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Arctera Backup Exec vs. Dell Networker

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Arctera Backup Exec

    Score6.8 out of 10
    N/AArctera Backup Exec is a backup and disaster recovery solution. It works in virtual, physical, and multi-cloud environments and integrates with several third-party software releases and applications.N/A

    Dell Networker

    Score5.7 out of 10
    N/ADell NetWorker is an enterprise-level data protection software product that unifies and automates backup to tape, disk-based, and flash-based storage media across physical and virtual environments for granular and disaster recovery.N/A
    Pricing
    Arctera Backup ExecDell Networker
    Editions & Modules
    Veritas Backup Exec
    Contact sales team
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Arctera Backup ExecDell Networker
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Arctera Backup ExecDell Networker
    Considered Both Products
    Arctera US LLC
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    Dell Technologies
    Chose Dell Networker
    I've used many DR platforms over the years: HP Data Protector, Veritas (formerly Symantec) Backup Exec, Acronis Backup Advanced, AppAssure (another Dell product), Commvault, and a few others. We selected Networker based on its integration with the Data Domain hardware we wanted …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell Networker
    Networker appears to be decent against NetBackup and Backup Exec as far as policy-based backup solutions are concerned and for stability. But it isn't as close to the virtualization layer as Veeam is and is not as feature rich as CommVault is, especially as it relates to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell Networker
    Previously I have used MS DPM and Symantec Backup Exec. I think they all have similar strengths and drawbacks actually. In general, BE/DPN have slightly better interfaces and terminology but slightly worse backup and recovery reliability. I would recommend Networker over them …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Arctera Backup ExecDell Networker
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Arctera Backup Exec and Dell Networker
    Feature
    Arctera Backup Exec
    8.6
    22 Ratings
    Dell Networker
    5.0
    11 Ratings
    Universal recovery10.018 Ratings5.29 Ratings
    Instant recovery7.517 Ratings6.011 Ratings
    Recovery verification7.920 Ratings6.09 Ratings
    Business application protection10.017 Ratings4.49 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations6.421 Ratings3.010 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification7.922 Ratings4.811 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud10.013 Ratings5.26 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression7.416 Ratings6.910 Ratings
    Snapshots8.416 Ratings6.09 Ratings
    Flexible deployment9.017 Ratings2.79 Ratings
    Management dashboard9.020 Ratings4.59 Ratings
    Platform support8.519 Ratings3.99 Ratings
    Retention options8.418 Ratings4.79 Ratings
    Encryption10.012 Ratings7.27 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Arctera Backup ExecDell Networker
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (25 ratings)
    7.1
    (11 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (3 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.0
    (4 ratings)
    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)