We performed a comparison between Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Rubrik based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Rubrik’s users report that, in addition to being a powerful solution, it is simple to deploy and work with and therefore it comes out on top in this comparison. According to reviewers, PowerProtect’s deployment process can be difficult.
"The initial setup was straightforward. Deployment takes about two weeks."
"The solution's most valuable feature is the integrated deduplication function."
"The deduplication feature is the most valuable part of the solution."
"The product provides good backup and compression services."
"Dell PowerProtect DD’s most valuable feature is data deduplication."
"We have never had any issues with Data Domain. It has been stable."
"This is a superior and reliable backup system that can handle large capacities with little management."
"I find the data to be most valuable."
"Rubrik has improved our organization by minimizing downtime."
"The user interface (UI) is great. It is very lightweight and intuitive."
"Instant recovery because it takes about 10 seconds to restore the VM from backup to production"
"In the event of any issues or questions, the support is top-notch. We rarely need to use support, but when they are needed, they are always quick to respond and very knowledgeable."
"We have a great success rate for backups with Rubrik and because of the ease of automating tasks, we also run periodical restores to check the quality of the backups."
"Rubrik has made the process to manage backup and recovery painless. This frees up more time to work on other projects."
"The ease of use is the most valuable feature. It is a very simple system compared to just about any other back up technology. It is extremely easy to use and very versatile."
"Disk mount that lets a restore happen immediately, no need to re-hydrate."
"The price of the product is high."
"We would like to see the price of this solution brought down to be comparable with similar products currently on the market."
"The pricing model needs to be improved."
"The usage of this solution is a bit difficult to develop processes, and it takes a long time to market permits."
"The licensing is not cost-effective, and the pricing could be better."
"The tool's pricing could be cheaper."
"Dell EMC Data Domain needs to have better compatibility between NetWorker and the hardware. NetWorker is not as good as the other products which are currently on the market like Backup Exec."
"The licensing model was the biggest concern for our company, but the poor support after the initial implementation is of equal concern."
"Capacity reports could definitely be improved. It's hard to determine what is using the space and why. For instance, you can see that some host is using 2 TB on the Rubrik node and the disk space on that host is 400 GBs. It's hard to explain how there can be 2 TBs of data on local storage when nothing has changed on the host for the past three days."
"I would like a way to set monthly backups on a certain date and time."
"Rubrik is expensive."
"In terms of what could be improved with Rubrik, we need to improve the backup for remote sites. The competitors are stronger in terms of their remote office back up. Rubrik needs to improve to be stronger for backup. This is the main thing."
"The solution could improve by having fewer VM Stuns."
"I hope to see enhancements in areas like data governance and the incorporation of new features in future updates."
"The solution needs to be more secure and needs to better protect against ransomware."
"There is always room for improvement with some shortcuts for the web interface. They could make it even more beautiful."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 61 reviews while Rubrik is ranked 4th in Backup and Recovery with 82 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.4, while Rubrik is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rubrik writes "Easy to use with minimal training required, innovative, good support". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Veritas NetBackup Appliance, whereas Rubrik is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Cloud, Zerto and Azure Backup.
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The biggest difference is Rubrik has native software and hardware on one platform. Data Domain is only a disk target and a very good one but you still need backup software such as Networker, Veritas, Commvault, etc. That software requires both a master and media server which drives a lot of complexity. Rubrik is hyperconverged data management, there is not software licensing, end of year true-ups or additional infrastructure. Policy-based backup and restore functions with cloud archiving integration. It’s also really fast! Finally, if you’re running Nutanix and its native hypervisor AHV then Rubrik can protect that hypervisor and VMware.
I agree with the other answers - With Data Domain, you still require a software solution to go with the back-end storage. I.e., Avamar, Networker, etc.
Rubrik is a Software Defined Solution or can be deployed with its own set of hardware\storage.