We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Dell Avamar based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Azure Backup nudges ahead of Dell Avamar in this comparison. Azure Backup is a secure, stable solution that users trust. The connectivity to data is very reliable. Dell Avamar can be a bit clunky, takes up a lot of resources, and the overall performance is a bit slow.
"The storage backup is very efficient."
"The solution helped us use R2 RBO to back up frequently."
"There is only one feature, and that is the backup."
"The MARS agent makes it easy to use."
"All of the core features are valuable to us."
"The backup features are very useful."
"Setting up Azure Backup is straightforward and the total deployment time was about a month."
"It's stable."
"Its stability and deduplication capabilities are most valuable."
"The tool's most valuable features are backup management and speed."
"Dell Avamar has helped our organization by allowing us to do backups."
"Source based deduplication is the most attractive feature as it drastically reduces the backup window."
"We sell Avamar with Data Domain. Data Domain and Avamar work really well together and their compression ratios are very high compared to Veeam, Commvault, and all the other backup software on the market."
"The solution integrates well with Unix, Windows, Hyper-V and VM."
"The solution is very stable."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"I would like to have the option to increase the frequency of the backups. Azure Backup does backups on an hourly basis, but I would prefer it to take backups more often."
"I can’t use the solution to restore another native cloud solution. Azure must add this new feature."
"The user interface is a little bit confusing and it could be better."
"The tool's backup should be faster. Azure Backup's support should be faster."
"We would like to see some kind of notification given to the user that a file was not synchronized well or what may have happened."
"Azure lacks sufficient solutions for a particular scenario, we may need to resort to using third-party applications. In such cases, these applications can be employed to facilitate backup, replication, and the efficient utilization of internet connectivity and bandwidth. They enable us to effectively manage and transfer data while ensuring optimal utilization of network resources. However, it would be a benefit if we did not have to use third-party applications for these operations."
"I would like to see better pricing."
"Azure Backup's licensing model is very challenging because it doesn't give a clear picture."
"More integration would be helpful, as well as the addition of more applications."
"The solution could be a bit easier to use in the sense that they need to make it simpler to backup products and restore items."
"The solution used to freeze sometimes while taking a snapshot backup."
"The solution is not very strong on the Cloud. They should work out how they can use this as a backup as a service."
"The initial setup is a bit complex and could be simpler."
"It would be better if we could integrate easily with other platforms."
"In my opinion, the user interface and the user friendliness could be improved. The specific thing I have in mind are the graphics, which are not quite user-friendly."
"The product could be improved by simplifying the components available."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Dell Avamar is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Druva Phoenix, whereas Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and DD Boost. See our Azure Backup vs. Dell Avamar report.
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