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Dell Avamar vs Iron Mountain Connect comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Dell Avamar
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
7th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (5th)
Iron Mountain Connect
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
64th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.3
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Dell Avamar is 3.1%, down from 3.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Iron Mountain Connect is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Ayodeji  Oyewole - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable with good backups but has occasional failures
I use Dell Avamar primarily for backup and recovery The most valuable feature for me is the backup functionality. It gives large enterprises the comfort of knowing their workloads are being backed up. There are instances where backups fail on certain applications, which is an area that could be…
RB
Good policies related to data
I primarily use it for various policies related to data, such as data retention, data deletion, and archiving policies. All policies can be set using this system The most valuable feature for me is the policy management capabilities. I would like to see more integration with different platforms,…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The installation process is pretty straightforward."
"The most valuable features are image backups and file backups."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with Data Domain and your VM stacks."
"Dell EMC Avamar is very good with endpoint backups."
"The solution integrates well with Unix, Windows, Hyper-V and VM."
"Every product is good and bad, but its claim to fame is that it is scalable. We're doing more than 3,000 VMs. Every single night a complete image backup to disks and replication are easily done in under four hours."
"Centralization is Avamar's biggest advantage. It moves data to a central location from various geographical locations."
"Duplication and the speed of backup are great."
"The most valuable feature for me is the policy management capabilities"
 

Cons

"The management of this solution is a little bit difficult for IT administrators. They have to be trained before going through the system."
"The configuration and expansion aspects of the solution need improvement. They're complicated and don't really integrate well."
"It's an expensive solution."
"More integration would be helpful, as well as the addition of more applications."
"I would like to see better integration with third-party applications and platforms."
"There are instances where backups fail on certain applications, which is an area that could be improved."
"There are limitations when trying to use this solution with Hyper-V."
"The product could offer more integration capabilities."
"I would like to see more integration with different platforms."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's a very high-end solution and comparable to Rubrik and Cohesity."
"It might not be beneficial to smaller businesses due to its high cost."
"Dell Avamar is a moderately priced solution."
"It was approximately $70-80,000 when it was under support, but right now EMC has not been supporting this product for two years."
"Licensing was generally on a per VM or terabyte basis. They changed their licensing model a couple of times and turned it into socket-based licensing, which is an improvement in their licensing model."
"It is expensive. Its cost is the main thing."
"The solution is expensive."
"This is a fairly expensive solution. It cost approximately 21,000 each year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Retailer
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
Legal Firm
11%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What's the difference between Dell EMC Avamar and Dell EMC NetWorker?
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Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup.
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Sample Customers

Dodge County, St Laurence's College, FieldCore (a GE Company), Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Getronics, Lewisville Independent School District, EnvisionRxOptions, Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions
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