Dell Avamar vs Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL] comparison

Dell Technologies and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Additionally, 87% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

Dell Avamar

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87% willing to recommend

Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL]

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86% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Dell Avamar

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (9th), Deduplication Software (5th)

Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL]

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Featured Reviews

SamuelThomas

Consultant at Key Information Technology L.L.C.

Have supported critical environments despite room for improvement in legacy backup options

It is very efficient in cyber resilience. Deduplication, automation, and everything is very efficient. It is multi-cloud enabled and has broad protections. The software delivers flexible and efficient backup and recovery options through its cyber resiliency features. Dell PowerProtect Manager provides insights in managing backup processes. Its encryption mechanisms are very efficient, helping to secure sensitive data. Its integration with Dell EMC Data Domain is very good. It is easy to integrate with Data Domain. Multi-cloud options are enabled, and backup in cloud options exist in Dell Avamar.

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David Villota

EMEA Hosting Engineer at Yanfeng Automotive

Reliable and issue-free with a helpful onboarding wizard

The solution has been installed on Linux machines. The solution is issue-free. We are happy with it. The solution has been stable and reliable. It is scalable. My understanding the setup is pretty straightforward and that the onboarding wizard is pretty easy to follow. I've never had to…

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is a cost-effective solution."

"I have found the product to be scalable."

"I like Dell EMC Avamar's compression of data."

"The backup and recovery speed is very fast."

"Quick incremental backups and product replication are the two highlights of the product. Once you capture a full backup, incrementals are pretty quick. It is fairly efficient from that perspective."

"Centralization is Avamar's biggest advantage. It moves data to a central location from various geographical locations."

"Client deduplication."

"The most valuable feature is the integration with Data Domain and your VM stacks."

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"It's most compatible with VMware. It can restore single files instead of having to restore the whole machine, once again leading to savings for the company."

"The solution is very simple. Management of the platform is so simple that we don't need to have any training to deploy this solution."

"The most valuable feature is the instant restore option."

"The technical support is good."

"The ease of use for the graphical interface and the ease of installation are the most valuable features of this solution."

"Veeam Agent for Linux's most valuable feature is the compatibility with virtual machines, such as VMware."

"The most valuable feature is the ability to pick up individual files."

"The flexibility and user-friendliness of Veeam make it very IT operations-friendly."

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Cons

"More integration would be helpful, as well as the addition of more applications."

"The only concern is the cost."

"EMC has discontinued their Avamar hardware version. They only advertise the Avamar virtual edition."

"Avamar is still competitive because of the way we have deployed it, but we need to diversify and shift away from specific technologies. In addition to hypervisors, virtual machines, and bare metal servers, our customers need protection for Microsoft 365, SaaS, and the public cloud, so we need other technologies in the business to cater to those customers' needs. Those are the enhancements we would want from the Avamar platform, but that's not likely to happen. Dell has PowerProtect and Apex backup services. There are other Dell solutions that we'll use to fulfill our customers' requirements."

"The configuration and expansion aspects of the solution need improvement. They're complicated and don't really integrate well."

"There are limitations when trying to use this solution with Hyper-V."

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

"There are instances where backups fail on certain applications, which is an area that could be improved."

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"In terms of the physical environment, I'd like them to integrate it with other kinds of solutions. We don't just work with Microsoft or Linux, but other kinds of infrastructure data as well."

"It could use deduplication features."

"One problem in Veeam Agent for Linux is that you can't use your license for all your machines because you don't have a virtual machine, so if you're going to add machines and scale, you'd need to pay extra."

"Technical support could be improved."

"The solution is pretty stable right now, however, we believe that the solution could be made to be even more stable."

"I would like to be able to install Veeam directly to Linux instead of having to go through a Windows server."

"It has no cloud backup feature. You can't back up anywhere outside of your local network."

"They could be more customer-friendly."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is very expensive. It's a trust based licensing. So that's an ethical challenge."

"It might not be beneficial to smaller businesses due to its high cost."

"It is easy to use."

"The solution is expensive."

"It was approximately $70-80,000 when it was under support, but right now EMC has not been supporting this product for two years."

"There are licensing costs for Dell EMC Avamar and it is paid annually."

"The cost is high."

"It is expensive. Its cost is the main thing."

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"Licensing costs are $300,000 USD yearly, and we pay for three years at a time."

"Licensing costs are monthly."

"The solution is rather expensive and I think the price is too high."

"We have purchased a license to use Veeam Agent for Linux and the additional support. The overall cost of Veeam Agent for Linux is expensive."

"Price-wise it's good."

"There's the principal license for Veeam Agent for Linux, and then you need to buy additional licenses for your machines."

"Veeam Agent is one of the cheapest products in the market."

"The costing is very competitive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Government

Retailer

Photography Company

34%

Marketing Services Firm

10%

Outsourcing Company

Performing Arts

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	26
Midsize Enterprise	18
Large Enterprise	48

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	10

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 cost is very significant, and it could be lower.

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What do you like most about Dell Avamar?

Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup.

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Compared 45% of the time

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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.

Dell Technologies

Veeam Agent for Linux is a simple backup agent that’s designed to ensure the Availability of your Linux installations, both on‑premises and in the public cloud. Veeam Agent for Linux’s built‑in integration with Veeam Backup & Replication allows you to leverage your Veeam backup repositories and get your on‑premises backups off site.

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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

ContinuitySA, Industrial Scientific

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