We performed a comparison between Cohesity DataProtect and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."It works well with backup virtual machines and SQL services we have been using."
"Its most valuable feature is its ransomware protection, so it has immutable backups."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The dashboard is very easy to use."
"One of the most valuable features is the restore functionality that they offer."
"The system automatically takes down the nodes one at a time and performs the upgrade and brings the node back up before proceeding to the next. Upgrades can now be done at any time with a high level of confidence."
"I like that Cohesity offers the chance to have data on-premises and on the cloud. All the data is automatically sent to the cloud."
"The most valuable aspect for me is that I don't have to deal with media in terms of tapes like our existing system does."
"The stability is excellent."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are ease of use and deduplication."
"Data Domain is an excellent repository that's compatible with a lot of different solutions. Even Veeam Backup recommends sending backup to Data Domain. Space optimization is great. Currently, it guarantees 50-to-1 compression of the application in the same device. In all these years, I never had a client who was unsatisfied with Data Domain. It is a solid appliance with VMware integration, instant access to restore and search, and analytics."
"PowerProtect is a flexible solution that you can cover various cloud and on-premise environments."
"This solution has a feature called Domain Boost, which allows for source deduplication and compression."
"The compression aspect of the solution is great."
"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."
"The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression and the Data Domain Boost."
"Better support for legacy platforms would be nice, but we should be moving off those anyway."
"We have Oracle databases running on Linux servers in our environment and we have found the Oracle backups were quite complex to setup."
"In terms of the product itself, there have been a handful of patches that have had to be applied outside of the GUI via the command line. It's very straightforward and easy and in the same redundant fashion, but not quite as simple as one or two clicks. I'm hoping that will decrease going forward."
"Reporting is quite limited and not customizable."
"Initial setup can be complex if you need to change IP addresses. Hopefully, they improve that in a future release."
"We are waiting on the AIX agent to be released."
"Quality testing of upgrades should be somewhat improved."
"The tool could benefit from further improvements in AI features, particularly in areas such as a generative AI chat interface. This feature could help answer queries about the data being protected. One feature that would greatly improve our experience with the product is the ability to identify data redundancies through a central console. This feature would help us reduce storage costs by managing redundant data."
"The licensing is not cost-effective, and the pricing could be better."
"DD Boost."
"We would like to see the price of this solution brought down to be comparable with similar products currently on the market."
"They need to make migration easier."
"Dell PowerProtect DD could improve by having better integration with other backup solutions."
"The tool's DD Boost is expensive."
"Dell EMC Data Domain needs to have better compatibility between NetWorker and the hardware. NetWorker is not as good as the other products which are currently on the market like Backup Exec."
"I would like to see integration with public cloud."
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Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 8th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 63 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup and Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, whereas Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Dell PowerVault.
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