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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager
March 2024
Executive Summary
Updated on Mar 6, 2024

We compared Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager based on our user's reviews in several parameters.

Overall, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is praised for its high data storage capacity, efficient data deduplication, and reliable data protection capabilities, along with outstanding customer service. In contrast, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager excels in seamless integration, efficient data backup and recovery, advanced analytics, and robust security measures, along with cost-effectiveness. Users noted the need for improvements in performance, scalability, user interface, and support for different operating systems with Dell PowerProtect DD, while suggesting enhancements for a more intuitive interface, better documentation, and improved performance with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. Deployment timeframes vary for both products, with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager taking longer on average. Pricing, setup cost, and licensing are considered reasonable and hassle-free for both products, with positive feedback on return on investment for both solutions. Dell PowerProtect DD is considered beneficial for its ROI, while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is commended for its efficiency in managing data. Users appreciate Dell PowerProtect DD's competitive pricing and setup cost, as well as the licensing process. The product could benefit from better performance, scalability options, a more enhanced user interface, additional OS support, and improved deduplication capabilities. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is valuable for its efficient data backup and recovery, advanced analytics and reporting functionalities, robust security measures, user-friendly interface, and excellent customer service and support.

Features: Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) stands out for its high data storage capacity, efficient data deduplication, and reliable data protection. On the other hand, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager excels in seamless integration, advanced analytics, robust security measures, and excellent customer support.

Pricing and ROI: The setup cost of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is considered reasonable and competitive, with a straightforward and user-friendly process. On the other hand, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager has been positively received as well, with users finding the pricing fair and the setup cost straightforward and hassle-free., The Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) product was beneficial in terms of ROI, with positive user feedback. On the other hand, the Dell PowerProtect Data Manager showed significant ROI, impressing users with its efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and comprehensive features.

Room for Improvement: Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) needs improvements in performance, scalability options, user interface, operating system support, and data deduplication. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager should focus on enhancements in interface, support resources, compatibility, performance, and reliability.

Deployment and customer support: Review comparisons show that the deployment and setup durations for Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vary, with some users taking a few hours and others spending several days. For Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, feedback suggests longer timeframes, ranging from a week to three months for both deployment and setup., The customer service for Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) has been highly praised for its prompt and efficient assistance, excellent responsiveness, and knowledgeable representatives. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager also receives positive feedback, with users appreciating the promptness, effectiveness, and helpfulness of the support team. Both products excel in customer service and support.

The summary above is based on 29 interviews we conducted recently with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.

To learn more, read our detailed Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Featured Review
Samuel Sencion
Efficiently back up and manage data
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager has helped us to make simple backups. Before using it, our backups were more complicated.
Nilesh Nn
Helpful single management console, and beneficial reduplication and compression
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Pros
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward.""It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues.""I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market.""The product's initial setup phase was easy.""The solution adequately handles data storage.""Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored.""Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is user-friendly and easy to use. it does what it needs to do.""The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."

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"We have found the product to be scalable.""The technology has been very useful. There are lots of features on offer.""Deduplication and compression are the best features of the solution, which are popular and very effective.""The most valuable features of this product are its guaranteed reliability and its duplication capability.""It's very easy to use the domain once it's been set up. The interface is also user-friendly.""The features that I have found most valuable with Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are its deduplication feature and its DD Boost protocol for fast transfer, which is amazing.""The solution can scale up to one petabyte right now. It's very good for enterprise-level organizations.""The most important feature is the level of data compression provided by Dell EMC. It's a leader in data compression and deduplication, and the level of compression isn't available with any other vendors in the market."

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Cons
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency.""You need to use additional software to back up entire environments. It will be good if they could support entire tape libraries.""They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket.""Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly.""The Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager reports could improve. There should be different kinds of reports on failures, such as dashboards that we can submit to top management or auditors.""A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support.""As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures.""The interface is too complex."

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"We would like faster instant recovery.""DD Boost.""We have had deduplication and replication issues. When we used another backup software we noticed that it didn't have the same issues.""Technical support needs improvement.""Installation and deployment for this product need improvement. These processes need to made easier. Currently, it's not an easy installation for customers. This product needs to be installed by professionals.""They're scalable.""DD doesn't have Intel's air gap technology.""We have some problems with backing up on the Power Platform. PowerServer is an IBM product, and it forces us to back up over LAN, which is not suitable for us."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The licensing costs and pricing model are based on capacity and the license is easy to upgrade."
  • "The price of Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is reasonable."
  • "We offer monthly or yearly subscriptions. The price could be cheaper."
  • "The solution is not less expensive than competitors but pricing deals are available."
  • "The solution is more affordable than other vendors."
  • "The product is offered at a very competitive price in the market."

