We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 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."It's useful, it works, and it's fairly reliable."
"It is a stable solution...It is a highly scalable solution."
"It offers seamless integration."
"First of all, you can schedule a backup for the client. You can schedule it as you like. You can also control the bandwidth, so the backup will not utilize. The internet will depend on the bandwidth."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is its ease of use and good integration with other Azure services."
"One of the most valuable features is security and connectivity to the data."
"Enables immediate recovery and immediate restoration."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is the native backup capabilities."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."
"It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues."
"The solution adequately handles data storage."
"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."
"Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is user-friendly and easy to use. it does what it needs to do."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"Azure Backup could improve by offering better integration for Oracle databases and enhancing features like granular restore and backup compliance capabilities."
"We have a concern with the backup when were are working with VMs that are running in Barracuda Firewall because it usually fails."
"There is a limitation of 99 files restores per day which means that we can't complete a huge file restore. We would like Azure to increase the number of the possible file restorations."
"Technical support can be slow to respond at times."
"The user interface is a little bit confusing and it could be better."
"On-prem can be complex to set up but the cloud is simple."
"It can be further improved by continuously meeting its compliance requirements."
"The length of time it takes to restore is our main source of frustration. It would be beneficial to shorten the time it takes."
"The Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager reports could improve. There should be different kinds of reports on failures, such as dashboards that we can submit to top management or auditors."
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."
"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."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"The interface is too complex."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
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Azure Backup is ranked 7th in Backup and Recovery with 50 reviews while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 25th in Backup and Recovery with 8 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.4. 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 PowerProtect Data Manager writes "A tool that offers good capacity management and product management". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Dell Avamar, whereas Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Dell NetWorker and Dell Data Protection Advisor. See our Azure Backup vs. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager report.
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