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Asigra vs Veritas Backup Exec 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

Asigra
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
62nd
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veritas Backup Exec
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
30th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.0
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Asigra is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas Backup Exec is 1.3%, down from 1.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veritas Backup Exec1.3%
Asigra0.6%
Other98.1%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

AK
Technical Team Lead at Eldama Technologies
Plenty of useful feature and reliable
We use Asigra for backups I have found all the features useful in the solution. I have been using Asigra for approximately two months. The solution is stable. The six people in our IT department are using the solution. The initial setup was a medium difficulty level. Some parts were complex…
MuhammadNabeel - PeerSpot reviewer
Account Manager at Axelliant
Reliable backups have protected critical office data and support daily recovery needs
Veritas Backup Exec offers a range of features that cater to the needs of businesses looking for a comprehensive data protection solution. The advantages include ease of use, comprehensive coverage, automated recovery, scalability, integration, and technical support. Veritas Backup Exec especially helps our organization because it is designed to remedy complexity by delivering a simple backup and recovery solution that meets all protection needs with a host of powerful features that can help save time and money, increase reliability, and improve recovery time objectives.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has helped us to provide comprehensive data protection with high recovery rates and a malware scanning feature."
"There are two primary improvements of the Asigra platform with the recent version 13.1 SP1: Virtualization: a tremendous variety of data protection solutions for virtual machines, and Cloud-2-Cloud for Office 365, Google, Amazon, etc., making this a full package of data protection platform."
"Flexibility really means a lot for us. Being able to address almost every client backup and recovery requirement means that we have a tremendous amount of confidence as do our partners that Blueshift is going to be able to deploy a solution quickly and efficiently."
"The Asigra product on the whole is a fantastic solution and I would highly recommend this as it delivers everything our business and our subsequent customers required."
"We can provide a reliable service to our customers."
"Smooth integration into customer's environment, interactive UI."
"The agentless architecture has minimized our software footprint at the client level."
"It provides a secure and stable cloud backup solution."
"The most important feature is the ability to automatically backup and restore databases."
"The product makes it easy to restore data."
"Compression is the most valuable feature."
"The beauty of the solution is that you can rely on it. It offers a quick recovery time when it's backing up items. The way it recovers data is excellent."
"The solution is good for physical backups."
"Everything that I need is available with Veritas."
"The backup potential of the solution is very good. It's protected us in the past very well and allowed us to get up and running after an attack with minimal loss."
"Veritas helps me manage business-critical backups effectively and has been pretty useful in keeping the functions comfortable."
 

Cons

"Some more work on reporting tools is required to help get better auto-generated information and analysis from the system."
"The management could be a bit better."
"The UI could do with a facelift."
"More integration with leading storage solutions."
"I think Asigra still needs to simplify their GUI."
"There are improvements required with the virtualization solution, I'm sure we will see a significant change in 2017."
"Personally speaking, I think the reporting should be more interactive."
"I wouldn't describe it as a scalable solution."
"The deduplication feature can be improved."
"It doesn't support the AIX platform."
"Veritas Backup Exec could improve the analytics. If there were some more detail in our scan reports it would be beneficial."
"The console of Veritas Backup Exec is complex when compared to other software."
"Restoring a single email from the backup entire database virtually occupies the entire system disk and it is a huge pain."
"The one thing which could be improved, which we have informed Veritas about, is the ability to plug in to the cloud."
"The price of this solution is very high."
"The EDR should be looked at, as the operating system is too weak."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Asigra could improve, it is expensive. We have purchased an annual license."
"Asigra is priced competitively, but requires technical expertise to operate, optimize, and maintain its services."
"It's a good price for the product."
"We are satisfied with the price of this solution."
"Regarding expense, Backup Exec is generally suitable for small and medium businesses. However, we can customize them based on the workload."
"The pricing of Veritas Backup's license is comparable to Veeam."
"The solution costs $700 per agent and is expensive compared to other products that offer better stability."
"The product is inexpensive compared to enterprise software."
"Veritas licensing is somewhat expensive. They have to decrease the price."
"Its price is a bit high. There is only the standard fee. There is no additional fee."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Computer Software Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business18
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise29
 

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How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?
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What needs improvement with Veritas Backup Exec?
While Backup Exec has dedicated user-based system administrators, IT professionals frequently point out several areas where the platform could be modernized and improved.
 

Also Known As

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Backup Exec, Symantec Backup Exec
 

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Sample Customers

British Red Cross, Special Olympics, London and Capital, L and K Bennett London, The Commonwealth, Hanrick Curran
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