We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup 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."Short backup window has made a difference in the way my organization functions."
"The solution is very scalable."
"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."
"Deduplication and compression are the best features of the solution, which are popular and very effective."
"The compression aspect of the solution is great."
"The tool's performance is very good. DD Boost can improve its performance and backup."
"The most valuable features of this product are its guaranteed reliability and its duplication capability."
"The backup is very secure. The deduplication using EMC is very good. We are able to make systems and handle random cloning. EMC is a very stable solution for making backups."
"Veritas released a new feature in version 8 of NetBackup called VRP. It's kind of like replication management from VMware. The great thing about this feature is that Veritas gave it to us for free."
"The solution is stable."
"Could be used for both of Physical and Virtual Environments."
"The most valuable feature from Veritas NetBackup is the data is very easy to backup. It is similar to VMware. They recently introduced a cloud feature that is useful."
"Ease of installing, configuring, upgrading, and troubleshooting."
"It provides us with the versatility to back up everything we require which eliminates the need for a secondary backup solution."
"It was especially useful with the appliances we use on a daily basis."
"Veritas NetBackup is a reliable, easy-to-use, and easy-to-deploy solution."
"They're scalable."
"Dell PowerProtect DD should come out with its own system so we do not have to use Data Domain. For example, something similar to what Symantec has done."
"The downside of PowerProtect's flexibility is that you have so many options. It can be a little confusing. It's like having a car with too many buttons on the dash. You can do so much with it, but it takes some time to learn what everything does."
"We would like to see the price of this solution brought down to be comparable with similar products currently on the market."
"First-time integrations are difficult in NetWorker. NetWorker software needs to be simplified. It's very complex."
"The pricing could be better, but it's still not too expensive."
"Installation and deployment for this product need improvement. These processes need to made easier. Currently, it's not an easy installation for customers. This product needs to be installed by professionals."
"We have some problems with backing up on the Power Platform. PowerServer is an IBM product, and it forces us to back up over LAN, which is not suitable for us."
"The solution is not that stable because it has to be monitored and administered every day. The stability could be improved."
"They need to improve their support. In the beginning, their engineers had trouble understanding the issue we were presenting. It took a lot of conversations for them to start troubleshooting the problem."
"In regards to protecting the physical servers with parameters, it's a long and difficult process."
"The pricing is a bit of a concern. If could be lower."
"The security and performance could improve with Veritas NetBackup. The security could be improved by protecting the data from attackers."
"The product is not able to keep up with other competitors in the market."
"The biggest problem with NetBackup is licensing."
"Veritas NetBackup has been in the backup and recovery market for quite a long time, but somehow, from my own observations and from feedback from end users, its user interface is lagging behind other comparable solutions such as Veeam."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 63 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 112 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. 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 NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Rubrik, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Azure Backup and Veritas Backup Exec.
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