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.
"I like Data Domain as a protocol for data backup."
"The tool's performance is very good. DD Boost can improve its performance and backup."
"The most valuable features of Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are the duplication security and uptime."
"The compression aspect of the solution is great."
"The most valuable feature is the inline data deduplication."
"The feature that I have found most useful is its data duplication."
"This solution has a feature called Domain Boost, which allows for source deduplication and compression."
"Dell PowerProtect DD is a stable solution."
"The valuable feature is the ability to work with the Veeam software to reduce the backup windows."
"The solution is stable."
"The hardware is strong and all the equipment has a good infrastructure. Personally, I think it's the best storage product in HPE for small to medium-sized businesses."
"The initial setup is one of the most user-friendly B2B user solutions. It's good, it's easy. Deployment usually takes less than one day. You only need one person for deployment and maintenance."
"The solution's licensing policy is more practical and not confusing."
"The interface is very user-friendly."
"Technical support is quite good."
"HPE StoreOnce works well, it is stable."
"I would like to see better integration and support for backing up to cloud providers such as Alibaba Cloud."
"The size and scale of the product are limited and could be improved."
"It could be more secure."
"The price could be improved."
"I would like to see some kind of integration with the ransomware in the next release."
"We would like to see the price of this solution brought down to be comparable with similar products currently on the market."
"We encountered data loss during the configuration process."
"It helps if you have in-depth knowledge in order to use it correctly."
"HPE StoreOnce could improve the capacity support."
"I would like to see better integration with Veeam software."
"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."
"One item I wanted to see is SSD drives as a cache, and that was, for a time, still lacking in StoreOnce, however, they have done it now. It's not available yet, however, it will be shortly."
"The solution's pricing could be improved."
"We archive our backups on tape, so I feel like if we could somehow plug our tape drive directly into the StoreOnce device and set it up to where it would archive based on, if some kind of rules based engine or what have you, that would really be an improvement for us."
"The GUI and its user-friendliness have some room for improvement."
"I don't see any new features that we could want or anything that could be done along those lines. Just that we need a bigger machine, so more speed."
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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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