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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Veritas NetBackup

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AVeritas NetBackup is a backup-as-a-service product providing data recovery and protection for enterprises. It supports physical, virtual, and cloud systems and features an automated disaster recovery capabilities.N/A

    vSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AVMware vSphere Data Protection Advanced (or vDPA), now part of vSphere, was a VMware data protection and recovery offering. The product is no longer available standalone.N/A
    Pricing
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
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    Cohesity
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
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    Features
    Veritas NetBackupvSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Veritas NetBackup and vSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Feature
    Veritas NetBackup
    7.9
    18 Ratings
    5% below category average
    vSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Universal recovery9.015 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Instant recovery7.014 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.015 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Business application protection7.016 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations10.016 Ratings00 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification10.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud8.012 Ratings00 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression5.018 Ratings00 Ratings
    Snapshots10.016 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Flexible deployment7.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard4.015 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Platform support10.014 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Retention options9.014 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Encryption6.014 Ratings00 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Veritas NetBackup and vSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Feature
    Veritas NetBackup
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    vSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    Continuous data protection10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Replication6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    Score9.9 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Score9.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Veritas NetBackupvSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (18 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Veritas NetBackupvSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cohesity
    Backuping complex infrastructures (VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, Oracle, and MSSQL databases, etc.). Regarding product price, it's not the most affordable for small businesses, but it can handle nearly all infrastructures and systems. With good training people, it's a Swiss knife of company data backup, no stress about keeping backups in a safe place!
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    VMware vSphere Data Protection Advanced is well suited for a thin client environment, and/or an environment that runs multiple virtual servers. It is also well suited for an environment with disaster recover requirements that require backups of everything. vSphere is very expensive, so it would probably not be a very good choice for a startup that could use a cheaper alternative in the beginning, or a physical machine environment.
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    Pros
    Cohesity
    • The activity monitor allows me to easily see if there are issues with backup jobs or the environment.
    • Community support for NBU is very good. I've been able to research issues with ease and find other users that have been in similar situations.
    • Policy management for backups is very easy and there are lots of options.
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    • Maintains backups of all virtual systems for disaster recovery compliance.
    • Supports plugins for backups of Microsoft systems.
    • As with most VMware products vSphere is incredibly easy to use.
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    Cons
    Cohesity
    • Admin console
    • SAP HANA application Templates should also be introduced instead of scripting
    • SAP MAXDB application template should also be introduced
    • Tape Management need improvement
    • MOBILE connectivity is missing
    • Admin console is so simple it should be more funcky or stylish
    • Small database should also be considered for backup
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    • Reports are too complex, could be made clearer.
    • The interface could be simplified.
    • Backups of physical servers take a very long time.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cohesity
    Veritas continues to keep up with the backup game. There virtual machine backup capabilities are now top notch, and I believe they will prove valuable when our cloud presence demands a backup solution.
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    Usability
    Cohesity
    NetBackup provides a complete, flexible data protection solution for a variety of platforms. The platforms include Microsoft Windows, UNIX, and Linux systems. NetBackup lets you back up, archive, and restore files, folders or directories, and volumes or partitions that reside on your computer.
    During a backup or an archive, the client sends backup data across the network to a NetBackup server. The NetBackup server manages the type of storage that is specified in the backup policy. During a restore, users can browse, then select the files and directories to recover.
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    Support Rating
    Cohesity
    Support is pretty good but it is split between America and outsourced companies so it is hit or miss sometimes. I have actually had to argue with the outsourced support as they sometimes have no practical experience using the software which makes troubleshooting difficult when they have no practical experience using the system.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cohesity
    CrashPlan has the capability to sync data with a cloud storage source. This is great for a workstation where data is typically only for one user. However, Netbackup does a much better job for maintaining multiple levels of file restores for Enterprise Servers. Netbackup has a superior management console that does not rely on Cloud services in the event of an internet outage.
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    CloudBacko is the only similar product that I have used, and while it worked by backing up my virtual machines to Google Drive, VMware vSphere Data Protection Advanced not only backs up the virtual machines, buton databases, physical servers and more, and backs them up to a centralized location, and has 24/7 live support.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cohesity
    Veritas NetBackup is very expensive, and I think price is the main reason which some customers don't want to use this solution. The price is fair. Most people have felt this solution was somewhat expensive.
    licensing model is based on the number of NetBackup clients, agents, servers, and options that NetBackup will be protecting or run on. A customer purchases the same number of licenses as the count of clients, agents, servers, and options.
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    Professional Services
    Cohesity
    Education, Consulting and Managed services to keep our business running smooth.They provide the expertise needed to help you bridge the gap between excellent information management solutions and the information essential to help you reach maximum business value. They Meet information management goals with agility and flexibility.
    Comprehensive 24x7 monitoring, management and support of your backup and archiving environments.
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    Return on Investment
    Cohesity
    • We never experienced a significant system or data loss during the time we used NetBackup. We restored individuals files and small databases based upon user mistakes, but we never had to implement a DR plan. From that aspect, it is difficult to evaluate the ROI. Backups are a commodity service. Features are very similar across multiple tools. Once you decide to stay on-prem or move to the cloud, the list of options are narrowed. Then it becomes a matter of price.
    • From an administration and support perspective, the ROI is low. Vendor technical support is not always responsive. The first two tiers of support are not knowledgeable and their typical recommendation is to read the white paper. My small team spent a lot of time troubleshooting NetBackup, often without much vendor help.
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    • Virtual machines and servers are backed up and secure
    • DR compliance is met
    • Multiple platforms backed up to a central location
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