We performed a comparison between DD Boost and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 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."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 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."
"DD Boost has improved our data backup and recovery process. Its data deduplication feature is amazing. The product comes with cloud features. It helps to save time."
"Very stable 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."
"The tool's deployment was easy."
"Data Domain is valuable, especially to restore data. For normal data, the restore from Data Domain is very efficient and fast."
"Scalable and stable solution for backup purposes, with good encryption and huge data conversion features."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."
"The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues."
"The solution adequately handles data storage."
"Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is user-friendly and easy to use. it does what it needs to do."
"I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market."
"The main issue I've identified is that when backing up a final backup from the branch server, we don't have deduplication functionality."
"The solution must provide better deduplication."
"The solution doesn't scale. If you hit your capacity, you need to buy a new device."
"I'd like the be able to deploy the solution on SAN backups."
"DD Boost is a bit expensive."
"Though the customer uses the product, they don't receive active support from DD Boost even though they pay for it."
"Technical support is okay but could be improved. I've sent a lot of complaints their way and I feel like they might be able to respond a bit better."
"The solution needs to be more user-friendly for the end-users."
"The Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager reports could improve. There should be different kinds of reports on failures, such as dashboards that we can submit to top management or auditors."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."
"You need to use additional software to back up entire environments. It will be good if they could support entire tape libraries."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"The interface is too complex."
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."
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DD Boost is ranked 4th in Deduplication Software with 30 reviews while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 8th in Deduplication Software with 8 reviews. DD Boost is rated 8.6, while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.4. 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 Data Manager writes "A tool that offers good capacity management and product management". DD Boost is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Dell Avamar and Quantum DXi Series, whereas Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Dell NetWorker and Zerto. See our DD Boost vs. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager report.
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