We performed a comparison between DD Boost and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Deduplication Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The dependable protocol and stability of DD Boost are its most valuable characteristics. We encountered no connectivity issues when connecting the backup appliance to DD Boost, and we received no customer complaints about this aspect. Primarily, the smooth communication and connectivity between the server and storage were the main strengths."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can support both the CIFS and NFS protocols simultaneously."
"The solution is quite scalable. An organization shouldn't have any problem expanding if they use this solution."
"Very stable solution."
"The initial setup of DD Boost involves a simple procedure."
"We can retain the data for a pretty long time."
"Data Domain Boost has a unique protocol. I don't think with other vendors you get the same efficiency. I work with some the other products, but this solution has amazing efficiency in comparison."
"The most valuable feature of the NetApp FAS Series is its stability."
"One of the most valuable features offered is double-parity RAID, which guarantees that your data will stay intact. We're also able to provision storage and monitor which ones are really consuming storage."
"Fast Snapshots"
"The solution is stable."
"The best feature is its ONTAP product line for Ransomware protection. It also has features for file storage and block storage. The solution is stable. We've had no issues with it. The tool is scalable and meets our requirements. The technical support and the supporting partner are great. The initial setup is straightforward. It is very easy to maintain the product. The feature set is excellent. I recommend the solution."
"Good for NAS and unified solutions."
"The most valuable features are compression and dedupe."
"It has a very good implementation of the Active Directory services, so implementation into a Windows network is easy."
"This product is expensive compared to other storage so the price can be improved."
"It would be nice if they could have the same tool set right from the smallest to the biggest modules, but being specific frame dependent."
"The experience of restoring VMware or Veeam Backup is difficult, when the backup you are using is a solution for backup, which is already having a deduplication. When you try to restore from Data Domain, it doesn't work perfectly, because Data Domain is already having a deduplication as well."
"DD Boost is a bit expensive."
"DD Boost could improve the solution by offering additional customizations that build upon existing features such as deduplication ratios. The primary objective of the solution is to create backups of existing data and push that data out to clients' backup systems. If they can make the process faster and introduce more enhancements, it would greatly benefit the backup environment."
"The main issue I've identified is that when backing up a final backup from the branch server, we don't have deduplication functionality."
"The product has low capacity."
"Connectivity with the cloud and on-premises needs improved gateways."
"The product should improve its user experience."
"The solution could do more than just data."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"It lacks automatic tiering, When you use data, some of it goes cold. It is not hot data, so the system should automatically move that data to the SATA, while the hot data is kept on tier-one, the SaaS or SSD drives."
"The one aspect of the solution that's negative for us is also more unique to us due to the fact that we did a MetroCluster. The tiebreaker piece that does the monitoring of the two different locations, and determines if one is not talking to the network normally (or if it's truly down) is a little difficult. It feels like it was not designed from the beginning to fit well into the other pieces. It feels like it was thrown in at the last minute and it is not smooth."
"Its operating system is very cumbersome. However, after you set it up, it runs pretty smoothly. Its file system is not very dynamic. It is very static."
"The only downside is in ease in management; it is not easy to use."
"We no longer have OEM support in South Africa which is not helpful, it can be difficult. They should add an office back to the country because it was better."
DD Boost is ranked 4th in Deduplication Software with 30 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 5th in Deduplication Software with 97 reviews. DD Boost is rated 8.6, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of DD Boost writes "Enhancing backup and recovery operations and accelerating backup and restore processes while seamlessly integrating with various backup software applications". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". DD Boost is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Dell Avamar and IBM ProtectTIER, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and IBM FlashSystem. See our DD Boost vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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