We performed a comparison between Arcserve UDP and Dell Avamar based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The data protection functionality is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"The recovery part of the product is very good."
"It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"The ability to switch between different hardware platforms and utilization tools are some of this solution's most valuable features."
"The most valuable features of this solution are that I can by just one click, copy and paste anything that I would want. I do not have to restore the whole virtual machine."
"The product provides instant and virtual standbys."
"The backup is the most valuable feature. It also makes storage very easy."
"Global deduplication is the best feature of this solution."
"Dell EMC Avamar is easy to work with and is user-friendly."
"For the on-prem backup, it has all the necessary features that we require. They keep coming up with new scripts and new updates."
"The backup and recovery speed is very fast."
"I have found the product to be scalable."
"The tool's most valuable features are backup management and speed."
"The solution is very stable."
"Scheduling is valuable. It does a good job of backing up, and it does a good job of restoring. Nobody has got a problem with that. The agents are well supported."
"The setup is very easy."
"It should be easier to switch between backup locations. We have multiple data storage locations and sometimes one of those storages need to be replaced. It would be nice if they made it easier to reconfigure the backup configuration."
"In the most recent version of premium plus the replication has been removed, and it should re-added to the solution."
"We cannot restore each user's mailbox. Each user's mailbox should be independently restorable. Also, this solution is very slow. If you select all of the servers, it runs for a long time... It needs to be faster. Finally, If anything happens to one server we should be able to switch to another server."
"I don't know whether the tool has VMware integrations. It would be good to cover this area if it doesn't have those."
"Arcserve UDP is in the middle range of complexity. The interface can be developed a little bit more to be user-friendly."
"One of the biggest drawbacks of Arcserve UDP is that it does not have a single console, making it an area that needs to be considered for improvement."
"Based on my experience, whenever we need support, there are difficulties with communication when trying to resolve the issue."
"The speed of restores should be improved. We have found the speed of large restores rather slow."
"There are limitations when trying to use this solution with Hyper-V."
"The UI is not easy to use. There are other products such as Veeam that are easy to use for the end-user which is why they are moving away from Avamar or Networker."
"It would be helpful if the product offered more integration potential."
"The screen design is a bit back-dated."
"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."
"Avamar needs a greater emphasis on storage targets. If it's going to keep pace with the times, it needs more ability to leverage cloud storage."
"The challenges we do face typically revolve around aligning specific features with our accustomed tool usage."
"Avamar is still competitive because of the way we have deployed it, but we need to diversify and shift away from specific technologies. In addition to hypervisors, virtual machines, and bare metal servers, our customers need protection for Microsoft 365, SaaS, and the public cloud, so we need other technologies in the business to cater to those customers' needs. Those are the enhancements we would want from the Avamar platform, but that's not likely to happen. Dell has PowerProtect and Apex backup services. There are other Dell solutions that we'll use to fulfill our customers' requirements."
Arcserve UDP is ranked 18th in Backup and Recovery with 42 reviews while Dell Avamar is ranked 11th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews. Arcserve UDP is rated 7.6, while Dell Avamar is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Arcserve UDP writes "Global deduplication, stable, and flexible licensing options". 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". Arcserve UDP is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Acronis Cyber Protect, Veritas NetBackup and Veritas Backup Exec, whereas Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). See our Arcserve UDP vs. Dell Avamar report.
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