We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Veritas NetBackup Appliance 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."What I find valuable about Dell PowerProtect IDPA is its stability and strong performance."
"IDPA's best feature is Turbo Boost Technology. The compression and duplication features are excellent, too."
"We don't need to manage different devices."
"We use it for complete backup and recovery. We have multiple clients and have created multiple large virtual capabilities and zoning backlogs."
"It backs up our Windows systems and our Linux systems and everything."
"Instead of four or five tools, consisting of backup software, storage where the backup resides, and a separate system for reporting and central monitoring, they all now come in the virtual edition for IDP."
"Dell PowerProtect is stable and scalable."
"The most valuable feature is the deduplication rate."
"The solution has a very easy-to-navigate user interface."
"The most valuable feature is that the backup and restoring process is very fast."
"I have no stability issues to report...The initial setup is quite simple."
"I think the solution is very intuitive, effective, and easy to use."
"The tool is easy to use, stable, and performs well, but it depends on the environment where it is deployed. It is leaning more toward huge enterprises where it is positioned. It needs to be as easy as others but addresses more complex requirements."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can be used in many different kinds of systems."
"The most valuable features of Veritas NetBackup Appliance are the ease of use and the familiar interface."
"The initial setup gets easier the more you do it."
"Managing the product is a little bit complicated."
"Dell PowerProtect DP needs to include more features and improve backup for a continual base."
"There is room for improvement in terms of network connectivity."
"The two-factor authentication is missing from Dell products."
"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."
"The solution should be easier to use."
"The product's index master feature needs improvement."
"We would like to see the pricing drop a bit."
"They could improve the interface a bit."
"The hybrid model is not that efficient if we want to off-site data; it takes a lot of time to upload the data on a regular basis."
"Feature-wise, it is quite good, but it is very costly. Its price has gone up quite significantly over the years, and that makes people like us look at alternatives."
"With technical support, it feels like they aren't well trained and it takes forever to get answers out of them."
"I would like to see support for databases such as MySQL and MongoDB."
"The product must improve its recovery features."
"I would like to see a product that requires less expertise to manage it."
"I would like the ability to recover a single folder within the backup of a virtual machine."
Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is ranked 22nd in Backup and Recovery with 12 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 20th in Backup and Recovery with 46 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is rated 8.2, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.0. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup Appliance writes "Offers good connectivity, easy to use and stable solution ". Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Rubrik and Azure Backup, whereas Veritas NetBackup Appliance is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), DD Boost, ExaGrid EX Series and Rubrik. See our Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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