We performed a comparison between DD Boost and NetApp FAS Series 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."The most valuable feature of this solution is deduplication."
"Scalable and stable solution for backup purposes, with good encryption and huge data conversion features."
"It's a stable solution."
"Data Domain is valuable, especially to restore data. For normal data, the restore from Data Domain is very efficient and fast."
"There are no limitations when it comes to the scalability feature of the product. You can scale up or scale down however much you want."
"The initial setup of DD Boost involves a simple procedure."
"The solution is quite scalable. An organization shouldn't have any problem expanding if they use this solution."
"The functionality is very good. DD Boost and DD entry replication are used in almost all backup concepts. Those are the most used features."
"It is a scalable solution."
"It is very easy to expand disks and manage CIFS."
"Better performance and lower costs."
"You can use different protocols at the same time. Monitoring is also very easy in NetApp FAS Series. There is a free tool for monitoring."
"Most valuable features are its ease of use, robust Snapshot functionality, and that you can use it in two datacenters with SnapMirror-ing."
"The storage efficiency provided a maximum savings in our storage utilization."
"The product is user-friendly and helps to evaluate the performance of each node. It ensures that if one node encounters an issue, the system can immediately redistribute the workload without interruptions. This setup provides uninterrupted operation for our systems."
"At the moment, we use NetApp SnapMirror to replicate data to another filer at an offsite location for backup. So, I like this feature."
"DD Boost needs to improve its interface. It should be easier to use."
"DD Boost is a bit expensive."
"The solution needs to be more user-friendly for the end-users."
"The solution must provide better deduplication."
"The multi-tier functionality can be improved, but it is quite good. They could improve replication and perhaps support additional sharing network protocols. I would also like to see better implementation of NFS Version 3, but it is already implemented and quite usable as it is."
"Though the customer uses the product, they don't receive active support from DD Boost even though they pay for it."
"The solution needs a better gateway between the on-premises and cloud deployment models. We have to work around it or find a third party to assist."
"There are some limitations where you cannot use it as a shared server or as a file server, it is limited for the only backup."
"NetApp needs to put its OS on a microchip rather than on disks."
"The high cost of the product is an area of concern, so from an improvement perspective, the tool needs to be made cheaper."
"Dedicated storage efficiency accelerators could improve the overall performance of the system."
"It's not a cheap system. It is very expensive. The pricing has been ridiculous every time that we had to renew the support."
"The user interface could be improved to have better graphics and the performance analyzer could be better."
"Needs to add wizards for newer, inexperienced users."
"Cluster mode needs to be more ubiquitous."
"It may need more flexibility to fight with other competing arrays."
DD Boost is ranked 4th in Deduplication Software with 31 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 5th in Deduplication Software with 98 reviews. DD Boost is rated 8.6, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. 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 NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". DD Boost is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Dell Avamar and IBM ProtectTIER, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem. See our DD Boost vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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