We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and Microsoft DPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The best feature is the DR replication for us."
"I started off as a storage engineer and ended up owning Dell EMC Data Domain and Dell EMC NetWorker. I've not used any other backup solutions at this scale. Dell EMC NetWorker does what I need it to do, it's efficient."
"It has the ability to support all kinds of backups. It can be used to back up databases, operating systems, virtual machines, Lotus Notes, and Exchange. It can also do remote image backups for remote sites. It integrates and works with Data Domain. It is an enterprise-class product that can be used for anything and everything across multiple sites and locations. It is also very scalable."
"The backup feature for this product is good. It is easy to set up and easy to scale."
"This solution is really the best in the market! After evaluating other solutions, we automatically decided to use this one."
"It is scalable software. All you need to increase is its RAM and CPU. It's pretty easy."
"When you reach out to your maximum license availability, or you exceed your license limit, NetWorker never stops doing your backups."
"The software implementation takes about 30 minutes."
"It has an application backup, a file backup, a system backup and a hypervisor."
"The initial setup is quite straightforward."
"This solution helps us to manage all of the operations across servers and different workstations."
"Its capability to give a BMR for all the workstations that I want to connect to."
"I could back up all the stuff we had, even the VMs we have for Hyper V."
"The solution backs up Microsoft workloads as well as anything on the market."
"The user interface is very good. The reporting and monitoring features are also good."
"The most valuable feature is the recovery."
"The licensing rules are difficult to navigate and understand."
"I would like to see the user interface improved, more documentation, faster support, and it could be easier to configure."
"The initial setup is complex."
"NetWorker's major problem is its legacy software."
"Support is definitely an area of concern because of the time it takes to resolve our issues."
"Regarding improvements for NetWorker, I believe implementing cross-platform restore functionality is essential. This feature would allow for compatibility with various backup software solutions, similar to Veeam."
"In the next release, I would like to see better pricing and more integration with the other products in Dell EMC."
"The user interface has to be improved"
"The data tagging feature needs improvement. The solution could be a bit more intuitive in certain aspects."
"We can't take a snapshot and take it outside, which is a problem."
"Compatibility and integration with other products needs improvement."
"Microsoft DPM could improve if it was available in a public or private cloud."
"To evaluate the solution's abilities and its performance under demanding conditions, it is recommended to carry out a stress test."
"It needs portability for other vendors. It is good for backing up Microsoft servers, but it doesn't support third-party solutions such as Oracle Database. It depends on Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy, especially for Hyper-V, which has a lot of problems. They should enhance the Volume Shadow Copy functionality. Its reporting should also be better. Reporting is too weak in DPM."
"Management reporting could be improved."
"The user friendliness could be improved."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while Microsoft DPM is ranked 27th in Backup and Recovery with 17 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while Microsoft DPM is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft DPM writes "Good for backing up, but the 2019 version lags". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Microsoft DPM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure Backup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas Backup Exec and Commvault Cloud. See our Dell NetWorker vs. Microsoft DPM report.
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