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Vagrant vs Veritas NetBackup

Vagrant logo

Vagrant

Software

Development environments made easy

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Veritas NetBackup logo

Veritas NetBackup

Software

Scalable enterprise backup and recovery

From
$100/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Vagrant has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Vagrant vagrant 2.4.3 and later is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 with IBM Corporation as licensor, not an OSI open source licence; 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: Vagrant covers Box management, Veritas NetBackup covers Auto image replication.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Vagrant and Veritas NetBackup differ
AttributeVagrantVeritas NetBackup
Starting priceFree$100/month
Pricing modelopen-sourcesubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsLinux, Windows, MacWindows, Linux, Web
Founded20101983

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Vagrant

  • Box management
  • Provider support
  • Multi-machine setups
  • Provisioners
  • Networking
  • Synced folders
  • Snapshots
  • Plugins

Only in Veritas NetBackup

  • Auto image replication
  • Instant access
  • Cloud catalyst
  • Parallel streaming
  • Flexible deployment
  • Resiliency platform
  • Azure
  • Google Cloud

Both cover

  • VMware
  • AWS
  • Hyper-V
  • Linux support
  • Windows support

What people use each for

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

Vagrant

  • Reproducible local development environments defined in a Vagrantfilenot Veritas NetBackup
  • Provisioning identical VMs across VirtualBox, VMware and Hyper-V for a teamnot Veritas NetBackup
  • Sandboxing multi-machine setups on a developer laptopnot Veritas NetBackup

Veritas NetBackup

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

Where each one falls short

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

Vagrant

  • Vagrant 2.4.3 and later is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 with IBM Corporation as licensor, not an OSI open source licence
  • The Additional Use Grant forbids offering Vagrant to third parties on a hosted or embedded basis in a paid product that competes with IBM's paid versions of Vagrant
  • Each version converts to the MPL 2.0 Change License only four years after that version is first published
  • Uses that fall outside the Additional Use Grant require a separately negotiated licence from the licensor

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

Vagrant

Free
  • Open SourceFree
    • Development environment provisioning
    • Multiple providers
    • Provisioner support

Veritas NetBackup

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

Which should you pick?

Choose Vagrant if

  • You need box management.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, Windows, Mac.
  • You also want provider support.
Vagrant 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 Vagrant or Veritas NetBackup better?
Neither clearly leads. Vagrant starts at Free and Veritas NetBackup at $100/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Vagrant or Veritas NetBackup?
Vagrant has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Vagrant and $100/month for Veritas NetBackup.
Does Vagrant or Veritas NetBackup run on more platforms?
Vagrant runs on Linux, Windows, Mac. Veritas NetBackup runs on Windows, Linux, Web.
Can I use Vagrant for free?
Yes. Vagrant has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Veritas NetBackup starts at $100/month.
What is Vagrant best used for?
Vagrant is most often used for reproducible local development environments defined in a vagrantfile, provisioning identical vms across virtualbox, vmware and hyper-v for a team, sandboxing multi-machine setups on a developer laptop. Of those, reproducible local development environments defined in a vagrantfile and provisioning identical vms across virtualbox, vmware and hyper-v for a team are not what Veritas NetBackup is typically brought in for.
What can Vagrant do that Veritas NetBackup cannot?
Vagrant covers Box management, Provider support, Multi-machine setups, Provisioners. Veritas NetBackup covers Auto image replication, Instant access, Cloud catalyst, Parallel streaming. Both handle VMware, AWS, Hyper-V, Linux support.
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