We compared Azure Backup and Dell NetWorker based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Azure Backup is commended for its scalability, comprehensive security options, and non-disruptive backup process. Users also like its seamless integration with various Azure services. Dell NetWorker is recognized for its intuitive graphical user interface, integration with Data Domain, and impressive speed. Azure Backup needs to improve its backup and file-level restoration procedure. Dell NetWorker needs improvements in reporting, integration, and documentation.
Service and Support: Azure's customer service is generally considered helpful and proactive, but a few users have reported longer wait times and slow issue resolution. Dell NetWorker received mixed reviews, with some customers expressing frustration about delayed responses and unresolved problems.
Ease of Deployment: Azure Backup's setup is easy, quick, and can be completed with minimal user involvement. Some users consider Dell NetWorker's setup to be effortless, but some said it was somewhat complex.
Pricing: Azure Backup is a cloud-based solution, so its pricing depends on factors like storage and data consumption. Azure offers competitive pricing and is considered more cost effective than many competing solutions. Some reviewers consider Dell NetWorker to be expensive, while others find it to be reasonable and cheaper than other options with similar features.
ROI: Azure Backup offers a solid return on investment with its affordable pricing and low initial costs, particularly when upgrading solutions. Users have provided no feedback about Dell NetWorker’s ROI so far.
Comparison Results: Azure Backup is an affordable, scalable solution that features an effortless deployment and native integration with Azure services. While reviews of Azure Backup’s features were generally positive, some users reported unsatisfactory experiences with Azure support. Dell NetWorker is regarded as a reasonably priced, high-performing backup solution with a user-friendly GUI. At the same time, many users were dissatisfied with Dell’s support and asked for improvements in reporting and documentation.
"This solution allows me to restore either the VM or the data, depending on what is needed."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"Setting up Azure Backup is straightforward and the total deployment time was about a month."
"It's very simple to configure which is very useful. It's not complex to configure it."
"It's stable."
"The most valuable feature is the ease in which it backs up our data."
"One of the most valuable features is security and connectivity to the data."
"Azure Backup is good because it is entirely cloud-based, which means that you can be 99.9% sure that your backup is safe."
"I started off as a storage engineer and ended up owning Dell EMC Data Domain and Dell EMC NetWorker. I've not used any other backup solutions at this scale. Dell EMC NetWorker does what I need it to do, it's efficient."
"The best feature is the DR replication for us."
"Technical support for this solution is very good."
"The feature that offers the greatest benefits in ensuring data integrity is its backup capability."
"The solution is stable."
"Storage-wise, EMC is user-friendly."
"The solution has minimized the recovery time objective, and the recovery point objective, the RTO and RPO. Most customers are looking for to minimize downtime. The solution has helped ensure this."
"The interface is user-friendly and can be used by the end-users."
"It can be further improved by continuously meeting its compliance requirements."
"I believe more options could be available to understand better what's happening in the system. Additionally, automating the client updates and connector updates would be beneficial. Updating the connector from time to time can be challenging, and it could be made more transparent and straightforward for users. Moreover, another drawback lies in the time it takes to test full data backup recovery. Deploying a full recovery takes longer. We need to allocate a longer period for complete data recovery to establish the environment again."
"I once tried restoring a Linux environment, and the size of the Linux VM or the data disk was really huge. It took a really long time to restore the environment and send the data from the storage to the disk. It took around 25 to 30 minutes, which was much longer than I anticipated. They can improve the duration of such restore operations. In the next release, it would also be good if they could reduce the duration for transferring the data from their storage to the actual storage while creating a virtual machine. They can reduce the duration or increase the data transfer rate."
"Azure Backup is limited to certain workloads. It would be helpful if Microsoft focused on enabling backups for Oracle and other unsupported databases."
"The support for Office365 backup is atrocious and is something that has to be improved."
"In the next release, I would like to see the ability to back up to different cloud providers."
"It would be beneficial to receive alert messages if something isn't configured correctly, for instance, if service principal names are missing, a message could prompt you to set them up."
"The monitoring and tagging features could be improved."
"The licensing rules are difficult to navigate and understand."
"While upgrading to a new version, we encounter challenges related to specific algorithms or code regulations."
"I haven't had a good experience with technical support. It takes them a very long time to resolve issues."
"Since the product is not on the front banner of Dell, the support may not be the best."
"The UI needs some enhancement to be more user-friendly."
"There should be total integration of the replication and cloud logistic back up on cloud."
"It would be beneficial to have a single user interface for all of the features."
"There should be more vendors incorporated into the solution."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Dell Avamar, whereas Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and IBM Spectrum Protect. See our Azure Backup vs. Dell NetWorker report.
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