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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84 Likeliness to Recommend
93 Plan to Renew
3
Since last award
83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
2
Since last award
Emotional Footprint Overview
+87 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?
Pros
- Trustworthy
- Reliable
- Client Friendly Policies
- Fair
Emotional Footprint
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The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.
While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
Footprint
Feature Ratings
Full System Backup Restore
Information Store Backup Restore
Media Support
Support for Backup Types
Backup Archiving
Compliance
Permissions Awareness
Security
Transaction Log Backup Restore
Granular Restore
Mailbox Backup Restore
Vendor Capability Ratings
Business Value Created
Ease of Implementation
Breadth of Features
Vendor Support
Usability and Intuitiveness
Quality of Features
Ease of Customization
Ease of Data Integration
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of IT Administration
Availability and Quality of Training
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Backup Exec Reviews
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Mar 2024
Fantastic product
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Kevin P.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Dec 2023
Long history in legacy and name recognition!
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?
Backup Exec has been widely adopted by many organizations for over 20 years and is seen in a variety of use cases. The sheer reach and industry adoption is what differentiates Backup Exec from other solutions.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Ease of use
What do you dislike most about this product?
Lack of enterprise-grade features and cloud capabilities
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Embrace cloud technologies, implement more modern workload backup and recovery options.
Pros
- Trustworthy
- Client Friendly Policies
- Acts with Integrity
- Over Delivered
Cons
- Less Performance Enhancing
- Less Productive
- Commodity Features
Sheraz A.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Nov 2023
Easy to work with.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Backup Exec from other similar products?
Eeasy implementation and low cost
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Implementation is easy and support
What do you dislike most about this product?
Not sure yet
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Try before you buy
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing