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Azure Backup vs Veritas Alta SaaS Protection comparison

 

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

Categories and Ranking

Azure Backup
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (10th)
Veritas Alta SaaS Protection
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
SaaS Backup (11th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (28th), SaaS Management Platforms (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Data Center Backup solutions, they serve different purposes. Azure Backup is designed for Backup and Recovery and holds a mindshare of 3.4%, down 4.7% compared to last year.
Veritas Alta SaaS Protection, on the other hand, focuses on SaaS Backup, holds 1.7% mindshare, down 2.7% since last year.
Backup and Recovery
SaaS Backup
 

Featured Reviews

RituparnaBhattacharya - PeerSpot reviewer
Achieve cost savings and efficiency with high-level restore capabilities
I use Azure Backup mainly for backing up virtual machines The feature I find most effective in Azure Backup is the high-level restore. Additionally, it has a good impact on our cost savings and operational efficiency as it is a low-cost solution. The area that I believe needs improvement in…
SunilPanigrahi - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable solution with good duplication capabilities and fair pricing
The duplication is the solution's most valuable feature The backup reports and the dashboard need improvement.  I've been using the solution for five years. The solution is quite stable. We haven't had any problems over the past five years of use. Scalability is fine. We keep adding different…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's useful, it works, and it's fairly reliable."
"The compression features save us money and speed up the backup and restore process."
"The best aspect of the solution is its backup functionality."
"The solution helped us use R2 RBO to back up frequently."
"The product is very reliable and easy to use."
"The most valuable features are the timely backup facility, allowing scheduling of backups, and the speed at which backups occur."
"You can select the tiering for your backup and manage your cost."
"It is easy to schedule backups."
"he most valuable feature is that it's not so intrusive with computer resources."
"The most valuable feature is that it is simple to use."
"The solution is stable; I haven't experienced any bugs or glitches on it."
"The most valuable features are the ease of administration and the ease of configuration."
"Some of the tool's best features include an enhanced dashboard and strong security features compared to native Veritas. Our environment is entirely automated."
"I think the most important feature is the ability of SaaS Backup to cover all modules proposed by Office 365, because competing solutions don't cover the total scope."
"It's a good solution. It's pretty stable."
"The solution's hardware appliance is very scalable and very useful."
 

Cons

"We faced some issues synchronizing the information in Azure when the storage was changed."
"Lacks an AI system that would enable easier upgrading of the hardware."
"While Azure Backup allows ingress data, the egress data is chargeable, which should be excluded."
"They need to improve the frequency of the backup. You can only backup one to three times a day. It would be better to back up continuously throughout the day."
"Microsoft's technical support for Azure products could be improved."
"Connection with more legacy data services could be beneficial as some are currently unsupported."
"In Avamar, the file-based restores are very quick and fast, whereas, in Azure Backup, VM restore is super easy, but if I have to do a file or a folder restore, I have to mount the entire VM image. I have to wait for some time for it to be mounted, and then I have to go inside and then check the file and copy it somewhere. It's a bit of a manual process, whereas in Avamar, you can directly select a file and folder, and it'll recover with whatever permissions you want."
"The solution’s user interface could be improved."
"The usability of the solution isn't the best."
"The tool can be improved in terms of maintainability and flexibility, especially as companies grow larger. In these aspects, I feel Veeam is better for cloud and operational purposes."
"Licensing has been a struggle. It went from bronze, silver to gold. Licensing needs more sophistication. It has features that are sold as separate add-ons."
"In the future, we would like to see support for virtualized machines."
"An area for improvement is the product's performance, especially how long it takes to do a job."
"The go-between is a Veritas partner, so the customer support was not that good. The solution is fine except when there is a purchasing crisis where you have to remake the ecosystem. It causes a lot of issues. The support was a problem, but we're okay with it as long as we have someone to communicate with."
"The backup reports and the dashboard need improvement."
"The technical team wasn't very helpful."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We do not have any additional costs for Azure Backup."
"This is an expensive solution in the Bangladesh marketplace."
"The pricing of this solution is good, and it is one of the easiest things that you can sell Azure with."
"Azure Backup is a moderately priced solution."
"The product is not expensive."
"The price should be cheaper, but it's affordable if you use the yearly subscription."
"The pricing of this solution is ok, but I'm expecting that the price will decrease in the future."
"Azure Backup can be expensive if you are not vigilant about your storage steering."
"SaaS Backup isn't the most expensive solution."
"The program is quite expensive."
"This solution is not cheap and not expensive but priced in the mid-range."
"The tool is expensive compared to Veeam."
"I would rate this solution's pricing as five out of five."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

How does Azure Backup differ from Veeam Backup & Replication?
Veeam has a version for Azure but there are organizations, like ours, that are considering moving to an Azure environment and wonder if Azure Backup is better than Veeam Backup and Replication (Vee...
What do you like most about Azure Backup?
Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Backup?
The pricing of Azure Backup is fine; it is a low-cost solution.
What needs improvement with Veritas Alto SaaS Protection?
The tool can be improved in terms of maintainability and flexibility, especially as companies grow larger. In these aspects, I feel Veeam is better for cloud and operational purposes.
What is your primary use case for Veritas Alto SaaS Protection?
Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is good for cloud backups and has many integration features. It works well in a hybrid model.
 

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Sample Customers

Russell Reynolds Associates, Somerset County Council, Kardem, PCL Construction
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