We performed a comparison between Arcserve UDP 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."The product provides instant and virtual standbys."
"The most valuable features of this solution are that I can by just one click, copy and paste anything that I would want. I do not have to restore the whole virtual machine."
"The most valuable feature of Arcserve UDP is live replication."
"I would recommend it if there is a general case."
"It is very stable."
"It's simple to set up."
"Easy restoration and the solution works quickly."
"There are many backup options available in this solution. For example, you are able to do backups of servers, email, OST files, and users. This is a complete backup solution which is very good."
"Dell PowerProtect DD’s most valuable feature is data deduplication."
"We have found the product to be scalable."
"This solution has a feature called Domain Boost, which allows for source deduplication and compression."
"It is secure, reliable, and has officer support."
"Stable and scalable suite of solutions with deduplication, apart from data protection, storage, and backup."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression and the Data Domain Boost."
"The feature that I have found most useful is its data duplication."
"The initial setup was straightforward. Deployment takes about two weeks."
"We could not go into granular details of retrieving backup information."
"I think that the price could still be a bit cheaper and I do not like that they have been purchased by Arcserve."
"The solution could improve by being more user-friendly. It can be difficult to assign destinations and choose which files and folders we need to back up. There are some aspects that are unclear."
"The product is not user-friendly."
"They could work on their marketing approach. I don't see many people leveraging it."
"The support could be more knowledgeable and faster."
"I had an issue with Arcserve UDP during the failover and the secondary machine didn't get back online, even though it ran automatically. I faced the issue during a crisis situation. However, I haven't faced such a problem again."
"It takes much time to verify and consolidate images for backups."
"The price could be improved."
"We have some problems with backing up on the Power Platform. PowerServer is an IBM product, and it forces us to back up over LAN, which is not suitable for us."
"Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is expensive. Also, it has a sort of a big physical footprint that data domains have, and that's part of the problem."
"The licensing model was the biggest concern for our company, but the poor support after the initial implementation is of equal concern."
"Looking at Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), there is a need for improvement, especially in terms of protection from cyber resiliency, cyber recovery, or man-in-the-middle attacks."
"Dell PowerProtect DD could improve by having better integration with other backup solutions."
"I would like to see some kind of integration with the ransomware in the next release."
"The downside of PowerProtect's flexibility is that you have so many options. It can be a little confusing. It's like having a car with too many buttons on the dash. You can do so much with it, but it takes some time to learn what everything does."
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Arcserve UDP is ranked 18th in Backup and Recovery with 41 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 61 reviews. Arcserve UDP is rated 7.6, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Arcserve UDP writes "Global deduplication, stable, and flexible licensing options". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". Arcserve UDP is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Acronis Cyber Protect, Veritas Backup Exec, Rubrik and Veritas NetBackup, 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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