We compared Acronis Cyber Protect and Dell Avamar based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data, and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Acronis Cyber Protect is lauded for its versatility, comprehensive malware protection, and effortless data retrieval. Dell Avamar earns acclaim for its scalability, data compression capabilities, swift incremental backups, and seamless integration with Data Domain and VM stacks. Cyber Protect could improve its ability to back up SQL databases, reduce resource usage, resolve conflicts, and improve management features. Dell Avamar could improve its tape connectivity and bare-metal restoration. Users also requested better Azure backups and a more user-friendly interface.
Service and Support: Some users had positive things to say about Acronis customer service, while others were dissatisfied with delayed responses and limited real-time support options. Some customers express satisfaction with Dell support, but others said there is room for improvement.
Ease of Deployment: Some users thought Cyber Protect was simple to deploy, but others considered it challenging. Opinions on Dell Avamar’s setup were mixed. Some users found it to be straightforward, while others considered it complex and difficult. Deployment time ranged from a few hours to a week, and assistance from Dell engineers might be necessary.
Pricing: Reviewers say Acronis Cyber Protect is affordable, but some noted that the pricing could be more transparent. Dell Avamar’s pricing is generally seen as reasonable, but some users think it is expensive.
ROI: Users say that Acronis Cyber Protect is a worthwhile investment, saving money while safeguarding critical data. Dell Avamar provides cost savings through data reduction, deduplication, and compression.
Comparison Results: Acronis Cyber Protect is a versatile solution that saves customers money and enables easy data recovery. While reviews of Cyber Protect were generally positive, there were mixed reviews about support, pricing, and setup. Users also said it could improve its SQL support and management capabilities. Dell Avamar is a scalable solution that offers excellent data compression and fast compression. However, Avamar earned mixed reviews for support, deployment, and pricing. Users also requested better Azure and bare-metal backups and restoration capabilities.
"The administration is pretty flexible in terms of defining a multi-tenant type of setup."
"I have not used other backup solutions to compare how well the features work but I have found Acronis Backup to be user-friendly, overall easy to use, and performance is good."
"The best thing about it is that we can back up pretty much everything we want to. We don't have to have multiple solutions. It can back up any physical or virtual server, including servers in Azure. It can back up SharePoint, OneDrive, and G Suite. Everything we need to back up can be backed up, and that's why we like it."
"The licensing model is very good."
"Consistency and reliability. The interface is easy to understand and consistent across applications. While not 100%, it is a very reliable backup solution."
"This is a full software so deployment time is very quick."
"Centralized management is valuable to us."
"The pricing is fine."
"The product has a proven track record of good backups without much of a failure ratio. It also has a good backup in terms of the compression ratio."
"The installation of the solution is easy."
"Its deduplication technologies are the best in the market, currently."
"We used Dell Avamar for backup and recovery of a virtual environment."
"The data reduction feature and the ease of enabling a server in a DR location are the most valuable."
"The deduplication feature is the best aspect of the solution."
"The performance of Dell EMC Avamar is good."
"The solution is very stable."
"The dashboards for digital operations can be improved."
"It would be nice to have it on the cloud platform without using third-party equipment."
"Acronis Backup can improve on the virtualization backups because they are not as good as Veeam Backup."
"It supports Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Exchange, but it does not support Oracle databases or Postgres."
"We have issues with the SQL databases which are a little shaky."
"I believe that the next release should be easier to configure as this one is difficult to configure even the easiest of tasks."
"The product needs to have a simple DR process."
"The pricing could be improved."
"The initial setup is a bit complex and could be simpler."
"We'd like to see something that could also work with Unix servers and physical servers to have a unified solution that works with everything."
"Dell Avamar could improve by adding more backup features."
"A benefit would be support for either Azure Cool Storage or AWS Glacier."
"EMC has discontinued their Avamar hardware version. They only advertise the Avamar virtual edition."
"This solution could improve by introducing daily verifications and another repository."
"The solution, in the future, should offer support for mobile."
"The product could be improved by simplifying the components available."
Acronis Cyber Protect is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 117 reviews while Dell Avamar is ranked 11th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews. Acronis Cyber Protect is rated 8.2, while Dell Avamar is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Acronis Cyber Protect writes " Good backup solution but challenges with the stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". Acronis Cyber Protect is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Azure Backup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker and Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA). See our Acronis Cyber Protect vs. Dell Avamar report.
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