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Veritas Alta SaaS Protection vs Veritas Backup Exec comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Veritas Alta SaaS Protection
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
SaaS Backup (12th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (30th), SaaS Management Platforms (12th)
Veritas Backup Exec
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
73
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (14th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Data Center Backup solutions, they serve different purposes. Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is designed for SaaS Backup and holds a mindshare of 2.3%, down 2.9% compared to last year.
Veritas Backup Exec, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 2.2% mindshare, down 2.8% since last year.
SaaS Backup
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Daniel Ogola - PeerSpot reviewer
The appliance is ready to integrate with the cloud in cases where the customers have a hybrid or cloud environment.
The go-between is a Veritas partner, so the customer support was not that good. The solution is fine except when there is a purchasing crisis where you have to remake the ecosystem. It causes a lot of issues. The support was a problem, but we're okay with it as long as we have someone to communicate with.
Sameer Pansare - PeerSpot reviewer
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

"Veritas is loaded with features because the appliance is ready to integrate with the cloud in cases where the customers have a hybrid or cloud environment."
"It's a good solution. It's pretty stable."
"The most valuable feature is that it is simple to use."
"I think the most important feature is the ability of SaaS Backup to cover all modules proposed by Office 365, because competing solutions don't cover the total scope."
"The most valuable features are the ease of administration and the ease of configuration."
"Some of the tool's best features include an enhanced dashboard and strong security features compared to native Veritas. Our environment is entirely automated."
"The solution's hardware appliance is very scalable and very useful."
"The duplication is the solution's most valuable feature."
"This solution works well and has good integration with technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V."
"Veritas Backup Exec is easily managed."
"I like that Backup Exec integrates with Microsoft Exchange. We can retrieve backups from the email boxes."
"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 most valuable feature of Veritas Backup Exec is the ease of use."
"It gives us the ability to locate and restore critical files which users may have intentionally or unknowing deleted a while ago."
"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."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
 

Cons

"The usability of the solution isn't the best."
"When you finish a project, the client should have the opportunity to browse the files rather than simply ending the contract. Also, it's not possible to recover earlier versions. It should be possible to have a database for recovering files after you finish a contract. There's no solution for this from Veritas."
"An area for improvement is the product's performance, especially how long it takes to do a job."
"In the future, we would like to see support for virtualized machines."
"The technical team wasn't very helpful."
"Currently, it isn't possible to use anything other than Veritas cloud to back up to. I think today it's important to cover the three major cloud provider: GCP, Azure and AWS."
"The solution does lack a lot of features, and we're considering switching."
"The tool can be improved in terms of maintainability and flexibility, especially as companies grow larger. In these aspects, I feel Veeam is better for cloud and operational purposes."
"We need to have duplication and better compression."
"The backup is not robust enough when you have a lot of technology."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
"It doesn't support the AIX platform."
"Initial setup is a bit complex and needs some expertise for troubleshooting when something goes wrong."
"There needs to be an integration process of the endpoint devices so that we don't have to redo everything for different products."
"It would be nice to improve the backup acceleration and the fast restoration required."
"Veritas can improve the user interface and the information displayed."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"SaaS Backup isn't the most expensive solution."
"I would rate this solution's pricing as five out of five."
"This solution is not cheap and not expensive but priced in the mid-range."
"The program is quite expensive."
"The tool is expensive compared to Veeam."
"The solution could be more cost-effective."
"It is not an expensive product."
"Depending on the scenario, it can cost less than half of the price of other methods."
"The product is affordable."
"It has a good price-value ratio. Its price-value ratio is better than Veeam."
"The solution costs $700 per agent and is expensive compared to other products that offer better stability."
"I would like to see a better licensing model. They changed it and it's just horrendous."
"Pricing is similar, but they don´t offer the same options/technology."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
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 needs improvement with Veritas Alto SaaS Protection?
The tool can be improved in terms of maintainability and flexibility, especially as companies grow larger. In these aspects, I feel Veeam is better for cloud and operational purposes.
What is your primary use case for Veritas Alto SaaS Protection?
Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is good for cloud backups and has many integration features. It works well in a hybrid model.
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

SaaS Backup
Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec
 

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