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Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) vs Veritas NetBackup comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA)
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
21st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
4.6
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veritas NetBackup
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
114
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 PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is 0.7%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veritas NetBackup is 4.5%, down from 5.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Johny John - PeerSpot reviewer
Good deduplication and consolidated storage with easy management capabilities
It's a converting solution. We don't need to manage different devices. For example, for storing the data, you don't need to have separate storage. It is in a purposeful built-in backup pipeline. It's a very good product. For our purposes, we are happy with the product. We don't have any challenges and it is not that critical to managing. For a person having any kind of backup experience, background in the backup software, he'll be able to manage it easily. It's one of the best products in the field. The product offers an easy initial setup. The pricing is good. It's not the most expensive option. It gives you a very good deduplication ratio. It is my understanding that no other database can do this much deduplication.
Storemgr67 - PeerSpot reviewer
Covers a large spectrum of products and operating systems and part of a multi-layer strategy for data protection
We use it like any other backup solution for resource restoration when needed and for populating systems in environments with data. We use NetBackup's data management strategies for multi-target backups and retentions. That's the short answer. The full explanation is quite involved. It would require describing our environment, our workflows, and how we use policies and vaulting policies to move data around. But to keep it brief, NetBackup simplifies managing data across multiple targets with various retention periods. NetBackup is part of a multi-layer strategy. It's one of the many tools we use, to ensure we don't rely on a single product. So, the product has positively impacted our protection strategy. Moreover, we're satisfied with its performance when it comes to the deduplication function.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It backs up our Windows systems and our Linux systems and everything."
"The solution is strong."
"The solution's most valuable features are networker and continuous data protection."
"What I find valuable about Dell PowerProtect IDPA is its stability and strong performance."
"We don't need to manage different devices."
"It is very simple to perform an upgrade of the system and the environment."
"Dell PowerProtect is stable and scalable."
"The product is integrated with Huawei software and its backup and recovery time is very fast."
"The most valuable feature is its stability."
"The features are good."
"The product is stable and reliable."
"Logs are very easy to read, parse, and use for diagnostics."
"The most valuable feature is that it is basically a replica of our SAND data. We archive the SAND data for recovery, if there is an issue on the fence."
"The tool's information transfer and patching up is easy. The solution offers protection from ransomware which is also a valuable feature."
"We have an issue with the last version on the latest backup of the solution as it is not compatible with Sybase 16.5."
"This product is flexible enough to allow for backing up data from physical machines, as well as from your cloud environment."
 

Cons

"There is room for improvement in terms of network connectivity."
"The only thing that could be improved would be the complexity of the initial setup."
"Managing the product is a little bit complicated."
"We would like to see the pricing drop a bit."
"Dell PowerProtect DP needs to include more features and improve backup for a continual base."
"The two-factor authentication is missing from Dell products."
"The price could be lowered slightly, to make it more competitive."
"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."
"There have been issues with performance and some features."
"We want a solution that can be scaled-out because our data is growing very quickly, and we aren't able to back it up quickly. It takes one or two days, which is a problem. It is very slow. We just use one backup server. We want another solution with maybe a backup server cluster to back up more data in one day. We want a solution that can be scaled-out to back up our data quickly and efficiently."
"We faced so many backup configuration issues. And from the Veritas side, they couldn't fix that issue. So we started from scratch, purchased everything, and then we configured everything. Therefore, the support could be better."
"The backup operation interface is not as mature as those of Veritas's competitors and has room for improvement."
"There may be a learning curve."
"I do not really like NetBackup as it is coming from a mix of other software packages."
"In regards to protecting the physical servers with parameters, it's a long and difficult process."
"The speed of restoring data could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a cost-effective solution."
"The licensing is billed on a monthly basis. Dell is bundled so that when you order IDPA, you get everything together with the license."
"Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) has a yearly subscription fee."
"We have a perpetual license. It is a capacity-based license."
"I would rate the solution's pricing a seven out of ten."
"If you have a complex environment with dozens of different servers and apps, I recommend you look for TB licensing."
"NetBackup is expensive. They need to work on the pricing side. I find it comparatively on the higher side when I compare the terabyte backup costs."
"Pricing is good, under our budget, and flexible."
"Veritas NetBackup is very expensive, and I think price is the main reason which some customers don't want to use this solution."
"This is an affordable solution"
"Annual licensing fee."
"Veritas NetBackup's pricing is a bit steep when compared to other tools. It is very costly, but service-wise and overall, the Veritas NetBackup is a good product."
"So far I can only say that the license structure could be looked at to be aligned as either capacity-based or traditional."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
36%
Government
9%
University
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Government
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA)?
What I find valuable about Dell PowerProtect IDPA is its stability and strong performance.
What needs improvement with Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA)?
The solution's implementation was very complicated and could be improved.
What is the best next generation backup tool?
Assuming you have an onprem ecosystem which runs the VMware, physical systems on Win, Linux and Unix and run both traditional DB's and nosql DB's like mongo, then Netbackup (NBU) will be the right ...
What do you like most about Veritas NetBackup?
The most valuable feature of cloud integration is the ability to send data outside of your location. This can be achieved by integrating cloud tier options or other object storage solutions.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Veritas NetBackup?
The product is cost-effective, and I would rate its pricing as an eight out of ten. The pricing model is based on the amount of data transferred, making it manageable for us.
 

Also Known As

Dell EMC IDPA, Dell IDPA, EMC IDPA
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Sample Customers

Under Armour, Christian Brothers University, Presidio
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