We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup Appliance 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 product, a disk backup solution, improves our data application tasks. We used tape libraries with Dev drives in legacy architectures, resulting in slow backups compared to modern drives like NVMe and SSDs. By transitioning to NVMe and SSDs, backups have become much faster. The tool's backup restoration is faster compared to other tools."
"Stable and scalable suite of solutions with deduplication, apart from data protection, storage, and backup."
"This solution has a feature called Domain Boost, which allows for source deduplication and compression."
"Its pricing is not overly expensive."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are ease of use and deduplication."
"It is stable. I would rate the stability of the solution a nine out of ten."
"I like the different features. We work closely with Dell on different products and features, which is why we use them all."
"Deduplication and compression are the best features of the solution, which are popular and very effective."
"NetBackup is based on really good architectural hardware, and Veritas has the best backup and replication technology in the world."
"The intelligent policies feature is used in order to protect the VMware infrastructure. One of the things that makes a big difference for our company is the usage of these intelligence policies. The system automatically provides extra protection for any VMware server application or service. From a backup administrator's point of view, this is what we call peace of mind. It reduces the workload and therefore reduces resources needed from the company."
"This is a good backup interconversion solution because all the masters and the targets backups are on the same system. It is easy to administrate for a single point of access for clients."
"We find the pricing is reasonable."
"It’s quite scalable."
"The initial setup gets easier the more you do it."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can be used in many different kinds of systems."
"It is easy to use and the performance is good."
"The product lacks some security features that would make it more stand-alone and integrated."
"The firmware upgrades could be simplified. I'm in the process of struggling to upgrade right now."
"The pricing could be lower."
"The pricing model needs to be improved."
"First-time integrations are difficult in NetWorker. NetWorker software needs to be simplified. It's very complex."
"The pricing should be adjusted. Customers continuously talk about the price. They know it is a good solution and they really need the type of storage the solution offers, but it costs somewhere around $100,000 and up. It's not cheap, but it's very important for data vendors."
"DD doesn't have Intel's air gap technology."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"Veritas NetBackup would benefit from better explained error codes."
"NetBackup Appliance's pricing is reasonable, but it could be lower."
"In terms of implementing the solution, it's quite technical. You need to be knowledgable in order to pull off a successful deployment."
"The desirability of appliance solutions is dwindling in the marketplace."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance needs to improve its security. It needs to ensure that it is 100 percent protected against cyberattacks."
"Veritas NetBackup Appliance can improve by having a more direct connection to the cloud. It should have the technology to be able to directly communicate with the cloud."
"Depending on the setup structure, it can be complex to implement."
"It's hard to get to the backups. There are too many tabs."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 61 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 6th in Deduplication Software with 46 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.4, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup Appliance writes "Offers good connectivity, easy to use and stable solution ". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas Veritas NetBackup Appliance is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, DD Boost, ExaGrid EX Series, HPE StoreOnce and Veeam Backup & Replication. See our Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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