives. It has also provided reliable data recovery solutions."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly interface."
 

Cons

"The stability of this solution needs to be improved."
"I would like to have more flexibility in terms of reporting details about the backup."
"The backups can go slow."
"The price of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows could improve."
"If you are doing an AIX backup then you have to use the CLI because it doesn't appear on the console, the way that Windows and Linux jobs do."
"The solution's compression ratio and high speed for backing up can always improve. Aspects that need improvement are less time, better quality, higher security, and more compression. These are continuous requirements for any customer."
"I would like to see the capability for remote installation of third party applications added( Like installing WinRar MS Office etc..) , and Firewall for servers."
"The predictability of the solution needs improvement. Sometimes, if it's doing something at the back end, it may go slow. Today, the backup completion took four hours, but sometimes it can do the backup in 30 minutes or an hour. With solutions like NetBackup, I can predict to a much higher degree of certainty how long something will take to complete."
"I would like to be able to create a restore task that can be scheduled so that the same restore action will be performed automatically."
"Veritas Backup Exec should be more user-friendly. The costs should also be much lower and it should be easier to go through the disaster recovery process."
"They can improve the reporting component. The reports aren't user-friendly at all. You have to download them to Excel to get statistics."
"There is no training provided, and their technicians are unaware of the features available."
"They could include backup functionality for enterprise environments."
"The scalability could be improved even though the solution is targeted to small customers."
"The solution is too heavy and complex with 1,000 menus and options that make it messy rather than lightweight."
"Enhanced support for cloud backup needs to be added."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a license package."
"The solution is free of cost for end users but for enterprise use, a license per user is required."
"We pay for a three-year subscription to use Veeam Agent."
"We are on an annual license to use Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows. There are not any additional fees to use the solution."
"Pricing is based on license packaging and duration. Longer term licenses are less per year and license packages also offer a discount."
"The pricing is good."
"There are costs in addition to the standard licensing fees, and pricing can be a disadvantage or a weakness for this solution."
"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis."
"The product is inexpensive compared to enterprise software."
"It is not an expensive product."
"There is an evaluation license available to test this solution."
"It is a mid-range solution on the pricing scale."
"If your company can afford it, go for it."
"Pricing is similar, but they don´t offer the same options/technology."
"Regarding expense, Backup Exec is generally suitable for small and medium businesses. However, we can customize them based on the workload."
"Its price is a bit high. There is only the standard fee. There is no additional fee."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Retailer
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Computer Software Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows?
The pricing is very good compared to Micro Focus. It is very affordable.
What needs improvement with Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows?
We don't have any issues with the solution. We do not need any other features. The integration with MS Storage and Dell Media needs to be simplified. Micro Focus may be better in this area as it of...
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...
 

Also Known As

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Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec
 

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Sample Customers

ContinuitySA, Landmark Information Group
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