We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect Data Manager and Veritas NetBackup 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 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 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."
"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."
"The solution adequately handles data storage."
"Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is user-friendly and easy to use. it does what it needs to do."
"The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."
"If you are running on a legacy tape environment NetBackup is best."
"Specific features that I could not do without are SLPs for replication and duplication control and AIR which makes DR easy."
"The most valuable feature is its stability."
"Veritas NetBackup is a reliable, easy-to-use, and easy-to-deploy solution."
"I am comfortable with using this product."
"It has been around for so long, and it is very in-depth. It has a solution for everything that you can cover."
"I like that it's enterprise-capable. It can handle multiple operating systems. It can handle multiple database types. It can handle a lot of different backup use cases. It's flexible."
"We have an issue with the last version on the latest backup of the solution as it is not compatible with Sybase 16.5."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."
"The interface is too complex."
"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."
"You need to use additional software to back up entire environments. It will be good if they could support entire tape libraries."
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"The reporting of the backups could be better."
"The virtual environment, cloud integration, copy data management features need improvement."
"Setup implementation."
"Main area that could be improved is the pricing, to make it more competitive"
"It's a little bit complex to manage."
"The cost is expensive."
"Veritas could simplify the firmware recovery in terms of the deployed. The process shouldn't be dependent on the agents. It should be completely agentless."
"When the customer is using SaaS applications like Office 365, the integration falls short and needs to be improved."
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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 25th in Backup and Recovery with 8 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 110 reviews. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.4, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. 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 Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker and HPE StoreOnce, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Azure Backup, Veritas NetBackup Appliance and IBM Spectrum Protect. See our Dell PowerProtect Data Manager vs. Veritas NetBackup report.
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