We performed a comparison between Dell EMC Avamar and Dell EMC Networker based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Dell EMC Avamar wins out in this comparison due to its robust performance as well as its impressive data reduction and deduplication abilities. In addition, Dell EMC Avamar received positive feedback in the ROI category.
"It's a good solution."
"Dell Avamar has helped our organization by allowing us to do backups."
"The installation of the solution is easy."
"All the features in the system are highly valuable."
"The solution scales well."
"The data reduction feature and the ease of enabling a server in a DR location are the most valuable."
"The installation process is pretty straightforward."
"The solution integrates well with Unix, Windows, Hyper-V and VM."
"Dell NetWorker's user interface is quite simple and very interactive."
"The response time of the tech support is swift. The support is fantastic."
"Dell NetWorker's valuable feature is its ability to configure the network for immutability, specifically for backups."
"There are no problems in terms of stability."
"The most valuable feature is NetWorker's integration with the data domain that transfers the data directly into the Dell appliance, so the data doesn't need to pass through the network. NetWorker acts like a pipe, allowing the data to flow directly from the database or the VMware environment to the data domain."
"I started off as a storage engineer and ended up owning Dell EMC Data Domain and Dell EMC NetWorker. I've not used any other backup solutions at this scale. Dell EMC NetWorker does what I need it to do, it's efficient."
"The software is quite complicated and useful for large corporations using different information systems."
"The full backup is a great feature. Restoration is also good and very quick."
"Avamar is dependent on the hardware. It can't be implemented with ordinary storage. It can only be implemented with an EMC product. We want to have a backup solution that allows us to use independent storage and other hardware. It would be good if they can simplify its technology and make it possible to implement it with another storage. This is probably not possible because Avamar is an EMC product, and EMC would like to sell its own products."
"Avamar is not the best tool when it comes to taking Azure backups. Like Commvault, if Avamar can support VM-level backups for the cloud, that would make it a bit better."
"The solution, in the future, should offer support for mobile."
"The stability could improve, a lot of scheduled backups failed at one time."
"Some customers need to back up to tape, but Avamar lacks support, so it costs a lot."
"Setup and deployment of this solution is complex and requires expert engineers."
"The solution could improve by having better integration and more flexibility."
"This solution could improve by introducing daily verifications and another repository."
"Reporting and support for this product need to be improved. There are multiple bugs that need to be fixed."
"We are able to do direct backups, but analyzing the logs is not straightforward."
"The UI is not user-friendly."
"Regarding improvements for NetWorker, I believe implementing cross-platform restore functionality is essential. This feature would allow for compatibility with various backup software solutions, similar to Veeam."
"I would like to see the user interface improved, more documentation, faster support, and it could be easier to configure."
"The licensing rules are difficult to navigate and understand."
"It could be more user-friendly."
"The implementation process could be improved."
Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews while Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, while Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA), Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Commvault Cloud and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). See our Dell Avamar vs. Dell NetWorker report.
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