Veritas NetBackup vs Quest NetVault Plus

Veritas NetBackup8.8Visit QNQuest NetVault Plus8.7Visit

Higher score Veritas NetBackup #4 in NAS Backup Software 8.8/10 Pricing on request · 30-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit NetBackup

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QN Quest NetVault Plus #5 in NAS Backup Software 8.7/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Contact Quest

• Veritas NetBackup fits best

  Large enterprises protecting NAS shares and volumes

• Quest NetVault Plus fits best

  Enterprise NAS and application protection teams

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Side by side

Feature	Veritas NetBackup 8.8/10 Visit ↗	QNQuest NetVault Plus 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#4 in NAS Backup Software	#5 in NAS Backup Software
Best for	Large enterprises protecting NAS shares and volumes	Enterprise NAS and application protection teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 30-day trial	Pricing on request
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux
Support	Docs, Community	Docs, Tickets
Compliance	SSO/SAML, 2FA	2FA
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Veritas NetBackup 4/4 · Quest NetVault Plus 4/4
File and folder restore	✓	✓
Virtual machine backup	✓	✓
Immutable backups	✓	✓
Database backup	✓	✓
Specs
Backup direction	Both	Both
Retention limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Policy-based NAS share and volume backup with granular recovery Immutable WORM protection, deduplication, and lifecycle policies Anomaly detection, malware scanning, and orchestrated recovery	NDMP-based NAS protection alongside physical and virtual server backup Immutable backups, ransomware protection, replication and S3 support REST API and web administration with broad application integrations
Cons	Pricing is handled through contact sales No free plan is available Integration coverage requires evaluation for each environment	Pricing requires contacting sales No free plan is offered Its broad scope may exceed straightforward NAS backup needs
Our verdict	Veritas NetBackup is enterprise data-protection software for organizations managing NAS systems, files, volumes, virtual machines, databases, applications, cloud workloads, and on-premises infrastructure. It provides policy-based backup… Read the review →	Quest NetVault Plus is enterprise backup and recovery software for organizations protecting physical servers, virtual machines, applications, databases, Microsoft 365, cloud resources and NAS appliances. It is aimed at teams managing… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Veritas NetBackup — where it wins

  • Policy-based NAS share and volume backup with granular recovery
  • Immutable WORM protection, deduplication, and lifecycle policies
  • Anomaly detection, malware scanning, and orchestrated recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is handled through contact sales
  • No free plan is available
  • Integration coverage requires evaluation for each environment

• Quest NetVault Plus — where it wins

  • NDMP-based NAS protection alongside physical and virtual server backup
  • Immutable backups, ransomware protection, replication and S3 support
  • REST API and web administration with broad application integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires contacting sales
  • No free plan is offered
  • Its broad scope may exceed straightforward NAS backup needs

• Veritas NetBackup8.8/10 · Pricing on request · 30-day trial

  A policy-driven enterprise backup platform with strong NAS recovery and cyber-resilience controls.

  Visit NetBackupFull verdict →
• QNQuest NetVault Plus8.7/10 · Pricing on request

  Broad NAS, server, VM and application protection for complex enterprise environments.

  Contact QuestFull verdict →