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Dell Avamar vs. PowerProtect DD Series

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dell Avamar

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ADell Avamar is a hardware and software data backup and deduplication product. It provides protection and recovery through a complete software and hardware solution when paired with Dell Data Domain for virtual environments, remote offices, enterprise apps, NAS servers, and desktops/laptops.N/A

    PowerProtect DD Series

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/APowerProtect DD (a next-generation appliance replacing Dell EMC Data Domain) is a suite of hardware appliances used for data protection, backup, storage and deduplication. PowerProtect appliance offerings are cloud-enabled and vary by organization size, capable of supporting small business and enterprises. PowerProtect appliances are separated into two categories: entry-level to midrange, and enterprise. Entry-Level to Midrange Backup Appliances PowerProtect…N/A
    Pricing
    Dell AvamarPowerProtect DD Series
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dell AvamarPowerProtect DD Series
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Dell AvamarPowerProtect DD Series
    Considered Both Products
    Dell Technologies
    Chose Dell Avamar
    Originally, we evaluated CommVault with Avamar and due to some differences at the time we decided to go with Avamar. Some of those reasons against CommVault no longer exist, but we have been satisfied with Avamar. Other more current products have been reviewed such as Rubrik …
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    Dell Technologies
    Chose PowerProtect DD Series
    We already had Avamar in place, and since we have a good ecosystem of Dell Solution suite and wanted to evaluate PowerProtect DD also from that perspective, hence we thought of going ahead with it. We knew the limitations with Avamar and PowerProtect DD were right there from …
    Incentivized
    Chose PowerProtect DD Series
    Dell's product is much better at large data sets and more reliable.
    Incentivized
    Chose PowerProtect DD Series
    Newer solutions maybe faster at backup and restores, but due to Data Domain's longevity in the backup arena and the wide array of platforms it can protect, we are happy with Data Domain for the kind of applications and systems we currently have in use.
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    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
    Dell AvamarPowerProtect DD Series
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Dell Avamar and PowerProtect DD Series
    Feature
    Dell Avamar
    7.8
    22 Ratings
    PowerProtect DD Series
    9.4
    10 Ratings
    Universal recovery8.520 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Instant recovery8.619 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.417 Ratings9.58 Ratings
    Business application protection8.617 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations6.020 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification9.421 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud3.610 Ratings9.56 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression8.622 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Snapshots8.616 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Flexible deployment7.712 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Management dashboard8.413 Ratings9.58 Ratings
    Platform support4.714 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Retention options8.615 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Encryption8.614 Ratings9.57 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Dell AvamarPowerProtect DD Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.4
    (22 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.8
    (4 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)