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."The backup aspect of the solution is its most valuable feature."
"I like the tool set, it's easy to work on and the support is brilliant."
"Overall, scalability is great."
"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."
"Data Domain is valuable, especially to restore data. For normal data, the restore from Data Domain is very efficient and fast."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"This product's unique protocol make it superior to competing products and alternate solutions."
"The functionality is very good. DD Boost and DD entry replication are used in almost all backup concepts. Those are the most used features."
"Good starting capacity and scalability."
"The most valuable feature is the inline data deduplication."
"It's very easy to use the domain once it's been set up. The interface is also user-friendly."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the integrated deduplication function."
"The deduplication feature is the most valuable part of the solution."
"It's very competitive in terms of the price and technology. Also, the development team continuously makes updates. The data reduction feature is very useful."
"We are very satisfied with this solution. It's easy to use and efficient."
"We have found the product to be scalable."
"I'd like the be able to deploy the solution on SAN backups."
"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."
"When my company faced a problem with the product, it took some time to get proper support."
"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 solution could improve by adding more flexibility for the customers here in Thailand. Some of the small capacity models of the solution are not needed by our customers. There should be a more flexible version of the solution."
"The solution could be faster."
"If you are using it with Recovery Manager, there are certain limitations. If those limitations are addressed, productivity will improve."
"There are limitations when using the VTL protocol in extreme cases."
"It can probably have integration with other OEMs. It should also have more features for ransomware protection."
"They're scalable."
"The only problem is that it's more expensive than any other vendors available in the market."
"They should reduce the CPC cost to customers. The product is becoming very expensive."
"The product lacks some security features that would make it more stand-alone and integrated."
"The tool's DD Boost is expensive."
"I would like to see some kind of integration with the ransomware in the next release."
"The price could be a little cheaper than it is now."
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DD Boost is ranked 4th in Deduplication Software with 31 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, Veeam Backup & Replication and Rubrik. See our DD Boost vs. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) report.
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