We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and OpenText Data Protector 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."It's a good product that can be integrated easily with the Data domain."
"The backup software has been much faster since we've deployed the solution."
"I like that it's stable and scalable."
"Dell EMC NetWorker is scalable."
"Anybody could drive the GUI."
"The solution offers compatibility with many types of database systems. It is one of the largest backup solutions. Additionally, it gives important information about data domain systems with deduplication."
"Very user-friendly with a good interface."
"It is the best umbrella, serving the best applications."
"It's a good product that's pretty easy to use."
"The installation was simple and provided an easy way to install even on Unix servers. It has excellent features like deduplication."
"The reliability of HP Data Protector is the most valuable feature for us."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Data Protector is its integration with VMware. A lot of software these days integrates with VMware, and you can run some of these things on virtual machines. You can even have your backup manager running on a virtual machine and use physical managers to move data around. Their VMware integration isn't too bad, but Commvault has that feature, and many other backup products do."
"Data Protector is quite simple and easy to deploy. The deployment is always the same. It's on a server, and the agents are deployed to the machines in a straightforward way. We have two engineers who deploy and manage all our backup solutions."
"The normal file system backup is easy to manage, and our success rate is quite high."
"I have used Micro Focus Data Protector for the file backup facilities. My primary use of the software is to backup file data."
"NetWorker's major problem is its legacy software."
"The web console could be a lot better."
"When you're working with VMware, you need to use vProxy machines. You have to install the vProxy for every host in the VMware environment."
"The interface could have a different appearance."
"It would be beneficial to have a single user interface for all of the features."
"Since the product is not on the front banner of Dell, the support may not be the best."
"The solution could be graphically better."
"The configuration is too complex."
"The challenge is that we can't restore a single file from the VM in the data process when we do VM backups. But with Commvault, you can restore a single file even if you have a VM snapshot package. That's one drawback of this tool. When we do VM backups, it should help us browse the VMs to restore a single file instead of doing the complete VM restore."
"Microfocus needs to build a partnership with other vendors in addition to HPE as far as cloud consolidation of backups."
"The technical support is poor and should be improved."
"The graphical interface needs to be improved."
"Many of our users complain about the GUI. You still need to rely on the command line interface. Because it originated as a Unix system, Data Protector is still a command line-driven solution, which makes it seem rather dated compared to systems that are built around a GUI from day one. It doesn't affect the functionality, but some people don't find it user-friendly."
"Integration with the market applications must be improved, such as MS Exchange, MS Active Directory, SAP and Oracle. Other backup tools are more efficient with the integrated backups."
"Other tools seem to be easier to use."
"It can occasionally be inaccurate in its backup/recovery time estimates."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 13th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while OpenText Data Protector is ranked 24th in Backup and Recovery with 100 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup, Symantec Data Loss Prevention and HPE StoreOnce. See our Dell NetWorker vs. OpenText Data Protector report.
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