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Panzura vs Veritas NetBackup

Panzura logo

Panzura

File Storage

Global file system putting one namespace over object storage across sites

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Veritas NetBackup logo

Veritas NetBackup

File Storage

Scalable enterprise backup and recovery

From
$100/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Panzura cloud egress charges apply whenever data is read from the object store into a site that has not cached it, and organisations routinely discover this during a restore or a new site rollout rather than during procurement.; Veritas NetBackup listed on UK G-Cloud at £5,000 per unit per month by supplier Logicalis UK Limited (unit not further defined in the listing)
  • They diverge on capability: Panzura covers Global file system, Veritas NetBackup covers Auto image replication.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Panzura and Veritas NetBackup actually diverge.

Attributes where Panzura and Veritas NetBackup differ
AttributePanzuraVeritas NetBackup
Starting priceOn request$100/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsLinux, Windows, WebWindows, Linux, Web
FoundedUnknown1983

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (File Storage).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Panzura

  • Global file system
  • Global file locking
  • Local caching filers
  • Deduplication
  • Immutable snapshots
  • Cloud mirroring
  • Symphony data services

Only in Veritas NetBackup

  • Auto image replication
  • Instant access
  • Cloud catalyst
  • Parallel streaming
  • Flexible deployment
  • Resiliency platform
  • VMware
  • Hyper-V

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Panzura

  • An architecture firm with offices in three cities working on the same Revit models without copy conflictsnot Veritas NetBackup
  • A media company consolidating project storage into object storage while keeping editors on a normal SMB sharenot Veritas NetBackup
  • A manufacturer replacing per-site NAS filers and the backup estate that came with themnot Veritas NetBackup
  • An organisation that needs immutable snapshots of unstructured file data as a ransomware recovery positionnot Veritas NetBackup

Veritas NetBackup

  • Data protectionnot Panzura
  • Disaster recoverynot Panzura
  • Business continuitynot Panzura
  • Ransomware protectionnot Panzura
  • Compliancenot Panzura

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Panzura

  • Cloud egress charges apply whenever data is read from the object store into a site that has not cached it, and organisations routinely discover this during a restore or a new site rollout rather than during procurement.
  • Performance depends entirely on cache hit rates, so a team that works across the whole dataset rather than a hot subset sees latency that a local NAS would not have produced.
  • Licence cost is only part of total cost; object storage capacity, per-site filer nodes and egress all sit outside the vendor quote and can exceed it.
  • Recovery of a very large dataset is bounded by your internet link and by egress cost, so the practical recovery time after a site loss is often much longer than the snapshot policy implies.
  • Encryption keys can be held by the customer, but organisations that accept vendor-managed defaults give up the ability to render the object store unreadable independently, which some regulators now ask about explicitly.

Veritas NetBackup

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud at £5,000 per unit per month by supplier Logicalis UK Limited (unit not further defined in the listing)

Pricing, plan by plan

Panzura

On request
  • Panzura CloudFS$undefined/year
    • Priced by usable capacity under management
    • Filer nodes licensed per site, physical or virtual
    • Object storage and cloud egress billed by your cloud provider separately

Veritas NetBackup

$100/month
  • NetBackup Enterprise$100/month
    • Unified data protection
    • Auto image replication
    • Instant access

Which should you pick?

Choose Panzura if

  • You need global file system.
  • You work on Linux, Windows, Web.
  • You also want global file locking.
Panzura review

Choose Veritas NetBackup if

  • You need auto image replication.
  • You work on Windows, Linux, Web.
  • You also want instant access.
Veritas NetBackup review

Questions people ask

Is Panzura or Veritas NetBackup better?
Neither clearly leads. Panzura starts at On request and Veritas NetBackup at $100/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Panzura or Veritas NetBackup?
Panzura starts at On request and Veritas NetBackup at $100/month.
Does Panzura or Veritas NetBackup run on more platforms?
Panzura runs on Linux, Windows, Web. Veritas NetBackup runs on Windows, Linux, Web.
What is Panzura best used for?
Panzura is most often used for an architecture firm with offices in three cities working on the same revit models without copy conflicts, a media company consolidating project storage into object storage while keeping editors on a normal smb share, a manufacturer replacing per-site nas filers and the backup estate that came with them, an organisation that needs immutable snapshots of unstructured file data as a ransomware recovery position. Of those, an architecture firm with offices in three cities working on the same revit models without copy conflicts and a media company consolidating project storage into object storage while keeping editors on a normal smb share are not what Veritas NetBackup is typically brought in for.
What can Panzura do that Veritas NetBackup cannot?
Panzura covers Global file system, Global file locking, Local caching filers, Deduplication. Veritas NetBackup covers Auto image replication, Instant access, Cloud catalyst, Parallel streaming.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Panzura: Who holds the encryption keys?

Customer-managed keys are supported. Insist on them if you need the ability to revoke access to the object store independently of the vendor, and confirm the key custody model in writing.

Panzura: What does it actually cost to run?

Model three things: the Panzura subscription, the object storage capacity, and cloud egress. The third is the one that catches buyers out during restores and site bring-ups.

Panzura: Does it replace backup?

Immutable snapshots cover many recovery scenarios, but confirm your retention and compliance requirements before removing an existing backup product.

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