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Atempo Time Navigator vs Dell NetWorker comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Atempo Time Navigator
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
75th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Dell NetWorker
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
13th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Atempo Time Navigator is 0.5%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell NetWorker is 1.2%, down from 2.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell NetWorker1.2%
Atempo Time Navigator0.5%
Other98.3%
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Featured Reviews

reviewer1304379 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Admin at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Offers good time navigation features and we haven't had stability problems in the twelve years we've been using it
The initial setup was supposed to be complex, and a guy from Atempto went to our site and they did it with us together. So, in the end, it was quite clear and straightforward. The deployment took one day. From time to time, we require maintenance. Most things can be done also automatically. We prefer to do some manually like recycling virtual cartridges. Two people are required for maintenance. Two people use it daily. Time Navigator runs daily, for some backups, even more, three, four times a day, for critical stuff. But for intervention, we have two, three per week.
RaedHassan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Specialist Backup/Storage at National Bank of Kuwait
Has supported flexible multi-platform backups and improved over time
Regarding the effectiveness of Dell NetWorker in terms of role-based access controls, I have experience with it, but I find it somewhat lacking in flexibility as it offers limited features, and I would rate it around seven out of ten. It is not that there is something wrong with the role-based access controls in Dell NetWorker, but it lacks many permissions or roles to assign, providing options only for administrator or user. To improve Dell NetWorker for the next release, I recommend enhancing flexibility in the policy, allowing selection of multiple options within the same policy, and addressing issues like the DNS lookup dependency to make it more controllable from Dell NetWorker itself rather than relying on other applications. Looking forward, I would like to see improved policy features and a more enhanced GUI, as it is still slow.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"If you need anything, it's written in, and if you have problems, a development engineer is quite fast to fix it."
"The time navigation is the most valuable feature."
"For a file system backup or one that is on disk or in a tape library, or for virtualization, I recommend using NetWorker because of ease of deployment, ease of use, and the user-friendly GUI."
"NetWorker's most valuable feature is recovery, including the policy-based backups that can be configured."
"It's easy to use."
"The backup capabilities and the automatization of the backup - along with the potential to make the back up on a virtual machine - are the solution's most valuable aspects."
"The technical support from EMC is 10 out of 10."
"It is an extremely stable product."
"The updated graphical interface is better than it used to be."
"The initial setup is very easy. It's incredibly fast."
 

Cons

"They are working on the improvement we're looking for. The web GUI is flash-based and in around one or two months, they will put everything on HTML5."
"It is a little buggy at times, which is the only thing that I dislike about this product."
"The security features need backup and encryption. It would be nice if they added this feature. I would also like to be able to decrypt when restoring the security features. Hackers can sense these vulnerabilities today, and we need to have our enterprise prepared."
"Since the product is not on the front banner of Dell, the support may not be the best."
"The solution is not easy to administer unless you are very familiar with the product."
"Overall, it isn't intuitive enough. It is a bit complex and not evolving with the technology."
"There could be a possibility of constructing full backups from incremental data intelligently."
"I am not very satisfied with the support. The interface on the Java application makes it difficult, whereas the web interface is simple to use."
"I haven't had a good experience with technical support. It takes them a very long time to resolve issues."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of the solution could be lower, it is expensive."
"It is not very expensive and not very cheap."
"Dell EMC NetWorker is very expensive."
"It is a relatively inexpensive product compared to one of its competitors."
"The pricing of the solution is not the cheapest compared to other similar solutions. The Networker is available as a component of the Dell EMC Data Protection Suite package and it should have the ability to be purchased separately."
"The licensing model can be traditional licensing or capacity-based licensing."
"Licensing is based on the number of terabytes, so you need to purchase packages."
"You have to buy the deduplication software separately from the license."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
18%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Retailer
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Construction Company
7%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise33
Large Enterprise38
 

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What needs improvement with Dell NetWorker?
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