We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and Quest Rapid Recovery 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 initial setup is simple."
"I like that it's stable and scalable."
"Dell's technical support are quite helpful with straightforward issues."
"This solution is very stable."
"The solution offers compatibility with many types of database systems. It is one of the largest backup solutions. Additionally, it gives important information about data domain systems with deduplication."
"The response time of the tech support is swift. The support is fantastic."
"It's a good product that can be integrated easily with the Data domain."
"The extensive information provided on tool properties has been very useful, specifically the information on databases"
"The compression and deduplication features have helped to save on storage costs."
"One feature I found that's the most valuable in Quest Rapid Recovery is the VM standby feature which is very useful for my current customer. The solution also has a great replication feature. The third most valuable feature in Quest Rapid Recovery is the five-minute RPO and the fifteen-minute RTO. The solution is also very user-friendly."
"The fact that it can take a snapshot of everything on a server and replicate it on another server in real-time is the most valuable feature."
"The best feature of the solution is the user interface."
"The most valuable feature is the disaster recovery process from the data center."
"The general backup for replication and virtual standby are the most valuable aspects. It does what it says it does. It's a decent tool for not a big budget."
"The solution offers a 100% guarantee that if it's backed up you will be able to restore it onto any platform you want."
"Not having to switch tapes is wonderful. It makes it so easy. We have an on-prem deployment that we also replicate to an offsite replication host. So by not having to deal with tapes and moving them off-site every day and every week, that's amazing ease of use for us."
"There should be more vendors incorporated into the solution."
"The implementation process could be improved."
"Reporting templates could be easier to understand and more comprehensive."
"There should be total integration of the replication and cloud logistic back up on cloud."
"The licensing rules are difficult to navigate and understand."
"The solution could be graphically better."
"The configuration is too complex."
"The initial setup is complex."
"In terms of what needs improvement in Quest Rapid Recovery, though the solution is seamless, right now, they are just giving the software which means we'll need to arrange the hardware. If they can combine the appliance and software, that would be a great approach. In the next release of Quest Rapid Recovery, it would be great if they'd add a folder backup feature because only a snapshot backup feature is available at the moment."
"I don't really think that there is a whole lot that needs to be changed. It would be nice if you could deploy the agent without having to reboot. When I upgraded my core to the latest version, I also wanted to update all of my servers, but I had to put that off because I can't just shoot it out there. I have to make sure it is at a time when I can do a reboot right away."
"It's buggy. That's a big problem. We're arranging to get rid of it. We're going to switch to Veeam."
"It's not really Quest's fault, but the only issue that I had during the time when I was doing a lot of our restores is whenever the server reboots, it has to bring all of the repositories back in again, which takes around five to six hours to pull eight terabytes back in again."
"One area where Quest Rapid Recovery has room for improvement is in the handling of snapshots on Hyper-V."
"Rapid Recovery can only backup the machine or disc, but it can't back up from folders, and files, and things like that."
"Sometimes, when we have certain batches for Windows, it needs to be restarted. When it's restarted, the service is configured as a delayed start. Sometimes, you need to wait too long until it rights itself, or you have to do it manually."
"There could be better space management for incremental data. When you use incremental data, the space in the appliance keeps on going up. There should be a better way to manage the space. You have to manage the incremental data to reduce the time."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while Quest Rapid Recovery is ranked 24th in Backup and Recovery with 18 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while Quest Rapid Recovery is rated 8.8. 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 Quest Rapid Recovery writes "Allows us to do point-in-time recovery and mount the whole server and saves quite a bit of time". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Quest Rapid Recovery is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Quest NetVault, Azure Backup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Rubrik. See our Dell NetWorker vs. Quest Rapid Recovery report.
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