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."Operationally, we are satisfied as there have been no issues or closures to report."
"The backup aspect of the solution is its most valuable feature."
"This product's unique protocol make it superior to competing products and alternate solutions."
"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."
"The tool's deployment was easy."
"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."
"The solution is very good because it is easy to use and it speeds up the backup and lowers the requirement for the storage rate. It is capable of encryption, compression, and deduplication and it is fast for sending all of the data over the network because it sends only the change blocks from the client to the DD server."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can support both the CIFS and NFS protocols simultaneously."
"We are very satisfied with this solution. It's easy to use and efficient."
"The feature that I have found most useful is its data duplication."
"Stable and scalable suite of solutions with deduplication, apart from data protection, storage, and backup."
"The solution is very stable."
"The product, a disk backup solution, improves our data application tasks. We used tape libraries with Dev drives in legacy architectures, resulting in slow backups compared to modern drives like NVMe and SSDs. By transitioning to NVMe and SSDs, backups have become much faster. The tool's backup restoration is faster compared to other tools."
"This is a superior and reliable backup system that can handle large capacities with little management."
"The product provides good backup and compression services."
"The stability is excellent."
"Connectivity with the cloud and on-premises needs improved gateways."
"My customer was interested in ransomware protection. Currently, Dell offers the Cyber Vault solution, which is separate from Data Domain. Ideally, ransomware protection would be integrated directly within DD Boost, without requiring an additional out-of-the-box solution. This feature is currently available with HPE's Zerto and Huawei's Ocean Protect with third-party products like PradoNet. While Cyber Vault exists as a separate solution from Data Domain, having some standard protection for immutable backups into DD Boost would be a valuable addition and make it more competitive with other vendors."
"The main issue I've identified is that when backing up a final backup from the branch server, we don't have deduplication functionality."
"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 solution should cover more platforms, and there should be more product coverage."
"The experience of restoring VMware or Veeam Backup is difficult, when the backup you are using is a solution for backup, which is already having a deduplication. When you try to restore from Data Domain, it doesn't work perfectly, because Data Domain is already having a deduplication as well."
"The solution could always be cheaper."
"It should be expanded to include other databases and software. It should also be made easier to restore."
"The usage of this solution is a bit difficult to develop processes, and it takes a long time to market permits."
"The product lacks some security features that would make it more stand-alone and integrated."
"DD Boost."
"The price could be a little cheaper than it is now."
"We would like to see the price of this solution brought down to be comparable with similar products currently on the market."
"The price could be improved."
"The pricing could be lower."
"Technical support needs improvement."
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DD Boost is ranked 4th in Deduplication Software with 30 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 Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance. See our DD Boost vs. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) report.
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