We compared Veeam Backup & Replication and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
Overall, based on user reviews, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager stands out for its seamless integration, efficient backup and recovery capabilities, advanced analytics, security measures, and excellent customer support. Users also praise its ROI, suggesting improved operational efficiency and reduced business downtime. However, some users suggest enhancements in areas such as interface, documentation, compatibility, and performance. In comparison, feedback on Veeam Backup & Replication lacks detail, making it challenging to summarize its features, ROI, customer service, and specific areas for improvement.
Features: The valuable features of Veeam Backup & Replication were not mentioned in the reviews provided. In contrast, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager offers seamless integration, efficient backup and recovery, advanced analytics, robust security, user-friendly interface, and excellent customer support.
Pricing and ROI: The setup cost for Veeam Backup & Replication is unclear due to missing review answers. However, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager has received positive feedback for its pricing, with users finding it reasonable and fair. The setup cost is described as straightforward and hassle-free, while the licensing is considered user-friendly and flexible. Overall, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager offers a favorable experience in terms of pricing, setup cost, and licensing., Unfortunately, there is no available data to provide a summary of the ROI for Veeam Backup & Replication. However, based on user feedback, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager demonstrated a significant return on investment. Users praised its efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and ability to streamline data protection and recovery processes. They also valued its comprehensive features and seamless integration with existing infrastructure.
Room for Improvement: Veeam Backup & Replication lacks specific feedback for improvement. However, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager has suggestions for enhancements, including a more intuitive interface, better documentation and support resources, increased compatibility, improved performance and reliability.
Deployment and customer support: The user feedback on Veeam Backup & Replication lacks specific information to provide a summary. On the other hand, user feedback for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager suggests varying durations for deployment and setup, with some users mentioning three months for deployment and an additional week for setup, while others mentioned a week for both. This indicates that deployment and setup may sometimes refer to the same period for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager., Veeam Backup & Replication does not have any information regarding its customer service and support, whereas Dell PowerProtect Data Manager receives positive reviews for its efficient and helpful customer service.
The summary above is based on 111 interviews we conducted recently with Veeam Backup & Replication and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"The solution adequately handles data storage."
"One notable feature is its robust backup support for Kubernetes and container environments. Additionally, PPDM stands out for its ease of deployment and management compared to other backup solutions. It is highly user-friendly, allowing users to quickly learn and implement backup and restore processes within a week. PPDM represents the next generation of backup software and is comparable to offerings from other vendors. Furthermore, PPDM prioritizes security with various access controls, such as user and database access controls. Its deployment tool is also known for its simplicity."
"I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"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."
"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."
"Enables us to restore the VM when the needs arises and for disaster recovery."
"Replication and restore object in Exchange boxes with possibility to select part of Microsoft directory."
"Veeam Backup has many valuable features and every feature is different. I have created backups for file-level backup, VMware or hypervisor virtual machines, physical machines, and workstations as well. Every time, I learn something new."
"The most valuable feature is adaptability, where it automatically adapts to the environment that it's being installed on."
"I think that the scalability is very good. We can't compare it."
"The replication feature has proven to be the most valuable feature for us."
"Veeam Backup & Replication is definitely very useful and simple to learn, and the restoring processes are very straightforward, making it a very solid product."
"The solution is stable and the performance is good."
"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."
"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."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"You need to use additional software to back up entire environments. It will be good if they could support entire tape libraries."
"The interface is too complex."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"We try to compare Veeam with other solutions because we are the operations. Then we can give the answers for improvement which is the specific additional system features that other solutions provide."
"When in a domain, the virus can easily attack the Veeam server, something which happened to us."
"During the initial setup especially, there's a bit of a learning curve."
"They need a better solution for backend storage."
"It would be beneficial to have enhanced solutions for database backup, particularly for Oracle databases in the context of SAP systems."
"The only improvement I could think of is it could be cheaper—cheaper is always good. Sometimes the product is just finished. Cheaper is always nice for the customer, but the company needs to benefit so that they can keep maintaining the product. New Windows versions, etc., always take some work. At the moment, I wouldn't switch to another solution because of the money."
"The Cloud version is not ready, they need maturity and ease of deployment in terms of management."
"Its native capability for talking to the public cloud needs improvement. Connecting to a public cloud is a little bit more of a challenge when it comes to Veeam than it is with Rubrik or Commvault. There are still some hoops that you got to jump through in order to send Veeam backups out to public cloud repositories. It is not as simple as it is with other products."
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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 25th in Backup and Recovery with 9 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 329 reviews. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.8, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. 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 Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Rubrik, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Zerto and Cohesity DataProtect. See our Dell PowerProtect Data Manager vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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