We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD and HPE StoreOnce based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: PowerProtect DD is the winner in this comparison. It is powerful and secure with a proven ROI. StoreOnce does come out on top in the ease of deployment category, however.
"Good starting capacity and scalability."
"Deduplication and compression are the best features of the solution, which are popular and very effective."
"I find the data to be most valuable."
"It is very fast as compared to the other competitors. Its simplicity and bit rate are also valuable. It takes less time if we compare it with the old solution that we have."
"We are very satisfied with this solution. It's easy to use and efficient."
"The most valuable feature is the inline data deduplication."
"It is a stable solution."
"The most important feature is the level of data compression provided by Dell EMC. It's a leader in data compression and deduplication, and the level of compression isn't available with any other vendors in the market."
"Quick recovery."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression capabilities."
"This is a user-friendly solution."
"HPE StoreOnce has high performance."
"The solution is stable."
"The scalability is very good."
"It is very easy to implement."
"The deduplication feature in this product is amazing."
"We are not able to deal directly with the OEM we have to go to their partners in Nigeria."
"The firmware upgrades could be simplified. I'm in the process of struggling to upgrade right now."
"When you use Data Domain, you have to have at least 20% free space so it can work properly. Sometimes we struggle with that, because we wanted to use all the free space, but then Data Domain becomes really slow. I understand that 20% is needed to process all the data, and doing the duplication and compression and all that, but it would be a big improvement if they did not require that 20%, because it is just too much to have available."
"The price of the product is high."
"The downside of PowerProtect's flexibility is that you have so many options. It can be a little confusing. It's like having a car with too many buttons on the dash. You can do so much with it, but it takes some time to learn what everything does."
"We encountered data loss during the configuration process."
"They're scalable."
"The Dell PowerProtect DD architecture offers several significant features. One is DD Boost, which is utilized at both the source and destination sites for application processing."
"The setup phase is not so simple that an end user can plug and play to make it operational."
"The solution's pricing could be improved."
"While StoreOnce has many features, it needs to focus on integrating with third-party backup software solutions."
"The latency is a bit high."
"The appliance doesn't have the global deduplication, it has StoreOnce deduplication. It does not deduplicate across the appliance, it will deduplicate in one particular store. With the global deduplication, I could store more data."
"One item I wanted to see is SSD drives as a cache, and that was, for a time, still lacking in StoreOnce, however, they have done it now. It's not available yet, however, it will be shortly."
"HPE should have more options so customers can choose from a wide range of products with small to big capacities."
"I would like to see better integration with Veeam software."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 65 reviews while HPE StoreOnce is ranked 2nd in Deduplication Software with 103 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while HPE StoreOnce is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE StoreOnce writes "Helps to consolidate D2D backups and has a good deduplication ratio". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik and Veritas NetBackup Appliance, whereas HPE StoreOnce is most compared with Dell PowerVault, ExaGrid EX Series, DD Boost, Veeam Backup & Replication and ExaGrid EX. See our Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs. HPE StoreOnce report.
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