We performed a comparison between Barracuda Intronis Backup and Dell Avamar based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Deduplication Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Of all the backup products we have used, this by far is the simplest to install and use."
"The most valuable feature is unlimited data storage on the cloud. Even if the employee has left the company for a few years, the backup will still be maintained."
"Most important is its ease of use. You plug it in, follow the steps, and you have your backup file."
"The product is easy to install and use while doing what it is expected to do."
"They are the best support that we have had so far. When you contact or email them, they are very quick to respond. They always have someone available for us. That's what we want as a customer, we want someone to listen to us."
"Easy, immediate protection for data that is virtually infinitely scalable."
"The performance is good and the interface is user-friendly."
"The superior support from Barracuda in setting up, using, and helping with issues for the product."
"The setup is very easy."
"We have seen huge data reduction and data deduplication and compression, which is very cost-effective and cost-reducing for the company."
"The most valuable feature is the virtual backup."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with Data Domain and your VM stacks."
"The stability is okay."
"Effective in protecting the virtualization system and end points."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The fast backup and recovery and the Full Backup features are valuable."
"Its speed can be a bit improved, and of course, its pricing can go a lot cheaper."
"I would like to see the automatic backup of critical applications to the cloud."
"I would like to see better integration with third-party applications."
"We cannot backup Sun Micro systems. They are not currently supported."
"Some features like CIFS are not supported that would help speed and flexibility."
"Barracuda works great for smaller network environments, which are not that complex. It is hardware-based with a Linux core, which you don't have access to, and a lot of stuff happens on the back-end. Even from a troubleshooting perspective, it is a bit challenging."
"Setting up Barracuda Backup is straightforward."
"We're working with them on our file share backups. Our solution needs a little bit more fine-tuning. We're not sure if the issue is at our end or at Barracuda's end."
"We have had a lot of problems with the Dell EMC Avamar solution. The snapshots are not being erased after backup."
"Performance can sometimes be affected when tools are utilized for tasks like backup or deep archiving."
"The recovery is a bit slow."
"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."
"What would make Dell Avamar better is if it can do faster backups because right now, PowerProtect Data Manager is better in this area with its new UI and a new way to implement backups. Customers nowadays also expect more up-to-date solutions, and this is another area for improvement in Dell Avamar. It's not as up-to-date, so I'm counting on PowerProtect Data Manager, but customers who have Dell Avamar don't want to switch because you don't have as many backup problems in Dell Avamar compared to other solutions. What I'd like to see in the next release of Dell Avamar is an updated UI and a different way to manage backups because currently, backup management is a bit heavy for customers using Dell Avamar."
"In my opinion, the user interface and the user friendliness could be improved. The specific thing I have in mind are the graphics, which are not quite user-friendly."
"There are limitations when trying to use this solution with Hyper-V."
"Avamar cannot back up Nutanix as a virtual solution."
Barracuda Intronis Backup is ranked 10th in Deduplication Software with 24 reviews while Dell Avamar is ranked 3rd in Deduplication Software with 81 reviews. Barracuda Intronis Backup is rated 8.4, while Dell Avamar is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Barracuda Intronis Backup writes "Finding data to restore is much easier than rummaging through tapes to find backups". 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". Barracuda Intronis Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Acronis Cyber Protect, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Azure Backup, whereas Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). See our Barracuda Intronis Backup vs. Dell Avamar report.
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