Dell NetWorker vs NetApp SnapCenter comparison

Dell Technologies and NetApp are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Dell Technologies is ranked #13 with an average rating of 7.8, while NetApp is ranked #36 with an average rating of 8.0. Dell Technologies holds a 3.2% mindshare in BRS, compared to NetApp’s 0.6% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of NetApp users who would recommend it.

Dell NetWorker

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90% willing to recommend

NetApp SnapCenter

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Dell NetWorker and NetApp SnapCenter are two prominent data protection and backup solutions. NetApp SnapCenter seems to have the upper hand in automation features and snapshot management, while Dell NetWorker has advantages in deployment ease and reporting capabilities.

Features: Dell NetWorker offers comprehensive data protection, integration capabilities, and a straightforward deployment process. NetApp SnapCenter provides robust snapshot management, seamless VMware integration, and advanced automation features.

Room for Improvement: Dell NetWorker needs enhancements in reporting, analytics, and more intuitive updates. NetApp SnapCenter requires improvements in setup complexity and more comprehensive documentation. The noted complexity in SnapCenter's setup gives NetWorker an edge.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell NetWorker is known for its straightforward deployment and responsive customer service. NetApp SnapCenter's deployment can be more challenging, though its customer service is also well-reviewed.

Pricing and ROI: Dell NetWorker offers competitive pricing with solid ROI according to user feedback. NetApp SnapCenter, while potentially costlier upfront, is seen as worth the expense due to its advanced features. Users generally feel they receive good value from both systems, but SnapCenter's features justify its higher price for many.

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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

NetApp SnapCenter

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

36th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

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 NetApp SnapCenter is 0.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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MervynMorgan

IT Storage Engineer at Unixque Solutions Pty Ltd

Enables us to save data for data projection but could improve its integration with other backup solutions

NetApp SnapCenter is highly efficient because it allows you to automate the creation of snapshots. Instead of manually creating snapshots using IMS or HMS, you can schedule and automate them, specifying the timing and frequency. This eliminates the need for daily manual intervention and streamlines the process. SnapCenter also enables you to assign specific user roles to manage these tasks, enhancing efficiency. SnapCenter ensures that your LPOs and RTOs are extremely quick. Although it may seem expensive initially, after using it for a while, you'll appreciate the efficiencies and gains it provides. I recommend the solution. Overall, I rate the solution a seven 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 backup capabilities and the automatization of the backup - along with the potential to make the back up on a virtual machine - are the solution's most valuable aspects."

"The best feature of Dell EMC NetWorker is its wide spectrum of available plugins for each and every software that you can back up, such as SAP HANA, Oracle, AXI-based machines, or Dell-based machines. Whatever you want to back up, you can do it with Dell EMC NetWorker. It is a very solid backup software. It is the oldest backup software from EMC, and it comes from Dell EMC's legacy."

"Technical support is good."

"I feel that it is a good product."

"The initial setup is simple."

"The support for legacy products is very good."

"The standout feature of Dell NetWorker is its expertise in handling our VMware environment."

"The response time of the tech support is swift. The support is fantastic."

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"It has greatly improved our DR activity."

"Technical support has been very helpful when we have issues."

"A feature that stands out is cloning databases. If you have a SQL database and it's huge, like one terabyte, the classical SQL way would be to do a backup-restore to create a clone of your database for test purposes. With SnapCenter now, we can clone a database but through the Snapshot technology, which means if you right-click and you click Clone, the one terabyte database is there instantly."

"The initial setup was straightforward."

"The central pane view is the most valuable feature. You have one console where you can monitor all your jobs, as opposed to going to different vCenters."

"The way that it interconnects with VMware is really handy, because you can go right into your vSphere client, where you spend a lot of the day anyway, right-click on one of the VMs where you have backups running for however long, and you can restore either some files or restore the entire thing."

"It's very helpful because SnapCenter is already integrated with VMware Snapshot, so it's very easy to use."

"It's integrated with VMware vCenter. You can also see the backups there and you can do a restore completely out of vCenter."

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Cons

"When it comes to the stability of the product, some of the stores that have bad connectivity have some challenges backing them up because they operate remotely, the connection is slow, and it takes longer to manage the backup stuff."

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

"I haven't had a good experience with technical support. It takes them a very long time to resolve issues."

"There should be total integration of the replication and cloud logistic back up on cloud."

"NetWorker sometimes has issues with the backup not starting and with connecting to the Oracle servers."

"The end-user experience is not good."

"The data storage capabilities should be improved."

"The web console could be a lot better."

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"My major issue is when I upgrade. I have to touch every last client that I have in SnapCenter, and right now I have 60... They said that in another release that will get better, but right now it's not better and I've had to do this three times."

"One thing that might be improved is the ease of management."

"Groups might be helpful for each site or data center so that we know a given data center has these resources while another data center has those resources. It's not always easy to group hosts by type."

"We have hundreds of servers and systems and hundreds of customers and they're separated in a multi-tenancy way in NetApp SVM. Right now, the problem is that it always scan all SVMs. If I backup Customer A, it scans all SVMs, or tries to scan all SVMs, if there is a backup relationship on the storage. But it doesn't have the permissions, so we run into timeouts or the backup just takes too long. They're fixing that in the upcoming release..."

"The tool could be faster."

"The GUI is still so-so. I' don't use the GUI that often anymore because it's really slow, refreshing disks, refreshing hosts, and you have to click a lot."

"Some of the minor functionalities from SnapManager did not transfer over to SnapCenter. These should be added in future releases."

"The Microsoft environment is its biggest disadvantage due to the central management of all the actions. Because the SnapCenter server is where we deploy everything, it also affects the Microsoft environment, which can cause many difficulties when resolving issues like Windows update problems."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"The pricing of this solution is very good."

"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."

"It is inexpensive compared to new products."

"The price of the license could be cheaper and it would be a benefit if they came up with a new pricing model. The competitors here in Oman sell universal licensing where a number of virtual machines are hosted at the customer place which can be licensed, or you can license the CPU sockets in those servers. However, NetWorker offers only CPU sockets or overall storage capacity to backup, but there is no universal licensing where you can provide a number of VMs. They should offer more options to stay competitive with other solutions, such as Veeam."

"There is a licensing fee."

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

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

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"We have a site license, so it comes with the product."

"Pricing is very good because if you already have NepApp controllers, then it's included."

"It comes free with the amount of equipment we purchase from NetApp. In terms of pricing, zero is my favorite number."

"The product is inexpensive."

"We see a financial value with SnapCenter because we don't have to license Commvault, which is pretty expensive."

"The licensing is well-designed because it's already included in some packages with NetApp storage. Therefore, for most customers, it's okay as the SnapCenter license is already included in some NetApp bundles."

"It's free. The license is included with other NetApp products."

"The license for SnapCenter was included with the storage array."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Manufacturing Company

22%

Computer Software Company

13%

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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 NetApp SnapCenter?

Most banks and financial institutions use the solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp SnapCenter?

If you have a license, you don't need to buy anything extra. If you have multiple storage systems and want to manage them with a central tool, you are covered.

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What needs improvement with NetApp SnapCenter?

There is always a chance for improvement. One thing that might be improved is the ease of management. It might be made a little less complicated.

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Compared 16% 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.

Unified, scalable platform for application-consistent data protection and clone management. This software simplifies backup, restore, and clone lifecycle management with application-integrated workflows.

Sample Customers

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

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