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Arcserve UDP vs Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

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Featured Reviews

TeresitaSabile - PeerSpot reviewer
Cost savings and efficient decompression but needs better cloud integration
Our primary use case for Arcserve UDP is its decompression feature, which helped us save money by reducing storage needs. Despite moving to cloud applications, we have been using Arcserve UDP for backup and disaster recovery Arcserve UDP has helped our organization save considerable amounts of…
GopalSetia - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides backups, including long-term retention with increased uptime and compatibility
I was looking for a virtual edition, and that is now available. Many customers struggle to find a solution for ransomware protection, but we can set up an enterprise recovery vault for that purpose. These features are now part of Dell's overall offering. The solution has matured, and while I don't criticize technology, most of our technical and business requirements are met with the Data Domain storage solution. We can meet customer requirements easily with Data Domain. Some feedback has been received from our operations team. There’s always room for improvement. For instance, there may be suggestions regarding enhancements to the reporting dashboard
Edward Hore - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable with good support but needs a better navigation menu
We use Veeam Data to back up our VMware infrastructure Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance. The support team provides answers whenever we need them. It is also one of the most scalable backup solutions I've worked with. The…

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"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."
"One of the things that I do like about it is that it has a very good deduplication feature."
"The interface is very refined, works fine, and is very intuitive most of the time. Scalability is nice. The multi-tenancy feature is very welcome. The integration with Linux works fine too."
"The standard backup and restore feature is most used."
"The product provides instant and virtual standbys."
"This product is extremely user-friendly and it is capable of performing large-scale archive/backup (five+ years worth). It is easy to store, maintain, and check backups."
"Arcserve UDP has a good configuration and user interface. It makes the job of an administrator easy."
"The solution has no limitations because it does backup for Linux and Windows."
"We have found the product to be scalable."
"The solution is very stable."
"The initial setup was straightforward. Deployment takes about two weeks."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are reduplication and compression. It provides a lot of data savings for backups. Additionally, the Dell PowerProtect DD solution offers a bundled backup software and storage option. If desired, users can also connect to cloud technology to create an additional copy of their data in the cloud. This solution supports synchronization with various cloud vendors, including Azure and AWS."
"The compatibility within the Dell PowerProtect DD portfolio makes data management more seamless. This integrated solution improves efficiency in our data center and simplifies operations by relying on a single company for servers and storage."
"9900 has around 1.5 petabits of capacity in a single rack, and that's huge."
"The compression aspect of the solution is great."
"Short backup window has made a difference in the way my organization functions."
"I consider the solution's technical support to be excellent, perfect."
"The solution's interface, GUI (graphical user interface), and backup are good."
"The most important part is that you actually know you have a backup of the whole virtual server."
"The technical support services have always been good."
"The solution is simple to use."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to restore the VMs into a test environment."
"Veeam Backup Replication is stable I have not had any problems."
"The granular restoration that it provides for a business application is most valuable. For example, for Exchange, we can restore a single mailbox or email. We can also do SQL Server restoration and bare-metal recovery for operating systems."
 

