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Rewind vs Veritas NetBackup

Rewind logo

Rewind

Backup & Disaster Recovery

SaaS backup for cloud business applications

From
$29/month
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: Rewind cannot back up all QuickBooks Online data due to API limitations, excluding company info, exchange rates, and payroll data; 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: Rewind covers Automated backup, Veritas NetBackup covers Auto image replication.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Rewind and Veritas NetBackup differ
AttributeRewindVeritas NetBackup
Starting price$29/month$100/month
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
PlatformsWebWindows, Linux, Web
CategoryBackup & Disaster RecoveryFile Storage & Backup
Founded20151983

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

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 Rewind

  • Automated backup
  • One-click restore
  • Version comparison
  • Continuous protection
  • Bulk restore
  • Activity monitoring
  • Shopify
  • BigCommerce

Only in Veritas NetBackup

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

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Rewind

  • Data protection
  • Disaster recovery
  • Business continuity
  • Ransomware protection
  • Compliance

Veritas NetBackup

  • Data protection
  • Disaster recovery
  • Business continuity
  • Ransomware protection
  • Compliance

Both are used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection, compliance, on those jobs the choice comes down to price and fit rather than capability.

Where each one falls short

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

Rewind

  • Cannot back up all QuickBooks Online data due to API limitations, excluding company info, exchange rates, and payroll data
  • Backup restore speed is slow for large datasets, causing significant delays during critical recovery situations
  • Cannot back up Shopify inventory tracking quantities, weight, measurement, or cost per item

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

Rewind

$29/month

No published plan breakdown. See the Rewind review.

Veritas NetBackup

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Rewind if

  • You need automated backup.
  • You also want one-click restore.

Choose Veritas NetBackup if

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

Questions people ask

Is Rewind or Veritas NetBackup better?
Neither clearly leads. Rewind starts at $29/month and Veritas NetBackup at $100/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Rewind or Veritas NetBackup?
Rewind starts at $29/month and Veritas NetBackup at $100/month.
Does Rewind or Veritas NetBackup run on more platforms?
Rewind runs on Web. Veritas NetBackup runs on Windows, Linux, Web.
What is Rewind best used for?
Rewind is most often used for data protection, disaster recovery, business continuity, ransomware protection.
What can Rewind do that Veritas NetBackup cannot?
Rewind covers Automated backup, One-click restore, Version comparison, Continuous protection. Veritas NetBackup covers Auto image replication, Instant access, Cloud catalyst, Parallel streaming. Both handle Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Rewind: How long does Rewind keep backup snapshots?

Rewind keeps backup snapshots for 365 days, making them easily accessible for on-demand restores. This provides over a year of recovery options.

Source
Rewind: What SaaS applications does Rewind back up?

Rewind backs up Shopify, BigCommerce, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, QuickBooks Online, Trello, monday.com, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, and Zendesk Suite, among others.

Source
Rewind: Is Rewind compliant with data protection regulations?

Rewind is SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, DORA, HIPAA, and CCPA compliant with AES-256 encryption and role-based access control.

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Rewind: Can you restore individual items or only full backups?

Rewind supports granular, item-level recovery understanding parent-child dependencies, allowing you to restore specific files, orders, or customer information without full dataset rollback.

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