We performed a comparison between Dell Data Protection Advisor and Veeam Backup & Replication 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 initial setup is very straightforward. Deployment typically takes about one hour. You just need one person to handle the deployment process."
"The deduplication is probably the most valuable feature of that requirement."
"This is a stable solution."
"The most valuable aspects of the solution are the compression and the duplication."
"The solution is easy to use, flexible and has a lot of out-of-the-box functionality. You can configure the dashboards or you can use a script. However, to fully utilize its capabilities you will want to use a lot of scripts which you will need advanced training. The reports can be customized for many things, such as chargeback billing."
"It has a lot of stock reports. I believe over 300 canned reports, which for the most part meet a lot of generic needs."
"The platform's most valuable features are data protection and retention."
"It generates very detailed reports, which makes things easier when it comes to IT auditing."
"Very user-friendly and easily recoverable."
"Veeam Backup & Replication is a scalable solution."
"Veeam replication gives migration tools/options for VMware."
"The initial setup was not overly complex."
"Sandbox feature is like a power tool for troubleshooting."
"It serves its intended purpose and it works well."
"The solution works well in two different environments, whether it is on-premises, cloud, or a combination."
"The pricing of the solution is fair."
"We have encountered issues where we were unable to pull data from the database server. It should also improve the backward compatibility."
"Dell Data Protection Advisor's feature for data domain protection needs enhancement."
"Customization of reports or creating new reports can be difficult. Users need to have a deep knowledge of SQL. 70-80% of customers can't seem to understand how to do it. They don't know how to address reporting. If Dell EMC could simplify it, it would benefit the end-user."
"There is a steep learning curve to use the interface and to create new reports, this could be made easier. If the solution could provide more drag and drop functionality to build more advanced reports that would be very helpful."
"It is difficult to manage the solution with the available tools. You need to know exactly what are you are doing."
"The solution requires more integration with our other solutions. I know that they have full integration with VMware because it is also from EMC. However, we have to have better integration with Microsoft and Nutanix as well."
"The stability of the solution needs improvement for stand alone users."
"It's a bit difficult for first-time users."
"The price can be better."
"Some support replies for a broken backup task have been "rebuild the job from scratch" and this is a bad thing to do if you have many VMs and repositories."
"It would be nice to see more affordable training options for individuals who want to enhance their skills. Some people I know have been interested in training courses, but they found them too expensive."
"The direct SAN backup integration can be perfected by improving the snapshot removal mechanism and process from the storage volumes."
"In the future, I would like to see better support for direct backup to tape."
"The implementation of the features can be improved. Currently, there is no segregation of duty. Normally, any backup software or client service software is implemented in a way where one person is responsible for the implementation of the server, and one is responsible for the client, but Veeam Backup & Replication is not implemented in that way. Therefore, restores don't work like that. The backup guys have to do the restores, which is not a good thing. Its pricing should also be improved. It is quite expensive."
"If a single file is corrupt then the restoration of the entire backup will fail."
"I would like a solution for SAP systems to be included."
Dell Data Protection Advisor is ranked 53rd in Backup and Recovery with 10 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 329 reviews. Dell Data Protection Advisor is rated 8.0, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell Data Protection Advisor writes "A Easy- to -Setup and Stable cloud-based Data management solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". Dell Data Protection Advisor is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Cohesity DataProtect, Dell NetWorker and Rubrik, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Zerto and Veritas NetBackup. See our Dell Data Protection Advisor vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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