Cons

"I think that the price could still be a bit cheaper and I do not like that they have been purchased by Arcserve."
"The tool doesn't provide cloud integration in India."
"The support could be more knowledgeable and faster."
"The solution can improve by allowing older versions to support the latest version of the OS."
"We could not go into granular details of retrieving backup information."
"We cannot restore each user's mailbox. Each user's mailbox should be independently restorable. Also, this solution is very slow. If you select all of the servers, it runs for a long time... It needs to be faster. Finally, If anything happens to one server we should be able to switch to another server."
"Its interface can be improved. I find it unintuitive."
"I don't know whether the tool has VMware integrations. It would be good to cover this area if it doesn't have those."
"Installation and deployment for this product need improvement. These processes need to made easier. Currently, it's not an easy installation for customers. This product needs to be installed by professionals."
"EMC is very expensive for small customers."
"We have had deduplication and replication issues. When we used another backup software we noticed that it didn't have the same issues."
"The software from Dell that can be used to operate Data Domain needs to have enhancements made to the user interface. It is too complex."
"The Data Domain solution appliance is quite expensive."
"The pricing could be better, but it's still not too expensive."
"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."
"Data Domain lacks compatibility with fiber channels and tapes. We can't use it with a tape library. That's an issue in Latin America sometimes because a lot of clients still use tapes for budget reasons. Maybe they have a lot of archives. In North America and Europe, they do a lot of archiving, but they use the cloud more than we do. Sometimes we have to put together a Frankenstein where we connect another server to the tape library and send all the data there."
"I would prefer it if the backup console did not require use of a specified program but rather that it could be opened from any website."
"I feel that the product's support team needs improvement."
"The cloud part of it can be improved. There should be an option for Veeam in your own cloud, as compared to the Veeam cloud offering that's currently there. The rest of it is easy."
"Veeam Backup is not enhanced. There aren't any enhancements yet and they are still using traditional methods for snapshots and to perform the backup, like many other vendors. Another improvement would be simplifying and integrating their software."
"The only issue on which we would like to see for improvement would be, potentially, the ability to do some different things with recovery, like faster recovery onsite."
"Veeam ONE could improve by having capacity planning, intelligent automatization, and ransomware."
"In future releases, I would like to see more automation capabilities. It could integrate with automation services to automatically resolve identified issues rather than simply providing instructions to the user."
"The web interface could be more visual."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is based on the number of sockets. We use a four-socket price that includes two servers and the cost is $4,375."
"The price of StorageCraft ShadowProtect is competitive in the market."
"The solution is expensive."
"There is an annual license required for this solution and it is priced well."
"Its price seems reasonable. Its price is average as compared to the other products I've looked at. We have a three-year license right now. There are no other costs beyond the standard licensing fee."
"I feel that the product is fairly priced."
"Pricing is most likely comparable."
"The price of this product is high and it should be lower."
"Pricing for this product could still be improved, though several years ago, its price was very high. When buying an IDPA product such as Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), you don't have to buy anything else, because you'll have an integrated solution: a data domain appliance plus software."
"In Naira it was twenty-five or twenty-seven million (approximately $75,000 USD) for the implementation and maintenance cost for three years."
"The price of the solution and support for Dell PowerProtect DD is expensive. We have customers that cannot upgrade to a newer version of the solution because the support is too expensive."
"The solution is expensive. However, if you pay less you receive less, it is cost-effective."
"We usually buy products at the end year, and the license is included."
"It could be more competitively priced. Its licensing was for five years. Obviously, the support will get renewed at some stage, but that's it."
"Dell PowerProtect DD's pricing is expensive, and there is no option for perpetual licensing."
"The cheaper device costs around $70,000."
"A nice aspect of Veeam's pricing is that the cost benefit is good. It's very economical."
"The subscription-based pricing of Veeam Backup Replication is competitive."
"It is approximately $4,000 to $5,000 for the purchase of the product and I paid an additional $2,000 for the renewal."
"I rate the pricing a five, depending on the application and environment."
"The solution's pricing is cheap."
"Its pricing is really good."
"The price is quite competitive compared to other products in my region."
"The pricing is reasonable and falls within the average range."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Non Profit
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
 

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?
Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup ...
What do you like most about StorageCraft ShadowProtect?
The interface is very refined, works fine, and is very intuitive most of the time. Scalability is nice. The multi-ten...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for StorageCraft ShadowProtect?
Pricing for SPX MRP/MSP is under $400 per server (Single VM) with a 1-year subscription. After discounts, it could de...
What is your primary use case for Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
My use case for this solution is for protecting or backing up data to safeguard against hacking or for disaster recov...
What do you like most about Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
The product, a disk backup solution, improves our data application tasks. We used tape libraries with Dev drives in l...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
The price is also a disadvantage. Price is a disadvantage with the PowerProtect as it needs to be cheaper. The cheape...
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Also Known As

StorageCraft ShadowProtect, StorageCraft Backup Analyzer
DataDomain, Dell EMC Data Domain, PowerProtect Data Domain
Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE
 

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ITPS, North Hertfordshire Homes, SEMIKRON, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences, Test Valley Borough Council, EK Services
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