We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp and others in Deduplication Software."This is a superior and reliable backup system that can handle large capacities with little management."
"Deduplication and compression are the best features of the solution, which are popular and very effective."
"I like Data Domain as a protocol for data backup."
"The most valuable feature is the inline data deduplication."
"The most valuable feature is the performance because you can back up data really quickly."
"It is a stable solution."
"It's very easy to use the domain once it's been set up. The interface is also user-friendly."
"It works within backup windows and has got good deduplication."
"We believe that everything Veritas NetBackup offers, including backups, snapshots, deduplication, and replication, is valuable."
"I have found it to be the simplest solution to the market. It gives us a complete end to end solution. We are using this solution, Veritas Appliance and another one for access archiving. It is convenient to have all the support from one vendor."
"We can easily expand the ability of the solution."
"Veritas released a new feature in version 8 of NetBackup called VRP. It's kind of like replication management from VMware. The great thing about this feature is that Veritas gave it to us for free."
"Backup and recovery software with great stability, and can support large-scale environments."
"The most valuable feature is that it is basically a replica of our SAND data. We archive the SAND data for recovery, if there is an issue on the fence."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas NetBackup is the protection policies or protection module."
"It is pretty stable. We have one dedicated technician that is taking care of all the data protect. Typically, we have an issue once a month, if that. Or once every two months."
"Its management can be improved."
"The only problem is that it's more expensive than any other vendors available in the market."
"I would like to see some kind of integration with the ransomware in the next release."
"Installation and deployment for this product need improvement. These processes need to made easier. Currently, it's not an easy installation for customers. This product needs to be installed by professionals."
"DD doesn't have Intel's air gap technology."
"Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is expensive. Also, it has a sort of a big physical footprint that data domains have, and that's part of the problem."
"The price of the product is high."
"Looking at Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), there is a need for improvement, especially in terms of protection from cyber resiliency, cyber recovery, or man-in-the-middle attacks."
"GUI needs to be more user-friendly."
"The SQL Server backup features are not up to date."
"It is not very user-friendly."
"It would be extremely helpful if the solution offered near-zero recovery time for SQL."
"The product could improve the user-friendliness and comfort of its environment, especially for those unfamiliar with it."
"It is a very expensive solution. They should have a different scheme for selling it. They should also make it easy for us to switch from Solaris to Linux. We are having some trouble in migrating our actual catalog from Solaris to Linux."
"The biggest additional features needed are more cloud capabilities and security from ransomware."
"The solution could have a more clear dashboard about the license and the operation status."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 63 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 112 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. 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 Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Rubrik, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Azure Backup and Veritas Backup Exec.
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