Dell NetWorker vs HPE StoreOnce comparison

"The most valuable feature of Dell NetWorker is its quick configuration and handling of large databases."

"The solution is stable."

"NetWorker is fast and reliable."

"I feel that it is a good product."

"The extensive information provided on tool properties has been very useful, specifically the information on databases"

"Dell EMC NetWorker is scalable."

"It has the ability to support all kinds of backups. It can be used to back up databases, operating systems, virtual machines, Lotus Notes, and Exchange. It can also do remote image backups for remote sites. It integrates and works with Data Domain. It is an enterprise-class product that can be used for anything and everything across multiple sites and locations. It is also very scalable."

"The tool's most valuable feature is its ability to recover the data."

"The solution saves a lot of storage capacity."

"Catalyst backup is used to back up Oracle databases, and provides very good throughput during backups."

"Technical support is quite good."

"Quick recovery."

"HPE StoreOnce is an easy-to-use tool."

"The interface is very user-friendly."

"The implementation is straightforward."

"Deduplication and compression are in a good ratio. It supports the HPE Catalyst protocol, which is much faster than NFS and other protocols. We use CommVault and Veeam, and these two solutions support the Catalyst protocol very well and are integrated at high speed. It is faster than normal access."

"The web console could be a lot better."

"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."

"We have faced problems with the initial configuration of the solution."

"The security features need backup and encryption. It would be nice if they added this feature. I would also like to be able to decrypt when restoring the security features. Hackers can sense these vulnerabilities today, and we need to have our enterprise prepared."

"The interface could have a different appearance."

"In some cases, solutions are not found in one method of call and it escalates to many levels until an experienced person can join to resolve the issue."

"The UI is not user-friendly."

"The UI needs some enhancement to be more user-friendly."

"The latency is a bit high."

"The dashboard needs more improvement."

"improvement? HPE StoreOnce has a limitation with respect to controllers. Other tools offer more than one controller. I feel that the high availability of the view controller should be redundant. The tool’s control and UI part should be improved and made more advanced. The feature that helps with the manual movement of tapes should also be improved."

"The product could be improved with better support for data protection."

"HPE StoreOnce needs to be made cheaper than products from Dell and Veeam."

"One item I wanted to see is SSD drives as a cache, and that was, for a time, still lacking in StoreOnce, however, they have done it now. It's not available yet, however, it will be shortly."

"The repository should have an extension to connect to the cloud and deposit the backups."

"HPE StoreOnce could improve the capacity support."

"The pricing of this solution is very good."

"The price is a little on the high side, but it's reliable and provides a good service."

"Dell EMC NetWorker is very expensive."

"If you purchase Avamar, NetWorker is free with Avamar, for one terabyte license capacity."

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

"It's approximate, but I believe we pay around $20-30,000 a month in licensing."

"The tool is pricey."

"We use a license without a time term. We just need to buy additional support when needed."

"The product is not expensive. It is available at a good price."

"The cost of HPE StoreOnce is very expensive."

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

"I would rate it around two or three because, compared to others, it tends to be higher priced."

"The licensing costs is capacity-based and come bundled with support."

"We have got a perpetual license, and we have access to all the features. If you are using cloud banks, you can store the internal data in HPE Cloud if needed. You can offload the data to the HPE Cloud. It is a licensed product. We have got around 10 TB of cloud bank storage with a one-time payment. We specifically took 10 TB for very critical offsite backups. We can also increase it in blocks if needed."

"The price puts me off. It's definitely on the high side."

"Price-wise, it comes with a high price tag when compared to other products."