ExaGrid EX Series vs Veritas NetBackup Appliance comparison

ExaGrid and Veritas are both solutions in the Deduplication Software category. ExaGrid is ranked #8 with an average rating of 9.0, while Veritas is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.1. ExaGrid holds a 6.1% mindshare in DS, compared to Veritas’s 5.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of ExaGrid users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Veritas users who would recommend it.

ExaGrid EX Series

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100% willing to recommend

Veritas NetBackup Appliance

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 2024

ExaGrid EX Series and Veritas NetBackup Appliance are major contenders in the data backup and recovery sector. ExaGrid appears to have an edge due to favorable pricing and customer service, whereas Veritas stands out for those who prioritize comprehensive functionality.

Features:ExaGrid EX Series provides efficient data deduplication, scalable storage capabilities, and a fixed price extension capacity. Veritas NetBackup Appliance offers seamless backup integration, Granular Recovery Technology, and robust support for multi-platform environments.

Room for Improvement:ExaGrid could enhance its long-term data recovery speed, support more complex environments better, and expand integration capabilities. Veritas could focus on simplifying its initial setup, offering more flexible pricing, and streamlining its backup management features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:ExaGrid is well-regarded for its straightforward deployment and prompt customer service, facilitating a smooth integration. Veritas has a comprehensive support system, which is beneficial for complex environments but may involve a more extensive setup process.

Pricing and ROI:ExaGrid EX Series is praised for its lower setup costs and cost-effective ROI, appealing to budget-conscious buyers. Veritas NetBackup Appliance, despite a higher initial investment, is seen as a valuable purchase for businesses seeking long-term ROI and advanced features.

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Categories and Ranking

ExaGrid EX Series

Ranking in Deduplication Software

8th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Veritas NetBackup Appliance

Ranking in Deduplication Software

7th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

5.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (16th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Deduplication Software category, the mindshare of ExaGrid EX Series is 6.1%, down from 9.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup Appliance is 5.5%, up from 4.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Deduplication Software Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Veritas NetBackup Appliance	5.5%
ExaGrid EX Series	6.1%
Other	88.4%

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Featured Reviews

Daniel Gillber

Information Technology advisor at Lotus Consulting

Improvements in data storage efficiency and customer support experience

ExaGrid EX Series and Veeam was easy to set up, and it worked seamlessly. It was very simple to use. We rarely needed to touch the ExaGrid boxes, except for upgrades. With the systems engineer from ExaGrid, and with our common knowledge of backup software, it was very easy to use. The performance was good, the interface was good, and the GUI was good. When ExaGrid introduced the air gapped feature, it was almost complete. Almost every hardware vendor has an air gapped feature, but they were significantly ahead of other vendors. The air gapped and immutable storage are very nice features. The price compared to other competitors was good with better features. It is not a cheap product, but compared to the features, it is a good competitor.

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Sammy Githinji

Technical Manager at Rigor Systems Limited

Backup management excels with user-friendly interface and effective deduplication, offering robust data protection

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 recommend for the Veritas NetBackup Appliance. They have implemented some aspects of AI for features such as malware detection and anomaly detection. I believe they can do more to give customers more insight into their data, allowing them to see it and understand what they can do, such as archiving old data. They can do more by utilizing the data effectively to provide insights to customers about their space usage, future projections, and options for managing old data.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the main features is the landing zone, it is a particular space where the information is not duplicated."

"The tool has improved backup and recovery times. One of the key features contributing to this improvement is the landing zone and deduplication retention zone. When data is in the landing zone, the process is fast, ensuring smooth backup and recovery operations at high speeds. However, the process becomes slower for long-term backups moved to the retention zone due to fragmentation. So, if the data is older than a few days, the speed may be limited, especially for non-deduplicated data in the landing zone."

"It is a solid and a quite simple solution, which is a good combination. The customers like the simplicity and its scale-out capacity. They like the support pricing, and even the extension capacity pricing, a fixed price, which the executive is offering in Czech market."

"ExaGrid EX Series and Veeam was easy to set up, and it worked seamlessly."

"The solution easily integrates with the backup targets, such as Veeam."

"The most valuable features of the solution are deduplication and landing zone."

"The most valuable feature is the ease of use and data deduplication. It's extremely easy to use and does a very good job of data deduplication and compression."

"I have no stability issues to report...The initial setup is quite simple."

"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."

"They are a large company with good best practices, and they give good support."

"We rarely need their help. I would give their technical support an 8.5 out of ten. We are satisfied."

"The solution offers high-secured appliances and supports enterprise-class encryption algorithms."

"The Oracle Agent and Oracle RAC support are valuable features; they are crucial for taking backups and cloning applications."

"It’s quite scalable."

