NAKIVO Backup & Replication vs Veritas Backup Exec | TrustRadius

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Score 8.3 out of 10

Based on 48 reviews and ratings

Score 6.7 out of 10

Based on 96 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Veritas Backup Exec

Universal recovery

Live recovery

Recovery verification

Business application protection

Multiple backup destinations

Incremental backup identification

Backup to the cloud

Deduplication and file compression

Snapshots

Flexible deployment

Management dashboard

Platform support

Retention options

Encryption

Pros

Creating G-F-S backups of virtual servers in a completely automated fashion.
Restoring data easily when needed, either as specific individual files or entire servers (and the run-from-backup option is just neat, although we've rarely had use for that).
Storing Data in a de-duplicated, compressed format has allowed us to store many many backups in a space that is many many times smaller than it would take to keep multiple full copies of each server.

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Manager in Information Technology

Medical Devices Company, 11-50 employees

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The license/agent deployment feature in Backup Exec facilitates effective and speedy population within your data center.
Veritas Backup Exec's feature rich job creation is intuitive and simplifies backup strategies.
Customizable views in the Administrator console allow you to view your backup environment to maximize visibility.

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Christopher Stark

Division Network Support Specialist

The Salvation ArmyNon-Profit Organization Management, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

You can only backup virtual machines.
Although you can easily set up NAKIVO, the more specific or complex your configuration, the more reliant you become on tech support. Knowing Linux would be a big plus with these types of configurations.
Updating the software could be a little more user-friendly.

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Manager in Information Technology

Architecture & Planning Company, 51-200 employees

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The user interface can sometimes be sluggish and hang between options.The minimum spec is 2Gb but if running on a dedicated server I think 4Gb is recommended
As more companies seem to be entering the backup software market, Acronis is very aggressive on pricing and even offer discounts if you are replacing other backup solutions, the Backup Exec pricing plans have become a more expensive
Our version is an older 2014 version and has inadequate support for VM backs

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Administrator in Information Technology

Consumer Goods Company, 201-500 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

NAKIVO Backup & Replication 10.0

Based on 1 answer

It's great. It works, it's cost effective and it's easy to maintain. I don't see us ever changing away from Nakivo Backup and Replication to any other product. We are very impressed and satisfied with the results.

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IT Director

Women's Pavilion of South MississippiMedical Practice, 51-200 employees

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Veritas Backup Exec 1.0

Based on 3 answers

This software is a mess in my brutally honest opinion. I've spent more time babysitting this software while backing up 20 servers than I did with Veeam backing up 600+. I've had multiple jobs run fine for weeks at a time that just randomly fail out of the blue for seemingly no reason whatsoever. There's no intuitive way to chain jobs, so automation becomes somewhat more problematic if certain jobs depend on other jobs. The forever incremental feature feels tacked on since the merge operation merges all your incremental jobs into the most recent backup and doesn't have the option set a limit on how long to keep your point in time restores.

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Administrator in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Usability

NAKIVO Backup & Replication 10.0

Based on 2 answers

Because it is very easy to use.

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Aba-Mark Mihaly

IT Manager

AP Network SRLComputer Networking, 1-10 employees

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Veritas Backup Exec 1.0

Based on 1 answer

It can do a lot of things on paper and sounds terrific, but in practice it doesn't do any of them well. It can easily be sold to non-technical minds and C-levels, but of all the backup solutions I've used in the last 15 years of my career, Backup Exec is easily the least fault tolerant. Unless this software is a sunk cost and you're on a shoestring budget, I recommend almost anything else. Jobs fail often with obscure error codes and the KB articles in the Veritas support portal are a mess. Within 30 days of a fresh deployment I've logged more tickets with their support than I did in 3 years with Veeam.

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Administrator in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

NAKIVO Backup & Replication 8.7

Based on 4 answers

As with any support, it can always improve, but since the result has always been getting my issue resolved quickly I can't complain. Nakivo support has been great to work with when I have needed them, which hasn't been often.

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IT Director

Women's Pavilion of South MississippiMedical Practice, 51-200 employees

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Veritas Backup Exec 5.9

Based on 3 answers

In the few instances of having to contact support, our overall outcome was always good. They would have received a better score if the wait time was less, but I attribute this to the timing of support calls - it was during the previous owner's time. We have not had to open a support ticket since Veritas Backup Exec took the product back over.

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IT Manager

PrecixAutomotive, 201-500 employees

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Implementation Rating

NAKIVO Backup & Replication 10.0

Based on 1 answer

It was simple and easy to implement and went very quickly

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IT Director

Women's Pavilion of South MississippiMedical Practice, 51-200 employees

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Veritas Backup Exec 3.0

Based on 1 answer

It was pretty straightforward.

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Verified User

Administrator in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Altaro offers a competitive price but not VMware support which is our preferred virtualisation product.The Vembu Cloud DR is more expensive to implement, less flexibile (requires a Windows server) and it is a product with a lot of space for improvements, however excellent support when needed.StorageCraft Cloud Backup same as Vembu is pricier and less flexible in deployment options.

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Infrastructure Engineer

X-Net SolutionsInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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If your company is looking at changing solutions or currently does not have any, Veritas Backup Exec is the way to go. Do yourself a favor and try the 60 day trial, you won't be disappointed! Very simple to use and has a great GUI, much better than what the competition has to offer.

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Verified User

Consultant in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 501-1000 employees

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Return on Investment

Provides a robust service at an affordable cost.
Intuitive web interface along with the technology itself provides a path for quick, easy restores.
Not supporting S3 compatible storage for off-site storage of backups has required us to add an additional piece of software to the workflow.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 501-1000 employees

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Veritas Backup Exec is good for single file restores. We have had to restore files from a few months back without any problem.
Veritas has saved us money by reverting work that was overwritten by a past employee.
Sometimes tapes can be overwritten by accident when you inventory it for restore, which can be an issue.

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IT Specialist

Epstein Architecture, Engineering and ConstructionArchitecture & Planning, 201-500 employees

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Screenshots

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

NAKIVO Backup & Replication Editions & Modules

Edition

Pro Essentials	$199¹
Enterprise Essentials	$299¹
Pro	$399¹
Enterprise	$599¹

per socket

Additional Pricing Details

The product is licensed per physical CPU socket for each ESXi server on which you back up or replicate VMs.

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Veritas Backup Exec Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Rating Summary

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Veritas Backup Exec

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Veritas Backup Exec

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Veritas Backup Exec

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Veritas Backup Exec

NAKIVO Backup & Replication

Veritas Backup Exec

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