We performed a comparison between DD Boost and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Deduplication Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The functionality is very good. DD Boost and DD entry replication are used in almost all backup concepts. Those are the most used features."
"It's a stable solution."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can support both the CIFS and NFS protocols simultaneously."
"There are no limitations when it comes to the scalability feature of the product. You can scale up or scale down however much you want."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is deduplication."
"The time taken for backup is very fast."
"The initial setup of DD Boost involves a simple procedure."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."
"Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is user-friendly and easy to use. it does what it needs to do."
"The solution adequately handles data storage."
"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market."
"The product has low capacity."
"The multi-tier functionality can be improved, but it is quite good. They could improve replication and perhaps support additional sharing network protocols. I would also like to see better implementation of NFS Version 3, but it is already implemented and quite usable as it is."
"There are some limitations where you cannot use it as a shared server or as a file server, it is limited for the only backup."
"It should be expanded to include other databases and software. It should also be made easier to restore."
"I'd like the be able to deploy the solution on SAN backups."
"If you are using it with Recovery Manager, there are certain limitations. If those limitations are addressed, productivity will improve."
"The solution could always be cheaper."
"The solution must provide better deduplication."
"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."
"The Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager reports could improve. There should be different kinds of reports on failures, such as dashboards that we can submit to top management or auditors."
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"You need to use additional software to back up entire environments. It will be good if they could support entire tape libraries."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"The interface is too complex."
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DD Boost is ranked 4th in Deduplication Software with 31 reviews while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 8th in Deduplication Software with 8 reviews. DD Boost is rated 8.6, while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of DD Boost writes "Enhancing backup and recovery operations and accelerating backup and restore processes while seamlessly integrating with various backup software applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager writes "A tool that offers good capacity management and product management". DD Boost is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Dell Avamar and Quantum DXi Series, whereas Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Dell NetWorker and Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA). See our DD Boost vs. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager report.
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