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INFINIDAT InfiniGuard vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

INFINIDAT InfiniGuard
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
87th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veritas NetBackup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
119
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of INFINIDAT InfiniGuard is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 1.5%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veritas NetBackup1.5%
INFINIDAT InfiniGuard0.4%
Other98.1%
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Featured Reviews

JG
Supervisor, IT Operations at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Fast data recovery for large scale datasets
The Infiniguard (dedicated disc storage), offers a petabyte of storage space for on-site disc storage for backups. Because of this, we were able to get rid of our tapes. Essentially, it replaced our tape backups. We're definitely going to be buying another INFINIDAT array. We do have another location that is going to be needing a new array sometime soon, so we'll be buying another one. The beautiful thing about them is that you can set them up to replicate for disaster recovery between the two of them and set up some nice replication jobs, site to site, for automatic database replication.
SunilPanigrahi - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager at a logistics company with 10,001+ employees
Unified backups have protected virtual machines and applications and optimize storage efficiency
Regarding automated disaster recovery, we have not used Veritas NetBackup automated disaster recovery because according to the RFP terms and conditions, we are not supposed to have automated failover or failback, as we are a government entity and cannot violate the rules of the RFP. My feedback about granular recovery in Veritas NetBackup is that we have been doing verifications of the backed-up data to restore from point to point and time to time, focusing on file level or database level. When it comes to integration with cloud services, we have not started because we are a government entity and are not allowed to store any data in the cloud at this time. From security concerns regarding what I would improve about Veritas NetBackup, I think you need to look into this because we found only one encryption option available, which is not that very strong. When I initiate a backup from my laptop or server to the appliance or the tape media using Veritas NetBackup, the encryption channels are not strong, and there are not many options available. Whatever is there is by default and not changeable. We cannot modify any encryption facilities, and security is a big concern nowadays, so you need to look into that. Regarding the functionality part of Veritas NetBackup, I think this encryption feature should be stronger and integrated from point to point, not just at specific levels. When I initiate a backup, all the communication channels involved should be encrypted until it reaches the endpoint, meaning from client to server, server to client, and client device.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, this solution has been very cost-effective for us."
"Essentially, it replaced our tape backups."
"The reporting is very good, with all of the details highlighted and very clear."
"It is pretty stable."
"Veritas NetBackup is very scalable."
"It is a very good backup solution that we provide to the majority of our clients as a service."
"The most valuable feature is flexibility."
"It is important, when we chose a solution, that the customer service/technical support team could help us when we needed it, but the support was good."
"The most valuable feature is that you don't need any special connectivity - you just need to give your seller name, and then it automatically discovers all your virtual machines, which is a great benefit, especially in a bigger environment."
"This is a complete solution, everything is under one console."
 

Cons

"I would like to see more improvement in the GUI."
"I would like to see more improvement in the GUI; for example, better graphs and statistics so that you have a better vision of what exactly you have stored."
"The solution is quite expensive. It's like buying a normal car for the price of a Rolls Royce."
"The only pain point we have with this solution is the cost. It's very expensive. In fact, it's so expensive we are looking for other platforms. We want to move away from it in order to save our organization costs."
"It would be helpful, in future releases, if the solution could add WORM (Write Once Read Many) support right within the product."
"The backup operation interface is not as mature as those of Veritas's competitors and has room for improvement."
"From security concerns regarding what I would improve about Veritas NetBackup, I think you need to look into this because we found only one encryption option available, which is not that very strong."
"On the support side, I think Veritas needs to improve because the support is really lacking; otherwise, the product itself is a good product."
"We are looking forward to testing a feature that promises to allow us to host a workload directly from the backup appliance without rehydrating any items."
"Once the protection plan is created, we cannot pause or resume via the web administration page."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Pricing is good, under our budget, and flexible."
"The software and license are very expensive."
"We purchased a perpetual license and perform SMS renewals."
"The pricing, of course, can always be better."
"It is very expensive. The licensing cost for this solution is on a yearly basis. It is approximately 50k. We will continue using it at least for the next year, but we are currently doing an analysis to switch to some other solution."
"Acceptable if you need to implement it for larger environments, e.g. over 1000 clients. For smaller setups it might be too expensive."
"We are very satisfied with the price of this solution."
"When you compare NetBackup's software licensing system with Veeam's, which is simpler and based on instances (or how many physical machines or virtual machines you want to protect), NetBackup isn't that competitive for smaller scale companies. However, if you're running many large workloads, then NetBackup may be the better option."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Retailer
9%
Leisure / Travel Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Outsourcing Company
6%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise66
 

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What is the best next generation backup tool?
Assuming you have an onprem ecosystem which runs the VMware, physical systems on Win, Linux and Unix and run both traditional DB's and nosql DB's like mongo, then Netbackup (NBU) will be the right ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup?
I would rate pricing for Veritas NetBackup around six, as it is neither high nor low.
What needs improvement with Veritas NetBackup?
Regarding automated disaster recovery, we have not used Veritas NetBackup automated disaster recovery because according to the RFP terms and conditions, we are not supposed to have automated failov...
 

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