We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Dell Avamar based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Azure Backup nudges ahead of Dell Avamar in this comparison. Azure Backup is a secure, stable solution that users trust. The connectivity to data is very reliable. Dell Avamar can be a bit clunky, takes up a lot of resources, and the overall performance is a bit slow.
"The MARS agent makes it easy to use."
"The deployment process is quite easy in Azure."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is the native backup capabilities."
"You can select the tiering for your backup and manage your cost."
"It's very simple to configure which is very useful. It's not complex to configure it."
"The hardware is always updated and it's saved us a lot of money."
"It offers seamless integration."
"I like that it's a simple system."
"Stable and scalable backup and recovery software, with good technical support."
"They are extremely reliable and scalable — they provide the best de-duplication on the market."
"The solution is very stable."
"Centralization is Avamar's biggest advantage. It moves data to a central location from various geographical locations."
"It was very simple to deploy the solution to the client that you wanted to backup."
"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 initial setup is easy."
"I think the brand is very good. Support is also very nice for end users and integration with EMC products for businesses."
"The compression ratio of the backup data should be improved."
"The support for Office365 backup is atrocious and is something that has to be improved."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"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."
"Technical support is in need of improvement."
"There is a limitation of 99 files restores per day which means that we can't complete a huge file restore. We would like Azure to increase the number of the possible file restorations."
"The tool's backup should be faster. Azure Backup's support should be faster."
"The solution’s user interface could be improved."
"It's an expensive solution."
"The user interface still needs to have some level of improvement. It could be more user-friendly and intuitive."
"It would be helpful if the product offered more integration potential."
"A benefit would be support for either Azure Cool Storage or AWS Glacier."
"The performance takes up a lot of resources, unfortunately."
"The licensing model is not very flexible. Every time we upgrade our storage size, we need to upgrade the Avamar license."
"Dell hasn't done a good job at handling these upgrades, or the way EMC used to handle them."
"This solution could improve by introducing daily verifications and another repository."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Dell Avamar is rated 7.6. 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 Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Druva Phoenix, whereas Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and DD Boost. See our Azure Backup vs. Dell Avamar report.
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