We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect Data Manager and Veritas NetBackup 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."The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."
"I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market."
"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."
"It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues."
"One notable feature is its robust backup support for Kubernetes and container environments. Additionally, PPDM stands out for its ease of deployment and management compared to other backup solutions. It is highly user-friendly, allowing users to quickly learn and implement backup and restore processes within a week. PPDM represents the next generation of backup software and is comparable to offerings from other vendors. Furthermore, PPDM prioritizes security with various access controls, such as user and database access controls. Its deployment tool is also known for its simplicity."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"The solution adequately handles data storage."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The most valuable features are the ability to create a trust relationship and historical reports."
"I like NetBackup's anomaly detection and Linux storage features."
"The Replication Director, Auto Image Replication, Accelerator, Oracle Intelligent Policy, synthetic and VADP backups are the most valuable features."
"The reporting is very good, with all of the details highlighted and very clear."
"The most valuable feature is replication because, using NetBackup replication, we can have disaster recovery of the data we have."
"The most valuable features are the VMware VADP backups and the support for data domains."
"DLO: Client for laptops."
"The tool's most valuable feature is backups."
"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."
"You need to use additional software to back up entire environments. It will be good if they could support entire tape libraries."
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."
"PPDM requires further development. It is primarily integrated with DevOps systems."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"The interface is too complex."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"NetBackup's reporting features are a little poor."
"We want a solution that can be scaled-out because our data is growing very quickly, and we aren't able to back it up quickly. It takes one or two days, which is a problem. It is very slow. We just use one backup server. We want another solution with maybe a backup server cluster to back up more data in one day. We want a solution that can be scaled-out to back up our data quickly and efficiently."
"I think reporting can always be improved."
"The solution costs too much."
"Licensing costs are quite high."
"NetBackup is expensive and should be cheaper. That is why we are moving on to another solution."
"The database integration could be better."
"It needs support for Kernel-based Virtual Machines (KVMs)."
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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 25th in Backup and Recovery with 9 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 112 reviews. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.8, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager writes "A tool that offers good capacity management and product management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Dell NetWorker and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Veritas Backup Exec and IBM Spectrum Protect. See our Dell PowerProtect Data Manager vs. Veritas NetBackup report.
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