We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and NetApp AltaVault based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Deduplication Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the performance because you can back up data really quickly."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are ease of use and deduplication."
"It works within backup windows and has got good deduplication."
"The initial setup was straightforward. Deployment takes about two weeks."
"Data Domain is an excellent repository that's compatible with a lot of different solutions. Even Veeam Backup recommends sending backup to Data Domain. Space optimization is great. Currently, it guarantees 50-to-1 compression of the application in the same device. In all these years, I never had a client who was unsatisfied with Data Domain. It is a solid appliance with VMware integration, instant access to restore and search, and analytics."
"This is a superior and reliable backup system that can handle large capacities with little management."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression and the Data Domain Boost."
"The solution is very scalable."
"The most valuable feature is the portability of large archived data. You're able to put things on large on-prem, low-cost storage and then augment that with even lower cost storage in the cloud."
"It's pretty simple. Once you set it, it goes; and then the idea of being able to get it to the cloud very quickly. It's kind of a set-it-forget-it."
"Its initial setup is easy."
"Most importantly is having that island into that datacenter, and being able to address things in the same console. Thus, it is irrelevant where it's stored."
"The solution is very easy to use and it offers great support."
"You can store backups for a while."
"It's so easy to work with."
"The deduplication engine. Right now, we're at about 10.5 to 11 times deduplication of our backup data."
"Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is expensive. Also, it has a sort of a big physical footprint that data domains have, and that's part of the problem."
"Data Domain lacks compatibility with fiber channels and tapes. We can't use it with a tape library. That's an issue in Latin America sometimes because a lot of clients still use tapes for budget reasons. Maybe they have a lot of archives. In North America and Europe, they do a lot of archiving, but they use the cloud more than we do. Sometimes we have to put together a Frankenstein where we connect another server to the tape library and send all the data there."
"The pricing could be lower."
"The product lacks some security features that would make it more stand-alone and integrated."
"It helps if you have in-depth knowledge in order to use it correctly."
"We have had deduplication and replication issues. When we used another backup software we noticed that it didn't have the same issues."
"DD doesn't have Intel's air gap technology."
"I would like to see some kind of integration with the ransomware in the next release."
"I would like to see more web support."
"What could be helpful is different user base authentication so then maybe we could allow different customers to point to a single appliance and they only see the backups and things that they have."
"It would be nice if the solution was more complete. Many customers are looking for a single solution or silo that they can manage everything from. It would be nice, instead of having different products, if everything a client needed was in one solution."
"I really want to partner it with the SnapCenter. We haven't implemented that yet. We're upgrading all of our stuff to the ONTAP 9, which you had to have."
"The initial setup phase of the tool was difficult."
"More capacity with the basic model of the AltaVault would probably help out."
"The solution needs faster indexing."
"More than a 500 volume limit. At the moment, it only supports up to 500 volumes for SnapMirror and that's a problem. We've got 750, so a larger limit for volume replicas for SnapMirror."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 61 reviews while NetApp AltaVault is ranked 12th in Deduplication Software with 17 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.4, while NetApp AltaVault is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp AltaVault writes "Though the solution's configuration phase can be difficult, the tool offers stability and scalability". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik and Veeam Backup & Replication, whereas NetApp AltaVault is most compared with Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup, AWS Storage Gateway and Rubrik. See our Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs. NetApp AltaVault report.
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