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Veritas NetBackup vs Veritas NetBackup Appliance 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

Veritas NetBackup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
115
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veritas NetBackup Appliance
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
15th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 4.3%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is 0.6%, down from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

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.
Ahmed Handal - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced data retention and recovery with robust backup features
The Oracle Agent and Oracle RAC support are valuable features; they are crucial for taking backups and cloning applications. NetBackup Appliance has many features. Backup Exec is a great product as well. NetBackup is well-developed with strong features, including deduplication technology, which allows us to retain backups for longer periods—exceeding our expectations by keeping backups for almost a month. It's effective for data recovery and capable of handling large-scale data recoveries. It is very stable and keeps applications secure. However, the AI integration is not yet tested.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"This is the best solution that I know of."
"We can easily expand the ability of the solution."
"The main features of this solution are deduplication, compression, ease of use, simplistic user interface, and compatibility with all the backup service systems."
"The reliability is valuable, especially for the appliance solution."
"The tool's information transfer and patching up is easy. The solution offers protection from ransomware which is also a valuable feature."
"I like NetBackup's accelerator feature. You can take a full backup with incremental speed and integrate it with block tracking."
"It is important, when we chose a solution, that the customer service/technical support team could help us when we needed it, but the support was good."
"We were evaluating other products and getting confused between Commvault and Veritas NetBackup. The one reason that we started with Veritas NetBackup is the pricing of the license. There's no other reason from a technical perspective or even operation or capability of the two software. The main reason we chose Veritas NetBackup was that in our use case it is more cost-effective."
"The standout feature is its connectivity and robust support. They are easily easy to get hold of, making it convenient for us."
"We can add multiple appliances to the product."
"This is a good backup interconversion solution because all the masters and the targets backups are on the same system. It is easy to administrate for a single point of access for clients."
"The most valuable feature of the Veritas NetBackup Appliance is the virtual machine backups."
"The solution is very scalable."
"We find the pricing is reasonable."
"The most valuable features of Veritas NetBackup Appliance include extension syncing, making copies of the data, expiring images, replication, and speed."
"The biggest advantage is that I do not need to manage backups on traditional tapes, which helps maintain total business continuity."
 

Cons

"The solution is not easy to use. You need to train yourself step by step because it is complex, but it is a good solution. Its pricing could be cheaper."
"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."
"The licensing costs could be more affordable."
"The solution could improve by having a feature to backup iSeries workloads."
"We would like the Java console to be updated."
"Support for the solution needs improvement."
"It's not a user-friendly solution. It's a little bit complicated. The UI is not very friendly."
"The biggest problem with NetBackup is licensing."
"It's hard to get to the backups. There are too many tabs."
"The price could be a bit better."
"The product should provide more AI and ML features."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance could improve the configuration, it could be more user-friendly."
"Depending on the setup structure, it can be complex to implement."
"The product must improve its recovery features."
"One area needing improvement is to facilitate Oracle database restores using the GUI on the NetBackup Appliance."
"In terms of implementing the solution, it's quite technical. You need to be knowledgable in order to pull off a successful deployment."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Our license is capacity-based."
"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."
"When we consider the quality and value of Veritas NetBackup, it is worth the cost."
"We are very satisfied with the price of this solution."
"Licensing fees are charged based on the number of CPU cores."
"Pricing is expensive, so it could be lower."
"Veritas NetBackup's price could be a problem for small businesses."
"Veritas NetBackup's pricing is a bit steep when compared to other tools. It is very costly, but service-wise and overall, the Veritas NetBackup is a good product."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price and ten is a low price, I rate the pricing a nine."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"Overall, Veritas is a good solution; the problem is the cost."
"We pay annually. It is a huge figure for us."
"The solution is not cheap"
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance is priced well compared to other solutions."
"I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
"It costs more to license support for this solution, compared to others."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
Regarding cost, it's quite expensive, but I'm not sure about the exact licensing costs. This needs to be checked.
What needs improvement with Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
The costing part is on the higher side. The reporting could also be improved.
 

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