Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery vs Veritas NetBackup

Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery9.3Visit Veritas NetBackup8.7Visit

Higher score Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery #2 in Enterprise Backup Software 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Commvault

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Veritas NetBackup #8 in Enterprise Backup Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Cohesity

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery fits best

  Large hybrid estates with stringent recovery needs

• Veritas NetBackup fits best

  Large estates needing policy-based backup and recovery

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Side by side

Feature	Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Veritas NetBackup 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Enterprise Backup Software	#8 in Enterprise Backup Software
Best for	Large hybrid estates with stringent recovery needs	Large estates needing policy-based backup and recovery
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request · 30-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs, Community
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	SSO/SAML, 2FA
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery 0/2 · Veritas NetBackup 1/2
Immutable backups	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Ransomware detection	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment	Hybrid	Not checked yet
Workload coverage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Retention limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Recovery options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Protects workloads across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS environments Offers immutable copies, air-gapped backups, and cleanroom recovery Supports bare-metal recovery and application-aware VM backups	Protects NAS, volumes, virtual machines, databases, and applications Combines immutable storage, WORM protection, and global deduplication Adds anomaly detection, malware scanning, and orchestrated recovery
Cons	VM backup coverage is broad, but capabilities differ by supported workload Security controls and recovery options may exceed smaller teams’ needs No free plan	Paid pricing requires contacting sales No free plan is available Support channels listed are documentation and community
Our verdict	Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery is a data-protection platform for organizations managing workloads across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS environments. Its coverage includes virtual machines, containers, databases, applications,… Read the review →	Veritas NetBackup is enterprise data-protection software for organizations managing workloads across on-premises infrastructure and cloud environments. Its policy-based backup and recovery covers NAS data, volumes, virtual machines,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery — where it wins

  • Protects workloads across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS environments
  • Offers immutable copies, air-gapped backups, and cleanroom recovery
  • Supports bare-metal recovery and application-aware VM backups

  Where it doesn't

  • VM backup coverage is broad, but capabilities differ by supported workload
  • Security controls and recovery options may exceed smaller teams’ needs
  • No free plan

• Veritas NetBackup — where it wins

  • Protects NAS, volumes, virtual machines, databases, and applications
  • Combines immutable storage, WORM protection, and global deduplication
  • Adds anomaly detection, malware scanning, and orchestrated recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid pricing requires contacting sales
  • No free plan is available
  • Support channels listed are documentation and community

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery9.3/10 · Paid

  Broad workload coverage with immutable copies and isolated recovery options.

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• Veritas NetBackup8.7/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  Policy-based backup and recovery for organizations protecting varied enterprise workloads.

  Visit CohesityFull verdict →