Dell Avamar vs Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] comparison

Dell Technologies and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Additionally, 87% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

Dell Avamar

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We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar and Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell Avamar

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (7th), Deduplication Software (5th)

Veeam Agent for Microsoft W...

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

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Featured Reviews

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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Salman Ahmed

Senior Manager at Habib Bank Ltd.

Functional application availability

There are not many options available for AIX backup. They provide the agent for AIX, but it could be more mature, and they should improve that option. They also provide the AIX agent, which is similar to the Windows and Linux agents. Since we use AIX machines, we need to take backups of those machines. However, the options available in that agent are limited. Therefore, the new version should have improvements in that area.

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

Pros

"The solution is very stable."

"Duplication and the speed of backup are great."

"The data reduction feature and the ease of enabling a server in a DR location are the most valuable."

"The backup and recovery speed is very fast."

"The entire system operates seamlessly, with minimal hands-on involvement, allowing us to focus on monitoring rather than constant adjustments or deployments, as seen in larger, more dynamic environments."

"The product is very powerful and offers very good performance."

"Its deduplication technologies are the best in the market, currently."

"The tool's most valuable features are backup management and speed."

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"This is a reliable system that supports Veeam backup and recovery for Windows."

"The most valuable feature is that it's a VMware environment."

"The installation of Veeam Agent is straightforward."

"A full-featured option for managing virtual machines with an instant recovery feature."

"I love Veeam because it is very easy to work with."

"Technical support is good. They're very responsive. It depends on the timezone responding, but I usually get a response within three hours of creating a ticket."

"The initial setup was straightforward. It was very easy. Deployment only took about one hour with configuration and everything considered."

"We found the initial setup to be quite simple."

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Cons

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

"The solution could improve by having better integration and more flexibility."

"Reporting in Dell Avamar needs improvement. The current reporting tool is very basic, and you have to dig deep into each function to get the information you need. For example, getting the status of failed and succeeded backups is very difficult in Avamar compared to Veeam. As for additional functionality, I would suggest improving WAN optimization. It's very important for getting offline or off-site backups. It should also include a tool to check for ransomware which would be beneficial. If a backup is vulnerable to ransomware, there should be a way to detect it, like using ARR rules to ensure your backup is ransomware-free. I haven't had any experience integrating Dell Avamar with AI solutions. It’s also a good point that Avamar doesn't offer such integrations, which is an area where Dell could improve."

"There are instances where backups fail on certain applications, which is an area that could be improved."

"The challenges we do face typically revolve around aligning specific features with our accustomed tool usage."

"The initial setup is a bit complex and could be simpler."

"A benefit would be support for either Azure Cool Storage or AWS Glacier."

"The product could be improved by simplifying the components available."

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"Troubleshooting is very hard."

"In the next release, I would like to see it easier to implement."

"I can't think of anything that may be missing."

"The solution's compression ratio and high speed for backing up can always improve. Aspects that need improvement are less time, better quality, higher security, and more compression. These are continuous requirements for any customer."

"There are not many options available for AIX backup. They provide the agent for AIX, but it could be more mature."

"They should improve the solution's automation features."

"I've found a lot of difficulties on the initial setup and especially in terms of credentials. We really need a Window OS. It doesn't like the domain admin account. it's a primary permission issue."

"The support could be improved a lot, as it is currently non-existent."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price should be reduced. It would be good if you could pay as per usage, and there is a subscription model like VMware. There should be some flexibility because sometimes, the customer only uses the backup for one month or three months. Currently, I have to pay whether I use it or not. Its licensing should be flexible and based on consumption."

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

"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 was approximately $70-80,000 when it was under support, but right now EMC has not been supporting this product for two years."

"The price is fair."

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

"Dell Avamar is a moderately priced solution."

"Dell EMC needs to lower Avamar's price and add more features to stay competitive."

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"We purchased a three-year license, and I think that the prices are ok."

"We have an annual license."

"We have the Community Edition and I believe we bought a license for 200 instances. Veeam Agent is mainly used for our branch offices. Those only have one or two Hyper-V servers, so it's covered with the Community Edition. Basically, it's free. I remember Veeam 7.0 or 8.0 wasn't free, but the Community Edition is."

"Our licensing fees are on a yearly basis."

"For the licensing of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, the customer can choose to pay monthly or yearly. It's up to the customer."

"We have a cloud provider agreement with Veeam. We are also paying for the agent."

"Pricing is based on license packaging and duration. Longer term licenses are less per year and license packages also offer a discount."

"It is less expensive than one of its variants."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Photography Company

21%

Computer Software Company

18%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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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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.

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What is Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows?

Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is a robust, trusted data protection and recovery solution for both physical and virtual machines. This solution can be used to safeguard all kinds of machines and devices, such as desktops, laptops, and mobile devices. Veeam Agent for Windows can easily be installed on all Windows-based physical servers, workstations, desktops, and virtual machines, and works well in either a standalone or managed mode.

It is widely understood that all users should back up all stored data on a regularly scheduled basis to protect all important data. In the event of a data disaster, data can easily be restored from the backup using this solution and one would never have to experience a loss of important information. Users can implement Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows to perform regularly scheduled backups automatically, or manually, as needed. Users can choose to back up individual folders and files, designate particular computer files, or even the entire computer image.

Backups can be saved in several different locations, such as:

Cloud Repository (Veeam Cloud Connect)
Backup Repository (Veeam Backup Server)
Network Shared Folder
Local Computer Drive
Removable Storage Device (USB, CD, DVD, etc)
Microsoft OneDrive

Veeam Agent for Windows users are able to:

Create a Veeam Recovery Media file on an external hard drive, CD/DVD/BD, internal hard drive, or choose to establish an ISO file using Veeam Recovery Media on disk.

Create a comprehensive system image backup and securely back up chosen computer volumes or specific personal folders with files. Users have the option to store backups in a network shared folder on an external hard drive, or use the Veeam backup repository, Veeam Cloud Connect Repository, or Microsoft OneDrive.

Veeam Data restore offers two options:

Volume-level restore: Veeam Agent is able to restore the complete content of the entire volume. The solution retrieves the data blocks pertaining to the designated volumes and copies them to the desired location. A volume can then be restored to a new location or its original location.
File-Level Restore: Veeam Agent will use Veeam’s proprietary driver to publish backup content safely to a user's computer file system. Users can then access the content user Veeam’s Virtual Disk Driver (VDK), which is included with the solution. Users can then easily browse and copy the desired files and folders to use as desired.

Veeam Recovery Media

Veeam Agent for Windows allows users to create a complete recovery image of their computer using Veeam Recovery Media. This image contains all data necessary to run Microsoft Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) while supplying a viable option to run users’ computer systems.

Reviews From Real Users:

“We use Veeam Agent for security as well as to ensure we have a backup should the server or discs fatally die. We are a small company with just one building, we want to be sure that should a server be gone we have a backup in the cloud so that we can survive.” - Director at a tech services company

“The compatibility of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows with other solutions is good. Its integration with other solutions is also good. I also find the product user-friendly.” - Business Development Manager at a tech services company.

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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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