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Dell Avamar vs Dell NetWorker comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Dell Avamar
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
12th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
87
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (3rd)
Dell NetWorker
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
13th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Dell Avamar is 3.6%, down from 4.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell NetWorker is 3.2%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Sebastien Chene - PeerSpot reviewer
Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh
What would make Dell Avamar better is if it can do faster backups because right now, PowerProtect Data Manager is better in this area with its new UI and a new way to implement backups. Customers nowadays also expect more up-to-date solutions, and this is another area for improvement in Dell Avamar. It's not as up-to-date, so I'm counting on PowerProtect Data Manager, but customers who have Dell Avamar don't want to switch because you don't have as many backup problems in Dell Avamar compared to other solutions. What I'd like to see in the next release of Dell Avamar is an updated UI and a different way to manage backups because currently, backup management is a bit heavy for customers using Dell Avamar.
Derrick Brockel - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration
We had a security event back in February. We lost all our servers. We probably had 1500 servers. We used NetWorker to recover and restore VMs. It took us almost 30 days to get back up. It was not quick. However, we wouldn't have been able to recover without the product’s help. We first had to restore the NetWorker infrastructure. We used data domains. We imported the catalog. We identified the tier-one VMs we needed and got those restored. We installed security products on them to ensure they were clean. Then, we booted them up. The solution allowed us to recover our infrastructure.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The backup is the solution's most valuable feature. It's very reliable."
"The source site replication feature is valuable."
"The entire system operates seamlessly, with minimal hands-on involvement, allowing us to focus on monitoring rather than constant adjustments or deployments, as seen in larger, more dynamic environments."
"The function I find most valuable in Dell Avamar is its ability to take differential backups for users. This feature is very effective for both backup and restore operations. We've had multiple cases where we needed to restore files directly from Avamar, and it worked perfectly. The Delta feature, which captures changes in user files, is particularly useful."
"Source based deduplication is the most attractive feature as it drastically reduces the backup window."
"Centralization is Avamar's biggest advantage. It moves data to a central location from various geographical locations."
"Dell EMC Avamar has many valuable features. It's very stable and it's easy to manage."
"Graphically, it's very user interactive. It's got a very nice interface."
"NetWorker is fast and reliable."
"Anybody could drive the GUI."
"Dell NetWorker's user interface is quite simple and very interactive."
"The best feature of Dell EMC NetWorker is its wide spectrum of available plugins for each and every software that you can back up, such as SAP HANA, Oracle, AXI-based machines, or Dell-based machines. Whatever you want to back up, you can do it with Dell EMC NetWorker. It is a very solid backup software. It is the oldest backup software from EMC, and it comes from Dell EMC's legacy."
"NetWorker's most valuable feature is recovery, including the policy-based backups that can be configured."
"The most valuable feature of Dell NetWorker is its quick configuration and handling of large databases."
"The most valuable features for us at the moment are NFS, file system backup, and IP backup."
"The backup capabilities and the automatization of the backup - along with the potential to make the back up on a virtual machine - are the solution's most valuable aspects."
 

Cons

"If you need to pull data out of it to offload to tapes, that's messy. You have a mechanism for it, but it is painful."
"The support is very bad."
"It would be helpful if the product offered more integration potential."
"When we used the solution, it was still new, and so the customer service/technical support was not the best."
"The UI is quite old. We've been using this UI since last year, and they haven't changed it. It would be better to update the UI periodically and create attractive dashboards from an administrative point of view."
"If there is a need to move the data from one backup solution to another, it might be difficult since there is no option for a straightforward migration."
"A benefit would be support for either Azure Cool Storage or AWS Glacier."
"The challenges we do face typically revolve around aligning specific features with our accustomed tool usage."
"The price could be cheaper."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The solution could be graphically better."
"It is a little buggy at times, which is the only thing that I dislike about this product."
"Management of the software is a little bit hazy and not easy."
"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."
"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 software also isn't user-friendly like Convault or Rubrik. The solution errors and management aren't so good in comparison."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Regarding pricing, I would say Avamar is slightly expensive compared to its functionalities. It's not high-priced or low-priced but somewhere in between."
"It is expensive. Its cost is the main thing."
"The price is the main thing I'd like to see them change. If they can come down in price, that would be a good thing. It's very cost competitive in the entry level range, because Veeam pricing is much cheaper than Avamar."
"Its price should be reduced. It would be good if you could pay as per usage, and there is a subscription model like VMware. There should be some flexibility because sometimes, the customer only uses the backup for one month or three months. Currently, I have to pay whether I use it or not. Its licensing should be flexible and based on consumption."
"Dell EMC needs to lower Avamar's price and add more features to stay competitive."
"The cost of the solution is very expensive."
"It was very expensive before, but after integrating it with Dell EMC Avamar Data Protection suite licensing, we are getting better discounts."
"There is a license required for this solution."
"We use a license without a time term. We just need to buy additional support when needed."
"The licensing model can be traditional licensing or capacity-based licensing."
"It is inexpensive compared to new products."
"Low cost is key."
"You have to buy the deduplication software separately from the license."
"The tool is pricey."
"If you purchase Avamar, NetWorker is free with Avamar, for one terabyte license capacity."
"The solution follows a subscription model for licensing. We pay annually to use the solution and the price is high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Government
11%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What's the difference between Dell EMC Avamar and Dell EMC NetWorker?
From the very beginning, Dell EMC NetWorker considers users and those who might potentially become users. In terms of both pricing and setup, this product offers an experience that is significantly...
What do you like most about Dell Avamar?
Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup.
What do you like most about Dell NetWorker?
The feature that offers the greatest benefits in ensuring data integrity is its backup capability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell NetWorker?
I am not sure about the exact pricing, but it seems to be nominal and reasonable.
What needs improvement with Dell NetWorker?
Dell NetWorker's support requires some experienced personnel to handle issues. In some cases, solutions are not found in one method of call and it escalates to many levels until an experienced pers...
 

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NetWorker
 

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Sample Customers

Dodge County, St Laurence's College, FieldCore (a GE Company), Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Getronics, Lewisville Independent School District, EnvisionRxOptions, Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions
Republic Bank, Westgate Resorts, Macquire Cloud Services, Shriners, Panatonni, Qatar Islamic Bank, Eurosport
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