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.
"It offers seamless integration."
"It's useful, it works, and it's fairly reliable."
"Our client’s infrastructure is protected by the tool."
"Azure Backup is very simple to use and user-friendly."
"All of the core features are valuable to us."
"It's easy to deploy."
"It is a stable solution...The product is worth the money you pay for it."
"The hardware is always updated and it's saved us a lot of money."
"The solution integrates well with Unix, Windows, Hyper-V and VM."
"I found the most valuable features of Dell Avamar are the user-friendly interface and ease to use. Our clients have administrated this software and there is no additional training required."
"We've been using this solution to backup our servers. It is a simple backup and restore data application."
"We are talking about a complete end-to-end solution which comes with its own hardware storage to back up the data on tape-less."
"The most valuable features are image backups and file backups."
"Duplication and the speed of backup are great."
"The stability is okay."
"The product has a proven track record of good backups without much of a failure ratio. It also has a good backup in terms of the compression ratio."
"We would like to see some kind of notification given to the user that a file was not synchronized well or what may have happened."
"The solution is quite technical. I wouldn't describe it as user friendly. It could be simplified a lot to make it more accessible to the average user."
"Azure Backup could improve by offering better integration for Oracle databases and enhancing features like granular restore and backup compliance capabilities."
"Technical support can be slow to respond at times."
"Azure Backup is limited to certain workloads. It would be helpful if Microsoft focused on enabling backups for Oracle and other unsupported databases."
"To make it a ten, it should have the ability to extend the retention and to perform a copy of the data outside of the subscription - with no additional costs."
"It can be further improved by continuously meeting its compliance requirements."
"The user interface is a little bit confusing and it could be better."
"The recovery is a bit slow."
"I think they could also move more towards cloud solutions. It already has some cloud tiering, but I think that could be more extensive. They should work with all cloud providers and I think in the future they will be on all cloud platforms."
"Compared with Cohesity or Rubrik, which have some continuous data protection for backup and replication, this solution tends to lack in this area."
"This solution could improve by introducing daily verifications and another repository."
"I would like to see better integration with third-party applications and platforms."
"The client caches and deduplication system have a few problems."
"The user interface still needs to have some level of improvement. It could be more user-friendly and intuitive."
"The interface has room for improvement. It's not ideal right now."
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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