We performed a comparison between DD Boost and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) 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."Scalable and stable solution for backup purposes, with good encryption and huge data conversion features."
"Data Domain Boost has a unique protocol. I don't think with other vendors you get the same efficiency. I work with some the other products, but this solution has amazing efficiency in comparison."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can support both the CIFS and NFS protocols simultaneously."
"The solution is very easy to manage. That's its most valuable feature."
"The solution can scale."
"The time taken for backup is very fast."
"Operationally, we are satisfied as there have been no issues or closures to report."
"The time taken for backup is very fast."
"The most valuable features of this product are its guaranteed reliability and its duplication capability."
"Deduplication and compression are the best features of the solution, which are popular and very effective."
"It works within backup windows and has got good deduplication."
"It's very competitive in terms of the price and technology. Also, the development team continuously makes updates. The data reduction feature is very useful."
"Stable and scalable suite of solutions with deduplication, apart from data protection, storage, and backup."
"9900 has around 1.5 petabits of capacity in a single rack, and that's huge."
"It is very fast as compared to the other competitors. Its simplicity and bit rate are also valuable. It takes less time if we compare it with the old solution that we have."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression and the Data Domain Boost."
"The product has low capacity."
"It should be expanded to include other databases and software. It should also be made easier to restore."
"There are limitations when using the VTL protocol in extreme cases."
"Integration could be better."
"I'd like the be able to deploy the solution on SAN backups."
"The solution could be faster."
"It would be good if the product could be useful not just for general backup. Its pricing is also expensive, and it can be a difficult application, particularly when you need to write a script for anything you would like to do."
"This product is expensive compared to other storage so the price can be improved."
"When you use Data Domain, you have to have at least 20% free space so it can work properly. Sometimes we struggle with that, because we wanted to use all the free space, but then Data Domain becomes really slow. I understand that 20% is needed to process all the data, and doing the duplication and compression and all that, but it would be a big improvement if they did not require that 20%, because it is just too much to have available."
"The price could be improved."
"The pricing model needs to be improved."
"The pricing could be lower."
"They still have hardware different from the software."
"Data Domain lacks compatibility with fiber channels and tapes. We can't use it with a tape library. That's an issue in Latin America sometimes because a lot of clients still use tapes for budget reasons. Maybe they have a lot of archives. In North America and Europe, they do a lot of archiving, but they use the cloud more than we do. Sometimes we have to put together a Frankenstein where we connect another server to the tape library and send all the data there."
"DD Boost."
"The initial setup is complex."
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DD Boost is ranked 4th in Deduplication Software with 31 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 61 reviews. DD Boost is rated 8.6, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of DD Boost writes "Enhancing backup and recovery operations and accelerating backup and restore processes while seamlessly integrating with various backup software applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". DD Boost is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager and Quantum DXi Series, whereas Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik and Quantum DXi Series. See our DD Boost vs. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) report.
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