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SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor vs Veritas NetBackup 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

SolarWinds Storage Resource...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
Storage Management (6th)
Veritas NetBackup
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
119
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor and Veritas NetBackup aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is designed for Storage Management and holds a mindshare of 6.9%, up 4.0% compared to last year.
Veritas NetBackup, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 1.4% mindshare, down 2.8% since last year.
Storage Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor6.9%
NetApp OnCommand Insight8.0%
Dell VPLEX6.6%
Other78.5%
Storage Management
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veritas NetBackup1.4%
Veeam Data Platform5.4%
Commvault Cloud3.2%
Other90.0%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

AbdulKader Mohandes - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems Engineer at Al Jazeera Media Network
Custom alerts and rich performance metrics have improved server monitoring and storage planning
We use customizable alerts extensively with different services, because the exchange services are different from Active Directory or DNS or anything else. We have customizable alerts for each service. I do not use the historical data trends that predict future storage needs. Perhaps some of my colleagues use it, but I do not. I would like to see a focus on broadcast services in the future to make it better. Broadcast services, specifically TV broadcast services, would be valuable to us because we come from a broadcast technology background and would appreciate having some features related to that. I would rate this review as an eight out of ten.
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

"DO IT!!! You will not regret it."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The performance metrics, especially for CPU and memory, and for the overall performance of the servers have been found most valuable."
"I have found the Media Server Deduplication tool, deployment policies, and agentless features to be the most valuable features."
"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."
"This backup and recovery product is good, although looking at my current environment, it is pretty old."
"With our critical data protected by Veritas NetBackup, we feel confident knowing that we can reliably recover the data in case of incidental data loss or disaster."
"Its most valuable feature is probably the variety of features it has."
"Stability, easy troubleshooting"
"It's durable — we achieve what we expect from it."
"I like that it's enterprise-capable. It can handle multiple operating systems. It can handle multiple database types. It can handle a lot of different backup use cases. It's flexible."
 

Cons

"The number of similar alerts is the main area for improvement."
"Scalability is my sore spot."
"The solution could always be more easily scalable."
"DDBoost."
"This product doesn't come with a reporting feature which means it has to be installed separately."
"The restore tool is not friendly to newcomers."
"In the next release, I would like to have a better way to protect against ransomware attacks and a better way of logging issues where you don't have to enable the verbose logging to capture the problems."
"The SQL Server backup features are not up to date."
"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."
"This product would be improved with the inclusion of a Sandbox feature like Veeam Sandbox."
"The deployment time is longer than it is with other products."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"There is a license required for this solution and it is priced based upon the data used."
"We purchased a perpetual license and perform SMS renewals."
"If you want to have more scalability you have to purchase more licenses. The license is annually and there are a lot of different licensing depending on the number of terabytes needed. It is not based on per-user, core, or servers. You can backup anything you want using the purchased terabyte space."
"My licensing model is based on capacity so as we grow, the price we pay increases and it becomes too expensive."
"Veritas NetBackup's pricing is a bit steep when compared to other tools. It is very costly, but service-wise and overall, the Veritas NetBackup is a good product."
"So far I can only say that the license structure could be looked at to be aligned as either capacity-based or traditional."
"Pricing is expensive, so it could be lower."
"Licensing was very expensive and did not scale well if needed to move between license models."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Outsourcing Company
7%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business33
Midsize Enterprise21
Large Enterprise66
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
The number of similar alerts is the main area for improvement. Alert noise would be great to reduce.
What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
We are still working with SolarWinds and use the NPM product along with SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor.
What advice do you have for others considering SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?
We use customizable alerts extensively with different services, because the exchange services are different from Active Directory or DNS or anything else. We have customizable alerts for each servi...
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...
 

Also Known As

SolarWinds SRM
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Sample Customers

NetSuite, Youngs Seafood, APS Bank, Sven Meinks
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