We performed a comparison between Dell NetWorker and Veeam Backup & Replication 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."The backup feature for this product is good. It is easy to set up and easy to scale."
"Dell EMC NetWorker integrates well with our domain and the performance is quite good on-premise. We receive approximately 1 terabyte within one hour."
"The GUI is user-friendly."
"The solution is simple to understand."
"There are no problems in terms of stability."
"The initial setup is very easy. It's incredibly fast."
"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."
"NetWorker is fast and reliable."
"Veeam replication gives migration tools/options for VMware."
"It's streamlined the backup and recovery for my customers in the sense that it has an easy management console that's easy to set up any type of instant recovery."
"I consider the solution's technical support to be excellent, perfect."
"The most valuable feature of Veeam Backup Replication is application awareness. Additionally, the solution is user-friendly and it has been working very well."
"It's the most easy-to-use backup replication that I have used so far."
"I have been in contact with technical support and they are very good."
"Strong performance with a high level of compatibility."
"Once you get it set up, everything is smooth, and the recovery is excellent."
"Lacks a restore feature."
"I haven't had a good experience with technical support. It takes them a very long time to resolve issues."
"The user interface of this solution could be improved. It is not user friendly and is difficult to understand for new users. New users struggle to understand the logic."
"The UI is not user-friendly."
"The solution could be graphically better."
"NetWorker's major problem is its legacy software."
"It could be more user-friendly."
"We are looking forward to better stability in future versions."
"I would like to see the licensing model improved. They have recently changed the model and have made it more complicated."
"It needs to support more applications. In terms of supported applications, Oracle SQL and Office 365 are supported, but I am not sure if it supports Linux-based applications. That's why I'm looking for an alternative. I am currently testing Commvault. The advantage of Commvault is that a lot of applications are supported with it. I am not sure if CIFS is currently supported. It would be nice to have this feature in case it is not already supported"
"It could use DR features similar to Zerto."
"There is a lot of room for improvement, but the primary issue we have is that it's not built for the cloud."
"They need to focus more on cloud backup."
"Unfortunately, the software only runs on Windows."
"There's a lot of room for improvement surrounding the backup process."
"It would be ideal if they could capture everything and then timestamp and back up everything up to that timestamp."
Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 329 reviews. Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. 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 Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veritas NetBackup, Commvault Cloud and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Zerto and Veritas NetBackup. See our Dell NetWorker vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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