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Barracuda Intronis Backup vs Veritas NetBackup Appliance comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 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

Barracuda Intronis Backup
Ranking in Deduplication Software
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
MSP Backup (8th)
Veritas NetBackup Appliance
Ranking in Deduplication Software
6th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
56
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (16th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Deduplication Software category, the mindshare of Barracuda Intronis Backup is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is 4.9%, up from 4.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Deduplication Software
 

Featured Reviews

Gerard Wolters - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to use, immutable, and provides good deduplication features
When we wanted to back up our Microsoft environment, we looked for a cloud backup. Barracuda provided a cloud backup. There were no other products that offered similar features at that time. I will recommend the product to others. It is easy to use. It is a complete package. It is easy to integrate the product with Microsoft. We have a complete package that includes antispam and email gateway solutions. We can choose any package we want. We use Barracuda Essentials. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Ahmed Handal - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced data retention and recovery with robust backup features
The Oracle Agent and Oracle RAC support are valuable features; they are crucial for taking backups and cloning applications. NetBackup Appliance has many features. Backup Exec is a great product as well. NetBackup is well-developed with strong features, including deduplication technology, which allows us to retain backups for longer periods—exceeding our expectations by keeping backups for almost a month. It's effective for data recovery and capable of handling large-scale data recoveries. It is very stable and keeps applications secure. However, the AI integration is not yet tested.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Most important is its ease of use. You plug it in, follow the steps, and you have your backup file."
"The product is easy to use."
"It's a one-stop shop, meaning we just program and schedule the backups, decide what is being backed up, and then it automatically replicates and deduplicates."
"It is very stable, and I'm very happy with this solution."
"I have found the product's LiveBoot feature to be most valuable."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication that analyzes data to identify duplicate patterns and granular restore."
"They are the best support that we have had so far. When you contact or email them, they are very quick to respond. They always have someone available for us. That's what we want as a customer, we want someone to listen to us."
"It is very reliable, so we don't have any issues with it. Our customers have never raised any issue with it. Basically, once you set it up and it is running, it is trouble-free. Our customers are happy. They just got a renewal for the subscription for the service."
"The solution offers high-secured appliances and supports enterprise-class encryption algorithms."
"The initial setup gets easier the more you do it."
"This is a good backup interconversion solution because all the masters and the targets backups are on the same system. It is easy to administrate for a single point of access for clients."
"We have good data backup coverage."
"The most valuable feature of the Veritas NetBackup Appliance is the virtual machine backups."
"It has a lot of very good features. The virtual tape library (VTL) feature is most valuable. Overall, it is easy to use."
"The utilization of Data Domain is crucial because of its integration with a key Veritas feature: retention lock. This feature ensures data integrity by preventing any alterations to stored data. When NetBackup interacts with Data Domain, enabling the retention lock feature ensures that neither administrators nor backup personnel can modify data stored within the system. This functionality is vital for compliance purposes and meets the requirements of auditors."
"The most significant benefit has been the time to restore."
 

Cons

"It would be nice to have some reports generated on the usage, but it is not essential."
"The search features must be improved."
"The tool is not user-friendly. The solution should also improve its compatibility. It is also not license-based."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see cloud support and deduplication functionality."
"Setting up Barracuda Backup is straightforward."
"We're working with them on our file share backups. Our solution needs a little bit more fine-tuning. We're not sure if the issue is at our end or at Barracuda's end."
"The solution is pretty expensive. This is the usual customer complaint."
"Their technical support is not very good. You never know what they are doing and what is the issue. Customers need to know what is happening. This is our main concern and the only thing that can be improved in this solution. I would like to have more visibility about what is going on when something happens. I need to know what was done to solve the issue."
"I would like to see a product that requires less expertise to manage it."
"The upgrade process of the solution needs to be improved since it is extremely complicated, especially without the benefit of a support person who can guide one through it."
"The monitoring could be a bit better."
"The response from the support team has not always been quick, so sometimes there is a risk."
"They could simplify the process of installing, and provide more space for data during the process."
"The tool's pricing is expensive and could be lower."
"More licensing options could be introduced to the software. It is currently based on capacity only. Compared to competitors, it is difficult to position it economically everywhere. From the usability point of view, they are making many improvements on new interfaces, the SaaS offering, etc."
"It's an expensive solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"You have two options, which we have. We pay for it bi-monthly. Then, you can purchase the project hours and support annually."
"Because it is a single package that includes everything, they are worth the money that you need to pay for it. You are paying for the hardware, licensing, the software that runs on it, regular updates, the cloud features included with it along with the replication, and your space allocated in the cloud for replication. It is fairly priced for what you get."
"The tool's pricing is reasonable."
"Normally, there is the hardware on the site. So, essentially, there is a server and storage. They can price it a little lower because the customers are making a little investment upfront. Even though it is trouble-free for the end-users, and once it is set up and running, they don't have to really think about it, there is essentially an initial investment. It is not really pricey. We're actually competitive, but we are in a different market. In Asia, customers are a little more price-sensitive than in the west. It is not really a real issue."
"The licensing is charged yearly. It's my understanding that the cost of the solution is somewhere around $7,000 every two years."
"What I like best about Barracuda Backup is the licensing model."
"They're on par with their competitors."
"The price of the five-year contract was approximately three million Rupees ($42,000 USD)."
"The price of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is competitive. There are different models of Veritas NetBackup Appliance, such as perpetual licenses and subscriptions. Having the choice is good."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance is priced well compared to other solutions."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price and ten is a low price, I rate the pricing a nine."
"There is a license needed to use Veritas NetBackup Appliance and there are not any additional fees."
"The product's price is high."
"The licensing costs are approximately 150,00 Saudi Riyals."
"Renewing subscriptions for appliance support is costly."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is a high price, and ten is a low price, I rate the solution's pricing an eight."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
25%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Real Estate/Law Firm
8%
Non Profit
5%
Computer Software Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Barracuda Backup?
The solution’s scalability is good because its space is unlimited. We can start in Office365 with one terabyte bit of information and leverage through an enterprise solution of 1000 users.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Barracuda Backup?
The pricing is very competitive. Licensing is on a yearly basis, and Barracuda even provides replacements after three years if a device reaches end of life, without any extra charges.
What needs improvement with Barracuda Backup?
Barracuda Backup's support could be improved because sometimes the support team is situated outside the country, leading to time zone issues. Adding AI features for security would also be beneficia...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
The price is slightly expensive for small and medium enterprises. If they can review the prices, we feel it would be beneficial, especially for the African market.
What needs improvement with Veritas NetBackup Appliance?
Leveraging AI in Veritas NetBackup Appliance is one of the road maps now that they have done a collaboration with Cohesity, which is a feature I'm looking forward to. Using AI is one improvement I ...
 

Also Known As

Barracuda Backup
NetBackup Appliance
 

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Sample Customers

Dematic, Levitt Safety, Osoyoos Credit Union, Viborel Distribuiao, European Tour, Papergraphics, Levitt Safety, Academy of Contemporary Music, Paul, Plevin, Sullivan & Connaughton, LLP, National History Museum, California Almond Board, American Radio Relay League, Kirkpatrick Bank, IAC, Healey Brothers Automotive Group, Mechanicsburg Area School District, Taylor Shellfish Farms, Drew Marine, inMusic, Mills Law Library, Healy Brothers Automotive Group, Thomas Kinkade Company, Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit
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