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."The most valuable feature is the performance because you can back up data really quickly."
"I like the different features. We work closely with Dell on different products and features, which is why we use them all."
"Dell PowerProtect DD is a stable solution."
"Deduplication and compression are the best features of the solution, which are popular and very effective."
"The most valuable features of Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are the duplication security and uptime."
"The solution is very stable."
"Data Domain is an excellent repository that's compatible with a lot of different solutions. Even Veeam Backup recommends sending backup to Data Domain. Space optimization is great. Currently, it guarantees 50-to-1 compression of the application in the same device. In all these years, I never had a client who was unsatisfied with Data Domain. It is a solid appliance with VMware integration, instant access to restore and search, and analytics."
"The most important feature is the level of data compression provided by Dell EMC. It's a leader in data compression and deduplication, and the level of compression isn't available with any other vendors in the market."
"It provides us with the versatility to back up everything we require which eliminates the need for a secondary backup solution."
"They are among the top in the world for backup and recovery."
"Veritas NetBackup provides good backup performance, and I can mount the snapshot without an installer."
"The most valuable feature of cloud integration is the ability to send data outside of your location. This can be achieved by integrating cloud tier options or other object storage solutions."
"Backup and recovery software with great stability, and can support large-scale environments."
"It is important, when we chose a solution, that the customer service/technical support team could help us when we needed it, but the support was good."
"Good graphical user interface. It's easy to create policies and to do installs."
"Its ability to cover a large spectrum of products and operating systems is invaluable. We evaluated other products but always found certain limitations like some products had only intel-based virtualization, while others had power servers."
"EMC is very expensive for small customers."
"Its management can be improved."
"We would like to see the price of this solution brought down to be comparable with similar products currently on the market."
"They still have hardware different from the software."
"Dell PowerProtect DD could improve by having better integration with other backup solutions."
"It can probably have integration with other OEMs. It should also have more features for ransomware protection."
"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."
"Dell PowerProtect DD should come out with its own system so we do not have to use Data Domain. For example, something similar to what Symantec has done."
"We have issues reaching them during some hours, and we need to escalate through several levels to get a resolution. Sometimes tickets stay open for days."
"The solution could improve by having a feature to backup iSeries workloads."
"The flip side about NetBackup is that it is not policy-based."
"The ability to use different disk appliance brands as Pure Disk (not OST), such as EMC Data Domain ."
"This product would be improved with the inclusion of a Sandbox feature like Veeam Sandbox."
"Extra features come with additional costs."
"Technical support only gets back to us the following morning."
"Setup implementation."
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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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