Dell Avamar Pricing

Sebastien Chene - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Business Development Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

On a scale of one to five, I would rate the pricing policy of Dell Avamar as five. The solution has a very good price, and a lot of improvements were done to it.

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Darshan Kolambkar - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr Technical Architect at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

I would recommend this solution as a good choice for medium to enterprise-level companies. It might not be beneficial to smaller businesses due to its high cost.

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UQ
Deputy Manager at Reliance Industries Ltd

Dell Avamar, including its virtual add-ons and cloud-based offerings, is cheaper than other solutions, but in the end, the price still depends on your use case.

Price-wise, I'm rating Dell Avamar as six out of ten.

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Aamir Ilyas - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Presales Consultant at Mindware

Dell's pricing structure is not overly expensive. It operates on a frame-based license system, primarily utilizing front-end capacity or CPU-based models. Currently, there are no core-based licensing options available.

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Vivek Jaiswal - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager at Shriram Pistons

The product’s pricing is a bit high.

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MD
Product Owner at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

Avamar is expensive.

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HS
Manager Private Cloud Solutions at ufone

It was approximately $70-80,000 when it was under support, but right now EMC has not been supporting this product for two years.

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SK
Professional Service Manager at Wish Enterprise Group co., ltd

I rate the pricing a seven out of ten because it is expensive. I don't think small companies would choose Avamar because the price is high but reasonable for medium-sized companies. Normally, there are no additional costs when we choose the DP4400.

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Mohab Thair - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Technology Engineer at DIL Technology

This is a fairly expensive solution. It cost approximately 21,000 each year. 

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Mansoor Ahmed Salim Khan - PeerSpot reviewer
Unit Head Systems Admin at Emirates National Schools

Avamar's pricing is quite competitive compared to other vendors. We don't pay any costs in addition to the standard licensing fees.

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RO
Unix Architect at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees

Its licensing is weird. It is not just the licenses; we also purchase hardware. With most software products, such as Veeam, Commvault, and Data Protector, there is no hardware purchase at the same time. Because Avamar and Data Domain are tied together, they have an integrated pipe. You can separate them, but basically, they're designed to work as a couple. Because the Data Domain backend is designed to do dedupe and compression, we get 60:1. When you count it, you count it as a straight compression, but of course, that's with dedupe and some other stuff. You have to buy the hardware, the licensing, and the software at the same time. So, it's not just software.

It is expensive. The maintenance comes with it for five years. So, you buy the whole thing for five years, and your maintenance is included with it, but it's a big chunk of change upfront. We like capital expenses because we can CapEx them. We pay once every five years, so we spend a big chunk of change. You'd have to divide that out by the five years to come up with how much it costs. It's just about three-quarters of a million dollars for five years.

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TawfikOUKICHA - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud and Data Center Consultant at MUNISYS

The product is licensed by CPU. When it comes to Veeam, they switch from CPU to something they call universal licenses, which are instances. An instance can cover a VM, or an instance can cover a physical server, for example. It's a different model from CPU based licensing, and it has started to become a trend in Morocco especially.

I can't speak to the exact price of Avamar.

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Rahul Sarangdhar - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

I'm not involved in its pricing. My involvement is purely technical.

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AL
VP Global Infrastructure at a media company with 5,001-10,000 employees

It's a very high-end solution and comparable to Rubrik and Cohesity.

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KA
System Administrator at sang

Regarding other people trying to use this solution, I'd say that it all depends on their budget as it's too expensive for small environments.

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CR
Storage specialist at Vodacom Business

I am highly satisfied with the pricing structure provided and the discounts we get. The overall cooperation with Dell has been exceptional; they consistently go above and beyond to align with our budgets. The global transition and the impact of exchange rates, particularly the fluctuation between the South African Rand and the U.S. Dollar, have introduced some complexities, but nothing major. The current pricing is generally satisfactory. I would rate it nine out of ten.

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AP
Project Engineer at Concept Information Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.

The solution is expensive. However, there is not any real competitor with the Dell Avamar Data Domain storage type of a feature. It's very unique. Competitors cannot make the same claims about their products.

While it is costly, it's good value and worth the price. 

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LD
IT Project Management /Research & Development Team Leader at Ethiopian Roads Administration

You can get a three-year license if you like. You can subscribe for three years, and if you want a 30-month subscription for the support and service, you can also do that.

It can be expensive. 

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DK
MIS Manager at Misr Glass Manufacturing

It was a package, so I don't know Avamar's exact price. However, it was nearly $200,000 for the VxRail nodes, Data Domain, and Avamar. That includes everything for three years. Then we have to pay annually for support. 

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MM
Senior Infrastructure Solutions Specialist at Fiber Nisr

Data Protection Suite has Avamar as one of its components and comes with a license that covers a limited number of virtual machines, capacity, and end points. It's not sold as a separate product. I believe $1000 may cover a single socket and covers the whole data center including the endpoint, the replication, the CD and data protection. It's very cost effective and affordable when compared to other solutions. 

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MD
Product Owner at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

The price of the product could be lower. It's actually probably one of the more expensive products, at least in the enterprise-class. Other technologies are cheaper, and other vendors are adding more features. Therefore, it's falling behind a bit in what other vendors are doing. They need to catch up.

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AA
Pre-Sales Manager at ACS

The cost is lower than Veeam, however, how much it actually costs depends on the customer and the use case.

