Dell Avamar vs SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

The compared Dell Technologies and SolarWinds solutions aren't in the same category. Dell Technologies is ranked #9 in BRS , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 1.9% mindshare in the category. SolarWinds is ranked #6 in SM , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 4.9% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of SolarWinds users who would recommend it.

Dell Avamar

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87% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

Veeam Data Platform

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar, SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor, and Veeam Data Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Mindshare comparison

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Dell Avamar	1.9%
Veeam Data Platform	7.0%
Commvault Cloud	4.0%
Other	87.1%

Backup and Recovery

Storage Management Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor	4.9%
NetApp OnCommand Insight	6.5%
Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM)	5.8%
Other	82.8%

Storage Management

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Veeam Data Platform	7.0%
Commvault Cloud	4.0%
Rubrik	3.9%
Other	85.1%

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Featured Reviews

SamuelThomas

Consultant at Key Information Technology L.L.C.

Have supported critical environments despite room for improvement in legacy backup options

It is very efficient in cyber resilience. Deduplication, automation, and everything is very efficient. It is multi-cloud enabled and has broad protections. The software delivers flexible and efficient backup and recovery options through its cyber resiliency features. Dell PowerProtect Manager provides insights in managing backup processes. Its encryption mechanisms are very efficient, helping to secure sensitive data. Its integration with Dell EMC Data Domain is very good. It is easy to integrate with Data Domain. Multi-cloud options are enabled, and backup in cloud options exist in Dell Avamar.

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AbdulKader Mohandes

Senior Systems Engineer at Al Jazeera Media Network

Custom alerts and rich performance metrics have improved server monitoring and storage planning

We use customizable alerts extensively with different services, because the exchange services are different from Active Directory or DNS or anything else. We have customizable alerts for each service. I do not use the historical data trends that predict future storage needs. Perhaps some of my colleagues use it, but I do not. I would like to see a focus on broadcast services in the future to make it better. Broadcast services, specifically TV broadcast services, would be valuable to us because we come from a broadcast technology background and would appreciate having some features related to that. I would rate this review as an eight out of ten.

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JitendraSadaye

Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Backup operations have become reliable and reporting now simplifies hybrid cloud protection

Veeam Data Platform has Veeam Enterprise Manager as well as Veeam ONE as valuable features, which allow us to generate various kinds of reports that are required for the customer. Instant VM Recovery is a good feature of the high-speed recovery features in Veeam Data Platform, and Continuous Data Protection (CDP) is also a good feature. Ransomware protection is a good feature added in Veeam Data Platform from version 12 onwards, and the ability to create immutable repositories is also a good feature in Veeam. The analytics part of Veeam Data Platform is a good solution because I have worked on various backup technologies such as EMC NetWorker and NetBackup. However, I have not used the analytical parts currently but will check it out. Streamlining processes as well as saving money are benefits that Veeam Data Platform provides for the end user, as it allows for application-aware backups and database backups without the need for various kinds of licenses that other backup software requires. Veeam offers socket-based licenses, instance-based licenses, and capacity-based licenses, which is a great feature.

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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

"I found the most valuable features of Dell Avamar are the user-friendly interface and ease to use. Our clients have administrated this software and there is no additional training required."

"Dell EMC Avamar is easy to work with and is user-friendly."

"We sell Avamar with Data Domain. Data Domain and Avamar work really well together and their compression ratios are very high compared to Veeam, Commvault, and all the other backup software on the market."

"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 backup is the solution's most valuable feature. It's very reliable."

"The product is good for backups."

"Stable and scalable backup and recovery software, with good technical support."

"Effective in protecting the virtualization system and end points."

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"The initial setup is very straightforward."

"Veeam One is a centralized management and centralized reporting tool. The tool has supportive infrastructure to create specialised applications and some server application. You can add all the resources and infrastructure. You will get the reports, can easily manage and monitor any feature."

"The encryption password is used to protect the backup files. Even if someone gains access to the backup job or files, they won't be able to utilize them without the password."

"All features of Veeam Data Platform, such as backup, immutability, and replication, are highly valuable."

"This is easy to use with a simple restore feature."

"Its stability and scalability were the main reasons for going for this solution. It is highly scalable, and its stability is also powerful. It has a friendly interface, and its monitoring and performance are the best in the market."

"The initial setup was very easy."

"The initial setup for a simple environment is very easy. We just do next, next, next, next for the installation. It can be complicated in a complicated environment. It can be simple for a simple environment. I enjoy installing it. It has a lot of features."

"The installation is pretty straightforward."

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Cons

"It lacks support for certain plugins, like SAP HANA, for example."

"Setup and deployment of this solution is complex and requires expert engineers."

"The solution used to freeze sometimes while taking a snapshot backup."

"What would make Dell Avamar better is if it can do faster backups because right now, PowerProtect Data Manager is better in this area with its new UI and a new way to implement backups. Customers nowadays also expect more up-to-date solutions, and this is another area for improvement in Dell Avamar. It's not as up-to-date, so I'm counting on PowerProtect Data Manager, but customers who have Dell Avamar don't want to switch because you don't have as many backup problems in Dell Avamar compared to other solutions. What I'd like to see in the next release of Dell Avamar is an updated UI and a different way to manage backups because currently, backup management is a bit heavy for customers using Dell Avamar."

"It's an expensive solution."

"We don't trust the product 100 percent. Kaspersky has many features Dell Avamar doesn't support, such as granular backup and history."

"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."

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"The solution could always be more easily scalable."

