Dell NetWorker vs Dell PowerProtect Data Manager comparison

Dell NetWorker and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Dell NetWorker is ranked #13 with an average rating of 7.8, while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked #16 with an average rating of 7.5. Dell NetWorker holds a 3.2% mindshare in BRS, compared to Dell PowerProtect Data Manager’s 4.6% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Dell NetWorker users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager users who would recommend it.

Dell NetWorker

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90% willing to recommend

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Dell NetWorker and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager are data protection solutions from Dell Technologies. PowerProtect Data Manager is considered superior due to its enhanced features, making it a more worthwhile investment.

Features: Dell NetWorker offers extensive backup and restore capabilities, support for multiple platform environments, and a user-friendly interface. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager provides advanced automation, a superior management console, and robust data protection features.

Room for Improvement: Dell NetWorker needs better performance, scalability, and backup speeds. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager could improve compatibility with non-Dell storage solutions, expand feature sets, and streamline some processes.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell NetWorker has a straightforward deployment but some challenges with initial setup configurations. Customer service feedback is mixed. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager offers smoother deployment with better documentation and support. Customer service is generally positive.

Pricing and ROI: Dell NetWorker is favored for cost-effectiveness and higher perceived ROI due to lower setup costs. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is more expensive upfront but offers advanced features and performance that justify the higher initial investment.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell NetWorker

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

13th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

16th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Dell NetWorker is 3.2%, up from 3.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is 4.6%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery

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Derrick Brockel

Senior Manager of Operations at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

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.

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Pallava Sharma

Cloud Infrastructure Delivery Lead at Johnson Controls, Inc.

A tool that offers good capacity management and product management

I am satisfied with the product. The tool streamlines our company's data backup and recovery processes since the solution fits into our landscape and portfolio, especially with what we have in our infrastructure, and it actually helps us comply with data regulations. The tool protects critical data by dealing with areas like unauthorized access. I don't have hands-on experience with the product to be able to comment on how its UI enhances our company's data management tasks. The tool is majorly used in our company's operations team. I only work on certain projects and help the teams to deploy the product. The tool has the ability to handle growing data volume since my company has not faced any scalability issues since we were able to manage areas like sizing and future capacity expansion. To date, my company has not found any scalability issues with the product. It is a good product that fits in the latest infrastructures very well. If you have legacy products in your environment or data centers, then it is better to consider some other product other than Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. I rate the overall tool a seven or eight out of ten.

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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

"The most valuable feature is NetWorker's integration with the data domain that transfers the data directly into the Dell appliance, so the data doesn't need to pass through the network. NetWorker acts like a pipe, allowing the data to flow directly from the database or the VMware environment to the data domain."

"I feel that it is a good product."

"Anybody could drive the GUI."

"The software implementation takes about 30 minutes."

"The most valuable features for us at the moment are NFS, file system backup, and IP backup."

"The initial setup is simple."

"The initial setup is very easy. It's incredibly fast."

"This solution is very stable."

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"The most valuable features of the solution are flexibility and data protection."

"The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."

"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its integrated approach."

"The solution adequately handles data storage."

"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."

"One notable feature is its robust backup support for Kubernetes and container environments. Additionally, PPDM stands out for its ease of deployment and management compared to other backup solutions. It is highly user-friendly, allowing users to quickly learn and implement backup and restore processes within a week. PPDM represents the next generation of backup software and is comparable to offerings from other vendors. Furthermore, PPDM prioritizes security with various access controls, such as user and database access controls. Its deployment tool is also known for its simplicity."

"I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market."

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Cons

"The software also isn't user-friendly like Convault or Rubrik. The solution errors and management aren't so good in comparison."

"There should be more vendors incorporated into the solution."

"It is not easy to understand and deploy. It is complex in nature. Simplicity is not there. When we deploy it, the customer always needs some training from us. To make it user friendly, there should be one agent that can be used to back up every product. Dell EMC NetWorker uses so many user agents. In PowerProtect Data Manager, you can just install its VM, import that VM into vCenter, and you can start to do backups directly from vCenter. However, in Dell EMC NetWorker, you always need one server, and from that server, you need to initiate all backups. You must know the interface and the CLI. It is not user friendly. It would be a great feature if we can deploy Dell EMC NetWorker on a virtual machine, like Avamar. The additional features that are required in Dell EMC NetWorker are already available in PowerProtect Data Manager and Avamar. Therefore, there is no need to enhance Dell EMC NetWorker. It would be better if they can just rename it to PowerProtect Data Manager or Avamar."

"There are too many reboots and the software requires constant updating."

"We would like support for tape space reclaim, using either the same or another pool."

"The licensing rules are difficult to navigate and understand."

"I would like to see better support for the container systems, and we would like to see more support for image backups instead of pure file backups."