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  • "It is expensive, but the performance and deduplication cover for the cost."
  • "Pricing is related to size. A lower range solution might be about $33,000. My customers use higher range versions with a price of around $100,000. That's the price for both the hardware and software."
  • "In Naira it was twenty-five or twenty-seven million (approximately $75,000 USD) for the implementation and maintenance cost for three years."
  • "There are many options in the pricing structure which can cause some confusion and necessitate the purchase of additional licensing."
  • "This is one of the more expensive backup solutions on the market."
  • "Its price is reasonable."
  • "It could be more competitively priced. Its licensing was for five years. Obviously, the support will get renewed at some stage, but that's it."
  • "The price is on the high side."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Dell PowerProtect Data Manager?
    Top Answer:The product's initial setup phase was easy.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect...
    Top Answer:The product is offered at a very competitive price in the market. The compression and deduplication functionalities in the solution ensure that my company is able to save some costs.
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    What needs improvement with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager?
    Top Answer:A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support. In the future, the product should be able to fit into a hybrid infrastructure. It should be more of a single solution to meet all… more »
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    What do you like most about Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
    Top Answer:The compression aspect of the solution is great.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC PowerPro...
    Top Answer:There are many different licenses, so you pay for what you need. There are various aspects you can add on, like extra speed, or something just for reading data. There are licenses to do replication as… more »
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    What needs improvement with Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
    Top Answer:Nothing comes to mind in terms of improvement. It serves its purpose. That said, if they could develop higher algorithms to make it more efficient, that would be great. Usually, with the backup, the… more »
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    DataDomain, Dell EMC Data Domain, PowerProtect Data Domain
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    Overview

    PowerProtect Data Manager offers efficient data protection capabilities leveraging the latest evolution of Dell trusted protection storage architecture.

    With operational simplicity, agility and flexibility at its core, PowerProtect Data Manager enables the protection, management and recovery of data in on-premises, virtualized and cloud deployments, including protection of in-cloud workloads. You can also protect cloud-native workloads across multiple public clouds via our integrated SaaS based PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot Manager.

    Modernize how you protect your VMware virtual machines using Transparent Snapshots. Transparent Snapshots simplifies VM image backups for near-zero impact to your VMs or VM resources – and it works with any VMware supported storage. Transparent Snapshots innovation increases backup performance, lowers costs and simplifies management and reduces the risk of data loss.

    Streamline data protection directly for applications or Kubernetes containers to Dell PowerProtect appliances and reduce application resource constraints.

    Increase business resiliency with PowerProtect Cyber Recovery capabilities to rapidly recover from cyber incidents.

    Modular design allows agile delivery of new features and updates. Rapidly evolve to meet future IT demands.

    • Software defined: Provide flexible data protection and compliance across applications and cloud-native IT environments
    • Multi-cloud optimized: Extend protection to the cloud with backup to cloud, backup in-cloud, long term retention and cloud disaster recovery
    • Self-service: Backup and restore directly from native applications
    • Cloud-Based Monitoring and Analytics: Telemetry, machine learning and predictive analytics to proactively take action and speed time to resolution



    Reviews from Real Users

    “We keep an eye on the future, and we are confident that PowerProtect Data Manager and PowerProtect DD series appliances will support our transformation project. Both products are continuously evolving and will cover our future needs, including using the cloud for data protection.” – Dimitris Mavromichalis, IT Deputy Manager at National Bank of Greece

    “PowerProtect Data Manager combined with PowerProtect appliances – that’s cutting edge. That’s world leading as far as we’re concerned.” – Drew Hills, Infrastructure Analyst at USC Australia

    ““Most of my wish list came true with the PowerProtect Data Manager plugin for vSphere, which provides perfect integration with vCenter.” – Dave Chapman, Senior Technician at PSC Publishing

    DD series enables your organization to protect, manage and recover data at scale. As the next generation of Dell Data Domain appliances, DD series sets the bar for efficient data management from edge to core to cloud and includes the ecosystem support and comprehensive data protection that customers have come to appreciate from Data Domain. The DD series offers a super-fast, secure, and an efficient solution that is built for multi-cloud data protection and to keep up with future demands. The DD series consists of the DD9900, DD9400, DD6900, DD6400, DD3300, and a software-defined option, PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition (DDVE).