I'm not sure of the exact licensing costs.

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Vivek Jaiswal - PeerSpot reviewer
Assistant Manager at Shriram Pistons

The pricing of the solution is okay.

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Steve McClendon - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at a mining and metals company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is expensive. Its cost is the main thing.

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MA
SAN and UNIX Administrator at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

This solution is less expensive than Veeam for us, although it depends on the customer because we get a great discount.

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SN
DGM Data Centre at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Licensing fees are paid annually.

I am not sure if the fees are comparable; I would like to compare them to other solutions.

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it_user762030 - PeerSpot reviewer
Backup Systems Engineer at Nordstrom, Inc.

The set up is really easy. They have a virtual edition for smaller environments, and the documentation for doing the install is really good. For larger environments, the PS group works directly with you on the install and setup for new customers. The cost was actually cheaper than any of the other solutions we looked at.

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OJ
System Analyst II at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The solution costs approximately 20,000 annually.

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CK
Executive IT Operations at Indian Immunologicals Limited

The cost is high.

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RW
Storage Management Specialist at a healthcare company with 501-1,000 employees

The system was sold on the premise that it was going to reduce man-hours and not require having to work with tape. I don't think it was a cost saving. Now with the cloud tier implemented, there are some long-term benefits, but I don't know if there was ever a cost benefit associated with it. It's just anytime you're having to have a dedicated internet connection or net for just simple tap operations, that's something that adds costs.

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PK
IT Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

This is a capacity-based license, it's a one-time payment.

In order to increase capacity, you need to pay more. You also can expect more maintenance.

The pricing of the product seems to be less expensive than other options, however, I can't speak to the exact cost of the product.

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DW
Storage Administrator at a hospitality company with 1,001-5,000 employees

I'm not sure how to calculate the cost. It's a hard question to answer. I do know that we pay for support upfront for five years.

I'm not sure how to compare costs, however, I can say that based on what we're seeing we get very good deduplication rates with the data domain on the backend.

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NP
Lead Analyst at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Dell Avamar is a moderately priced solution.

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Murad Sultanzadeh - PeerSpot reviewer
Solutions Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

Dell Avamar is free when we deploy the data protection. When we order data protection, this software is included in the hardware.

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Robert-Nilsson - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development Manager at Gignos

There are licensing costs for Dell EMC Avamar and it is paid annually.

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Anteneh Asnake - PeerSpot reviewer
Modern Data Center and Cloud Engineer II at IE Network Solutions PLC

Customers do have to pay for a professional license in order to use the solution.

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OM
Architecte Backup at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

The cost of the solution is very expensive.

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DR
Head Cyber Security at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

There is a license required for this solution.

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SA
Founder & CEO at Technomatters

The client has directly bought this solution from another partner. I've been subcontracted for this. I don't know anything about the pricing.

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CD
Principal Architect at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Licensing was generally on a per VM or terabyte basis. They changed their licensing model a couple of times and turned it into socket-based licensing, which is an improvement in their licensing model.

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AP
Administrative Assistant at a retailer with 1-10 employees

Dell Avamar is expensive. 

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reviewer1315983 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

The price of this product should be cheaper.

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PK
Desktop Support Engineer at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees

At this time, we do not pay any licenses to Dell.

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PP
Senior Cloud Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Its price should be reduced. It would be good if you could pay as per usage, and there is a subscription model like VMware. There should be some flexibility because sometimes, the customer only uses the backup for one month or three months. Currently, I have to pay whether I use it or not. Its licensing should be flexible and based on consumption. 

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Maciej-Kieliszek - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at EXnIT

I'm not sure, but perhaps the pricing could be done better at the moment.

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Samuel Sencion - PeerSpot reviewer
Supervisor de servicio técnico at Hyh solutions

My impression – and that of some other people – is that this solution is expensive.

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RC
Responsable des Systèmes Départementaux at CIH BANK

The licensing model is not very flexible. Every time we upgrade our storage size, we need to upgrade the Avamar license.

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SJ
Trainer, storage consultant at Oxon

While I didn't directly purchase it myself and was not involved in the licensing process, it's my understanding that the cost is reasonable and the pricing is good.

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MA
System Operation Engineer at Stayfit

We were lucky to receive the solution as part of a bundle. It was actually a relatively good price, but there are better solutions, like Veem. However, they can be expensive.

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it_user10509 - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Manager at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

It is very expensive. It's a trust based licensing. So that's an ethical challenge.

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RS
Senior Account Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The solution is not expensive for the value one gets. The most expensive thing involves one's data. Should a person's data be compromised, he would be willing to pay a million dollars to retrieve it. This makes the payment of an additional premium for its protection worthwhile. 

The licensing capabilities are limitless. 

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SA
head of presales at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

It was very expensive before, but after integrating it with Dell EMC Avamar Data Protection suite licensing, we are getting better discounts.

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AA
Solution Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

When it comes to competition the price is not what is important, it's not the problem.

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AZ
Presales Engineer at Eta2u

The initial licensing is usually for two or three years. After that they can buy a yearly license.

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RV
Technical Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The solution is a bit expensive.

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RN
Product Manger at System Plus

The price is fair.

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Vaidyanathan Swaminathan - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder at Tech RIdge Solutions

The solution is expensive. I rate the pricing a six to seven out of ten.

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Buyer's Guide
Dell Avamar
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Dell Avamar. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
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