Dell Avamar vs HPE StoreOnce comparison

Dell Technologies and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Deduplication Software category. Dell Technologies is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.8, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.8. Dell Technologies holds a 8.9% mindshare in DS, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 19.8% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

Dell Avamar

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87% willing to recommend

HPE StoreOnce

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 2024

HPE StoreOnce and Dell Avamar are competitive contenders in the data protection solutions market, both with strong deduplication capabilities. HPE StoreOnce stands out for its high-performance deduplication and flexible deployment options, while Dell Avamar impresses with its robust integration capabilities and effective source-side deduplication.

Features: HPE StoreOnce offers high-performance deduplication, flexible deployment options that include deduplication at the client, backup appliance, or designated media servers, and effective management of network bandwidth. Dell Avamar provides strong source-side deduplication, robust integration with VMware and Data Domain, and excellent virtual environment backup capabilities.

Room for Improvement: HPE StoreOnce requires enhancements in deduplication algorithms, better integration with third-party apps, and a more intuitive setup and learning process. Improvements in scheduling and cloud integration are also desired. Dell Avamar needs a better user interface, easier cloud platform integration, and refined reporting and expandability to adapt to evolving data environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HPE StoreOnce receives praise for responsive and effective customer service and hands-on support, though deployment options focus mainly on on-premises with limited cloud solutions. Dell Avamar, while appreciated for deployment assistance, faces criticism due to complex setup and support, needing better customer engagement and problem resolution strategies.

Pricing and ROI: HPE StoreOnce is seen as expensive with a complex pricing structure but offers scalability and improved ROI over time. Dell Avamar shares similar cost perceptions but is competitive in the enterprise sector. Its flexible licensing options make it attractive to medium to large enterprises despite some users feeling the features do not justify the price. Both solutions offer significant ROI by reducing reliance on tape storage, optimizing backup operations.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell Avamar

Ranking in Deduplication Software

3rd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (12th)

HPE StoreOnce

Ranking in Deduplication Software

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

106

Ranking in other categories

Disk Based Backup Systems (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Deduplication Software category, the mindshare of Dell Avamar is 8.9%, down from 10.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE StoreOnce is 19.8%, up from 16.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Sebastien Chene

Senior Business Development Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Sep 30, 2022

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.

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Megha Meshram

Senior Manager at BHEL

Mar 29, 2023

Helps to consolidate D2D backups and has a good deduplication ratio

I was involved with the HPE team in the implementation of the tool which included steps like zone grade configuration, tape grade configuration, etc. The zoning part during implementation was very cumbersome. The tool’s implementation took around one week maximum to complete. One person from the HPE team helped us with the deployment. The tool’s deployment was a big process. We had to first deploy the hardware. Then we needed to connect it to the server. We had to also install HPE’s Data Protector. There were multiple things to be configured such as the configuration of Data Protector with D2D backup.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"The performance of Dell EMC Avamar is good."

"Dell Avamar has helped our organization by allowing us to do backups."

"Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup."

"Its deduplication technologies are the best in the market, currently."

"Client deduplication."

"The solution is very user-friendly."

"Graphically, it's very user interactive. It's got a very nice interface."

"The solution's ease of use simplifies the disaster recovery processes in our company"

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"It is very easy to implement."

"The product’s data retention is very good."

"The solution's most valuable feature is its catalyst mode, along with better performance, backup, and recovery."

"Has very good deduplication and encryption features."

"It is a very scalable solution."

"I think the most valuable feature is the catalyst technology, which is in the StoreOnce appliance."

"The speed and deduplication ratio are two of the most valuable features of the solution."

"The solution's licensing policy is more practical and not confusing."

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Cons

"The licensing model is not very flexible. Every time we upgrade our storage size, we need to upgrade the Avamar license."

"I want to see a more user-friendly and administrator-friendly Dell Avamar. The solution also needs a better UI and dashboard."

"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."

"We'd like to see something that could also work with Unix servers and physical servers to have a unified solution that works with everything."

"The solution should improve its tape-connectivity features."

"We have had a lot of problems with the Dell EMC Avamar solution. The snapshots are not being erased after backup."

"Backup image browse times should be faster."

"The interface has room for improvement. It's not ideal right now."

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"Hardware maintenance involves some downtime for backup destination storage which can be a problem for some."

"When it comes to upgrading, it always goes block-wise. One block is 48 TB raw capacity. It would be good if they can include a smaller capacity for SMB customers. Currently, it is not possible to increase in a smaller capacity. You have to buy the exact same unit. It would be great if they can provide a smaller next block. There are around 20 hard disks, and it would be really helpful if we can add 10 hard disks initially and 10 hard disks later."

"The solution should continue to refine its integration capabilities. I also see they are starting to use cloud integration as well, which is good, but they should do more to integrate with it."

"The GUI and its user-friendliness have some room for improvement."

"While the solution does everything expected, it would be beneficial if AI could be integrated for optimization and monitoring."

"I would like to see an emphasis placed on making data deduplication and compression more powerful."

"HPE StoreOnce should come with a detailed installation guide."

"HPE StoreOnce needs to provide a SaaS solution by offering high-density disks."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is costly."

"The cost is high."

"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."

"The current pricing is generally satisfactory."

"The solution is expensive."

"I rate the pricing a seven out of ten because it is expensive."

"It is easy to use."

"It's a very high-end solution and comparable to Rubrik and Cohesity."

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"With the same capacity of Data Domain and ExaGrid, which is 80 terabytes, HPE is the cheapest one."

"The licensing schemes could improve in HPE StoreOnce and the price is high. They should reduce the price."

"I rate the platform's pricing a seven out of ten."

"I think the product is competitive in terms of pricing. Other products like the one from Dell are costlier compared to the tool."

"The cost of HPE StoreOnce is very expensive."

"There are costs for additional storage and space."

"The price of the product is reasonable."

"To be honest, we were quite happy with the price, but we always want things cheaper than they are. I think for what we got, we felt that the price was quite reasonable comparing it to other products that provide that same level of functionality."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

18%

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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...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC Avamar?

The pricing is not competitive enough.

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What do you like most about Dell Avamar?

Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup.

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What do you like most about HPE StoreOnce?

I think StoreOnce's deduplication technology is crucial for cost efficiency and faster recovery, especially for backup and data protection purposes.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE StoreOnce?

My company has to keep on asking HPE distributors to offer the product at a better price, which is why I cannot disclose it. I don't utilize any licenses, which can be a reason why I have to pay ex...

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What needs improvement with HPE StoreOnce?

The product's support is an area with certain shortcomings requiring improvements. Support needs to be faster. I don't know whether a snapshot is an area that is covered in the tool or not, but if ...

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Overview

Dell Avamar data protection software delivers flexible and efficient backup and recovery operations that can scale from daily backup protection for endpoints to high-performance protection for large enterprises with diverse applications and workloads. With application consistent recovery, automation and fast backup and restores, Avamar can help you meet your SLAs and optimize your backup and recovery processes

If you are deploying all or part of your backup environment to the cloud, Avamar enables you to make the most of your cloud investment, enabling replication, disaster recovery and long-term retention for customers using AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.

Avamar is available as part of Dell Data Protection Suite, which offers comprehensive data protection software applications and tools. Avamar is delivered as software and as a virtual edition.

HP StoreOnce Backup is a data backup solution that provides a consistent, high-performance, scale-out architecture for your entire enterprise. Reduce the amount of backup data capacity by 95 percent, and choose between powerful dedicated appliances for data centers, or flexible virtual appliances for smaller and remote offices.

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

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