We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD and HPE StoreOnce based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: PowerProtect DD is the winner in this comparison. It is powerful and secure with a proven ROI. StoreOnce does come out on top in the ease of deployment category, however.
"The features that I have found most valuable with Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are its deduplication feature and its DD Boost protocol for fast transfer, which is amazing."
"This is a superior and reliable backup system that can handle large capacities with little management."
"This solution has a feature called Domain Boost, which allows for source deduplication and compression."
"The compression aspect of the solution is great."
"Good starting capacity and scalability."
"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."
"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."
"We also really benefit from the GUI capabilities."
"The solution is stable."
"The speed and deduplication ratio are two of the most valuable features of the solution."
"HPE StoreOnce is particularly useful in situations where organizations require a backup solution to store their data. Its deduplication feature is quite impressive, providing a deduplication ratio of around 25 to 26."
"I'm impressed with their support structure, call availability, understanding, flexibility in scheduling remote sessions, and accommodating customer timeframes."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that the tool provides good value for somebody who needs an affordable and reliable storage solution."
"The deduplication feature in this product is amazing."
"The most valuable feature of HPE StoreOnce is the virtual drive."
"We encountered data loss during the configuration process."
"I would like to see integration with public cloud."
"The price could be a little cheaper than it is now."
"I would like to see better integration and support for backing up to cloud providers such as Alibaba Cloud."
"DD Boost."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"The tool's pricing could be cheaper."
"We have had deduplication and replication issues. When we used another backup software we noticed that it didn't have the same issues."
"When it comes to upgrading, it always goes block-wise. One block is 48 TB raw capacity. It would be good if they can include a smaller capacity for SMB customers. Currently, it is not possible to increase in a smaller capacity. You have to buy the exact same unit. It would be great if they can provide a smaller next block. There are around 20 hard disks, and it would be really helpful if we can add 10 hard disks initially and 10 hard disks later."
"The platform's price could be lower."
"The solution's pricing could be improved."
"The product's price could be better."
"The GUI and its user-friendliness have some room for improvement."
"HPE StoreOnce could improve the capacity support."
"HPE StoreOnce should come with a detailed installation guide."
"The product could be improved with better support for data protection."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 61 reviews while HPE StoreOnce is ranked 2nd in Deduplication Software with 102 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.4, while HPE StoreOnce is rated 8.4. 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 HPE StoreOnce writes "Helps to consolidate D2D backups and has a good deduplication ratio". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication and Veritas NetBackup Appliance, whereas HPE StoreOnce is most compared with Dell PowerVault, ExaGrid EX Series, DD Boost, Veeam Backup & Replication and ExaGrid EX. See our Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs. HPE StoreOnce report.
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