We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) 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."Client deduplication."
"Every product is good and bad, but its claim to fame is that it is scalable. We're doing more than 3,000 VMs. Every single night a complete image backup to disks and replication are easily done in under four hours."
"We've found the product to be stable."
"They are extremely reliable and scalable — they provide the best de-duplication on the market."
"The fast backup and recovery and the Full Backup features are valuable."
"The backup is the solution's most valuable feature. It's very reliable."
"The most valuable features are image backups and file backups."
"We've been using this solution to backup our servers. It is a simple backup and restore data application."
"Data Domain is an excellent repository that's compatible with a lot of different solutions. Even Veeam Backup recommends sending backup to Data Domain. Space optimization is great. Currently, it guarantees 50-to-1 compression of the application in the same device. In all these years, I never had a client who was unsatisfied with Data Domain. It is a solid appliance with VMware integration, instant access to restore and search, and analytics."
"The most valuable feature is the performance because you can back up data really quickly."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are reduplication and compression. It provides a lot of data savings for backups. Additionally, the Dell PowerProtect DD solution offers a bundled backup software and storage option. If desired, users can also connect to cloud technology to create an additional copy of their data in the cloud. This solution supports synchronization with various cloud vendors, including Azure and AWS."
"The hardware can operate in high temperatures, in case of any disaster."
"The product provides good backup and compression services."
"PowerProtect is a flexible solution that you can cover various cloud and on-premise environments."
"The compression aspect of the solution is great."
"I like Data Domain as a protocol for data backup."
"The user interface needs to be improved. It's not as good as it could be."
"What would make Dell Avamar better is if it can do faster backups because right now, PowerProtect Data Manager is better in this area with its new UI and a new way to implement backups. Customers nowadays also expect more up-to-date solutions, and this is another area for improvement in Dell Avamar. It's not as up-to-date, so I'm counting on PowerProtect Data Manager, but customers who have Dell Avamar don't want to switch because you don't have as many backup problems in Dell Avamar compared to other solutions. What I'd like to see in the next release of Dell Avamar is an updated UI and a different way to manage backups because currently, backup management is a bit heavy for customers using Dell Avamar."
"The recovery is a bit slow."
"Interfaces need to be improved."
"There are limitations when trying to use this solution with Hyper-V."
"It would be better if we could integrate easily with other platforms."
"I would like to see better integration with third-party applications and platforms."
"It would be helpful if there was cloud support."
"We would like faster instant recovery."
"We are not able to deal directly with the OEM we have to go to their partners in Nigeria."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The price could be improved."
"First-time integrations are difficult in NetWorker. NetWorker software needs to be simplified. It's very complex."
"The Dell PowerProtect DD architecture offers several significant features. One is DD Boost, which is utilized at both the source and destination sites for application processing."
"They still have hardware different from the software."
"The product lacks some security features that would make it more stand-alone and integrated."
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Dell Avamar is ranked 3rd in Deduplication Software with 81 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 65 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6. 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 Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance. See our Dell Avamar vs. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) report.
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