We performed a comparison between DD Boost and Dell Avamar 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 solution can scale."
"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."
"Data Domain is valuable, especially to restore data. For normal data, the restore from Data Domain is very efficient and fast."
"The solution is very good because it is easy to use and it speeds up the backup and lowers the requirement for the storage rate. It is capable of encryption, compression, and deduplication and it is fast for sending all of the data over the network because it sends only the change blocks from the client to the DD server."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is deduplication."
"The solution is very easy to manage. That's its most valuable feature."
"The solution is quite scalable. An organization shouldn't have any problem expanding if they use this solution."
"The traditional storage node and VPN setups are still viable options, but DD Boost offers a premium option with additional advantages. If available, adopting DD Boost can be a good choice."
"We are talking about a complete end-to-end solution which comes with its own hardware storage to back up the data on tape-less."
"Scheduling is valuable. It does a good job of backing up, and it does a good job of restoring. Nobody has got a problem with that. The agents are well supported."
"Client deduplication."
"The backup and recovery speed is very fast."
"It was very simple to deploy the solution to the client that you wanted to backup."
"The setup is very easy."
"The source site replication feature is valuable."
"Effective in protecting the virtualization system and end points."
"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 solution could always be cheaper."
"It would be good if the product could be useful not just for general backup. Its pricing is also expensive, and it can be a difficult application, particularly when you need to write a script for anything you would like to do."
"The solution could be faster."
"DD Boost is a bit expensive."
"There are limitations when using the VTL protocol in extreme cases."
"Integration could be better."
"There are some limitations where you cannot use it as a shared server or as a file server, it is limited for the only backup."
"The interface could be more helpful for people."
"The screen design is a bit back-dated."
"The solution could improve by having better integration and more flexibility."
"The user interface needs to be improved. It's not as good as it could be."
"There also needs to be single sign-on support."
"When we used the solution, it was still new, and so the customer service/technical support was not the best."
"The performance takes up a lot of resources, unfortunately."
"The product could offer more integration capabilities."
DD Boost is ranked 3rd in Deduplication Software with 30 reviews while Dell Avamar is ranked 4th in Deduplication Software with 81 reviews. DD Boost is rated 8.8, while Dell Avamar is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of DD Boost writes "Easy to set up with good replication capabilities and decent useability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". DD Boost is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager and Quantum DXi Series, whereas Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Dell Data Protection Advisor. See our DD Boost vs. Dell Avamar report.
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