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Retrospect Backup vs Veritas Backup Exec comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Retrospect Backup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
81st
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (65th)
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 Retrospect Backup is 0.5%, up from 0.1% 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%
Retrospect Backup0.5%
Other98.2%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Sujeet Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Lighthouse Solutions
Can be used to back up servers and desktops, but needs to have an Oracle agent for its on-premises model
Retrospect Backup has a single console that can be used to manage and backup servers and desktops. The solution supports tape and cloud since certain customers are still on tape. The solution provides a dissimilar hardware restore feature. If you have a complete machine burnout, you can restore it on new dissimilar hardware. Retrospect Backup is used to protect file data and SQL databases. Streamlining data backup processes with Retrospect Backup is automated and does not need any human intervention. The solution doesn't take up much time and does the backups automatically. Policy creation is very easy with Retrospect Backup. Once it's done, you don't have to bother about it because it keeps working on its own. A disaster recovery (DR) solution has been built into Retrospect Backup. You can restore the whole machine on a fresh setup with ISO images. Retrospect Backup is very easy to use and not very complicated. Creating policies and adding clients is very easy in the solution. The solution doesn't take up much LAN bandwidth except for the first full backup. The solution is efficient and does the backups really fast. It takes backups in batches of 14 machines at a time.
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

"Retrospect Backup has a single console that can be used to manage and backup servers and desktops."
"The solution is good for small and medium-sized businesses."
"The solution is good for small and medium-sized businesses, is easy to manage and deploy, works in many environments such as Microsoft Windows, and can be easily deployed to all servers."
"The initial setup is quite straightforward."
"The interface, dashboard, and pricing are all perfect."
"The product allows for versatile storage options, enabling users to store data on disk storage, NAS storage, or tape libraries."
"Excellent backup tool for doing disk to disk to tape."
"How does it help our organization? It's the recovery of data and the assurance that we know it's there and it's safe."
"The solution was stable and reliable."
 

Cons

"Retrospect Backup needs to have an Oracle agent for its on-premises model."
"Enhanced support for cloud backup needs to be added."
"Most features work when agents are installed on servers, but you have to pay extra for most of them."
"For the price I've seen, it could be lower compared to other products."
"It's not so scalable. If you need flexibility and scalability, you probably need different products."
"The scalability could be improved even though the solution is targeted to small customers."
"They could include backup functionality for enterprise environments."
"At the moment, we have a very complex environment. It would take some time to deploy an environment like ours from scratch."
"However, for large environments such as Oracle, SAP HANA, Microsoft Exchange, DB2 and the VM backups, you can go for Veritas NetBackup, EMC Legato NetWorker, Simpana Commvault and Tivoli Store Manager (TSM)."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Retrospect Backup is more cost-effective compared to other products."
"The solution could be more cost-effective."
"It is not an expensive product."
"The pricing can be improved."
"The pricing of Veritas Backup's license is comparable to Veeam."
"The price of this solution is a bit high."
"It is a mid-range solution on the pricing scale."
"I rate the price of Veritas Backup Exec a four out of five."
"The pricing is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
26%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
7%
Manufacturing Company
14%
Construction Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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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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