We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and NetApp AltaVault based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Deduplication Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The stability is excellent."
"The most valuable feature is the performance because you can back up data really quickly."
"We are very satisfied with this solution. It's easy to use and efficient."
"The compression aspect of the solution is great."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are ease of use and deduplication."
"The most valuable features of Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are the duplication security and uptime."
"The tool's performance is very good. DD Boost can improve its performance and backup."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are reduplication and compression. It provides a lot of data savings for backups. Additionally, the Dell PowerProtect DD solution offers a bundled backup software and storage option. If desired, users can also connect to cloud technology to create an additional copy of their data in the cloud. This solution supports synchronization with various cloud vendors, including Azure and AWS."
"It's so easy to work with."
"The flexibility. Being able to virtualize it, port it wherever I like, test my backups, test my DR capabilities whenever I like without impacting anybody."
"The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that it is easy to use and integrate with whichever operating systems you use, providing you with a complete view, especially when you plan to migrate to some other operating system."
"The deduplication engine. Right now, we're at about 10.5 to 11 times deduplication of our backup data."
"The solution can be used for all Office 365 applications."
"Its initial setup is easy."
"The most valuable feature is the portability of large archived data. You're able to put things on large on-prem, low-cost storage and then augment that with even lower cost storage in the cloud."
"The solution is very easy to use and it offers great support."
"Its management can be improved."
"The firmware upgrades could be simplified. I'm in the process of struggling to upgrade right now."
"The only problem is that it's more expensive than any other vendors available in the market."
"The software from Dell that can be used to operate Data Domain needs to have enhancements made to the user interface. It is too complex."
"We are not able to deal directly with the OEM we have to go to their partners in Nigeria."
"We would like faster instant recovery."
"The tool's DD Boost is expensive."
"It can probably have integration with other OEMs. It should also have more features for ransomware protection."
"There are some bits it could do better. With tighter integration maybe with Veeam, or something like that, it'd be really good."
"More than a 500 volume limit. At the moment, it only supports up to 500 volumes for SnapMirror and that's a problem. We've got 750, so a larger limit for volume replicas for SnapMirror."
"I really want to partner it with the SnapCenter. We haven't implemented that yet. We're upgrading all of our stuff to the ONTAP 9, which you had to have."
"NetApp's own competing products complicate things."
"What could be helpful is different user base authentication so then maybe we could allow different customers to point to a single appliance and they only see the backups and things that they have."
"It would be nice if the solution was more complete. Many customers are looking for a single solution or silo that they can manage everything from. It would be nice, instead of having different products, if everything a client needed was in one solution."
"The solution needs faster indexing."
"I would like to see more web support."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 65 reviews while NetApp AltaVault is ranked 12th in Deduplication Software with 17 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while NetApp AltaVault is rated 7.8. 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 NetApp AltaVault writes "Though the solution's configuration phase can be difficult, the tool offers stability and scalability". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Rubrik, whereas NetApp AltaVault is most compared with Commvault Cloud, Veeam Backup & Replication and Rubrik. See our Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs. NetApp AltaVault report.
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