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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
7.5
Number of Reviews
116
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veritas NetBackup Appliance
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
16th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 3.4%, down from 5.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is 0.7%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

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

"The solution offers very good storage efficiency, so there's excellent compression and deduplication within the product that our clients really appreciate."
"The VM portal and the CloudCatalyst are two of the solution's most valuable features."
"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."
"It provides us with the versatility to back up everything we require which eliminates the need for a secondary backup solution."
"The most valuable feature is the trouble-free operation, as we have not had many problems with it."
"The feature that is most useful for us is that it backs up every application that we own."
"Deduplication is quite efficient. It is not a complex product. It is quite simple."
"Our customers who have faced ransomware attacks were able to recover their data in less than one day without any stress. Veritas is ransomware resilient and because of its implementation, it is not dependent on the operating system to work."
"The solution is very scalable."
"NetBackup Appliance's most valuable feature is the duplication encryption standard feature."
"I can confidently say that I have managed more than 30 or 50 appliances over different time periods, and yet I never had a single hardware failure."
"The biggest advantage is that I do not need to manage backups on traditional tapes, which helps maintain total business continuity."
"The solution offers high-secured appliances and supports enterprise-class encryption algorithms."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance's most valuable feature is information backup."
"It has been our go-to product for backup."
"We rarely need their help. I would give their technical support an 8.5 out of ten. We are satisfied."
 

Cons

"It is a very expensive solution. They should have a different scheme for selling it. They should also make it easy for us to switch from Solaris to Linux. We are having some trouble in migrating our actual catalog from Solaris to Linux."
"It would be better if it had a cloud integration feature. I would like to use a single product for the cloud instances and the on-premise instances. The price could also be better."
"System administrators would be more efficient in NetBackup if the number of tools and command lines was reduced."
"The solution could have a more clear dashboard about the license and the operation status."
"The security and performance could improve with Veritas NetBackup. The security could be improved by protecting the data from attackers."
"The web interface is not modern."
"The biggest additional features needed are more cloud capabilities and security from ransomware."
"Extra features come with additional costs."
"The cost per terabyte is extremely high."
"It is not easy because I have worked a lot on the tool, and in case it gets corrupted at any point, it is not easy to restore the data without losing information is not easy."
"The tool's pricing is expensive and could be lower."
"This solution has to have better integration with the cloud, as well as with other solutions such as Business Intelligence products."
"Our main challenge was deciding on the right capacity for expansion, but once we settled on two NAS servers with sixteen TB, things have been smooth."
"The price could be a bit better."
"The product should provide more AI and ML features."
"The solution could improve by providing more integration and security."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Licensing fees are charged based on the number of CPU cores."
"Our license is capacity-based."
"The solution is expensive compared to other alternatives."
"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."
"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."
"Veritas Netbackup offers affordable licensing."
"So far I can only say that the license structure could be looked at to be aligned as either capacity-based or traditional."
"I rate the solution's pricing a nine out of ten."
"It costs more to license support for this solution, compared to others."
"I rate the tool's pricing an eight out of ten."
"This solution is expensive."
"We pay annually. It is a huge figure for us."
"There is a license needed to use Veritas NetBackup Appliance and there are not any additional fees."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price, I rate the solution's pricing an eight."
"Renewing subscriptions for appliance support is costly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

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?
The price is slightly expensive for small and medium enterprises. If they can review the prices, we feel it would be beneficial, especially for the African market.
What needs improvement with Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
Leveraging AI in Veritas NetBackup Appliance is one of the road maps now that they have done a collaboration with Cohesity, which is a feature I'm looking forward to. Using AI is one improvement I ...
 

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