We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Unitrends based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp and others in Deduplication Software."The initial setup was straightforward. Deployment takes about two weeks."
"The product provides good backup and compression services."
"It is stable. I would rate the stability of the solution a nine out of ten."
"This is a superior and reliable backup system that can handle large capacities with little management."
"The solution is very stable."
"The most valuable features of this product are its guaranteed reliability and its duplication capability."
"Dell PowerProtect DD is a stable solution."
"The compression aspect of the solution is great."
"Stability-wise, I rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"I like the fact that you can recover the VMs inside the appliance. For example, they're basically running this appliance on a Linux-based distribution, and they're spinning off KVM virtual machines inside."
"The most valuable feature of Unitrends for me is the automated feedback"
"It is an easy system to use. The support, if needed, is always willing to help."
"It is very easy to set up and get started. Almost too easy. We racked this device and had it up and running in less than 15 minutes."
"Replication to Forever Cloud."
"The ability to back up both physical and virtual appliances under one roof."
"Being an appliance-based solution, we were able to migrate backup solutions without having to purchase a lot of hardware separately."
"The pricing should be adjusted. Customers continuously talk about the price. They know it is a good solution and they really need the type of storage the solution offers, but it costs somewhere around $100,000 and up. It's not cheap, but it's very important for data vendors."
"The solution's cost, scalability, and licensing model could be improved."
"They need to make migration easier."
"The firmware upgrades could be simplified. I'm in the process of struggling to upgrade right now."
"Installation and deployment for this product need improvement. These processes need to made easier. Currently, it's not an easy installation for customers. This product needs to be installed by professionals."
"The only problem is that it's more expensive than any other vendors available in the market."
"The initial setup is complex."
"I would like to see some kind of integration with the ransomware in the next release."
"It seems like Unitrends moved away from enterprise customer engagement and moved more towards the managed service provider market."
"Unitrends can be challenging to scale."
"I would like to see the real-time replication process improved, and a zero RPO feature added."
"The ability to run just differentials without pulling the full on your archive."
"It would be great to have the job throttle/limit the max number of backups on a single ESXi host."
"It could be a little more customizable."
"No appliance update notifications."
"In terms of improvement, the UI, especially in the recovery section, is unclear about which repository it uses."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 65 reviews while Unitrends is ranked 44th in Backup and Recovery with 34 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while Unitrends is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Unitrends writes "The solution can be used to back up servers and Hyper-V cluster nodes, but its support is super expensive". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Rubrik, whereas Unitrends is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Acronis Cyber Protect and Commvault Cloud.
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