    DD series empowers organizations to protect, manage and recover data at scale across their entire diverse ecosystems. DD series provides broad ecosystem support, efficiency, powerful data protection, cloud-enabled capabilities, and the cyber resiliency that our customers demand.

    The DD Operating System (DDOS) is the brilliance that drives the DD series. DDOS contributes the agility, security, and reliability that pushes DD series to deliver high-speed, scalable, and standard-setting protection storage for backup, archive, and disaster recovery. DDOS integrates seamlessly with many existing infrastructures, permitting ease-of-use with leading backup and archiving applications, and provides superior performance in conjunction with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager and Data Protection Suite. When you decide to purchase a new DD series appliance you can easily consume DDOS as a subscription providing greater flexibility for deployment while minimizing your overall upfront costs.

    DD series does a great job to minimize the threat of data loss and adds to the value of protected data while meeting ever-increasing demands of SLAs and increasing ROI. DDOS drives DD series to deliver up to 38% faster backups and up to 45% faster restores at significantly higher compression levels.

    DD series supports high availability within the single rack. Additionally, DD series can greatly reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) by minimizing downtime in the unlikely event of a hardware failure. DD series delivers amazing high-speed networking connectivity with support for 25GbE and 100GbE network adapters.

    Benefits of Dell PowerProtect DD

    Fast, secure, efficient data protection:

    • Provide 1.5PB usable capacity in a single rack
    • Allow for Up to 3PB capacity for long-term retention
    • Logical capacity is increased by up to 30% per TB when compared to the previous generation
    • Allow for instant access and instant restore of up to 64VMs and 100k IOPS
    • High-speed network connectivity – 10GbE, 25GbE and 100GbE
    • Seamless fast integration and outstanding performance with PowerProtect Data Manager and Data Protection Suite
    • Supports many of the leading enterprise backup and archive applications

    Industry-leading multi-cloud protection:

    • Provides software-defined protection storage on-premises and in-cloud with PowerProtect DD Virtual Edition (DDVE).
    • DDVE scales up to 256TB in-cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and others).
    • Greatly improves in-cloud restore performance by as much as 10x when compared to previous versions.
    • Cloud Tier delivers super simple and value-added long-term retention to public, private, or hybrid clouds
    • Cost-efficient disaster recovery to the cloud

    Operational simplicity:

    • Enhanced DD System Manager supports a complete chassis view
    • Significantly lower administrative costs
    • Grants a single point of management for all DD series by PowerProtect DD Management Center
    • Deploy Smart Scale for PowerProtect appliances directly from PowerProtect DD Management Center. Smart Scale helps drive down management complexities while increasing storage efficiencies. 

    Reviews from Real Users

    One user, who is an enterprise IT architect at a tech service company, says that “Dell PowerProtect DD is highly stable and reliable. I have not had a time when the system did not work and in an emergency this is critical.” He rates the ROI it has brought his company a five out of five.

    A pre-sales and technical manager at a tech services company says that "The features that I have found most valuable with Dell PowerProtect DD are its deduplication feature and its DD Boost protocol for fast transfer, which is amazing."

    Chris C., lead infrastructure architect at ThinkON, relates that Dell PowerProtect DD “allows our organization to send more data to this device compared to others. It also allows us a fast recovery of files or Virtual Machines if needed being on-premise.”

    Sample Customers
    National Bank of Greece, USC Australia, PCS Publishing, Dell Digital IT, Rushmore Electric, Melanson Health, Arrow Electronics
    The US Army, City of Houston, Lloyds TSB, TiVo, Teck, Ingram Entertainment, The New York Mets
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    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization14%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Computer Software Company18%
    Insurance Company14%
    Energy/Utilities Company7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise38%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise24%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Small Business37%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise42%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 8th in Deduplication Software with 8 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 61 reviews. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.4, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager writes "A tool that offers good capacity management and product management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Rubrik, whereas Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication and Veritas NetBackup Appliance. See our Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager report.

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