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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OpenText Data Protector

    Score4.9 out of 10
    N/AOpenText Data Protector standardizes and consolidates backups across multiple platforms. It provides secure, comprehensive backup protection for business-critical data and applications whether virtual, physical, or online in the cloud.N/A

    Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AN/AN/A
    Pricing
    OpenText Data ProtectorVeeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OpenText Data ProtectorVeeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    OpenText Data ProtectorVeeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
    Considered Both Products
    OpenText
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    Veeam Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    83%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    OpenText Data ProtectorVeeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of OpenText Data Protector and Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
    Feature
    OpenText Data Protector
    8.2
    10 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
    9.1
    5 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Universal recovery7.86 Ratings9.74 Ratings
    Instant recovery7.78 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.04 Ratings9.34 Ratings
    Business application protection7.99 Ratings9.25 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations8.89 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification8.04 Ratings9.75 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud7.75 Ratings9.54 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression8.29 Ratings9.55 Ratings
    Snapshots8.45 Ratings8.35 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.25 Ratings8.85 Ratings
    Management dashboard7.55 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Platform support8.37 Ratings8.55 Ratings
    Retention options8.87 Ratings8.75 Ratings
    Encryption8.05 Ratings9.25 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    OpenText Data ProtectorVeeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.2
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.7
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    OpenText Data ProtectorVeeam Agent for Microsoft Windows
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OpenText
    Well suited: scenarios with very specific backups schedules; backups saved in tape libraries. Less appropriate: environments with older Operational Systems and older hardware, such as tape libraries.
    Incentivized
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    Veeam Software
    We use it as a Simple Deployment. As a simple deployment scenario, the roles of the backup server, VMware backup proxy, and backup repository are assigned to a single machine. These roles are assigned automatically to the machine where we installed Veeam Backup & Replication. The drawback of the simple deployment scenario is that only the backup server handles and stores all data which is a single point of failure.
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    Pros
    OpenText
    • It is very reliable on the server side to provide a trustworthy back end.
    • The install was simple and provided an easy way to install and backup Unix servers.
    • The support was always helpful and responded quickly.
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    Veeam Software
    • File level restore
    • Backing up of difficult Laptops that are in and off the network
    • Reporting
    • Integration into other Veeam Products
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    OpenText
    • Increase the range of support for new platforms.
    • Improve the attention of support cases in terms of speed of attention.
    • Keep me better informed of the latest solution updates.
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    Veeam Software
    • Stop the backup job from the console instead of having to stop from the client.
    • Don't consume too many resources while taking a backup.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    OpenText
    It was just not a good fit for our organization. We have an EMC SAN, Data Domain backup storage, and VMWare. Without any other HP software or hardware in our environment I do not see the need to continue using a product that is not well integrated with our other brands
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    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    OpenText
    Very easy to use. What needs to improve is to make it easier to configure some integrations and features, such as office 365 integration, acropolis integration, block change-based backup, etc. Despite we have documentation, even following all the steps, the integration is hard to implement or doesn't work in the end.
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    Veeam Software
    Overall, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is a great backup solution and supplies extremely useful tools to configure backups to suite our needs and our clients requirements. I have only taken some points off as the user interface could be easier to navigate when configuring backups and the ability to update Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows from within the software would be appreciated.
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    Performance
    OpenText
    The Reporting-Server and the Reports depend on the settings.
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    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    OpenText
    It is the weak point of this software, although it is improving little by a little. The first level of support does not solve almost anything until you move on to a higher level that is more involved.
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    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    OpenText
    Pick one person to help you through the process.
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    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    OpenText
    When selecting a backup solution for our virtual environment we chose HP Data Protector for its cost savings in licensing, our familiarity with the software and the ability to backup to disk, tape or both with the standard installation.
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    Veeam Software
    Veeam is just on another level compared to most other software vendors who tend to make backup solutions complicated. Veeam uses intuitive GUI's that make sense to most people and take the stress out of systems recovery at high and low levels by simply explaining the process step by step.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    OpenText
    Here the license model from the Micro Focus Data Protector and DP4CW should merge. It causes argumentation problems if you license two products here.
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    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Scalability
    OpenText
    We use the tool in different installations and combinations of functions and hardware.
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    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Professional Services
    OpenText
    The professional services had some details of low promptness in the attention of cases.
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    Veeam Software
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    OpenText
    • Positive impact. I have not worked with HP Data Protector enough to provide the ROI. It simply worked when we needed it to.
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    Veeam Software
    • It allows end users to easily self-serve their own file restores, freeing up IT resources
    • It provides a seamless DR solution for the resources it backs up
    • It frequently take a long time to resolve problems when they do occur
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    ScreenShots

    OpenText Data Protector Screenshots

    Screenshot of Reporting Dashboard