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We performed a comparison between AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery and Dell NetWorker 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.
To learn more, read our detailed AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs. Dell NetWorker Report (Updated: March 2024).
768,857 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is a fairly stable solution.""It provides our disaster recovery solution. It works fine in our tests.​""The initial setup is pretty straightforward, it's not complex.""For regular backup and restore solutions, this product is fine.""The most valuable aspect of CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is its instant block replication feature. This allows us to perform live block verification and eliminates the need to concern ourselves with recovery point objectives. This capability is particularly advantageous for critical workloads.""It's on the cheaper side and not too expensive for users.""​The initial setup is really straightforward.""The setup is pretty straightforward."

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"The updated graphical interface is better than it used to be.""The interface is user-friendly and can be used by the end-users.""The solution is very stable, especially if you are using a RAC environment.""The support for legacy products is very good.""NetWorker is fast and reliable.""I feel that it is a good product.""I started off as a storage engineer and ended up owning Dell EMC Data Domain and Dell EMC NetWorker. I've not used any other backup solutions at this scale. Dell EMC NetWorker does what I need it to do, it's efficient.""The response time of the tech support is swift. The support is fantastic."

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Cons
"The UI could be a little sleeker.""The only thing I would like to see is, they don't have a formal ticketing system. There is no way I can go back and see what questions we had six months back, what issues we had, and how they were resolved.""Definitely there should be better logging. From a customer perspective I would like to see more logs on what is happening. If there is an issue, I would like to know what the problem is. Right now, we have to depend on the support of the vendor to check and let us know, because we don't have access to a lot of logging information.""The failback could be improved. It should be more intuitive.""The solution's network setup and a lot of the control tower setup could be improved.""I set up a test, deleted the source, and went to fail it back, and it didn't work.""I have not seen any areas that need improvement at this time.""I would like to see better support for creating and working with archives."

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"The solution could improve by having more integration.""Regarding improvements for NetWorker, I believe implementing cross-platform restore functionality is essential. This feature would allow for compatibility with various backup software solutions, similar to Veeam.""I would like to see better support for the container systems, and we would like to see more support for image backups instead of pure file backups.""They need more support for image backups.""The configuration is too complex.""The implementation process could be improved.""NetWorker sometimes has issues with the backup not starting and with connecting to the Oracle servers.""Dell NetWorker could improve the GUI to include rack recovery."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "We were happy with the pricing that they gave us."
  • "They license us on a per machine basis. We have a set number of machines, which we have licensed.​"
  • "I feel the product's pricing is a good value. Licensing is pretty straightforward."
  • "The pricing is better now that they had come out with the Tier 2 which replicates a little less often. In comparison to what I would have been spending with any other type of solution, the pricing is fair."
  • "Where the price adds up, there are CloudEndure licenses, then there is the AWS environment, and finally, there is the AWS storage, so cumulatively, it adds up."
  • "It has saved us money from having to buy hardware for disaster recovery."
  • "CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is charging clients $20 to do the DR backups. It is an expensive solution."
  • "I rate the price of CloudEndure Disaster Recovery a six out of ten."
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  • "Low cost is key."
  • "You have to buy the deduplication software separately from the license."
  • "It's approximate, but I believe we pay around $20-30,000 a month in licensing."
  • "The pricing of this solution is very good."
  • "If you purchase Avamar, NetWorker is free with Avamar, for one terabyte license capacity."
  • "It is excellent from the pricing point of view. It is free with Data Protection Suite. Similarly, when you purchase Avamar, Dell EMC NetWorker is free with one terabyte license capacity. Its price is very competitive."
  • "The price is a little on the high side, but it's reliable and provides a good service."
  • "It is not very expensive and not very cheap."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is a fairly stable solution.
    Top Answer:On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
    Top Answer:The solution never reduced our system's downtime. It would take us about a day to get the network configured properly for even doing a network failover test. The solution's orchestration capabilities… more »
    Top Answer:From the very beginning, Dell EMC NetWorker considers users and those who might potentially become users. In terms of both pricing and setup, this product offers an experience that is significantly… more »
    Top Answer:The feature that offers the greatest benefits in ensuring data integrity is its backup capability.
    Top Answer:The pricing for the telecom, government, and banking sectors is relatively affordable. Dell offers bundled packages, making it cost-effective, especially when considering the inclusion of DTS data… more »
    Ranking
    33rd
    out of 133 in Backup and Recovery
    Views
    773
    Comparisons
    616
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    403
    Rating
    7.0
    14th
    out of 133 in Backup and Recovery
    Views
    8,128
    Comparisons
    6,637
    Reviews
    22
    Average Words per Review
    437
    Rating
    7.6
    Comparisons
    Also Known As
    CloudEndure Disaster Recovery
    NetWorker
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    Overview

    AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery (AWS DRS) minimizes downtime and data loss with fast, reliable recovery of on-premises and cloud-based applications using affordable storage, minimal compute, and point-in-time recovery.

    Set up AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery on your source servers to initiate secure data replication. Your data is replicated to a staging area subnet in your AWS account, in the AWS Region you select. The staging area design reduces costs by using affordable storage and minimal compute resources to maintain ongoing replication. You can perform non-disruptive tests to confirm that implementation is complete. During normal operation, maintain readiness by monitoring replication and periodically performing non-disruptive recovery and failback drills. If you need to recover applications, you can launch recovery instances on AWS within minutes, using the most up-to-date server state or a previous point in time. After your applications are running on AWS, you can choose to keep them there, or you can initiate data replication back to your primary site when the issue is resolved. You can fail back to your primary site whenever you’re ready.

    Built on a reputation of efficiency and reliability, thousands of customers trust Dell NetWorker to protect their data and applications across multiple environments, from core to edge to cloud.

    Inherently flexible, NetWorker helps you deploy and leverage the data protection that fits your needs. NetWorker protects both physical and virtual environments, including VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V, as well as cloud workloads on AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

    NetWorker is available as part of Dell Data Protection Suite, which offers comprehensive data protection software applications and tools. NetWorker is delivered as software and as a virtual edition.

    Sample Customers
    Agio, Cloud Nation, Limelight Networks
    Republic Bank, Westgate Resorts, Macquire Cloud Services, Shriners, Panatonni, Qatar Islamic Bank, Eurosport
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Insurance Company6%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm28%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Energy/Utilities Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise30%
    Large Enterprise40%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise60%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise37%
    Large Enterprise40%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs. Dell NetWorker
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs. Dell NetWorker and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,857 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is ranked 33rd in Backup and Recovery with 11 reviews while Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews. AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is rated 7.4, while Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery writes "Free, easy to use, and offers good support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is most compared with Azure Site Recovery, AWS Backup, Oracle Data Guard, VMware Cloud Disaster Recovery and Zerto, whereas Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud. See our AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs. Dell NetWorker report.

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