"It's not easy to integrate. We have to read a lot of documentation in order to configure the solution."

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"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."

"The tool's scalability has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."

"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."

"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."

"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."

"The Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager reports could improve. There should be different kinds of reports on failures, such as dashboards that we can submit to top management or auditors."

"The interface is too complex."

"PPDM requires further development. It is primarily integrated with DevOps systems."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is not very expensive and not very cheap."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"The tool is pricey."

"The pricing of the solution is not the cheapest compared to other similar solutions. The Networker is available as a component of the Dell EMC Data Protection Suite package and it should have the ability to be purchased separately."

"The price of the solution could be lower, it is expensive."

"It is excellent from the pricing point of view. It is free with Data Protection Suite. Similarly, when you purchase Avamar, Dell EMC NetWorker is free with one terabyte license capacity. Its price is very competitive."

"Dell NetWorker is an expensive solution. None of the backup products are cheap. The licensing model offered is usually a five-year one."

"I have a capacity-based license, but I don't know the exact cost of that license."

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"The product is offered at a very competitive price in the market."

"The licensing costs and pricing model are based on capacity and the license is easy to upgrade."

"The solution is not less expensive than competitors but pricing deals are available."

"We offer monthly or yearly subscriptions. The price could be cheaper."

"The solution is more affordable than other vendors."

"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is not an expensive solution."

"The price of Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is reasonable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Educational Organization

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Government

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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 do you like most about Dell NetWorker?

The feature that offers the greatest benefits in ensuring data integrity is its backup capability.

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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.

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What do you like most about Dell PowerProtect Data Manager?

One notable feature is its robust backup support for Kubernetes and container environments. Additionally, PPDM stands out for its ease of deployment and management compared to other backup solution...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager?

The solution's cost depends on the storage. Currently, the pricing for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is more flexible for customers. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is not an expensive solution. On...

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What needs improvement with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager?

The tool's scalability has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required. The market and technology-driven factors will let the market know of any requirements of the user...

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Comparisons

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 20% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

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Compared 15% of the time

Commvault Cloud vs Dell PowerProtect Data Manager

Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Overview

Built on a reputation of efficiency and reliability, thousands of customers trust Dell NetWorker to protect their data and applications across multiple environments, from core to edge to cloud.

Inherently flexible, NetWorker helps you deploy and leverage the data protection that fits your needs. NetWorker protects both physical and virtual environments, including VMware and Microsoft Hyper-V, as well as cloud workloads on AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

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

PowerProtect Data Manager offers efficient data protection capabilities leveraging the latest evolution of Dell trusted protection storage architecture.

With operational simplicity, agility and flexibility at its core, PowerProtect Data Manager enables the protection, management and recovery of data in on-premises, virtualized and cloud deployments, including protection of in-cloud workloads. You can also protect cloud-native workloads across multiple public clouds via our integrated SaaS based PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot Manager.

Modernize how you protect your VMware virtual machines using Transparent Snapshots. Transparent Snapshots simplifies VM image backups for near-zero impact to your VMs or VM resources – and it works with any VMware supported storage. Transparent Snapshots innovation increases backup performance, lowers costs and simplifies management and reduces the risk of data loss.

Streamline data protection directly for applications or Kubernetes containers to Dell PowerProtect appliances and reduce application resource constraints.

Increase business resiliency with PowerProtect Cyber Recovery capabilities to rapidly recover from cyber incidents.

Modular design allows agile delivery of new features and updates. Rapidly evolve to meet future IT demands.

Software defined: Provide flexible data protection and compliance across applications and cloud-native IT environments
Multi-cloud optimized: Extend protection to the cloud with backup to cloud, backup in-cloud, long term retention and cloud disaster recovery
Self-service: Backup and restore directly from native applications
Cloud-Based Monitoring and Analytics: Telemetry, machine learning and predictive analytics to proactively take action and speed time to resolution

Reviews from Real Users

“We keep an eye on the future, and we are confident that PowerProtect Data Manager and PowerProtect DD series appliances will support our transformation project. Both products are continuously evolving and will cover our future needs, including using the cloud for data protection.” – Dimitris Mavromichalis, IT Deputy Manager at National Bank of Greece

“PowerProtect Data Manager combined with PowerProtect appliances – that’s cutting edge. That’s world leading as far as we’re concerned.” – Drew Hills, Infrastructure Analyst at USC Australia

““Most of my wish list came true with the PowerProtect Data Manager plugin for vSphere, which provides perfect integration with vCenter.” – Dave Chapman, Senior Technician at PSC Publishing

Sample Customers

Republic Bank, Westgate Resorts, Macquire Cloud Services, Shriners, Panatonni, Qatar Islamic Bank, Eurosport

National Bank of Greece, USC Australia, PCS Publishing, Dell Digital IT, Rushmore Electric, Melanson Health, Arrow Electronics

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