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.
"We are very satisfied with this solution. It's easy to use and efficient."
"Its pricing is not overly expensive."
"Deduplication and compression are the best features of the solution, which are popular and very effective."
"The solution is very stable."
"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."
"The solution can scale up to one petabyte right now. It's very good for enterprise-level organizations."
"Stable and scalable suite of solutions with deduplication, apart from data protection, storage, and backup."
"I find the data to be most valuable."
"It's easy to backup data, manage. A"
"Catalyst backup is used to back up Oracle databases, and provides very good throughput during backups."
"Currently, VTLs can only be created on individual service sets and cannot be used to share the resources of other nodes."
"The deduplication feature in this product is amazing."
"Deduplication is the most valuable feature."
"It is very easy to implement."
"I'm impressed with their support structure, call availability, understanding, flexibility in scheduling remote sessions, and accommodating customer timeframes."
"I like the tool’s deduplication feature. We get a ratio of 9:1 for deduplication. The product is also Linux based. Last year, our organization faced some virus attacks. However, the backup was safe because of the product being a Linux version. HPE StoreOnce is a secure product."
"The pricing model needs to be improved."
"We would like faster instant recovery."
"Its management can be improved."
"The tool's pricing could be cheaper."
"The licensing is not cost-effective, and the pricing could be better."
"The pricing could be lower."
"The price could be a little cheaper than it is now."
"Looking at Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), there is a need for improvement, especially in terms of protection from cyber resiliency, cyber recovery, or man-in-the-middle attacks."
"Its customer service could be faster."
"We're outsourced with a partner who recalls a larger amount of problems with the stability of the product."
"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"While StoreOnce has many features, it needs to focus on integrating with third-party backup software solutions."
"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 technical support should be faster."
"The repository should have an extension to connect to the cloud and deposit the backups."
"HPE StoreOnce needs to be made cheaper than products from Dell and Veeam."
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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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