Dell Avamar vs Own Data Platform comparison

Dell Technologies and Own are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Dell Technologies is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.3, while Own is ranked #35 with an average rating of 9.0. Dell Technologies holds a 3.1% mindshare in BRS, compared to Own’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Own users who would recommend it.

Dell Avamar

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87% willing to recommend

Own Data Platform

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100% willing to recommend

Dell Avamar

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar and Own Data Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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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

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (5th)

Own Data Platform

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

35th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Database Security (8th), SaaS Backup (11th), Application Testing Services (10th)

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 Own Data Platform is 0.4%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ayodeji Oyewole

Managing Director at Atlantic factorial

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…

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Divaker Singh

Salesforce Consultant at Girikon LLCGirikon

Efficient data management with robust restore feature and room for improved anonymization

We manage the customizing and seeding parts for our customers, using Own Data Platform to provide backup and recovery services. We work with exhibition companies that regularly expand their operations Own Data Platform provides a comprehensive backup and recovery solution, allowing us to manage…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Avamar's source side deduplication is very strong, it can easily back up remote sites' data, and not much bandwidth is required on the Avamar side."

"The most valuable feature is the virtual backup."

"Its stability and deduplication capabilities are most valuable."

"Graphically, it's very user interactive. It's got a very nice interface."

"It is one of the best solutions for backing up Oracle and other servers."

"I like Dell EMC Avamar's compression of data."

"The installation process is pretty straightforward."

"It's a good solution."

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"The most valuable feature for our customers is the restore functionality."

Cons

"Avamar is dependent on the hardware. It can't be implemented with ordinary storage. It can only be implemented with an EMC product. We want to have a backup solution that allows us to use independent storage and other hardware. It would be good if they can simplify its technology and make it possible to implement it with another storage. This is probably not possible because Avamar is an EMC product, and EMC would like to sell its own products."

"The support is very bad."

"When we used the solution, it was still new, and so the customer service/technical support was not the best."

"The bare-metal restores could be improved."

"I want to see a more user-friendly and administrator-friendly Dell Avamar. The solution also needs a better UI and dashboard."

"Avamar cannot back up Nutanix as a virtual solution."

"Dell Avamar could improve by adding more backup features."

"We'd like to see something that could also work with Unix servers and physical servers to have a unified solution that works with everything."

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"The anonymization feature can be improved."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is fair."

"On a scale of one to five, I would rate the pricing policy of Dell Avamar as five. The solution has a very good price, and a lot of improvements were done to it."

"Dell Avamar is free when we deploy the data protection. When we order data protection, this software is included in the hardware."

"I rate the tool's price as a three out of ten if one means expensive and ten means it is a cheaply priced tool."

"It's a very high-end solution and comparable to Rubrik and Cohesity."

"The solution is not expensive for the value one gets."

"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's an expensive tool"

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

11%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

10%

Healthcare Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

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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?

From the very beginning, Dell EMC NetWorker considers users and those who might potentially become users. In terms of both pricing and setup, this product offers an experience that is significantly...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC Avamar?

The cost is very significant, and it could be lower.

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What do you like most about Dell Avamar?

Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Own Data Platform?

The pricing is somewhat high, rated at an eight out of ten. However, the value provided justifies the cost compared to other tools.

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What needs improvement with Own Data Platform?

The anonymization feature can be improved. It’s currently not straightforward and often requires a technical person to operate, which can be challenging for non-technical users.

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What is your primary use case for Own Data Platform?

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Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 10% of the time

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Also Known As

Avamar

Own Data Archiving, Own Data Security, Own Data Seeding

Overview

Dell Avamar data protection software delivers flexible and efficient backup and recovery operations that can scale from daily backup protection for endpoints to high-performance protection for large enterprises with diverse applications and workloads. With application consistent recovery, automation and fast backup and restores, Avamar can help you meet your SLAs and optimize your backup and recovery processes

If you are deploying all or part of your backup environment to the cloud, Avamar enables you to make the most of your cloud investment, enabling replication, disaster recovery and long-term retention for customers using AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.

Avamar is available as part of Dell Data Protection Suite, which offers comprehensive data protection software applications and tools. Avamar is delivered as software and as a virtual edition.

Dell Technologies

OwnBackup offers administrators and developers peace of mind around SaaS data loss and corruption recovery. Our platform provides a comprehensive solution to backup, compare, recover, and manage large, complex SaaS-based data sets. With OwnBackup Sandbox Seeding, Development and QA teams can shorten cycles by configuring and replicating relevant test data sets to sandboxes, on demand, with just a few clicks.

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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

Workiva, HR Owen, Tommy Bakama, Kanshoo, NTN, Athena Health, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Arizona State University, Pauley Financial

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July 2025

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