Dell NetWorker vs Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] comparison

Dell NetWorker and Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Additionally, 90% of Dell NetWorker users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] users who would recommend it.

Dell NetWorker

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90% willing to recommend

Dell ProtectPoint [EOL]

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50% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Dell NetWorker

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

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Dell ProtectPoint [EOL]

Average Rating

7.6

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Featured Reviews

RaedHassan

Senior Specialist Backup/Storage at National Bank of Kuwait

Has supported flexible multi-platform backups and improved over time

Regarding the effectiveness of Dell NetWorker in terms of role-based access controls, I have experience with it, but I find it somewhat lacking in flexibility as it offers limited features, and I would rate it around seven out of ten. It is not that there is something wrong with the role-based access controls in Dell NetWorker, but it lacks many permissions or roles to assign, providing options only for administrator or user. To improve Dell NetWorker for the next release, I recommend enhancing flexibility in the policy, allowing selection of multiple options within the same policy, and addressing issues like the DNS lookup dependency to make it more controllable from Dell NetWorker itself rather than relying on other applications. Looking forward, I would like to see improved policy features and a more enhanced GUI, as it is still slow.

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Umar-Qureshi

Deputy Manager at Reliance Industries Ltd

Speedy and easy setup but it needs to mature

One way this solution could be improved is if they could come up with better options to migrate. As for what could be included in the next release, we have shared a couple of points with them. First, the account should be more in balance and coordinated with us. They already communicated to our project management team that they are going to implement some of these features. I would definitely recommend this solution. But as time goes on and new features are getting added the product will be more comprehensive.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Stability and the ease of taking backups are the biggest benefits of Dell NetWorker."

"It is an extremely stable product."

"Dell NetWorker is easy to install, configure, and operate."

"The software’s best feature is data backup for any system."

"Dell NetWorker allows for extensive customization, supporting various open-source databases like PostgreSQL."

"The backup capabilities and the automatization of the backup - along with the potential to make the back up on a virtual machine - are the solution's most valuable aspects."

"Technical support is good."

"The GUI is the best feature. It's very good and easy to use."

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"One of the features I find most valuable, is the good technical support."

"The speed and the ease of the initial setup are both good. It is not complex."

Cons

"We are looking forward to better stability in future versions."

"The solution could be graphically better."

"NetWorker's major problem is its legacy software."

"The installation process should be improved as it is complicated. To connect to a server, it's necessary to install a client on the server, which is challenging."

"The management of Dell Networker is quite cumbersome."

"I would like to see better support for the container systems, and we would like to see more support for image backups instead of pure file backups."

"The security features need backup and encryption. It would be nice if they added this feature. I would also like to be able to decrypt when restoring the security features. Hackers can sense these vulnerabilities today, and we need to have our enterprise prepared."

"The data storage capabilities should be improved."

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"The interface and documentation need to improve."

"The product has to be more mature, like to be another six to eight months on the market. A lot of maturity needs to be incorporated."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing of the solution is not the cheapest compared to other similar solutions. The Networker is available as a component of the Dell EMC Data Protection Suite package and it should have the ability to be purchased separately."

"Pricing is cheaper for this product, compared to its competitors."

"The solution follows a subscription model for licensing. We pay annually to use the solution and the price is high."

"It is not very expensive and not very cheap."

"Dell NetWorker has two types of licensing models."

"It is inexpensive compared to new products."

"You have to buy the deduplication software separately from the license."

"I have a capacity-based license, but I don't know the exact cost of that license."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

15%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Government

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	24
Midsize Enterprise	33
Large Enterprise	38

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What do you like most about Dell NetWorker?

The feature that offers the greatest benefits in ensuring data integrity is its backup capability.

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Overview

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.

Dell Technologies

Dell EMC ProtectPoint technology provides up to 20x faster, more efficient backup and 10x faster recovery while eliminating the backup impact on application servers. By integrating primary storage and industry leading protection storage, ProtectPoint reduces cost and complexity by eliminating traditional backup applications while still providing the benefits of native backups. Overall, ProtectPoint provides the performance of snapshots with the functionality of backups.

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Sample Customers

Republic Bank, Westgate Resorts, Macquire Cloud Services, Shriners, Panatonni, Qatar Islamic Bank, Eurosport

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