We compared Veeam Backup & Replication and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Overall, based on user reviews, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager stands out for its seamless integration, efficient backup and recovery capabilities, advanced analytics, security measures, and excellent customer support. Users also praise its ROI, suggesting improved operational efficiency and reduced business downtime. However, some users suggest enhancements in areas such as interface, documentation, compatibility, and performance. In comparison, feedback on Veeam Backup & Replication lacks detail, making it challenging to summarize its features, ROI, customer service, and specific areas for improvement.
Features: The valuable features of Veeam Backup & Replication were not mentioned in the reviews provided. In contrast, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager offers seamless integration, efficient backup and recovery, advanced analytics, robust security, user-friendly interface, and excellent customer support.
Pricing and ROI: The setup cost for Veeam Backup & Replication is unclear due to missing review answers. However, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager has received positive feedback for its pricing, with users finding it reasonable and fair. The setup cost is described as straightforward and hassle-free, while the licensing is considered user-friendly and flexible. Overall, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager offers a favorable experience in terms of pricing, setup cost, and licensing., Unfortunately, there is no available data to provide a summary of the ROI for Veeam Backup & Replication. However, based on user feedback, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager demonstrated a significant return on investment. Users praised its efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and ability to streamline data protection and recovery processes. They also valued its comprehensive features and seamless integration with existing infrastructure.
Room for Improvement: Veeam Backup & Replication lacks specific feedback for improvement. However, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager has suggestions for enhancements, including a more intuitive interface, better documentation and support resources, increased compatibility, improved performance and reliability.
Deployment and customer support: The user feedback on Veeam Backup & Replication lacks specific information to provide a summary. On the other hand, user feedback for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager suggests varying durations for deployment and setup, with some users mentioning three months for deployment and an additional week for setup, while others mentioned a week for both. This indicates that deployment and setup may sometimes refer to the same period for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager., Veeam Backup & Replication does not have any information regarding its customer service and support, whereas Dell PowerProtect Data Manager receives positive reviews for its efficient and helpful customer service.
The summary above is based on 111 interviews we conducted recently with Veeam Backup & Replication and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market."
"The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."
"Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is user-friendly and easy to use. it does what it needs to do."
"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."
"The solution adequately handles data storage."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues."
"Once you get it set up, everything is smooth, and the recovery is excellent."
"The good thing about Veeam is that its initial setup and usage are straightforward."
"It integrates easily with third-party solutions compared to other vendors."
"I have found the most valuable feature to be the new CDP features. It is very popular for my customer's needs."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The backup and replication features are most valuable."
"The most valuable feature is that I can back up the whole machine and then restore it relatively fast."
"The ability of instant VM recovery, which means starting the backup VM and getting it online while the recovery is still happening is the most valuable feature."
"The Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager reports could improve. There should be different kinds of reports on failures, such as dashboards that we can submit to top management or auditors."
"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."
"You need to use additional software to back up entire environments. It will be good if they could support entire tape libraries."
"The interface is too complex."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"It's a great product, but only if you have everything virtualized."
"Recovery speed is slow. Full recovery on large machines (1TB+) takes too long"
"The solution could improve by having a version to be compatible with the Linux system. They have improved the storage depository using the Linux proxy and Linux storage, but it can completely run on the Linux environment it would be much better."
"The stability could be better, specifically in the cloud."
"We struggled to stabilize the application. We had an incident which resulted in a loss of data and have terminated this solution due to lack of support from the Veeam team."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"A backup and replication solution should be able to back up a system and do recovery very fast. Even though Veeam Backup & Replication is able to meet most of our needs, it would be better if they can make it faster for backup and restore."
"I would like to see the licensing model improved. They have recently changed the model and have made it more complicated."
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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 25th in Backup and Recovery with 8 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 328 reviews. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.4, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager writes "A tool that offers good capacity management and product management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Rubrik, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup and Arcserve UDP. See our Dell PowerProtect Data Manager vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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