We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar and Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) 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."It's a good solution."
"We used Dell Avamar for backup and recovery of a virtual environment."
"All the features in the system are highly valuable."
"It was very simple to deploy the solution to the client that you wanted to backup."
"Dell EMC Avamar has many valuable features. It's very stable and it's easy to manage."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with Data Domain and your VM stacks."
"The most valuable feature for me in Dell Avamar is the automation, which is good for completion."
"The most valuable feature of Avamar would have to be the way it works over needing very little bandwidth to move data across a WAN or LAN."
"We don't need to manage different devices."
"What I find valuable about Dell PowerProtect IDPA is its stability and strong performance."
"IDPA's best feature is Turbo Boost Technology. The compression and duplication features are excellent, too."
"Dell PowerProtect is stable and scalable."
"It backs up our Windows systems and our Linux systems and everything."
"We use it for complete backup and recovery. We have multiple clients and have created multiple large virtual capabilities and zoning backlogs."
"The product is easy to troubleshoot and store data."
"The solution is strong."
"The user interface still needs to have some level of improvement. It could be more user-friendly and intuitive."
"Technical support should be more knowledgeable."
"Some customers need to back up to tape, but Avamar lacks support, so it costs a lot."
"It would be better if we could integrate easily with other platforms."
"The licensing model is not very flexible. Every time we upgrade our storage size, we need to upgrade the Avamar license."
"It would be helpful if there was cloud support."
"If there is a need to move the data from one backup solution to another, it might be difficult since there is no option for a straightforward migration."
"Interfaces need to be improved."
"Managing the product is a little bit complicated."
"I would like to see integration with Dell EMC's Cloud Tier."
"The price could be lowered slightly, to make it more competitive."
"The solution should be easier to use."
"The two-factor authentication is missing from Dell products."
"The only thing that could be improved would be the complexity of the initial setup."
"The product's index master feature needs improvement."
"After resizing and compression, the system continuously runs out of space. Dell EMC doesn't do automatic cleanup or other things, so we constantly have to manually go in there or work with Dell support on this. The solution has not been working as advertised."
Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is ranked 22nd in Backup and Recovery with 12 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, while Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) writes "The product comes bundled with a host of useful solutions that help one centralize their work". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud and Veritas NetBackup. See our Dell Avamar vs. Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) report.
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