"If you use the NetBackup Appliance you do not need to have separate media servers and hardware. You can configure the same storage as a media server and master server as well as a storage port. This helps to reduce the hardware costs of the media server."

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Cons

"The solution could improve by switching to a flash-type solution rather than the spinning drives that they currently use. However, we have not had any failure with the spinning drives. The flash-type drives are more up-to-date and are something that is in their roadmap."

"The product's documentation can be made more precise."

"The one place where we are sometimes losing the opportunity with ExaGrid is that a few customers still require a fiber channel connectivity, which is not always possible."

"I would like for them to develop direct cloud integration with a third-party cloud. Direct integration with AWS and other cloud providers."

"The tool reduces storage footprint. However, clients are now storing data for longer durations with increasing requirements to retain backups for longer periods, particularly as a defense against ransomware attacks. As a result, the retention zone with duplicated data is experiencing more demand, leading to space constraints. This necessitates using higher-end, more expensive models to address the issue."

"When speaking about a scale-out, you want to have better equipment. You cannot just add a disc to the foreign equipment. You have to buy another one and put it together, like parallel."

"The technical support services could be better."

"The costing part is on the higher side. The reporting could also be improved."

"They could improve the interface a bit."

"In terms of implementing the solution, it's quite technical. You need to be knowledgable in order to pull off a successful deployment."

"I would like to see a product that requires less expertise to manage it."

"The installation is cumbersome."

"One area needing improvement is to facilitate Oracle database restores using the GUI on the NetBackup Appliance."

"Veritas NetBackup would benefit from better explained error codes."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate ExaGrid EX Series' pricing eight to nine out of ten."

"The previous solutions I have used both included the Backup Software and the Appliance making it hard to compare to this solution. However, overall the solution is reasonably priced for the features you receive. ExaGrid EX Series is priced better than HP, Dell, and possibly Commvault which I have compared in the past."

"My company had to pay 1,60,000 EUR for the system we use, and the payment was made just once for the system and five years of full support."

"In comparison to other solutions, it's affordable. They're all too expensive."

"The current agreement has 21 terabytes of free space and it cost approximately $35,000."

"I cannot say whether our licensing costs are on a monthly or annual basis, as we have a global contract."

"There is a license needed to use Veritas NetBackup Appliance and there are not any additional fees."

"It costs more to license support for this solution, compared to others."

"The licensing costs for this solution are very high."

"The product is expensive and comes with a yearly license."

"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."

"The solution is not cheap"

"Renewing subscriptions for appliance support is costly."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Energy/Utilities Company

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Performing Arts

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	21
Midsize Enterprise	10
Large Enterprise	27

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ExaGrid EX Series?

The tool has improved backup and recovery times. One of the key features contributing to this improvement is the landing zone and deduplication retention zone. When data is in the landing zone, the...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ExaGrid EX Series?

I rate ExaGrid EX Series' pricing eight to nine out of ten.

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What needs improvement with ExaGrid EX Series?

Everything can always be better, so I would give it a nine.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup Appliance?

Customers say that the price for Veritas NetBackup Appliance is high. It is a high price because the maintenance has a large cost, especially if the appliance is hardware rather than a virtual appl...

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What needs improvement with Veritas NetBackup Appliance?

I have not used this functionality for potential areas of improvement in Veritas NetBackup Appliance. I would add some function to better integrate Veritas NetBackup Appliance with Cohesity solutio...

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What is your primary use case for Veritas NetBackup Appliance?

I use Veritas NetBackup Appliance for the backup of virtual environments.

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Also Known As

EX Series

NetBackup Appliance

Overview

The ExaGrid EX Series hyper-converged secondary storage for backup product line consists of eight appliance models. Each appliance is sized for a full backup and for long-term retention. Any ExaGrid appliance can be mixed and matched in the same scale-out system with any other size or age appliance, allowing customers to buy what they need as they need it. This pay-as-you-grow model allows up to 25 appliances in a single scale-out system.

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Veritas NetBackup Appliance is a comprehensive data protection solution that combines hardware and software into a single, integrated platform. It offers scalable storage capacity, high-performance backup and recovery, and advanced deduplication technology. With its intuitive user interface and centralized management, it simplifies data protection operations and reduces administrative overhead.

The appliance supports a wide range of applications, databases, and operating systems, ensuring comprehensive protection for both physical and virtual environments. It also provides seamless integration with cloud storage, enabling organizations to leverage the benefits of hybrid cloud backup.

With its robust security features and built-in resiliency, the Veritas NetBackup Appliance ensures the integrity and availability of critical data, making it an ideal choice for businesses of all sizes.

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Sample Customers

NCI Group, North Attleborough Public School, North Kingstown School Department, NPS Pharmaceuticals, Prudential Douglas Elliman, Rathbone Brothers PLC, Rio Hondo College, Ruder Finn, Sarah Lawrence College

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