We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and OpenText Data Protector 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."This solution is very stable."
"The GUI is the best feature. It's very good and easy to use."
"The initial setup is simple."
"It's a good product that can be integrated easily with the Data domain."
"The full backup is a great feature. Restoration is also good and very quick."
"If it's set up the right way, it's a stable product."
"I feel that it is a good product."
"The solution has minimized the recovery time objective, and the recovery point objective, the RTO and RPO. Most customers are looking for to minimize downtime. The solution has helped ensure this."
"The initial setup is straightforward if you understand Data Protector."
"Performs the backup properly and protects our data."
"The reliability of HP Data Protector is the most valuable feature for us."
"It's a good product that's pretty easy to use."
"This solution is quite stable because we have only three users."
"Regarding scalability, it's unlimited with Data Protector. You can link multiple installations and let them work together. They can share backup devices. You have many possibilities with Data Protector. It's very proficient."
"The solution is easy to use."
"Data Protector's GUI is the most useful feature."
"The process of upgrading versions should be improved because as it is now, you have to completely uninstall the old version first, and then install the new version."
"In the next release, I would like to see better pricing and more integration with the other products in Dell EMC."
"There are too many reboots and the software requires constant updating."
"The implementation process could be improved."
"The initial setup is complex."
"They need to be compatible with the cloud because EMC NetWorker cannot compete with other products at the moment. EMC focuses only on their own cloud and do not take into consideration other cloud vendors."
"The UI is not user-friendly."
"Reporting and support for this product need to be improved. There are multiple bugs that need to be fixed."
"The GUI could be updated. The GUI hasn't changed since version 6. It's on version 10 now. The reporting could also be better. Also, while Data Protector is excellent for backing up physical hardware, it needs more features for backing up VM images because many environments use hypervisor."
"Faster VEAgent Restores"
"We're not satisfied with the robustness and stability of the software since Micro Focus took it in-house. The GUI is one thing they could improve. It's still a bit archaic. Data Protector needs a more functional, user-friendly GUI."
"Micro Focus are improving Data Protector with every new version and since we began undergoing training with the latest version we have not faced any real challenges yet. However, their support does need to be improved, in my opinion. In certain critical cases that we've had, they did not provide a satisfactory level of support."
"People prefer Veeam because the interface is easier, and Data Protector is difficult in comparison."
"The solution is not intuitive enough. I think they should work on the user experience and the graphical interface. These can be a lot better."
"The interface has been the same for many years and needs to be updated"
"The new backup systems are using new mechanisms for the recovery phases; for example, VM, recovery and testing the backup before recovering it. These features are not available in Data Protector."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while OpenText Data Protector is ranked 24th in Backup and Recovery with 100 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6. 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 OpenText Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Commvault Cloud, HPE StoreOnce and Veritas Backup Exec. See our Dell NetWorker vs. OpenText Data Protector report.
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