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Backup Exec

Composite Score
8.0 /10
CX Score
8.1 /10
Category
Backup Exec
8.0 /10

What is Backup Exec?

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

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Awards & Recognition

Backup Exec won the following awards in the Backup and Availability category

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Backup Exec Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

90 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Backup Exec?

1% Negative
10% Neutral
89% Positive

Pros

  • Respectful
  • Fair
  • Helps Innovate
  • Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Physical Backup for Multiple Platforms

87

Replication for Long Term Storage and Disaster Recovery

85

Application Awareness

85

Backup Automation

85

Deduplication Implementation

84

File Explorer Granular Restore

84

Replication for High Availability

84

Backup Monitoring and Reporting

84

Virtual Machine Backup

83

Backup of Cloud Based Data

83

Integration With Storage Arrays

82

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Vendor Support

87

Business Value Created

85

Ease of Implementation

84

Quality of Features

84

Ease of IT Administration

83

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

83

Ease of Customization

81

Breadth of Features

80

Usability and Intuitiveness

79

Ease of Data Integration

79

Availability and Quality of Training

77

Backup Exec Reviews

  • Role: Industry Specific Role
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: Vendor Management and Renewal
Validated Review
Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2021

Cost Effective and Easy to Use

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Mohammed Yusuf P.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

Easy to use and very reliable!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?

Veritas is leader and backup solutions, i like the product design as compare to other backup products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy administration and lots of features.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing that i know of

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Highly recommended backup solution

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Johnny H.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Consulting
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2021

Affordable highly effective solution.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?

The ability to integrate easily with Amazon S3.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I have everything automated. I don't even have to check on it. If something goes wrong I get an email.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is not great at keeping my S3 library purged of outdated backups.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Don't be scared to purchase this product and configure it yourself. You will save thousands of dollars.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Inspires Innovation

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