Dell NetWorker vs HPE StoreOnce comparison

The compared Dell Technologies and Hewlett Packard Enterprise solutions aren't in the same category. Dell Technologies is ranked #13 in BRS , with an average rating of 7.9, and holds a 3.2% mindshare in the category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #2 in DS , with an average rating of 7.8, and holds a 19.3% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

Dell NetWorker

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90% willing to recommend

HPE StoreOnce

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4,721 Views
3,928 Comparison Views

94% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Dell NetWorker

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (13th)

HPE StoreOnce

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

107

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (2nd), Disk Based Backup Systems (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

Dell NetWorker and HPE StoreOnce aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Dell NetWorker is designed for Backup and Recovery and holds a mindshare of 3.2%, up 3.0% compared to last year.
HPE StoreOnce, on the other hand, focuses on Deduplication Software, holds 19.3% mindshare, up 16.9% since last year.

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ErmiasGirma

System and Cloud Deployment Engineer at Safaricom Ethiopia plc

Offers seamless integration and cost-saving benefits with enhanced recovery capabilities

Currently, in my organization, I am using Dell NetWorker for open-source solutions like PostgreSQL and MySQL databases, and some large VM environments. It also supports the Dell library and is used for the library archiving system Dell NetWorker allows for extensive customization, supporting…

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Andrew Mcbeath

Technical Director of Managed IT Division at base2

Maximized storage capacity and minimized costs and an easy setup

Most of our client base is between fifty to five hundred end users. We occasionally recommend high-end HPE products for larger clients needing performance and reliability. Our clients predominantly use HPE StoreOnce for small business purposes in industries like dairy and finance Our clients have…

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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

"Deduplication is the most valuable feature of this solution."

"Dell EMC NetWorker is scalable."

"It can support many different versions, both newer and older."

"I like that it's stable and scalable."

"Anybody could drive the GUI."

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

"The possibility of recovering up-to-the-moment data is very useful."

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

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"Recovery is important."

"HPE StoreOnce is particularly useful in situations where organizations require a backup solution to store their data. Its deduplication feature is quite impressive, providing a deduplication ratio of around 25 to 26."

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

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

"The important feature is compression and duplication. It has a good compression ratio and is very stable."

"The product's most valuable feature is stability."

"The hardware is strong and all the equipment has a good infrastructure. Personally, I think it's the best storage product in HPE for small to medium-sized businesses."

"Technical support is quite good."

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Cons

"The deduplication needs improvement and it could use better integration."

"The product should provide integration with AWS."

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

"The front end of the solution could improve. The user-friendliness is lacking."

"In the next release, I would like to see better pricing and more integration with the other products in Dell EMC."

"The end-user experience is not good."

"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."

"Dell NetWorker could improve the GUI to include rack recovery."

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"The latency is a bit high."

"The platform's price could be lower."

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

"The product's price could be better."

"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."

"Cloud integration needs to be simplified."

"We stopped investigating because we were not really happy with the application."

"HPE should have more options so customers can choose from a wide range of products with small to big capacities."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a relatively inexpensive product compared to one of its competitors."

"We do need to purchase a license, but sometimes, it comes as a part of the Dell Data Protection Suite (DPS). It has a capacity-based licensing."

"There is a licensing fee."

"The solution follows a subscription model for licensing. We pay annually to use the solution and the price is high."

"The tool is pricey."

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

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

"Pricing is cheaper for this product, compared to its competitors."

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

"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."

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

"The price of the product is reasonable."

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

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

"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."

"The product's pricing is medium."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

17%

Government

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Financial Services Firm

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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?

NetWorker has a high price compared to other solutions. Pricing is a major concern.

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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?

The solution is quite expensive, possibly rated around seven and a half on a scale of one to ten. It aligns with the costs of similar high-quality solutions in the industry.

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What needs improvement with HPE StoreOnce?

The cost is at the forefront of everyone's mind. While the solution does everything expected, it would be beneficial if AI could be integrated for optimization and monitoring. This could improve th...

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Compared 32% of the time

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Compared 7% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 2% 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.

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

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

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