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OpenText Data Protector vs. Veeam Data Platform

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    OpenText Data Protector

    Score4.9 out of 10
    N/AOpenText Data Protector standardizes and consolidates backups across multiple platforms. It provides secure, comprehensive backup protection for business-critical data and applications whether virtual, physical, or online in the cloud.N/A

    Veeam Data Platform

    Score8.6 out of 10
    Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
    Veeam’s® premier product, Veeam Backup & Replication™, delivers availability for all cloud, virtual, Kubernetes and physical workloads. Through a management console, the software provides backup, archival, recovery and replication capabilities.

    $428

    per year per 5 instances

    Pricing
    OpenText Data ProtectorVeeam Data Platform
    Editions & Modules
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    Veeam Data Platform Essentials
    $428
    per year per 5 instances
    Veeam Data Platform
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    OpenText Data ProtectorVeeam Data Platform
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Veeam sells through channel partners. Contact a partner for detailed pricing and quotes. Resellers or sales personnel are available for assistance.
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    Community Pulse
    OpenText Data ProtectorVeeam Data Platform
    Considered Both Products
    OpenText
    Chose OpenText Data Protector
    Micro Focus Data Protector is enterprise software that has its strengths and some weaknesses.
    Incentivized
    Chose OpenText Data Protector
    We found the best usability in this product. Also the best pricing.
    Incentivized
    Chose OpenText Data Protector
    When selecting a backup solution for our virtual environment we chose HP Data Protector for its cost savings in licensing, our familiarity with the software and the ability to backup to disk, tape or both with the standard installation.
    Incentivized
    Veeam Software
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    Number one reason we chose Veeam Backup & Replication: simple to implement and use. With a workload that is almost entirely virtualized, deployment was forgettably simple. Early on I worried quite a bit as we onboarded new systems and reconfigured management server options, but …
    Incentivized
    Chose Veeam Data Platform
    We currently have Data Protector but it doesn't have anywhere near the capabilities Veeam does. Testing your backups is critical and Veeam makes it easy to test them regularly. Veeam is easier to set up a new backup where Data Protector is confusing and clunky.
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    OpenText Data ProtectorVeeam Data Platform
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of OpenText Data Protector and Veeam Data Platform
    Feature
    OpenText Data Protector
    8.2
    10 Ratings
    Veeam Data Platform
    9.2
    212 Ratings
    Universal recovery7.86 Ratings9.2177 Ratings
    Instant recovery7.78 Ratings9.4188 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.04 Ratings9.3186 Ratings
    Business application protection7.99 Ratings9.2170 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations8.89 Ratings9.6201 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification8.04 Ratings9.7206 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud7.75 Ratings9.2132 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression8.29 Ratings8.9192 Ratings
    Snapshots8.45 Ratings9.4178 Ratings
    Flexible deployment8.25 Ratings9.2169 Ratings
    Management dashboard7.55 Ratings7.522 Ratings
    Platform support8.37 Ratings9.2176 Ratings
    Retention options8.87 Ratings8.9179 Ratings
    Encryption8.05 Ratings9.7157 Ratings
    User Ratings
    OpenText Data ProtectorVeeam Data Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (10 ratings)
    9.1
    (661 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (6 ratings)
    7.8
    (37 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (7 ratings)
    9.9
    (29 ratings)
    Availability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (7 ratings)
    Performance
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.7
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (33 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    9.9
    (21 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.4
    (6 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    7.7
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    8.6
    (7 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    7.4
    (7 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.5
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    9.9
    (6 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    4.0
    (7 ratings)