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pCloud vs Veritas NetBackup

pCloud logo

pCloud

File Storage & Backup

Prices are final. No setup fees or other hidden charges

From
On request
Rated
-
Veritas NetBackup logo

Veritas NetBackup

File Storage & Backup

Scalable enterprise backup and recovery

From
$100/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: pCloud headline lifetime prices are discounted promotional prices; the Premium 500GB lifetime plan is listed at $299 struck through down to $199, and Ultra 10TB at $1,890 down to $1,190, so the full non-promotional price is materially higher; 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)

Where they differ

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

Attributes where pCloud and Veritas NetBackup differ
AttributepCloudVeritas NetBackup
Starting priceOn request$100/month
Pricing modelone-timesubscription
PlatformsWebWindows, Linux, Web
FoundedUnknown1983

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

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 pCloud

Nothing recorded that Veritas NetBackup does not also cover.

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.

pCloud

No use cases recorded yet. See the pCloud review.

Veritas NetBackup

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

Where each one falls short

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

pCloud

  • Headline lifetime prices are discounted promotional prices; the Premium 500GB lifetime plan is listed at $299 struck through down to $199, and Ultra 10TB at $1,890 down to $1,190, so the full non-promotional price is materially higher
  • Ultra 10TB plan's download link traffic is capped at 2TB, the same limit as the much smaller Premium Plus 2TB plan, despite the 5x storage difference

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

pCloud

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the pCloud review.

Veritas NetBackup

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

Which should you pick?

Choose pCloud if

Nothing in the data separates pCloud from Veritas NetBackup on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Choose Veritas NetBackup if

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

Questions people ask

Is pCloud or Veritas NetBackup better?
Neither clearly leads. pCloud 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, pCloud or Veritas NetBackup?
pCloud starts at On request and Veritas NetBackup at $100/month.
Does pCloud or Veritas NetBackup run on more platforms?
pCloud runs on Web. Veritas NetBackup runs on Windows, Linux, Web.
What can pCloud do that Veritas NetBackup cannot?
Veritas NetBackup covers Auto image replication, Instant access, Cloud catalyst, Parallel streaming.

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