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."
"The initial setup was straightforward. Deployment takes about two weeks."
"The technology has been very useful. There are lots of features on offer."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are reduplication and compression. It provides a lot of data savings for backups. Additionally, the Dell PowerProtect DD solution offers a bundled backup software and storage option. If desired, users can also connect to cloud technology to create an additional copy of their data in the cloud. This solution supports synchronization with various cloud vendors, including Azure and AWS."
"The most important feature is the level of data compression provided by Dell EMC. It's a leader in data compression and deduplication, and the level of compression isn't available with any other vendors in the market."
"PowerProtect is a flexible solution that you can cover various cloud and on-premise environments."
"As our organization functions, we have a total of 2500+ primary sites and 6300+ secondary sites. All of our entire backup systems are totally dependent on this product. EMC Data Domain is very reliable and there are no issues using it since 2015."
"It is a stable solution."
"The implementation is straightforward."
"The solution saves a lot of storage capacity."
"Has very good deduplication and encryption features."
"This is a user-friendly solution."
"The scalability is very good."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The product’s data retention is very good."
"The solution's licensing policy is more practical and not confusing."
"The price of the product is high."
"Dell PowerProtect DD could improve by having better integration with other backup solutions."
"When you use Data Domain, you have to have at least 20% free space so it can work properly. Sometimes we struggle with that, because we wanted to use all the free space, but then Data Domain becomes really slow. I understand that 20% is needed to process all the data, and doing the duplication and compression and all that, but it would be a big improvement if they did not require that 20%, because it is just too much to have available."
"DD doesn't have Intel's air gap technology."
"The only problem is that it's more expensive than any other vendors available in the market."
"The product lacks some security features that would make it more stand-alone and integrated."
"They should reduce the CPC cost to customers. The product is becoming very expensive."
"The size and scale of the product are limited and could be improved."
"The solution must provide backup options for smaller capacities."
"HPE StoreOnce needs to be made cheaper than products from Dell and Veeam."
"We're outsourced with a partner who recalls a larger amount of problems with the stability of the product."
"The solution could always be less expensive."
"HPE StoreOnce could improve the capacity support."
"The setup phase is not so simple that an end user can plug and play to make it operational."
"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce should be more user-friendly. Additionally, the configuration and troubleshooting could be better."
"While StoreOnce has many features, it needs to focus on integrating with third-party backup software solutions."
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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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