Backup and Availability
Top Backup Exec Alternatives and Competitors

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Backup Exec gives you simple, complete backup and recovery protection for your business—to cover all data wherever it resides.

8.0

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+90

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Best Alternatives and Competitors to Backup Exec

Compare how Backup Exec stacks up to the competition in the areas that matter most to real users to short list options that will best fit your business needs.

MSP360

MSP360 Managed Backup

9.0

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+91

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50

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Compared to Backup Exec, MSP360 Managed Backup is:

Easier to Use

Easier to Implement

Better at Integrating

Easier to Customize

Less Caring

Worse at Support

Hornetsecurity

Hornetsecurity VM Backup

8.9

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+95

Emotional
Footprint

28

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Compared to Backup Exec, Hornetsecurity VM Backup is:

Easier to Use

Better at Integrating

More Inspiring

More Caring

More Reliable

Easier to Implement

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Azure Backup

8.8

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+90

Emotional
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178

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Compared to Backup Exec, Microsoft Azure Backup is:

Better at Training

Better at Integrating

Less Transparent

Less Respectful

Less Efficient

Worse at Support

Acronis

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud

8.7

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+85

Emotional
Footprint

159

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Compared to Backup Exec, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is:

Less Efficient

Less Caring

Less Respectful

Worse at Support

Less Innovative

Less Transparent

Veeam

Veeam Data Platform

8.7

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+85

Emotional
Footprint

107

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Reviews Say

Compared to Backup Exec, Veeam Data Platform is:

Less Transparent

Less Respectful

Less Innovative

Less Efficient

Worse at Support

Harder to Customize

Rubrik

Rubrik Cloud Data Management

8.6

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+94

Emotional
Footprint

70

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Compared to Backup Exec, Rubrik Cloud Data Management is:

Easier to Implement

Easier to Use

Better at Integrating

Better at Training

More Inspiring

More Caring

Commvault Systems

Commvault Cloud

8.5

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+85

Emotional
Footprint

54

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Reviews Say

Compared to Backup Exec, Commvault Cloud is:

More Inspiring

Less Transparent

Worse at Support

Harder to Customize

Less Innovative

Harder to Implement

Amazon

AWS Backup

8.4

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Score

+97

Emotional
Footprint

24

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Compared to Backup Exec, AWS Backup is:

More Inspiring

More Efficient

Better at Integrating

More Transparent

More Caring

More Reliable

Vembu

BDRSuite

8.4

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Score

+83

Emotional
Footprint

38

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Reviews Say

Compared to Backup Exec, BDRSuite is:

Less Efficient

Less Inspiring

Less Reliable

Worse at Support

Harder to Customize

Less Innovative

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise

Zerto Platform

8.3

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Score

+97

Emotional
Footprint

72

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Reviews Say

Compared to Backup Exec, Zerto Platform is:

Easier to Use

Better at Training

Better at Integrating

More Inspiring

More Reliable

Easier to Implement

Kaseya

Datto SIRIS

8.0

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Score

+91

Emotional
Footprint

33

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Reviews Say

Compared to Backup Exec, Datto SIRIS is:

More Efficient

More Reliable

Better at Training

Better at Integrating

Less Transparent

Less Inspiring

Barracuda Networks

Barracuda Backup

8.0

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+88

Emotional
Footprint

61

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Reviews Say

Compared to Backup Exec, Barracuda Backup is:

Better at Integrating

Better at Training

Easier to Customize

Less Innovative

Less Transparent

Less Efficient

Cohesity

Veritas NetBackup

7.5

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+77

Emotional
Footprint

34

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Reviews Say

Compared to Backup Exec, Veritas NetBackup is:

Less Inspiring

Less Innovative

Harder to Implement

Less Reliable

Less Caring

Less Transparent

OpenText Corporation

OpenText Data Protector

7.4

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Score

+85

Emotional
Footprint

37

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Reviews Say

Compared to Backup Exec, OpenText Data Protector is:

Less Innovative

Less Efficient

Worse at Support

Less Respectful

Less Caring

Harder to Use

VMware, Inc.

VMware Live Recovery

7.2

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Score

+86

Emotional
Footprint

40

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Reviews Say

Compared to Backup Exec, VMware Live Recovery is:

Less Inspiring

Less Innovative

Less Transparent

Harder to Customize

Worse at Support

Less Caring

IBM

IBM Storage Protect

7.1

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Score

+85

Emotional
Footprint

56

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Reviews Say

Compared to Backup Exec, IBM Storage Protect is:

Less Transparent

Less Innovative

Worse at Support

Less Caring

Less Inspiring

Less Efficient

Arcserve USA, LLC

Arcserve Backup

6.9

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Score

+74

Emotional
Footprint

114

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Reviews Say

Compared to Backup Exec, Arcserve Backup is:

Less Innovative

Less Caring

Less Efficient

Less Transparent

Less Inspiring

Less Reliable

Dell Technologies

Dell Data Protection Suite

6.7

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Score

+68

Emotional
Footprint

26

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Reviews Say

Compared to Backup Exec, Dell Data Protection Suite is:

Harder to Customize

Less Efficient

Less Inspiring

Less Innovative

Harder to Implement

Harder to Use

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