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.
"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."
"We have never had any issues with Data Domain. It has been stable."
"The solution is very scalable."
"It's very competitive in terms of the price and technology. Also, the development team continuously makes updates. The data reduction feature is very useful."
"Good starting capacity and scalability."
"I like Data Domain as a protocol for data backup."
"It is a stable solution."
"The initial setup was straightforward. Deployment takes about two weeks."
"It results in more efficient storage utilization, cutting capital expenditure in half."
"The initial setup is simple."
"Currently, VTLs can only be created on individual service sets and cannot be used to share the resources of other nodes."
"The valuable feature is the ability to work with the Veeam software to reduce the backup windows."
"Deduplication and compression are in a good ratio. It supports the HPE Catalyst protocol, which is much faster than NFS and other protocols. We use CommVault and Veeam, and these two solutions support the Catalyst protocol very well and are integrated at high speed. It is faster than normal access."
"The speed and deduplication ratio are two of the most valuable features of the solution."
"I'm impressed with their support structure, call availability, understanding, flexibility in scheduling remote sessions, and accommodating customer timeframes."
"The solution saves a lot of storage capacity."
"They need to make migration easier."
"The price could be a little cheaper than it is now."
"I would like to see integration with public cloud."
"DD doesn't have Intel's air gap technology."
"We would like to see the price of this solution brought down to be comparable with similar products currently on the market."
"It can probably have integration with other OEMs. It should also have more features for ransomware protection."
"The usage of this solution is a bit difficult to develop processes, and it takes a long time to market permits."
"Data Domain lacks compatibility with fiber channels and tapes. We can't use it with a tape library. That's an issue in Latin America sometimes because a lot of clients still use tapes for budget reasons. Maybe they have a lot of archives. In North America and Europe, they do a lot of archiving, but they use the cloud more than we do. Sometimes we have to put together a Frankenstein where we connect another server to the tape library and send all the data there."
"HPE should have more options so customers can choose from a wide range of products with small to big capacities."
"The setup phase is not so simple that an end user can plug and play to make it operational."
"HPE StoreOnce Backup to Disk (BTD) is not a good backup solution for NAS devices. It does not have a dual controller, so if one controller fails, the entire system will go down."
"Its customer service could be faster."
"The web interface, ease of use, and GUI all need to be improved."
"Agnostic backups."
"While StoreOnce has many features, it needs to focus on integrating with third-party backup software solutions."
"Hardware maintenance involves some downtime for backup destination storage which can be a problem for some."
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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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