Dell Avamar vs HPE StoreOnce comparison

Dell Technologies and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Deduplication Software category. Dell Technologies is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.8, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #2 with an average rating of 7.8. Dell Technologies holds a 8.9% mindshare in DS, compared to Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s 19.5% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.

Dell Avamar

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87% willing to recommend

HPE StoreOnce

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 2024

HPE StoreOnce and Dell Avamar are competitive contenders in the data protection solutions market, both with strong deduplication capabilities. HPE StoreOnce stands out for its high-performance deduplication and flexible deployment options, while Dell Avamar impresses with its robust integration capabilities and effective source-side deduplication.

Features: HPE StoreOnce offers high-performance deduplication, flexible deployment options that include deduplication at the client, backup appliance, or designated media servers, and effective management of network bandwidth. Dell Avamar provides strong source-side deduplication, robust integration with VMware and Data Domain, and excellent virtual environment backup capabilities.

Room for Improvement: HPE StoreOnce requires enhancements in deduplication algorithms, better integration with third-party apps, and a more intuitive setup and learning process. Improvements in scheduling and cloud integration are also desired. Dell Avamar needs a better user interface, easier cloud platform integration, and refined reporting and expandability to adapt to evolving data environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: HPE StoreOnce receives praise for responsive and effective customer service and hands-on support, though deployment options focus mainly on on-premises with limited cloud solutions. Dell Avamar, while appreciated for deployment assistance, faces criticism due to complex setup and support, needing better customer engagement and problem resolution strategies.

Pricing and ROI: HPE StoreOnce is seen as expensive with a complex pricing structure but offers scalability and improved ROI over time. Dell Avamar shares similar cost perceptions but is competitive in the enterprise sector. Its flexible licensing options make it attractive to medium to large enterprises despite some users feeling the features do not justify the price. Both solutions offer significant ROI by reducing reliance on tape storage, optimizing backup operations.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell Avamar

Ranking in Deduplication Software

3rd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (12th)

HPE StoreOnce

Ranking in Deduplication Software

2nd

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

106

Ranking in other categories

Disk Based Backup Systems (2nd)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Deduplication Software category, the mindshare of Dell Avamar is 8.9%, down from 10.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE StoreOnce is 19.5%, up from 16.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Sebastien Chene

Senior Business Development Manager at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees

Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh

What would make Dell Avamar better is if it can do faster backups because right now, PowerProtect Data Manager is better in this area with its new UI and a new way to implement backups. Customers nowadays also expect more up-to-date solutions, and this is another area for improvement in Dell Avamar. It's not as up-to-date, so I'm counting on PowerProtect Data Manager, but customers who have Dell Avamar don't want to switch because you don't have as many backup problems in Dell Avamar compared to other solutions. What I'd like to see in the next release of Dell Avamar is an updated UI and a different way to manage backups because currently, backup management is a bit heavy for customers using Dell Avamar.

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Megha Meshram

Senior Manager at BHEL

Helps to consolidate D2D backups and has a good deduplication ratio

I was involved with the HPE team in the implementation of the tool which included steps like zone grade configuration, tape grade configuration, etc. The zoning part during implementation was very cumbersome. The tool’s implementation took around one week maximum to complete. One person from the HPE team helped us with the deployment. The tool’s deployment was a big process. We had to first deploy the hardware. Then we needed to connect it to the server. We had to also install HPE’s Data Protector. There were multiple things to be configured such as the configuration of Data Protector with D2D backup.

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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

"It works quickly and is very stable."

"The solution is easy to use and has high performance."

"It is a cost-effective solution."

"The source site replication feature is valuable."

"Dell EMC Avamar is very good with endpoint backups."

"For the on-prem backup, it has all the necessary features that we require. They keep coming up with new scripts and new updates."

"We used Dell Avamar for backup and recovery of a virtual environment."

"We've been using this solution to backup our servers. It is a simple backup and restore data application."

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"The scalability is very good."

"I think the most valuable feature is the catalyst technology, which is in the StoreOnce appliance."

"HPE StoreOnce has high performance."

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

"Technical support is quite good."

"Has very good deduplication and encryption features."

"The solution is stable."

"The product’s data retention is very good."

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Cons

"Its ability to back up very large objects can be improved. In terms of new features, they can include the ability to use cloud services, like S3, more natively."

"EMC has discontinued their Avamar hardware version. They only advertise the Avamar virtual edition."

"I want to see a more user-friendly and administrator-friendly Dell Avamar. The solution also needs a better UI and dashboard."

"The tool's interface is very much in a spreadsheet format...reporting is an area with shortcomings requiring improvement."

"Dell Avamar could improve by adding more backup features."

"It lacks support for certain plugins, like SAP HANA, for example."

"If there is a need to move the data from one backup solution to another, it might be difficult since there is no option for a straightforward migration."

"The licensing price must be reduced."

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

"The appliance doesn't have the global deduplication, it has StoreOnce deduplication. It does not deduplicate across the appliance, it will deduplicate in one particular store. With the global deduplication, I could store more data."

"The platform's price could be lower."

"We're outsourced with a partner who recalls a larger amount of problems with the stability of the product."

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

"The web interface, ease of use, and GUI all need to be improved."

"While the solution does everything expected, it would be beneficial if AI could be integrated for optimization and monitoring."

"Agnostic backups."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is very expensive. It's a trust based licensing. So that's an ethical challenge."

"This solution is less expensive than Veeam for us, although it depends on the customer because we get a great discount."

"Dell Avamar is expensive."

"The price is the main thing I'd like to see them change. If they can come down in price, that would be a good thing. It's very cost competitive in the entry level range, because Veeam pricing is much cheaper than Avamar."

"It is easy to use."

"It might not be beneficial to smaller businesses due to its high cost."

"This is a fairly expensive solution. It cost approximately 21,000 each year."

"Dell Avamar is free when we deploy the data protection. When we order data protection, this software is included in the hardware."

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

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

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

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

"The solution is pretty expensive."

"The price of the product is reasonable."

"HPE StoreOnce is cheaper compared to other solutions in the market."

"The product's pricing is medium."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

18%

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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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC Avamar?

The pricing is not competitive enough.

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What do you like most about Dell Avamar?

Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup.

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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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Overview

Dell Avamar data protection software delivers flexible and efficient backup and recovery operations that can scale from daily backup protection for endpoints to high-performance protection for large enterprises with diverse applications and workloads. With application consistent recovery, automation and fast backup and restores, Avamar can help you meet your SLAs and optimize your backup and recovery processes

If you are deploying all or part of your backup environment to the cloud, Avamar enables you to make the most of your cloud investment, enabling replication, disaster recovery and long-term retention for customers using AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.

Avamar is available as part of Dell Data Protection Suite, which offers comprehensive data protection software applications and tools. Avamar 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

Dodge County, St Laurence's College, FieldCore (a GE Company), Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Getronics, Lewisville Independent School District, EnvisionRxOptions, Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions

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