We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"The best feature of Dell EMC NetWorker is its wide spectrum of available plugins for each and every software that you can back up, such as SAP HANA, Oracle, AXI-based machines, or Dell-based machines. Whatever you want to back up, you can do it with Dell EMC NetWorker. It is a very solid backup software. It is the oldest backup software from EMC, and it comes from Dell EMC's legacy."
"The interface is user-friendly and can be used by the end-users."
"Dell EMC NetWorker integrates well with our domain and the performance is quite good on-premise. We receive approximately 1 terabyte within one hour."
"The most valuable feature is NetWorker's integration with the data domain that transfers the data directly into the Dell appliance, so the data doesn't need to pass through the network. NetWorker acts like a pipe, allowing the data to flow directly from the database or the VMware environment to the data domain."
"The full backup is a great feature. Restoration is also good and very quick."
"The solution has minimized the recovery time objective, and the recovery point objective, the RTO and RPO. Most customers are looking for to minimize downtime. The solution has helped ensure this."
"It is scalable software. All you need to increase is its RAM and CPU. It's pretty easy."
"I find the data to be most valuable."
"I like Data Domain as a protocol for data backup."
"We have never had any issues with Data Domain. It has been stable."
"The most valuable feature is the inline data deduplication."
"The deduplication feature is the most valuable part of the solution."
"Short backup window has made a difference in the way my organization functions."
"The most valuable features of this product are its guaranteed reliability and its duplication capability."
"The stability is excellent."
"There should be more vendors incorporated into the solution."
"We have faced problems with the initial configuration of the solution."
"The web console could be a lot better."
"The management of Dell Networker is quite cumbersome."
"The solution could be graphically better."
"They need to be compatible with the cloud because EMC NetWorker cannot compete with other products at the moment. EMC focuses only on their own cloud and do not take into consideration other cloud vendors."
"I would like to see the user interface improved, more documentation, faster support, and it could be easier to configure."
"The data storage capabilities should be improved."
"They need to make migration easier."
"First-time integrations are difficult in NetWorker. NetWorker software needs to be simplified. It's very complex."
"The price of the product is high."
"I would like to see better integration and support for backing up to cloud providers such as Alibaba Cloud."
"We would like to see the price of this solution brought down to be comparable with similar products currently on the market."
"Looking at Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), there is a need for improvement, especially in terms of protection from cyber resiliency, cyber recovery, or man-in-the-middle attacks."
"When you use Data Domain, you have to have at least 20% free space so it can work properly. Sometimes we struggle with that, because we wanted to use all the free space, but then Data Domain becomes really slow. I understand that 20% is needed to process all the data, and doing the duplication and compression and all that, but it would be a big improvement if they did not require that 20%, because it is just too much to have available."
"We encountered data loss during the configuration process."
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Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 24 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 25 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "Reliable and simple VM backup process". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Offers 99.999% uptime, has useful deduplication features, and offers great compression". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Azure Backup, whereas Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik and Dell Avamar.
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