We compared Cohesity DataProtect and Dell NetWorker based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Cohesity DataProtect offers instant recovery and built-in integration with Office 365 and Active Directory. Dell NetWorker is recognized for its intuitive graphical user interface, integration with Data Domain, and impressive speed. Cohesity DataProtect users have suggested enhancements to its user interface, rollback methodology, and cloud data recovery. Other pain points include file server capacity and legacy platform support. Users say Dell NetWorker needs improvements in reporting, integration, and documentation.
Service and Support: The customer service experiences for Cohesity DataProtect have been mostly positive, but some say the quality of Cohesity's support may differ depending on the region. Dell NetWorker received mixed reviews, with some customers expressing frustration about delayed responses and unresolved problems.
Ease of Deployment: Most users consider the setup process for Cohesity DataProtect to be easy, although a few found it more complex than other products. Some users consider Dell NetWorker's setup to be effortless, but some said it was somewhat complex.
Pricing: Cohesity's pricing is higher than its competitors, although some customers consider it affordable. Some reviewers consider Dell NetWorker to be expensive, while others find it to be reasonable and cheaper than other options with similar features.
ROI: Cohesity DataProtect provides security against ransomware and efficient file retrieval. Users have provided no feedback about Dell NetWorker’s ROI so far.
Comparison Results: Cohesity is regarded as an affordable solution that offers instant recovery and superior ransomware protection. However, users say its customer service is inconsistent across regions, and its rollback methodology has room for improvement. Dell NetWorker is regarded as a reasonably priced, high-performing backup solution with a user-friendly GUI. At the same time, many users were dissatisfied with Dell’s support and asked for improvements in reporting and documentation.
"The product is easy to put in place. All backups are done very quickly. It's easy to perform restores. What I prefer in the product is its simplicity. There are no useless settings to define, and everything is ready after the initial setup."
"The most valuable features of Cohesity DataProtect are SpanFS and the handling of hybrid workloads."
"Cohesity DataProtect is user-friendly and straightforward. The setup process was effortless, and both the backup and restore operations are speedy."
"Instant volume mount and the SpanFS filesystem itself, which has great dedupe and compression across all of our backups."
"It works well with backup virtual machines and SQL services we have been using."
"It makes our administrators' lives much easier to combine backup, archiving, and services like hosting file shares in one central system with only one user interface."
"It's completely reliable and easy to restore."
"The four independent node cluster architecture is redundant. It maintains data integrity and load balancing."
"This solution is very stable."
"Dell's technical support are quite helpful with straightforward issues."
"It is scalable software. All you need to increase is its RAM and CPU. It's pretty easy."
"I started off as a storage engineer and ended up owning Dell EMC Data Domain and Dell EMC NetWorker. I've not used any other backup solutions at this scale. Dell EMC NetWorker does what I need it to do, it's efficient."
"The initial setup is simple."
"When it was required that data had to be restored for our customer, it was accomplished successfully and this has kept our end users satisfied."
"It is an extremely stable product."
"NetWorker has very good scalability."
"Since it is an evolving product, there are lot of frequent releases which require upgrades to be done every other weekend."
"We are waiting on the AIX agent to be released."
"We are highly dissatisfied with the level of support and functionality provided for HANA within the Cohesity product."
"The solution has a more complex setup than Veritas and Veeam."
"Initial setup can be complex if you need to change IP addresses. Hopefully, they improve that in a future release."
"I think Cohesity could add more platform support. For example, they could improve integration with DB2 or make the integration S3 object storage a little tighter. Some of that stuff could use some work, but overall, it's a relatively comprehensive platform."
"Many of the reports are basic, at most, and at times we had to open a support ticket to help find or develop a report for our needs."
"At times, you may click the wrong server or click too fast and accidentally restore a cluster of servers. It would be very helpful to have a cancel option under restores."
"The solution could improve by having more integration."
"The stability of the NMC could use some attention, as it tends to be a bit shaky during jobs and other operations."
"Support is definitely an area of concern because of the time it takes to resolve our issues."
"The front end of the solution could improve. The user-friendliness is lacking."
"Dell NetWorker could improve the GUI to include rack recovery."
"It's not easy to integrate. We have to read a lot of documentation in order to configure the solution."
"Reporting templates could be easier to understand and more comprehensive."
"The support is an area with concerns where improvements are required."
Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews while Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and NetApp Cloud Backup. See our Cohesity DataProtect vs. Dell NetWorker report.
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