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Executive Summary
Updated on Mar 31, 2022

We performed a comparison between Dell EMC Avamar and Dell EMC Networker based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.

  • Ease of Deployment: Reviewers of both solutions agree that the initial setup of each can be complex, particularly for inexperienced users.
  • Features: Users of both products are happy with their performance, stability, and scalability. Dell EMC Avamar users say it is a powerful and fast tool, but the user interface could be enhanced. Dell EMC Networker users say it is easy to use but needs more support for image backups and better integration options.
  • Pricing: Reviewers of both solutions have differing opinions in this category. Some reviewers of each feel the price is fair, while others feel the price is too high.
  • ROI: Dell EMC Avamar users report a significant ROI. Dell EMC Networker reviewers do not explicitly mention ROI.

  • Service and Support: Reviewers of both solutions had mixed reviews in the category of support. Some report being satisfied with the support, while many others feel that the level of support for both products should improve.

Comparison Results: Dell EMC Avamar wins out in this comparison due to its robust performance as well as its impressive data reduction and deduplication abilities. In addition, Dell EMC Avamar received positive feedback in the ROI category.

To learn more, read our detailed Dell Avamar vs. Dell NetWorker Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"It is a very complete product.""The solution integrates well with Unix, Windows, Hyper-V and VM.""Client deduplication.""They are extremely reliable and scalable — they provide the best de-duplication on the market.""I like Dell EMC Avamar's compression of data.""Its deduplication technologies are the best in the market, currently.""I think the brand is very good. Support is also very nice for end users and integration with EMC products for businesses.""The most valuable feature is the integration with Data Domain and your VM stacks."

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"The support for legacy products is very good.""It is an extremely stable product.""The most valuable feature of Dell NetWorker is its quick configuration and handling of large databases.""The GUI is the best feature. It's very good and easy to use.""The solution is scalable.""The standout feature of Dell NetWorker is its expertise in handling our VMware environment.""The software implementation takes about 30 minutes.""The interface is user-friendly and can be used by the end-users."

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Cons
"This solution could improve by introducing daily verifications and another repository.""The interface has room for improvement. It's not ideal right now.""The solution is not very strong on the Cloud. They should work out how they can use this as a backup as a service.""Avamar is not the best tool when it comes to taking Azure backups. Like Commvault, if Avamar can support VM-level backups for the cloud, that would make it a bit better.""The product could be improved by simplifying the components available.""Desktop-laptop backups and backup over the WAN needs lot of improvisation. For DTLT there must be a provision to push agents from the management console.""Dell hasn't done a good job at handling these upgrades, or the way EMC used to handle them.""If you need to pull data out of it to offload to tapes, that's messy. You have a mechanism for it, but it is painful."

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"There should be more vendors incorporated into the solution.""The deduplication needs improvement and it could use better integration.""They need more support for image backups.""The solution could be graphically better.""The user interface is hard to use, it should be simplified. There are a lot of web-based management interfaces which they should consider.""The software also isn't user-friendly like Convault or Rubrik. The solution errors and management aren't so good in comparison.""While upgrading to a new version, we encounter challenges related to specific algorithms or code regulations.""It's complex in nature."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is very expensive. It's a trust based licensing. So that's an ethical challenge."
  • "This solution is less expensive than Veeam for us, although it depends on the customer because we get a great discount."
  • "I'm not sure, but perhaps the pricing could be done better at the moment."
  • "The price is the main thing I'd like to see them change. If they can come down in price, that would be a good thing. It's very cost competitive in the entry level range, because Veeam pricing is much cheaper than Avamar."
  • "It was approximately $70-80,000 when it was under support, but right now EMC has not been supporting this product for two years."
  • "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."
  • "When it comes to competition the price is not what is important, it's not the problem."
  • "The price of this product should be lower."
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  • "Low cost is key."
  • "You have to buy the deduplication software separately from the license."
  • "It's approximate, but I believe we pay around $20-30,000 a month in licensing."
  • "The pricing of this solution is very good."
  • "If you purchase Avamar, NetWorker is free with Avamar, for one terabyte license capacity."
  • "It is excellent from the pricing point of view. It is free with Data Protection Suite. Similarly, when you purchase Avamar, Dell EMC NetWorker is free with one terabyte license capacity. Its price is very competitive."
  • "The price is a little on the high side, but it's reliable and provides a good service."
  • "It is not very expensive and not very cheap."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer: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… more »
    Top Answer:It's stable and offers good performance.
    Top Answer:The solution is expensive. I rate the pricing a six to seven out of ten.
    Top Answer:Earlier, users had to make yearly payments towards the licensing costs of the product. The licenses were expensive, but users used to get the best device to use.
    Top Answer:Based on my experience, it was tricky to get support when I started working with the tool. The support is an area with concerns where improvements are required. Once the product starts working, users… more »
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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.

    Built on a reputation of efficiency and reliability, thousands of customers trust Dell NetWorker to protect their data and applications across multiple environments, from core to edge to cloud.

    Inherently flexible, NetWorker helps you deploy and leverage the data protection that fits your needs. NetWorker protects both physical and virtual environments, including VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V, as well as cloud workloads on AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

    NetWorker is available as part of Dell Data Protection Suite, which offers comprehensive data protection software applications and tools. NetWorker is delivered as software and as a virtual edition.

    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
    Republic Bank, Westgate Resorts, Macquire Cloud Services, Shriners, Panatonni, Qatar Islamic Bank, Eurosport
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company15%
    Retailer13%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Government11%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm28%
    Comms Service Provider11%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Energy/Utilities Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Government8%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business28%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise49%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise62%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business23%
    Midsize Enterprise37%
    Large Enterprise40%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise67%
    Buyer's Guide
    Dell Avamar vs. Dell NetWorker
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Avamar vs. Dell NetWorker and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Dell Avamar is ranked 13th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews while Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.8, while Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8. 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 NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA), Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Commvault Cloud and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). See our Dell Avamar vs. Dell NetWorker report.

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