We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar and Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) 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."The most valuable feature is the integration with Data Domain and your VM stacks."
"The solution is very user-friendly."
"Avamar has long been the best in its class, but that's changing as new solutions emerge. However, Dell has traditionally been a leader in deduplication and compression. Avamar enabled us to shift data from on-premise local appliances to data centers and multi-tenant infrastructure. That's a powerful feature. because customers can back up to the cloud without upgrading o high-capacity links or congesting their backups."
"Stable and scalable backup and recovery software, with good technical support."
"The backup and recovery speed is very fast."
"The installation of the solution is easy."
"The most valuable feature of Avamar would have to be the way it works over needing very little bandwidth to move data across a WAN or LAN."
"The solution is very stable."
"The product is integrated with Huawei software and its backup and recovery time is very fast."
"We use it for complete backup and recovery. We have multiple clients and have created multiple large virtual capabilities and zoning backlogs."
"IDPA's best feature is Turbo Boost Technology. The compression and duplication features are excellent, too."
"Dell PowerProtect is stable and scalable."
"It backs up our Windows systems and our Linux systems and everything."
"The product is easy to troubleshoot and store data."
"The most valuable feature is the deduplication rate."
"What I find valuable about Dell PowerProtect IDPA is its stability and strong performance."
"If you don't have DPA, the reporting features are not as user-friendly, so reporting is something that they can improve on."
"The configuration and expansion aspects of the solution need improvement. They're complicated and don't really integrate well."
"If there is a need to move the data from one backup solution to another, it might be difficult since there is no option for a straightforward migration."
"Avamar needs a greater emphasis on storage targets. If it's going to keep pace with the times, it needs more ability to leverage cloud storage."
"The user interface still needs to have some level of improvement. It could be more user-friendly and intuitive."
"We have had a lot of problems with the Dell EMC Avamar solution. The snapshots are not being erased after backup."
"The reporting should be improved, as we currently have to use another tool for that purpose."
"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."
"I would like to see integration with Dell EMC's Cloud Tier."
"There is room for improvement in terms of network connectivity."
"We cannot add IDPA to DPC, and each IP has a DP Central, which cannot monitor other IDPAs."
"After resizing and compression, the system continuously runs out of space. Dell EMC doesn't do automatic cleanup or other things, so we constantly have to manually go in there or work with Dell support on this. The solution has not been working as advertised."
"Dell PowerProtect DP needs to include more features and improve backup for a continual base."
"The solution should be easier to use."
"The only thing that could be improved would be the complexity of the initial setup."
"The two-factor authentication is missing from Dell products."
Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is ranked 22nd in Backup and Recovery with 12 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, while Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) writes "The product comes bundled with a host of useful solutions that help one centralize their work". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud and Veritas NetBackup. See our Dell Avamar vs. Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) report.
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