We compared Dell Avamar and Rubrik based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Dell Avamar earns acclaim for its scalability, data compression capabilities, swift incremental backups, and seamless integration with Data Domain and VM stacks. Rubrik is praised for its automated policy enforcement and efficient ransomware detection. Dell Avamar could improve its tape connectivity and bare-metal restoration. Users also requested better Azure backups and a more user-friendly interface. Rubrik could expand compatibility with open-source databases, improve documentation, and strengthen its ability to back up remote sites.
Service and Support: Some customers express satisfaction with Dell support, but others said there is room for improvement. Rubrik customers appreciate the support team's expertise and fast response.
Ease of Deployment: Opinions on Dell Avamar’s setup were mixed. Some users found it to be straightforward, while others considered it complex and difficult. Deployment time ranged from a few hours to a week, and assistance from Dell engineers might be necessary. Rubrik's setup is simple, and users say the support team was available to assist as needed.
Pricing: Dell Avamar’s pricing is generally seen as reasonable, but some users think it is expensive. Some users find Rubrik's pricing expensive, but many say it’s justified by its encryption and security features. Rubrik's license includes both software and hardware without any additional costs.
ROI: Dell Avamar provides cost savings through data reduction, deduplication, and compression. Rubrik provides peace of mind and some cost savings, but users say that quantifying the ROI is difficult.
Comparison Results: Dell Avamar is a scalable solution that offers excellent data compression and fast compression. However, Avamar earned mixed reviews for support, deployment, and pricing. Users also requested better Azure and bare-metal backups and restoration capabilities. Users like Rubrik’s advanced ransomware features, excellent support, and automated policy enforcement. However, some had issues with its remote backup abilities and high price tag.
"All the features in the system are highly valuable."
"Dell EMC Avamar is easy to work with and is user-friendly."
"We used Dell Avamar for backup and recovery of a virtual environment."
"We have seen huge data reduction and data deduplication and compression, which is very cost-effective and cost-reducing for the company."
"The fast backup and recovery and the Full Backup features are valuable."
"What I found valuable in Dell Avamar is the deduplication feature. I also like that the solution can be integrated with Data Domain."
"Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup."
"The source site replication feature is valuable."
"Rubrik is a very scalable and high-performing backup restore solution."
"It has also saved us time managing backups. It's pretty stable. So it sends us a report if something goes wrong, then you get a report. You don't really need to manually monitor this software over time. If something happens, you'll get an error and you'll get an email notification and then address it. We found the product pretty stable if it's configured correctly. So it has reduced management time."
"The live mounting and compatibility of different operating systems is great."
"The most valuable feature is the archive to cloud location and the automation around the PowerShell script. There are also reports and dashboards."
"A Google-like file search, system scaling, and a frequent development cycle are some positives that this solution offers."
"Rubrik has led to improvement by reducing the amount of failed backups, leading to a reduced workload in IT operations."
"Not having to specify a time to run a backup with a fixed schedule is something that's really beneficial. In the past we had to schedule and try to manually stagger things over the window, to back up everything. Because Rubrik is SLA-based, you say, "Well, I need it to fit in this window here," and it just backs it up when it's most convenient for the Brik and for the third-party system. It looks at the CPU usage and says, "Okay, it's not as busy now. I know I've got time to take the backup." That's a real advantage."
"Instant recovery because it takes about 10 seconds to restore the VM from backup to production"
"The initial setup is a bit complex and could be simpler."
"The recovery is a bit slow."
"Technical support should be more knowledgeable."
"I would like to see better integration with third-party applications and platforms."
"The interface could be more helpful for people."
"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."
"Backup image browse times should be faster."
"The configuration and expansion aspects of the solution need improvement. They're complicated and don't really integrate well."
"They should give more access to the backend capabilities. From a customer point of view, you do not have access to all the features on the system. You have to engage their support to perform some of the tasks. It would be helpful for an experienced engineer to be able to go and do some of those tasks prior to contacting the support."
"With multiple Rubrik clusters setup in an environment, it becomes painfully obvious that this product needs a central management console."
"Troubleshooting failed backups is difficult, and deciphering the logs without the help of support is usually almost impossible."
"The open source database needs to be supported."
"When errors do occur, it can be a somewhat painful process to get to the bottom of issues."
"Rubrik can only leverage cloud storage for archiving and has no cloud failover."
"It is already very well furnished, but live mounts for Nutanix AHV would be amazing."
"With Windows, it is difficult to configure Oracle Database."
Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews while Rubrik is ranked 4th in Backup and Recovery with 83 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, while Rubrik is rated 9.2. 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 Rubrik writes "Easy to use with minimal training required, innovative, good support". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Commvault Cloud, whereas Rubrik is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Cloud, Zerto and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365. See our Dell Avamar vs. Rubrik report.
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