We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect Data Manager and Veritas NetBackup 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."I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"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."
"It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues."
"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."
"The solution adequately handles data storage."
"The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."
"Its ability to cover a large spectrum of products and operating systems is invaluable. We evaluated other products but always found certain limitations like some products had only intel-based virtualization, while others had power servers."
"The client side deduplication reduces the backup window."
"The main features of this solution are deduplication, compression, ease of use, simplistic user interface, and compatibility with all the backup service systems."
"The backup and restore features are helpful."
"The main thing I like about NetBackup is CloudPoint. You can take a snapshot of the endpoint and back it up with CloudPoint. The data backups are the most important."
"The solution offers a lot of really great features that organizations can utilize and take advantage of."
"It is very easy to back up and recover files compared to other products."
"The VM portal and the CloudCatalyst are two of the solution's most valuable features."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"You need to use additional software to back up entire environments. It will be good if they could support entire tape libraries."
"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."
"PPDM requires further development. It is primarily integrated with DevOps systems."
"The interface is too complex."
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."
"The flip side about NetBackup is that it is not policy-based."
"It's a little bit complex to manage."
"Main area that could be improved is the pricing, to make it more competitive"
"There have been issues with performance and some features."
"They need to work on the GUI. It has been the same for the last 10 years."
"The interface should be improved."
"The solution costs too much."
"In regards to protecting the physical servers with parameters, it's a long and difficult process."
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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 25th in Backup and Recovery with 9 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 112 reviews. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.8, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. 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 Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker and Azure Backup, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Azure Backup and IBM Spectrum Protect. See our Dell PowerProtect Data Manager vs. Veritas NetBackup report.
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