We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Dell Avamar based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Azure Backup nudges ahead of Dell Avamar in this comparison. Azure Backup is a secure, stable solution that users trust. The connectivity to data is very reliable. Dell Avamar can be a bit clunky, takes up a lot of resources, and the overall performance is a bit slow.
"There is only one feature, and that is the backup."
"One of the most valuable features is security and connectivity to the data."
"You can select the tiering for your backup and manage your cost."
"The backup features are very useful."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is the file recovery and file vault."
"I have no issues with the stability at all. So I don't necessarily care about the stability of the product. I look more at whether or not can I recover. And I haven't had a failed recovery yet. I've got no failed recoveries of all my years."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is its ease of use and good integration with other Azure services."
"Azure Backup is good because it is entirely cloud-based, which means that you can be 99.9% sure that your backup is safe."
"Dell Avamar has helped our organization by allowing us to do backups."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Avamar has long been the best in its class, but that's changing as new solutions emerge. However, Dell has traditionally been a leader in deduplication and compression. Avamar enabled us to shift data from on-premise local appliances to data centers and multi-tenant infrastructure. That's a powerful feature. because customers can back up to the cloud without upgrading o high-capacity links or congesting their backups."
"It works quickly and is very stable."
"The most valuable feature for me in Dell Avamar is the automation, which is good for completion."
"Effective in protecting the virtualization system and end points."
"So far, Avamar covers everything we want. We are replicating to other sites for disaster recovery, so it's working well for us."
"Its deduplication technologies are the best in the market, currently."
"They need to improve the frequency of the backup. You can only backup one to three times a day. It would be better to back up continuously throughout the day."
"The tool's backup should be faster. Azure Backup's support should be faster."
"It doesn't have the option to have a backup from the database. It has backup for the files, folders, and backup only the whole virtual machine. But if I need to do a backup from the Oracle database, from an Exchange server or from SharePoint, this ability isn't there. There is no application backup."
"Azure lacks sufficient solutions for a particular scenario, we may need to resort to using third-party applications. In such cases, these applications can be employed to facilitate backup, replication, and the efficient utilization of internet connectivity and bandwidth. They enable us to effectively manage and transfer data while ensuring optimal utilization of network resources. However, it would be a benefit if we did not have to use third-party applications for these operations."
"I would like to see better integration with more products, and more services."
"Technical support is in need of improvement."
"Azure Backup could improve the backup data copies because they are not immutable."
"The time required to restore files should be a little faster."
"Setting up Avamar wasn't so easy, and we had a partner doing the installation for us. Though it was hard at first, it's getting better. The main difficulty was finding plugins for Oracle Database. It took some time to open a ticket with Dell, but everything was fine after that."
"Technical support should be more knowledgeable."
"The bare-metal restores could be improved."
"There are limitations when trying to use this solution with Hyper-V."
"It's not the best solution for big databases."
"Interfaces need to be improved."
"Dell EMC Avamar is a very complex product. It took a lot of time for the IT admins to get trained on how to use it. It is not very user-friendly, and we won't be using Avamar anymore. It needs a lot of improvement in terms of how the backups have been configured, and the reporting is too complex."
"When we used the solution, it was still new, and so the customer service/technical support was not the best."
Azure Backup is ranked 7th in Backup and Recovery with 50 reviews while Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Dell Avamar is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Druva Phoenix, whereas Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and DD Boost. See our Azure Backup vs. Dell Avamar report.
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