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Dell Networker vs. PowerProtect DD Series

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    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 NetworkerPowerProtect DD Series
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dell NetworkerPowerProtect DD Series
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Dell NetworkerPowerProtect DD Series
    Considered Both Products
    Dell Technologies
    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
    Chose Dell Networker
    NetWorker and CommVault are both rated in the top quadrant of Gartner's assessment of backup/recovery applications. We have used both for a number of years, and CommVault was the winner without any significant opposition technically from NetWorker. We moved from CommVault to …
    Incentivized
    Chose Dell Networker
    Avamar is better but expensive
    Veeam, most suited for VM backup, doesn't work too well with the rest of backups\applications
    Incentivized
    Dell Technologies
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    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
    Dell NetworkerPowerProtect DD Series
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Dell Networker and PowerProtect DD Series
    Feature
    Dell Networker
    5.0
    11 Ratings
    PowerProtect DD Series
    9.4
    10 Ratings
    Universal recovery5.29 Ratings9.09 Ratings
    Instant recovery6.011 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Recovery verification6.09 Ratings9.58 Ratings
    Business application protection4.49 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations3.010 Ratings9.510 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification4.811 Ratings9.59 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud5.26 Ratings9.56 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression6.910 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Snapshots6.09 Ratings10.09 Ratings
    Flexible deployment2.79 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Management dashboard4.59 Ratings9.58 Ratings
    Platform support3.99 Ratings9.08 Ratings
    Retention options4.79 Ratings9.07 Ratings
    Encryption7.27 Ratings9.57 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Dell NetworkerPowerProtect DD Series
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    3.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.3
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)