We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar and Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."The backup is the solution's most valuable feature. It's very reliable."
"The stability of Dell EMC Avamar is very good."
"Graphically, it's very user interactive. It's got a very nice interface."
"The most valuable features are image backups and file backups."
"All the features in the system are highly valuable."
"The backup and recovery speed is very fast."
"The solution is very stable."
"Source based deduplication is the most attractive feature as it drastically reduces the backup window."
"The speed and the ease of the initial setup are both good. It is not complex."
"One of the features I find most valuable, is the good technical support."
"Dell Avamar could improve by adding more backup features."
"It's an expensive solution."
"The management of this solution is a little bit difficult for IT administrators. They have to be trained before going through the system."
"It's very slow to backup and store information. It has two consoles and an application which are more difficult to use than a solution like Veeam."
"Avamar cannot back up Nutanix as a virtual solution."
"Setup and deployment of this solution is complex and requires expert engineers."
"The support is very bad."
"A benefit would be support for either Azure Cool Storage or AWS Glacier."
"The interface and documentation need to improve."
"The product has to be more mature, like to be another six to eight months on the market. A lot of maturity needs to be incorporated."
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Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews while Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Backup and Recovery. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, while Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] writes "Speedy and easy setup but it needs to mature ". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] is most compared with .
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