We performed a comparison between Commvault Cloud and Microsoft DPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The product alerts the security team about threats."
"Security measures, including encryption and threat detection, contribute significantly to data protection, safeguarding against unauthorized access and cyber threats."
"The solution is scalable."
"Commvault can perform a backup no matter where you are, and it takes a backup every four hours. No matter when you come to the office, it'll take a backup if you're connected to the internet and check the system for online availability."
"All workloads can be integrated with Commvault. If we use a new technology, Commvault integrates with it. Commvault is a data management solution with support for building the DR side of things. With Commvault we can rapidly back up and restore any application we add to our environment."
"The product has the best features for scaling up and administering all the solutions from a single platform."
"Global deduplication and the indexing of the data object are the most valuable features. It saves costs on the product side by doing compression and deduplication. It will help you and make your life easy to reach the data that you need within the minimum downtime when it's required."
"The rate of duplication is great."
"The most valuable feature is the recovery."
"The most valuable feature is that DPM has an index so individual files can be searched."
"This solution helps us to manage all of the operations across servers and different workstations."
"I like the core backup feature. I also like the file server backup feature. I find Microsoft DPM interesting because it has fantastic integration with Microsoft products. For example, in Exchange and SharePoint, DPM is excellent when it comes to backing up data. It also does a decent job with open-source products."
"The solution backs up Microsoft workloads as well as anything on the market."
"It is almost perfect for Microsoft products. It is not a very powerful tool, but it is okay for small sites and small businesses with Microsoft products. It is easy to use for backup and restore. It is good for backing up Microsoft servers such as Exchange and SharePoint servers."
"The initial setup is quite straightforward."
"The user interface is very good. The reporting and monitoring features are also good."
"There is room for improvement in its user interface and web console, called Command Center. They are improving it every year so if they continue in that direction, I think it will be a very reliable console."
"I would like more communication informing us on what Commvault is doing in the background."
"This is not a very high standard product."
"Mostly controls, visibility, cost allocation."
"They should move the CommServe outside of Windows machines and the database should be distributed among servers. It's still a single point of failure."
"With so many features, sometimes you cannot find what you are looking for in the interface and you have to dig into books online to find out how to solve an issue."
"They reply to the support portal weekly, but there are some delays."
"Commvault should keep and continue to develop the Java GUI."
"The problem lies with the 2019 version, it's the file system they’re using."
"There is a very poor online user community in terms of people blogging about their experiences with DPM."
"The user interface can be improved quite a bit."
"You have only a few settings and if you change them for some special configurations, it's very difficult."
"The data tagging feature needs improvement. The solution could be a bit more intuitive in certain aspects."
"It would be better if it integrated seamlessly with open source and competitor products. In the next release, I would like to see some data governance frameworks. It should have support features for data integration and data replication like Veeam. Right now, we are also using Veeam for certain scenarios."
"Additional Hyper-V knowledge would be great."
"We can't take a snapshot and take it outside, which is a problem."
Commvault Cloud is ranked 3rd in Backup and Recovery with 104 reviews while Microsoft DPM is ranked 28th in Backup and Recovery with 17 reviews. Commvault Cloud is rated 8.6, while Microsoft DPM is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Commvault Cloud writes "Provides excellent visibility and helps reduce costs and time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft DPM writes "Good for backing up, but the 2019 version lags". Commvault Cloud is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Azure Backup, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and Zerto, whereas Microsoft DPM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure Backup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veeam Data Platform and Veritas Backup Exec. See our Commvault Cloud vs. Microsoft DPM report.
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