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Bacula Enterprise vs Dell PowerProtect Data Domain comparison

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Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Bacula Enterprise
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (27th), Cloud Backup (19th)
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
108
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (1st), Disk Based Backup Systems (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Bacula Enterprise and Dell PowerProtect Data Domain aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Bacula Enterprise is designed for Backup and Recovery and holds a mindshare of 1.0%, down 1.0% compared to last year.
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, on the other hand, focuses on Deduplication Software, holds 20.5% mindshare, down 27.4% since last year.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Bacula Enterprise1.0%
Veeam Data Platform5.4%
Commvault Cloud3.2%
Other90.4%
Backup and Recovery
Deduplication Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain20.5%
HPE StoreOnce16.6%
Dell Avamar10.9%
Other52.0%
Deduplication Software
 

Featured Reviews

GiovanniRamirez - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Consultant at Xerif
Solid backup tool with good scalability
The last scenario in which I used Bacula was for a customer who needed some open-source tool which could support encryption at that time. We managed to convince the customer to use Bacula to deploy it in their environment It was a very good project. The Bacula concept, topology, and networking…
Branko Cirovic - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Engineer at Comtrade Group
Provides seamless backup integration and long-term reliability for enterprise data protection
The price is quite high; this product is not considered cheap. Additionally, if you use higher availability boxes, they also come at a premium price. However, they provide business continuity, which is the main reason why companies invest in this solution. Tape is slow; when restoring several virtual machines or databases amounting to several terabytes, Dell PowerProtect Data Domain represents the fastest and most reliable solution, ensuring great integration with backup software. If a customer has limited budget constraints, they may opt for cheaper external storage comprised of just a bunch of disks and utilize it for backup, as backup is not a business-critical service. However, I see great value in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain because it is fully automated, features great integration with backup software, and provides good value for money. I would rate software support as a ten, while I would give hardware support a seven. I never give any product a perfect score; I think Dell PowerProtect Data Domain deserves a nine. The only minor problems are the certificate issue and the price. These certificate issues are quite rare and mainly arise when we forget to restart and upgrade the box for several years.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution has had a tremendous impact on our public company, as we are now cost-effective and even better on performance with our restorations."
"Bacula is very solid, very stable, and very scalable."
"The solution has extensive documentation and a very active community."
"Bacula Enterprise, so far, has never let us down with their service and support."
"It brought many advantages - such as the learning curve being very light."
"The support is outstanding and world-class."
"Bacula is pretty stable."
"The most valuable feature is its ease of use; it works great and it provides you with several standard tools to restore your backup, even after a big failure."
"I find the data to be most valuable."
"Just keep going with the solution as it performs; it meets our expectations well."
"Dell PowerProtect Data Domain has impacted my organization positively because most of my use cases are required, so it is useful for my organization."
"The EMC Data Domain product is a real success and customers which have never bought EMC products are now buying Data Domain..."
"The solution is stable, very reliable, and designed for what they call 99.999% uptime, which is less than an hour a year of downtime."
"They're attempting to take backups from their backup solution, which has improved their overall scalability and storage efficiency because they transitioned from a traditional backup solution to a more advanced solution within the Veracode domain."
"The solution allows us to take a huge number of backups, and the footprint is quite small."
"The hardware can operate in high temperatures, in case of any disaster."
 

Cons

"We would like to see an improvement in the functionality of the GUI."
"Bacula needs a graphical user interface because, for administrators, the command-line interface is okay, but for the average user it is not very easy."
"We are looking for a unique interface that can rule both enterprise and open source editions. Such a thing does not yet exist."
"A more user-friendly interface (GUI) can be developed."
"Easier setup and configuration, perhaps including a GUI, would be an improvement."
"The interface needs to be easier for adding new devices to be managed."
"It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company."
"Relying solely on a desktop is a bit frustrating as its GUI isn't exactly responsive."
"We are using technical support from the producers, and it is not good. I'm not happy with the technical support."
"The pricing could be lower."
"The improvement needed for Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is definitely in the multi-tenancy capability."
"PowerProtect DD should improve the hypervisor support on the DD system."
"Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is a relatively expensive solution to propose to customers."
"Data Domain lacks compatibility with fiber channels and tapes. We can't use it with a tape library."
"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."
"The cost could be lower. Sometimes it's not very competitive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is an open-source solution."
"We have a perpetual license."
"In Naira it was twenty-five or twenty-seven million (approximately $75,000 USD) for the implementation and maintenance cost for three years."
"We usually buy products at the end year, and the license is included."
"Becoming more expensive."
"The cheaper device costs around $70,000."
"Users have to pay a capacity-based licensing fee for the solution."
"This is one of the more expensive backup solutions on the market."
"Dell PowerProtect DD's pricing is expensive, and there is no option for perpetual licensing."
"The product is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
University
8%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise49
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Bacula Enterprise?
Bacula is more expensive than various other solutions. It’s almost completely commercial now. Products like Veeam software are much more expensive.
What needs improvement with Bacula Enterprise?
Many features have been converted to commercial licensing, which restricts their availability.
What is your primary use case for Bacula Enterprise?
The last scenario in which I used Bacula was for a customer who needed some open-source tool which could support encryption at that time. We managed to convince the customer to use Bacula to deploy...
What is your primary use case for Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
My main use case for Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is backup. We utilize it to back up all of our data from our credit card domain application.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is adequate; Dell is not the cheapest, but it is also not the most expensive.
What needs improvement with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
To improve Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, I would suggest that we take a look at how we also store AI data as needed.
 

Also Known As

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DataDomain, Dell EMC Data Domain, PowerProtect Data Domain
 

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Sample Customers

NASA, SwissCom, Navisite, Turner Studios, Bank Austria, Caixa Bank, SdV Plurimedia, Leibniz University Hannover, Zeta Global, Tricore, NetLog, Siemens, LocaWeb, wbsGo, itesys, Queens School of Computing, Escrypt.
The US Army, City of Houston, Lloyds TSB, TiVo, Teck, Ingram Entertainment, The New York Mets
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