We performed a comparison between Acronis Cyber Protect and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Commvault, Zerto and others in Cloud Backup."The solution is exceptional for desktop backup."
"All the necessary features required to set up a proper backup are already present in Acronis Backup."
"The most valuable features of Acronis Backup are cloning and many other capabilities. For example, you are able to clone the whole operating system and drive. Additionally, the solution is a complete package."
"The performance has been fine so far."
"Acronis is a flexible solution. It can back up workstations, endpoints, and even your virtual environments and cloud-based environments. So, we can do the backup of the whole gamut of products."
"There is advanced management where we can do passing, software inventory, and hardware inventory."
"The most valuable feature of Acronis Backup is the data recovery and restoration details."
"I would definitely say the backup and recovery. It used to be a separate module. It was a recovery part and it would literally duplicate the machine to bare bones."
"The backup is very secure. The deduplication using EMC is very good. We are able to make systems and handle random cloning. EMC is a very stable solution for making backups."
"I find the data to be most valuable."
"It works within backup windows and has got good deduplication."
"Dell PowerProtect DD’s most valuable feature is data deduplication."
"The technology has been very useful. There are lots of features on offer."
"I like the different features. We work closely with Dell on different products and features, which is why we use them all."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are ease of use and deduplication."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression and the Data Domain Boost."
"In the span of six months, maintenance is done at least twice and you are told that it is coming up, with apologies for the inconvenience. It's a distraction, and it interferes with the backup schedule."
"It could have a better ability to manage backups over a longer period."
"One improvement that could be made is adding the option to download files in a PST format when doing a 365 or Google Cloud to cloud backup."
"It would be better if they made it easier to obtain images for laptops and desktops. It isn't easy right now to have many different types of desktop computers. This is because Microsoft is changing a lot of things in Windows 10."
"The technical support of Acronis Backup could improve. They have the depth of knowledge but the speed of the response could be quicker."
"There are times when the backups are slow. A faster backup would be better."
"The product needs to have a simple DR process."
"I have no suggestions for improvements as I have only used the product for a month and have yet to really discover all of its aspects."
"Dell EMC Data Domain needs to have better compatibility between NetWorker and the hardware. NetWorker is not as good as the other products which are currently on the market like Backup Exec."
"The pricing should be adjusted. Customers continuously talk about the price. They know it is a good solution and they really need the type of storage the solution offers, but it costs somewhere around $100,000 and up. It's not cheap, but it's very important for data vendors."
"We encountered data loss during the configuration process."
"The pricing model needs to be improved."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"The initial setup is complex."
"DD doesn't have Intel's air gap technology."
"It helps if you have in-depth knowledge in order to use it correctly."
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Acronis Cyber Protect is ranked 5th in Cloud Backup with 117 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 61 reviews. Acronis Cyber Protect is rated 8.2, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Acronis Cyber Protect writes " Good backup solution but challenges with the stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". Acronis Cyber Protect is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Azure Backup and Arcserve UDP, whereas Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik and Veeam Backup & Replication.
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