We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Deduplication Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product has a proven track record of good backups without much of a failure ratio. It also has a good backup in terms of the compression ratio."
"It was very simple to deploy the solution to the client that you wanted to backup."
"The product is very powerful and offers very good performance."
"What I found valuable in Dell Avamar is the deduplication feature. I also like that the solution can be integrated with Data Domain."
"We have seen huge data reduction and data deduplication and compression, which is very cost-effective and cost-reducing for the company."
"We love the instant recovery functionality. It's very useful."
"We have a lot of backups, and this tool helps us with the RMAN Backup."
"The setup is very easy."
"For us, the greatest aspect of the solution is the fact that it just runs. It is amazingly resilient. That's very important to us, because we are basically, with some exceptions, have a 24/7 operation."
"The SnapMirror is a good tool because, as long as you're going NetApp to NetApp, it's ultimately the fastest way to move data. We replicate everything to another site for disaster recovery."
"The support is very good."
"The best feature is its ONTAP product line for Ransomware protection. It also has features for file storage and block storage. The solution is stable. We've had no issues with it. The tool is scalable and meets our requirements. The technical support and the supporting partner are great. The initial setup is straightforward. It is very easy to maintain the product. The feature set is excellent. I recommend the solution."
"Adaptive balancing is a valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature for us is the combining of HA and SnapMirror."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The input and output per second performance are satisfactory."
"Its ability to back up very large objects can be improved. In terms of new features, they can include the ability to use cloud services, like S3, more natively."
"The client caches and deduplication system have a few problems."
"Some customers need to back up to tape, but Avamar lacks support, so it costs a lot."
"It would be better if we could integrate easily with other platforms."
"The stability could improve, a lot of scheduled backups failed at one time."
"It would be helpful if the product offered more integration potential."
"The user interface still needs to have some level of improvement. It could be more user-friendly and intuitive."
"When we used the solution, it was still new, and so the customer service/technical support was not the best."
"There is no NetApp infrastructure set up here in Greece."
"NetApp FAS Series should introduce an FTP application for the broadcast and post-production market."
"Replication should ideally be part of the ONTAP base bundle."
"NetApp needs to put its OS on a microchip rather than on disks."
"The solution could do more than just data."
"Needs to improve the adaptive storage quality of service."
"Needs to add wizards for newer, inexperienced users."
"NetApp FAS Series should improve its price, which is expensive."
Dell Avamar is ranked 3rd in Deduplication Software with 81 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 5th in Deduplication Software with 98 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem. See our Dell Avamar vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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