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We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and NovaStor NovaBACKUP based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Dell EMC NetWorker integrates well with our domain and the performance is quite good on-premise. We receive approximately 1 terabyte within one hour.""The backup software has been much faster since we've deployed the solution.""The support for legacy products is very good.""The possibility of recovering up-to-the-moment data is very useful.""NetWorker's most valuable feature is recovery, including the policy-based backups that can be configured.""This solution is really the best in the market! After evaluating other solutions, we automatically decided to use this one.""The solution is scalable.""It is the best umbrella, serving the best applications."

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"It is a very good and easy-to-use tool for non-technical people."

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Cons
"The UI is not user-friendly.""They need to be compatible with the cloud because EMC NetWorker cannot compete with other products at the moment. EMC focuses only on their own cloud and do not take into consideration other cloud vendors.""There could be a possibility of constructing full backups from incremental data intelligently.""Support is definitely an area of concern because of the time it takes to resolve our issues.""Reporting templates could be easier to understand and more comprehensive.""Lacks a restore feature.""It's complex in nature.""The support is an area with concerns where improvements are required."

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"The price of NovaStor NovaBACKUP is an area that can be considered as a weakness or drawback, where improvements are required."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Low cost is key."
  • "You have to buy the deduplication software separately from the license."
  • "It's approximate, but I believe we pay around $20-30,000 a month in licensing."
  • "The pricing of this solution is very good."
  • "If you purchase Avamar, NetWorker is free with Avamar, for one terabyte license capacity."
  • "It is excellent from the pricing point of view. It is free with Data Protection Suite. Similarly, when you purchase Avamar, Dell EMC NetWorker is free with one terabyte license capacity. Its price is very competitive."
  • "The price is a little on the high side, but it's reliable and provides a good service."
  • "It is not very expensive and not very cheap."
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  • "My company has to make yearly payments towards the solution's maintenance and support."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:From the very beginning, Dell EMC NetWorker considers users and those who might potentially become users. In terms of both pricing and setup, this product offers an experience that is significantly… more »
    Top Answer:The feature that offers the greatest benefits in ensuring data integrity is its backup capability.
    Top Answer:The pricing for the telecom, government, and banking sectors is relatively affordable. Dell offers bundled packages, making it cost-effective, especially when considering the inclusion of DTS data… more »
    Top Answer:It is a very good and easy-to-use tool for non-technical people.
    Top Answer:My company has to make yearly payments towards the solution's maintenance and support.
    Top Answer:The price of NovaStor NovaBACKUP is an area that can be considered as a weakness or drawback, where improvements are required. With NovaStor NovaBACKUP, I would like to see the product available at a… more »
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    NetWorker
    NovaBACKUP
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    Overview

    Built on a reputation of efficiency and reliability, thousands of customers trust Dell NetWorker to protect their data and applications across multiple environments, from core to edge to cloud.

    Inherently flexible, NetWorker helps you deploy and leverage the data protection that fits your needs. NetWorker protects both physical and virtual environments, including VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V, as well as cloud workloads on AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

    NetWorker is available as part of Dell Data Protection Suite, which offers comprehensive data protection software applications and tools. NetWorker is delivered as software and as a virtual edition.

    NovaBACKUP is a data protection software that enables SMB users to backup and recover mission critical data across a hybrid of physical and virtual machines. NovaBACKUP is designed to work on Microsoft Windows operating systems, offering local and online file backups and disaster recovery image backups.
    Sample Customers
    Republic Bank, Westgate Resorts, Macquire Cloud Services, Shriners, Panatonni, Qatar Islamic Bank, Eurosport
    Ex'pression College, Osborne Wood Products Inc., REIT Technologies
    Top Industries
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    Financial Services Firm28%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Energy/Utilities Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
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    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise37%
    Large Enterprise40%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while NovaStor NovaBACKUP is ranked 34th in Backup and Recovery with 2 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while NovaStor NovaBACKUP is rated 9.6. 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 NovaStor NovaBACKUP writes "A product that offers good support and performance while also being user-friendly". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas NovaStor NovaBACKUP is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication and Acronis Cyber Protect.

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