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Bacula Enterprise 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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GiovanniRamirez - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Faisal_Zia - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers efficient data management with robust features and reliable performance
Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) can be improved in terms of price. While Dell is providing a proper device, other solutions, such as Symantec, can replicate their data through any NAS storage. Although their deduplication and compression might not be as effective, they can still accomplish the task. Medium-level and SME-level businesses can easily utilize this feature, but Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is a relatively expensive solution to propose to customers.
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is easy to scale Bacula Enterprise even if your system is growing tremendously in data and servers."
"Bacula is pretty stable."
"It can be used in virtually any environment we have onsite."
"The solution has extensive documentation and a very active community."
"It works great and it provides you with several standard tools to restore your backup, even after a big failure."
"Bacula is very solid, very stable, and very scalable."
"The most valuable features are the special plugins such as SAP HANA databases, Microsoft SQL, and various types of virtualization."
"It brought many advantages - such as the learning curve being very light."
"The stability is excellent."
"This is a superior and reliable backup system that can handle large capacities with little management."
"The most valuable feature is the performance because you can back up data really quickly."
"The most valuable features of Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are the duplication security and uptime."
"The solution has been awesome over the last ten years, offering stability and reliability, which I recommend for stable storage."
"9900 has around 1.5 petabits of capacity in a single rack, and that's huge."
"Short backup window has made a difference in the way my organization functions."
"Stable and scalable suite of solutions with deduplication, apart from data protection, storage, and backup."
"What I like most about this solution are the simplicity and the price-performance ratio."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"The feature that we have found most valuable is its traffic plan. The traffic plan is very good."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward for me."
"Veeam ONE is a straightforward solution and compatible with almost all hardware."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the recuperation of the weaker machines."
"It helps with process restoration. With Veeam, we never had backup or restoration issues."
"The initial setup was very easy."
 

Cons

"A more user-friendly interface (GUI) can be developed."
"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."
"Many features have been converted to commercial licensing, which restricts their availability."
"Easier setup and configuration, perhaps including a GUI, would be an improvement."
"It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company."
"We would like to see an improvement in the functionality of the GUI."
"The initial setup could be a bit easier."
"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."
"I would like to see integration with public cloud."
"It could be more secure."
"They still have hardware different from the software."
"If we lose the admin password, Dell always asks for separate charges."
"The only problem is that it's more expensive than any other vendors available in the market."
"The tool's pricing could be cheaper."
"They're scalable."
"The DR component should be part of the comprehensive package, not separate."
"Perhaps the interface could be improved, though it has always been fine for me."
"Veeam ONE should make available notifications through SMS."
"The remote SQL server has had multiple sizing issues within the logs and SQL backup space and sharing with other database apps."
"It would be ideal if they could capture everything and then timestamp and back up everything up to that timestamp."
"The product must be able to perform different types of backups."
"In the next release I would like to see a bit more intelligence as far as a solution or troubleshooting - to put it more on the level of resolution and not simply identifying there is a problem."
"Expanding its compatibility to include Linux would represent a significant advancement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This is an open-source solution."
"We have a perpetual license."
"It is expensive, but the performance and deduplication cover for the cost."
"The solution is expensive. However, if you pay less you receive less, it is cost-effective."
"I can't remember what the license costs are. They might be paid monthly or every two months."
"If we do not move to the cloud solution and stay with our on-premise version we will miss some new features."
"Users have to pay a capacity-based licensing fee for the solution."
"The cost is expensive."
"In Naira it was twenty-five or twenty-seven million (approximately $75,000 USD) for the implementation and maintenance cost for three years."
"Dell PowerProtect DD's pricing is expensive, and there is no option for perpetual licensing."
"They could work at providing a better price."
"The solution's pricing is cheap."
"I consider that the product's price falls under the middle range category."
"Its price is reasonable for a big company or a big client. It is not too much. It is cheaper than VMware."
"We dont have the exact licensing costs, but we pay for a comprehensive service package that includes technical support, cloud services, and data center services. There may be additional costs beyond the standard license, but I'm not sure about the specifics. However, I believe the yearly cost is around five thousand dollars."
"Compared to other enterprise solutions, Veeam Backup & Replication generally offers a competitive price point. However, there has been a noticeable and concerning increase in pricing, particularly in the year 2023. The rate of price hikes has been significant, with prices escalating three times during the first quarter of the year. This trend indicates a substantial shift in the pricing structure, which may have implications for customers and their budgeting considerations."
"Veeam has been raising its prices in the last two years, so it's now lacking some competitiveness in pricing."
"When it comes to pricing for a backup solution for data centers, you do not care about the price. We just care about the service and want it to be reliable. In terms of subscription, it really makes sense. When you want to use all the functionalities it is good that Veeam did the subscription-based model, this is what gives it the most strength on the price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
University
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
 

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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 sof...
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 encr...
What is your primary use case for Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
The typical use case for Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is for backup purposes; it is disk-based backup, which pr...
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...
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 ...
How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?
Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file syste...
How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?
Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup...
 

Also Known As

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

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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
Business & Legal Resources Inc., Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Alliance Healthcare, Poulin Grain Inc., Linear Technology, Northwestern University, ARKEMA, Sogegross, City of Lynchburg
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