We performed a comparison between Actifio and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."This product has unique capabilities that lead the product category in test data management, cloning and recovery."
"Very user-friendly and the QSA is very good."
"Very user-friendly and the QSA is very good."
"Actifio was very stable. Whenever they identified bugs, they would promptly provide us with patches."
"They will assist me in achieving whatever budget issue the client may be having."
"It's very easy to use the domain once it's been set up. The interface is also user-friendly."
"The solution is very stable."
"Our clients like the wide range of features that are available within this single solution."
"Data Domain is an excellent repository that's compatible with a lot of different solutions. Even Veeam Backup recommends sending backup to Data Domain. Space optimization is great. Currently, it guarantees 50-to-1 compression of the application in the same device. In all these years, I never had a client who was unsatisfied with Data Domain. It is a solid appliance with VMware integration, instant access to restore and search, and analytics."
"The most valuable features of this product are its guaranteed reliability and its duplication capability."
"The tool's performance is very good. DD Boost can improve its performance and backup."
"Its pricing is not overly expensive."
"This is a superior and reliable backup system that can handle large capacities with little management."
"The solution doesn't support AIX software or in-cloud, and we have a lot of servers running on AIX and Oracle."
"Areas that need improvement would be the support for recovery in the physical environment."
"While the product does support various databases, the company needs to make more of an effort to support N-minus-one compatibility."
"The initial setup is complex."
"Lacks the option to price backup costs within the solution itself."
"They need to make migration easier."
"They still have hardware different from the software."
"We are not able to deal directly with the OEM we have to go to their partners in Nigeria."
"The pricing model needs to be improved."
"The size and scale of the product are limited and could be improved."
"We have had deduplication and replication issues. When we used another backup software we noticed that it didn't have the same issues."
"EMC is very expensive for small customers."
"The only problem is that it's more expensive than any other vendors available in the market."
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Actifio is ranked 32nd in Backup and Recovery with 7 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 61 reviews. Actifio is rated 8.8, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Actifio writes "Actifio enables quick and efficient data refreshes". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". Actifio is most compared with Rubrik, Delphix, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud and NetApp Cloud Backup, whereas Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik and Veeam Backup & Replication.
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