We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar 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."Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup."
"Quick incremental backups and product replication are the two highlights of the product. Once you capture a full backup, incrementals are pretty quick. It is fairly efficient from that perspective."
"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 most valuable features are scalability and integration."
"So far, Avamar covers everything we want. We are replicating to other sites for disaster recovery, so it's working well for us."
"The data reduction feature and the ease of enabling a server in a DR location are the most valuable."
"Source based deduplication is the most attractive feature as it drastically reduces the backup window."
"It's simple to configure."
"This solution has a feature called Domain Boost, which allows for source deduplication and compression."
"The most valuable feature is the performance because you can back up data really quickly."
"The features that I have found most valuable with Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are its deduplication feature and its DD Boost protocol for fast transfer, which is amazing."
"It works within backup windows and has got good deduplication."
"Good starting capacity and scalability."
"I like Data Domain as a protocol for data backup."
"The most valuable feature is the inline data deduplication."
"The solution is very stable."
"The solution used to freeze sometimes while taking a snapshot backup."
"We don't trust the product 100 percent. Kaspersky has many features Dell Avamar doesn't support, such as granular backup and history."
"The solution, in the future, should offer support for mobile."
"EMC has discontinued their Avamar hardware version. They only advertise the Avamar virtual edition."
"Its ability to back up very large objects can be improved. In terms of new features, they can include the ability to use cloud services, like S3, more natively."
"Some customers need to back up to tape, but Avamar lacks support, so it costs a lot."
"If you don't have DPA, the reporting features are not as user-friendly, so reporting is something that they can improve on."
"The screen design is a bit back-dated."
"The usage of this solution is a bit difficult to develop processes, and it takes a long time to market permits."
"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."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is expensive. Also, it has a sort of a big physical footprint that data domains have, and that's part of the problem."
"I would like to see some kind of integration with the ransomware in the next release."
"Dell EMC Data Domain needs to have better compatibility between NetWorker and the hardware. NetWorker is not as good as the other products which are currently on the market like Backup Exec."
"They should reduce the CPC cost to customers. The product is becoming very expensive."
"It can probably have integration with other OEMs. It should also have more features for ransomware protection."
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Dell Avamar is ranked 3rd in Deduplication Software with 81 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 61 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik and Acronis Cyber Protect. See our Dell Avamar vs. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) report.
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