We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is scalable software. All you need to increase is its RAM and CPU. It's pretty easy."
"NetWorker's most valuable feature is recovery, including the policy-based backups that can be configured."
"It's a good product that can be integrated easily with the Data domain."
"Dell EMC NetWorker integrates well with our domain and the performance is quite good on-premise. We receive approximately 1 terabyte within one hour."
"The solution offers compatibility with many types of database systems. It is one of the largest backup solutions. Additionally, it gives important information about data domain systems with deduplication."
"Technical support for this solution is very good."
"The most valuable feature of Dell NetWorker is its quick configuration and handling of large databases."
"The response time of the tech support is swift. The support is fantastic."
"The most valuable feature is the deduplication rate."
"The product is easy to troubleshoot and store data."
"The solution is strong."
"What I find valuable about Dell PowerProtect IDPA is its stability and strong performance."
"We don't need to manage different devices."
"IDPA's best feature is Turbo Boost Technology. The compression and duplication features are excellent, too."
"The product is integrated with Huawei software and its backup and recovery time is very fast."
"Dell PowerProtect is stable and scalable."
"The licensing rules are difficult to navigate and understand."
"Dell NetWorker could improve the GUI to include rack recovery."
"The user interface of this solution could be improved. It is not user friendly and is difficult to understand for new users. New users struggle to understand the logic."
"The configuration is too complex."
"There should be total integration of the replication and cloud logistic back up on cloud."
"I would like to see encryption included in the next release to encrypt the data that we are backing up."
"While upgrading to a new version, we encounter challenges related to specific algorithms or code regulations."
"The management of Dell Networker is quite cumbersome."
"After resizing and compression, the system continuously runs out of space. Dell EMC doesn't do automatic cleanup or other things, so we constantly have to manually go in there or work with Dell support on this. The solution has not been working as advertised."
"We cannot add IDPA to DPC, and each IP has a DP Central, which cannot monitor other IDPAs."
"Managing the product is a little bit complicated."
"The solution should be easier to use."
"The price could be lowered slightly, to make it more competitive."
"The two-factor authentication is missing from Dell products."
"We would like to see the pricing drop a bit."
"The product's index master feature needs improvement."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is ranked 22nd in Backup and Recovery with 12 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) writes "The product comes bundled with a host of useful solutions that help one centralize their work". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Rubrik and Cohesity DataProtect. See our Dell NetWorker vs. Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) report.
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