We performed a comparison between Dell Avamar and Veeam Backup & Replication based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: When searching for the best Backup and Recovery Software solution, PeerSpot users feel Veeam Backup & Replication is the best choice. Veeam offers great integrations, scales easily, is very easy to use and is very cost-effective. Many users feel Dell Avamar is outdated and requires a significant learning curve, making it a less desirable solution.
"It works quickly and is very stable."
"The most valuable feature is the integration with Data Domain and your VM stacks."
"We used Dell Avamar for backup and recovery of a virtual environment."
"They are extremely reliable and scalable — they provide the best de-duplication on the market."
"Its stability and deduplication capabilities are most valuable."
"It was very simple to deploy the solution to the client that you wanted to backup."
"The solution is easy to use and has high performance."
"The solution is very stable."
"The data backup replication has been the most useful feature. Previously, we copied the data hub to an external hard drive but now we are able to store the backup on one of the depository service."
"It is a good product, in regards to performance, as well as data protection."
"The most valuable feature is the instant recovery."
"Veeam Backup & Replication is a scalable solution."
"Enables us to restore the VM when the needs arises and for disaster recovery."
"Pricing is fairly reasonable and not overly expensive."
"It is a good solution for backups and reporting."
"The features that I have found most valuable are its ease of management, it is not complicated, it is very reliable, has good support and a lot of knowledge on the market for integrators."
"What would make Dell Avamar better is if it can do faster backups because right now, PowerProtect Data Manager is better in this area with its new UI and a new way to implement backups. Customers nowadays also expect more up-to-date solutions, and this is another area for improvement in Dell Avamar. It's not as up-to-date, so I'm counting on PowerProtect Data Manager, but customers who have Dell Avamar don't want to switch because you don't have as many backup problems in Dell Avamar compared to other solutions. What I'd like to see in the next release of Dell Avamar is an updated UI and a different way to manage backups because currently, backup management is a bit heavy for customers using Dell Avamar."
"There are limitations when trying to use this solution with Hyper-V."
"The solution is not very strong on the Cloud. They should work out how they can use this as a backup as a service."
"The user interface needs to be improved. It's not as good as it could be."
"I think they could also move more towards cloud solutions. It already has some cloud tiering, but I think that could be more extensive. They should work with all cloud providers and I think in the future they will be on all cloud platforms."
"Dell Avamar could improve by adding more backup features."
"EMC has discontinued their Avamar hardware version. They only advertise the Avamar virtual edition."
"We don't trust the product 100 percent. Kaspersky has many features Dell Avamar doesn't support, such as granular backup and history."
"The automation could be better."
"Veeam is good up until 300 VMs."
"One challenge that we have encountered was on the long-term retention of data. Be sure to look into a dedicated deduplication appliance."
"The scalability of the product in large organizations is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Additional executive summary reports for the entire infrastructure would be a nice to have."
"Margins should not be distinct; instead, they should seamlessly integrate with the Veeam Backup and Replication tools, requiring minimal separation."
"The user interface needs to be improved. It could be simpler to use."
"Veeam currently lacks features for backing up to network-attached storage. Veeam Backup & Replication agents do not support S3 storage. Only Veeam Backup & Replication server supports S3 storage."
Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 329 reviews. Dell Avamar is rated 7.6, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. 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 Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA), Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Zerto and Microsoft DPM. See our Dell Avamar vs. Veeam Backup & Replication report.
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