We performed a comparison between Actifio and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."They will assist me in achieving whatever budget issue the client may be having."
"The solution helps reduce costs."
"Very user-friendly and the QSA is very good."
"Very user-friendly and the QSA is very good."
"Actifio was very stable. Whenever they identified bugs, they would promptly provide us with patches."
"This product has unique capabilities that lead the product category in test data management, cloning and recovery."
"Most cases are related to databases, such as Oracle and MySQL."
"The most valuable features of this product are its guaranteed reliability and its duplication capability."
"The most valuable feature is the performance because you can back up data really quickly."
"I find the data to be most valuable."
"The most valuable features of Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are the duplication security and uptime."
"It's very easy to use the domain once it's been set up. The interface is also user-friendly."
"The stability is excellent."
"The solution is very stable."
"Lacks the option to price backup costs within the solution itself."
"The initial setup is complex."
"While the product does support various databases, the company needs to make more of an effort to support N-minus-one compatibility."
"Areas that need improvement would be the support for recovery in the physical environment."
"Google has stopped supporting the on-premise version of the tool."
"The solution doesn't support AIX software or in-cloud, and we have a lot of servers running on AIX and Oracle."
"I would like to see integration with public cloud."
"It helps if you have in-depth knowledge in order to use it correctly."
"The software from Dell that can be used to operate Data Domain needs to have enhancements made to the user interface. It is too complex."
"The price of the product is high."
"The price could be a little cheaper than it is now."
"They still have hardware different from the software."
"The firmware upgrades could be simplified. I'm in the process of struggling to upgrade right now."
"When you use Data Domain, you have to have at least 20% free space so it can work properly. Sometimes we struggle with that, because we wanted to use all the free space, but then Data Domain becomes really slow. I understand that 20% is needed to process all the data, and doing the duplication and compression and all that, but it would be a big improvement if they did not require that 20%, because it is just too much to have available."
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Actifio is ranked 23rd in Backup and Recovery with 8 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 64 reviews. Actifio is rated 8.8, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Actifio writes "Actifio enables quick and efficient data refreshes". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". Actifio is most compared with Rubrik, Delphix, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud and NetApp Cloud Backup, whereas Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Rubrik.
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