We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and NovaStor NovaBACKUP 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."The possibility of recovering up-to-the-moment data is very useful."
"The standout feature of Dell NetWorker is its expertise in handling our VMware environment."
"The updated graphical interface is better than it used to be."
"The most valuable features for us at the moment are NFS, file system backup, and IP backup."
"The solution has a longer lifespan."
"Dell's technical support are quite helpful with straightforward issues."
"The support for legacy products is very good."
"Dell EMC NetWorker is scalable."
"It is a very good and easy-to-use tool for non-technical people."
"The initial setup is complex."
"I would like to see encryption included in the next release to encrypt the data that we are backing up."
"It could be more user-friendly."
"It is not easy to understand and deploy. It is complex in nature. Simplicity is not there. When we deploy it, the customer always needs some training from us. To make it user friendly, there should be one agent that can be used to back up every product. Dell EMC NetWorker uses so many user agents. In PowerProtect Data Manager, you can just install its VM, import that VM into vCenter, and you can start to do backups directly from vCenter. However, in Dell EMC NetWorker, you always need one server, and from that server, you need to initiate all backups. You must know the interface and the CLI. It is not user friendly. It would be a great feature if we can deploy Dell EMC NetWorker on a virtual machine, like Avamar. The additional features that are required in Dell EMC NetWorker are already available in PowerProtect Data Manager and Avamar. Therefore, there is no need to enhance Dell EMC NetWorker. It would be better if they can just rename it to PowerProtect Data Manager or Avamar."
"It is a little buggy at times, which is the only thing that I dislike about this product."
"They need to be compatible with the cloud because EMC NetWorker cannot compete with other products at the moment. EMC focuses only on their own cloud and do not take into consideration other cloud vendors."
"The stability of the NMC could use some attention, as it tends to be a bit shaky during jobs and other operations."
"Its console UI should be better. It should also have more out-of-the-box reporting functionalities. It should also have easier cloud integration. They have got cloud boost and things like that, but if you want to directly back up to the cloud, I'm not too sure whether you can do it. For example, you can easily send data from Commvault to AWS, Azure, or a container, but it seems to be not so easy in NetWorker."
"The price of NovaStor NovaBACKUP is an area that can be considered as a weakness or drawback, where improvements are required."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while NovaStor NovaBACKUP is ranked 34th in Backup and Recovery with 2 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while NovaStor NovaBACKUP is rated 9.6. The top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NovaStor NovaBACKUP writes "A product that offers good support and performance while also being user-friendly". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas NovaStor NovaBACKUP is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication and Acronis Cyber Protect. See our Dell NetWorker vs. NovaStor NovaBACKUP report.
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