"The appliance doesn't have a domain. If there was a competitor with a domain, I'd likely use them."

"The solution's pricing may be expensive compared to other products."

"The initial setup is not always easy, and customers often need a lot of help to get Veeam up and running successfully."

"My biggest issue with Veeam at the moment is how the backup reports are displayed. We use the SolarWinds integration to generate consolidated reports for monitoring purposes, but we aren't getting all the available data shown to us in the way that we want."

"I would like to see the licensing model improved. They have recently changed the model and have made it more complicated."

"Even though the speed has improved over the years, I think that there are some instances where it still takes a while."

"Veeam is not in SaaS right now."

"I face difficulties when trying to deploy Veeam ONE because my active directory restricts some particular rights."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Dell Avamar is expensive."

"I'm not sure, but perhaps the pricing could be done better at the moment."

"Dell Avamar, including its virtual add-ons and cloud-based offerings, is cheaper than other solutions, but in the end, the price still depends on your use case. Price-wise, I'm rating Dell Avamar as six out of ten."

"Avamar's pricing is quite competitive compared to other vendors."

"This is a fairly expensive solution. It cost approximately 21,000 each year."

"The current pricing is generally satisfactory."

"There are licensing costs for Dell EMC Avamar and it is paid annually."

"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."

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"Its licensing is very simple. We can make changes very easily."

"We are on an annual license for Veeam Backup Replication. We could expand or upgrade the license for the Office365 features. Next year we might go to a three-year plan for support on license."

"A nice aspect of Veeam's pricing is that the cost benefit is good. It's very economical."

"The pricing depends on the number of clients. We pay 10,00 USD per year. On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."

"The product is inexpensive."

"The licensing is based on the number of cores you have in your ESX or Hyper-V environment."

"For what it does, the price is acceptable."

"The license cost is per socket, per processor. We can have one license with two processors and we can cover everything inside of the test environment that we have."

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Nov 9, 2014

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Retailer

No data available

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	26
Midsize Enterprise	18
Large Enterprise	48

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	218
Midsize Enterprise	99
Large Enterprise	139

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...

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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 needs improvement with SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?

The number of similar alerts is the main area for improvement. Alert noise would be great to reduce.

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What is your primary use case for SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?

We are still working with SolarWinds and use the NPM product along with SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor.

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What advice do you have for others considering SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor?

We use customizable alerts extensively with different services, because the exchange services are different from Acti...

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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 ...

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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...

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Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup...

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Comparisons

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager vs Dell Avamar

Compared 38% of the time

Rubrik vs Dell Avamar

Compared 6% of the time

Commvault Cloud vs Dell Avamar

Compared 5% of the time

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain vs Dell Avamar

Compared 4% of the time

Dell NetWorker vs Dell Avamar

Compared 3% of the time

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NetApp OnCommand Insight vs SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor

Compared 46% of the time

Huawei OceanStor DJ vs SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor

Compared 36% of the time

Dell VPLEX vs SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor

Compared 19% of the time

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Commvault Cloud vs Veeam Data Platform

Compared 6% of the time

Rubrik vs Veeam Data Platform

Compared 5% of the time

HPE Zerto Software vs Veeam Data Platform

Compared 4% of the time

VMware Live Recovery vs Veeam Data Platform

Compared 4% of the time

Acronis Cyber Protect vs Veeam Data Platform

Compared 4% of the time

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Also Known As

Avamar

SolarWinds SRM

Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication

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

The storage monitoring and capacity management software from SolarWinds gives you deep visibility into the performance of your multi-vendor storage arrays, and helps you closely watch the application stack for storage issues that affect application performance.

SolarWinds

Veeam Data Platform is a global leader in data resilience, offering protection and recovery solutions that keep businesses operational. It integrates secure backups with intelligent data insights, providing robust defense against cyber threats and ensuring data remains recoverable and adaptable.

Engineered to address modern cybersecurity challenges, Veeam Data Platform delivers reliable protection with orchestrated and verifiable recovery processes. Its platform extends beyond traditional backup, providing frictionless operations and ensuring that data is secure and always available. With features like built-in defenses, cleanroom recovery validation, and a streamlined software appliance, organizations maintain business continuity without disruption. As a trusted choice, Veeam empowers firms to effectively manage data across virtual and physical environments, fostering resilience in the face of adversity.

What are the key features of Veeam Data Platform?

Easy Installation: Simplifies deployment and management processes.
VM Integration: Offers seamless integration with virtual machine environments.
Instant Recovery: Provides fast backup and restore capabilities.
Granular Recovery: Enables detailed recovery options.
Robust Replication: Supports powerful data replication features.
Data Deduplication: Enhances backup efficiency.
WAN Acceleration: Optimizes data transfer speeds.
Application-Specific Backup: Tailors backup solutions to specific applications.

What benefits and ROI should users consider when reviewing Veeam?

Reliable Protection: Ensures data security and availability.
Scalability: Adapts easily to growing infrastructure needs.
Cloud Integration: Facilitates seamless cloud and on-premise interactions.
Centralized Management: Offers comprehensive data management solutions.
Minimal Downtime: Ensures continuous business operations.

In many industries, Veeam Data Platform is integral for robust data management strategies. It is widely used for backup, replication, and data protection across both virtual and physical environments. Organizations value its support for VMs, file-level recovery, and efficient disaster recovery scenarios. Additionally, the platform's capability to integrate with cloud and on-premise systems ensures efficient centralized backup management, meeting the diverse demands of large-scale infrastructures.

Veeam Software

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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