We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar and NetApp FAS Series 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 most valuable features are scalability and integration."
"Graphically, it's very user interactive. It's got a very nice interface."
"The data reduction feature and the ease of enabling a server in a DR location are the most valuable."
"Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup."
"The performance of Dell EMC Avamar is good."
"Source based deduplication is the most attractive feature as it drastically reduces the backup window."
"I think the brand is very good. Support is also very nice for end users and integration with EMC products for businesses."
"I have found the product to be scalable."
"The initial setup was so straightforward. It was well-documented."
"It has a very good implementation of the Active Directory services, so implementation into a Windows network is easy."
"The SnapMirror is a good tool because, as long as you're going NetApp to NetApp, it's ultimately the fastest way to move data. We replicate everything to another site for disaster recovery."
"Most valuable features are its ease of use, robust Snapshot functionality, and that you can use it in two datacenters with SnapMirror-ing."
"Good for NAS and unified solutions."
"It allows our Windows and Unix teams to have a centralized point to share data between the two."
"A reliable and easily managed storage system is a key performance factor. The system also has more features than we require."
"The most valuable features are compression and dedupe."
"The UI is quite old. We've been using this UI since last year, and they haven't changed it. It would be better to update the UI periodically and create attractive dashboards from an administrative point of view."
"I think they could also move more towards cloud solutions. It already has some cloud tiering, but I think that could be more extensive. They should work with all cloud providers and I think in the future they will be on all cloud platforms."
"The management of this solution is a little bit difficult for IT administrators. They have to be trained before going through the system."
"Performance can sometimes be affected when tools are utilized for tasks like backup or deep archiving."
"The interface could be more helpful for people."
"It is very scalable, and that's its claim to fame, but that also makes it hard to make changes. Anytime there is a large piece of software, changing that piece of software is harder. You've got a larger install base, so you can't just rapidly change. We also use another product called Veeam, and it has this new feature called Continuous Data Protection, which basically lets you get very close to the way the system was in time. We have a system or two up there on which we have set 10 minutes Continuous Data Protection. So, we can roll it back to whatever it was 10 minutes ago, 20 minutes ago, or 30 minutes ago. This feature doesn't exist in Avamar Data Domain. That's the one feature I'd like to see first."
"The product could be improved by simplifying the components available."
"The configuration and expansion aspects of the solution need improvement. They're complicated and don't really integrate well."
"There is room for improvement in deployment and configuration processes."
"NetApp FAS Series should improve its price, which is expensive."
"Interfacing with the cloud environment could be better. I want to be able to move some cloud volume and integrate it seamlessly with my home on-premise storage. Sometimes I have issues with port permissions. NetApp probably needs to improve more on the integration side from on-premise to the cloud."
"NetApp FAS Series could improve by being more secure."
"The WAFL is slow."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"There are some technical limitations, but it would be great to have in-line deduplication and in-line compression for the FAS series as well."
"The one aspect of the solution that's negative for us is also more unique to us due to the fact that we did a MetroCluster. The tiebreaker piece that does the monitoring of the two different locations, and determines if one is not talking to the network normally (or if it's truly down) is a little difficult. It feels like it was not designed from the beginning to fit well into the other pieces. It feels like it was thrown in at the last minute and it is not smooth."
Dell Avamar is ranked 3rd in Deduplication Software with 81 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 5th in Deduplication Software with 98 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem. See our Dell Avamar vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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