We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."I like that it's stable and scalable."
"The solution is scalable."
"NetWorker has very good scalability."
"The solution has a longer lifespan."
"It's easy to use."
"The software is quite complicated and useful for large corporations using different information systems."
"Dell NetWorker's valuable feature is its ability to configure the network for immutability, specifically for backups."
"When it was required that data had to be restored for our customer, it was accomplished successfully and this has kept our end users satisfied."
"We use it for complete backup and recovery. We have multiple clients and have created multiple large virtual capabilities and zoning backlogs."
"Dell PowerProtect is stable and scalable."
"It is very simple to perform an upgrade of the system and the environment."
"The product is easy to troubleshoot and store data."
"The most valuable feature is the deduplication rate."
"It backs up our Windows systems and our Linux systems and everything."
"We don't need to manage different devices."
"The solution's most valuable features are networker and continuous data protection."
"The licensing rules are difficult to navigate and understand."
"They need more support for image backups."
"Regarding improvements for NetWorker, I believe implementing cross-platform restore functionality is essential. This feature would allow for compatibility with various backup software solutions, similar to Veeam."
"In the next release, I would like to see better pricing and more integration with the other products in Dell EMC."
"Reporting and support for this product need to be improved. There are multiple bugs that need to be fixed."
"The solution could be graphically better."
"The configuration is too complex."
"NetWorker's major problem is its legacy software."
"Dell PowerProtect DP needs to include more features and improve backup for a continual base."
"The product's index master feature needs improvement."
"After resizing and compression, the system continuously runs out of space. Dell EMC doesn't do automatic cleanup or other things, so we constantly have to manually go in there or work with Dell support on this. The solution has not been working as advertised."
"The price could be lowered slightly, to make it more competitive."
"The solution's implementation was very complicated and could be improved."
"Managing the product is a little bit complicated."
"There is room for improvement in terms of network connectivity."
"The solution should be easier to use."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is ranked 22nd in Backup and Recovery with 13 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) writes "The product comes bundled with a host of useful solutions that help one centralize their work". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Rubrik and Veritas NetBackup. See our Dell NetWorker vs. Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) report.
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