We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas Backup Exec based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp and others in Deduplication Software."The compression aspect of the solution is great."
"This solution has a feature called Domain Boost, which allows for source deduplication and compression."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are ease of use and deduplication."
"The feature that I have found most useful is its data duplication."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression and the Data Domain Boost."
"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."
"We have found the product to be scalable."
"The most valuable features of Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are the duplication security and uptime."
"Backup Exec 2012 R2 is a very good product for the Windows file system and SQL backups. It is very user-friendly, but the next version Backup Exec 2014 that is released and the other next versions of Backup Exec product is not so friendly."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas Backup Exec is the ease of use."
"The solution is good for small and medium-sized businesses."
"Compression is the most valuable feature."
"I have found the overall features of the solution very good and there is the option to backup to the cloud."
"The ease-of-use in general is great."
"The most valuable feature is the user-friendly interface."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"We are not able to deal directly with the OEM we have to go to their partners in Nigeria."
"I would like to see some kind of integration with the ransomware in the next release."
"We would like faster instant recovery."
"We would like to see the price of this solution brought down to be comparable with similar products currently on the market."
"The price of the product is high."
"First-time integrations are difficult in NetWorker. NetWorker software needs to be simplified. It's very complex."
"It can probably have integration with other OEMs. It should also have more features for ransomware protection."
"The pricing could be better, but it's still not too expensive."
"In terms of improvements, I think the pricing model could be improved. They charge you by port, for every port that you have even if you're not using all of them."
"We need to have duplication and better compression."
"There still a lot of room for improvement in synthetic technologies, especially when targeted to deduplication media."
"Veritas Backup Exec's dashboard feature could be enhanced."
"Better integration with non-Microsoft products would be an improvement."
"I would like to see this solution improve on faster restoration. Currently, it takes a long time to restore my data."
"It's not too stable for client-server architecture. Center Management is not so interactive, and then there are some issues regarding the complex licensing which needs improvement."
"Expanding is difficult because if I want to add, for example, a terabyte of data, then I have to buy a disk shelf and it will cost me a lot."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 61 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.4, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. 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 Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik and Veeam Backup & Replication, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Arcserve UDP.
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