We performed a comparison between DD Boost 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."The functionality is very good. DD Boost and DD entry replication are used in almost all backup concepts. Those are the most used features."
"Overall, scalability is great."
"The time taken for backup is very fast."
"Scalable and stable solution for backup purposes, with good encryption and huge data conversion features."
"The solution is quite scalable. An organization shouldn't have any problem expanding if they use this solution."
"The backup aspect of the solution is its most valuable feature."
"The traditional storage node and VPN setups are still viable options, but DD Boost offers a premium option with additional advantages. If available, adopting DD Boost can be a good choice."
"Data Domain is valuable, especially to restore data. For normal data, the restore from Data Domain is very efficient and fast."
"We are talking about a complete end-to-end solution which comes with its own hardware storage to back up the data on tape-less."
"The installation process is pretty straightforward."
"The product is very powerful and offers very good performance."
"Avamar's source side deduplication is very strong, it can easily back up remote sites' data, and not much bandwidth is required on the Avamar side."
"Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup."
"The stability of Dell EMC Avamar is very good."
"The data reduction feature and the ease of enabling a server in a DR location are the most valuable."
"Client deduplication."
"The product has low capacity."
"It should be expanded to include other databases and software. It should also be made easier to restore."
"DD Boost is a bit expensive."
"The solution doesn't scale. If you hit your capacity, you need to buy a new device."
"The solution could be faster."
"Integration could be better."
"Though the customer uses the product, they don't receive active support from DD Boost even though they pay for it."
"DD Boost could improve the solution by offering additional customizations that build upon existing features such as deduplication ratios. The primary objective of the solution is to create backups of existing data and push that data out to clients' backup systems. If they can make the process faster and introduce more enhancements, it would greatly benefit the backup environment."
"The product could be improved by simplifying the components available."
"Performance can sometimes be affected when tools are utilized for tasks like backup or deep archiving."
"Setup and deployment of this solution is complex and requires expert engineers."
"The client caches and deduplication system have a few problems."
"The interface has room for improvement. It's not ideal right now."
"There are limitations when trying to use this solution with Hyper-V."
"There also needs to be single sign-on support."
"We have had a lot of problems with the Dell EMC Avamar solution. The snapshots are not being erased after backup."
DD Boost is ranked 4th in Deduplication Software with 31 reviews while Dell Avamar is ranked 3rd in Deduplication Software with 81 reviews. DD Boost is rated 8.6, while Dell Avamar is rated 7.6. 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 Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". DD Boost is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager and Quantum DXi Series, whereas Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Dell Data Protection Advisor. See our DD Boost vs. Dell Avamar report.
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