--- description: Learn more about Veritas Backup Exec pricing, benefits, and disadvantages for your business in Canada. Read verified software reviews and find tools that fit your business needs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: Veritas Backup Exec Pricing, Reviews & Features - Capterra Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Backup Software](/directory/31076/backup/software) > [Veritas Backup Exec](/software/1014198/backup-exec) # Veritas Backup Exec Canonical: https://www.capterra.ca/software/1014198/backup-exec Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1014198/backup-exec?page=2) > Data protection and backup software that helps businesses streamline protection, recovery and backup operations on cloud or on-prem. > > Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 12 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 12 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 3.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Veritas Technologies ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$39.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Silver $49 per FETB per month\* Gold $69 per FETB per month\* - **Target Audience**: 51–200 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Linux (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Cloud Backup - Compression - Encryption Software ## Category - [Backup Software](https://www.capterra.ca/directory/31076/backup/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[GitProtect](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1026330/gitprotect) — 4.7/5 (115 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Veritas Backup Exec work all time" — 5.0/5 > **Jesus** | *November 19, 2024* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: -Big compatibility with storages and tape libraries. -We can list a big quantity of backups and see what backups failed or not. -We can backup a complete VM to restore in a specific point. -We can send a lot of backups with a high volume of data and still work without problems. -We can see the backups in real time and see with file is backing in real time. -A lot of specifications to restore data (path, permissions, overwrite, etc...) > > **Cons**: The support is bad and very frustrate because to open a ticket the support team request a big information to start to help us. > > Very nice experience to backup files, DBs, and Virtual Machines ----- ### "Reviewing Veritas Backup Exec" — 5.0/5 > **Kevin** | *November 26, 2023* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: great console, relevant features and easy of deploying agents across a network. > > **Cons**: the product has become un attainable for most SME's with the start cost in excess of £1K > > Great of the existing clients we have so long as the annual subscription doesn't continue to climb well in excess of inflation. ----- ### "Veritas Backup Exec is most suited to Small / Medium Businesses." — 3.0/5 > **Taryn** | *February 14, 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: Its great that Veritas Backup Exec has kept up to date with licensing, allowing per VM licensing via subscription. Ease of installation and use for those businesses without a very technical and dedicated IT Team. Compatible with most, if not all, tape libraries. Integrates well with Vmware > > **Cons**: The licensing model is more complicated than others, ie Veeam - each agent needs to be licensed - makes for a complex licensing model. Backups are relatively slow. The dashboard is not as intuitive as its competitors interfaces. > > Veritas Backup Exec is a good choice for small to medium businesses with a relatively simple set up , not requiring many different agents to be backup up, and without excesses amounts of data. The licensing model is complicated and can be expensive, but I have seen great changes in the options supplied now - such as the Per VM model ----- ### "Why I left Veritas" — 5.0/5 > **Zalman** | *January 21, 2024* | Apparel & Fashion | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: I used it for years and it was always reliable. However, I can't recommend the product any more. Read the cons. > > **Cons**: In July \& Aug 2023, I tried for 2 months get a demo of the latest version. I only had one return phone call and the person didn't follow up. No reply to emails even though I had this persons email address. I was totally ignored. The sales agent said that they are understaffed because of COVID from the last 2 years. It wasn't possible to see a demo of the latest version. I gave up after 2 full months. I had older versions that stopped working once the server NetframeWork was upgraded. Veritas said one could only buy a newer version. They were not going to fix the older versions. > > It served me well for 25 years. However, I don't know what the current version can do. They were not able to show me a demo. In the end I bought Veeam. There are a few features that I use. There is the normal backup and restore. Replication on to the cloud. The 2 capabilities that I found important was (1) an IMMUTABLE Backup. It is a local secondary backup that can't be over written. Good protection against ransomware. It requires a Linux OS. (2) If the server crashes, I can bring up a backup and have people continue working until a new server is created. The only issue is that this can't be backed up while being accessible to the end user. Unitrend offers (2),but not (1). They only have Cloud Backup. ----- ### "Backup Exec is good product to backup servers for small, mid & large level of company." — 4.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *April 7, 2022* | Automotive | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like below services, 1. it use snapshot technology for backup. 2. we can schedule job for full backup, incremental and diffractal backup as per the requirement. 3. we can also encrypt data through software. 4. it provides data compression. > > **Cons**: There should be available tape test tool. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1014198/backup-exec?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.ca/software/1014198/backup-exec) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | ----- ## Structured Data