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Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

 

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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

Veeam Agent for Microsoft W...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veritas NetBackup
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
115
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (5th)
 

Featured Reviews

Salman Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Functional application availability
There are not many options available for AIX backup. They provide the agent for AIX, but it could be more mature, and they should improve that option. They also provide the AIX agent, which is similar to the Windows and Linux agents. Since we use AIX machines, we need to take backups of those machines. However, the options available in that agent are limited. Therefore, the new version should have improvements in that area.
Wesam Qashou - PeerSpot reviewer
A mature backup solution, with many features, and great support
Veritas NetBackup is the first line of defense when disaster strikes. Before performing disaster recovery, we must have a good backup of our image that is also protected from ransomware. This way, we have a golden image that is resilient to ransomware attacks. We saw the benefits of Veritas NetBackup within the first three months.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The initial setup was straightforward. It was very easy. Deployment only took about one hour with configuration and everything considered."
"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."
"I don't have any major problems with the agent connectivity with Microsoft applications or Microsoft Azure."
"The most valuable features are backup and restore. This solution is also easy to use."
"The most valuable features of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows are the backups, ease of use, and report manager."
"The interface of this solution is quite good."
"Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows's most useful features is the ease of use and user-friendly."
"Disaster recovery primarily involves backup usage. We employ it for both backup and recovery purposes. The backup and recovery processes have been executed multiple times, even restoring data from backups created three to four years ago."
"It covers all kinds of different architectures. Plus, it's very user-friendly and it is very reliable"
"The solution offers a lot of really great features that organizations can utilize and take advantage of."
"NetBackup is highly stable. We have more than 1,800 policies that run every day."
"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."
"Logs are very easy to read, parse, and use for diagnostics."
"The solution offers the hardware and the software at the same time."
"The most valuable feature is the trouble-free operation, as we have not had many problems with it."
 

Cons

"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 have a more automated installation process."
"A lower price would always be beneficial."
"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 support could be improved a lot, as it is currently non-existent."
"I would like there to be more integration with other platforms."
"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."
"Interface could possibly be improved."
"The pricing is a bit of a concern. If could be lower."
"They currently have the Java concept and it should be less intensive and take less load."
"The ability to use different disk appliance brands as Pure Disk (not OST), such as EMC Data Domain ."
"Technical support only gets back to us the following morning."
"Veritas could simplify the firmware recovery in terms of the deployed. The process shouldn't be dependent on the agents. It should be completely agentless."
"Within their product lineup, they need to consolidate down to one product. Veritas doesn't have one product that does everything. So, Veritas can do everything, but you basically need to run two products. I would like them to combine all the capabilities into one release."
"We would like the Java console to be updated."
"We faced so many backup configuration issues. And from the Veritas side, they couldn't fix that issue. So we started from scratch, purchased everything, and then we configured everything. Therefore, the support could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is inexpensive, more so than other products."
"We are on an annual license to use Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows. There are not any additional fees to use the solution."
"We purchased a three-year license, and I think that the prices are ok."
"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis."
"For the licensing of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, the customer can choose to pay monthly or yearly. It's up to the customer."
"The pricing model is based on CPU and must be declared as Microsoft or VMware licensing."
"We have a cloud provider agreement with Veeam. We are also paying for the agent."
"It is less expensive than one of its variants."
"If you have a source size of one terabyte then they will charge for a one terabyte license, although what is actually being stored is much less."
"Its price is quite reasonable. The cost depends on the depreciation and the volume. It also depends on the infrastructure. If your infrastructure increases, you would need some more licenses."
"Pricing is expensive, so it could be lower."
"Veritas NetBackup is very expensive, and I think price is the main reason which some customers don't want to use this solution."
"Veritas NetBackup's price could be a problem for small businesses."
"NetBackup is expensive. They need to work on the pricing side. I find it comparatively on the higher side when I compare the terabyte backup costs."
"The software and license are very expensive."
"The solution is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Photography Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
8%
 

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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...
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

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