We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and NetApp FAS Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Deduplication Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."As our organization functions, we have a total of 2500+ primary sites and 6300+ secondary sites. All of our entire backup systems are totally dependent on this product. EMC Data Domain is very reliable and there are no issues using it since 2015."
"9900 has around 1.5 petabits of capacity in a single rack, and that's huge."
"The most valuable features of the solution are recovery point, compression, and deduplication."
"I like the different features. We work closely with Dell on different products and features, which is why we use them all."
"The most important feature is the level of data compression provided by Dell EMC. It's a leader in data compression and deduplication, and the level of compression isn't available with any other vendors in the market."
"The compatibility within the Dell PowerProtect DD portfolio makes data management more seamless. This integrated solution improves efficiency in our data center and simplifies operations by relying on a single company for servers and storage."
"Dell PowerProtect DD’s most valuable feature is data deduplication."
"We have found the product to be scalable."
"Adaptive balancing is a valuable feature."
"Most valuable features are its ease of use, robust Snapshot functionality, and that you can use it in two datacenters with SnapMirror-ing."
"I have found all the features useful in NetApp FAS Series."
"The SnapMirror is a good tool because, as long as you're going NetApp to NetApp, it's ultimately the fastest way to move data. We replicate everything to another site for disaster recovery."
"Good for NAS and unified solutions."
"The input and output per second performance are satisfactory."
"The storage efficiency provided a maximum savings in our storage utilization."
"Compression of the backup Oracle by RMAN on NFS saves space 5:1."
"The usage of this solution is a bit difficult to develop processes, and it takes a long time to market permits."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The downside of PowerProtect's flexibility is that you have so many options. It can be a little confusing. It's like having a car with too many buttons on the dash. You can do so much with it, but it takes some time to learn what everything does."
"Dell PowerProtect DD does not have integration with the cloud and virtualization software."
"I would like to see integration with public cloud."
"Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is expensive. Also, it has a sort of a big physical footprint that data domains have, and that's part of the problem."
"It can probably have integration with other OEMs. It should also have more features for ransomware protection."
"The pricing should be adjusted. Customers continuously talk about the price. They know it is a good solution and they really need the type of storage the solution offers, but it costs somewhere around $100,000 and up. It's not cheap, but it's very important for data vendors."
"The solution's configuration is not flexible."
"Needs more SAN support."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"It could be more flexible in terms of configuration."
"Needs to improve the adaptive storage quality of service."
"Its licensing cost can be improved."
"NetApp is costly when compared to Dell."
"There is room for improvement in deployment and configuration processes."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 66 reviews while NetApp FAS Series is ranked 5th in Deduplication Software with 98 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while NetApp FAS Series is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) writes "Supports business continuity process but needs improvement in pricing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NetApp FAS Series writes "Offers good performance and ". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Commvault Cloud, whereas NetApp FAS Series is most compared with Dell PowerScale (Isilon), NetApp AFF, HPE StorageWorks MSA, IBM FlashSystem and HPE StoreEasy. See our Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs. NetApp FAS Series report.
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@Dhruba Roy, your question conflates very different kinds of storage.
PowerProtect DD is Dell's latest version of Data Domain. It is ONLY useful as target storage for backups. Nothing else, not even archiving. If that is what you want, it does what it's supposed to do. Albeit, it's a bit pricey and underperforming.
There are much faster, cheaper, and more advanced backup target storage. Especially when measuring restore performance. I would suggest you take a hard look at a variety of backup target storage vendors including, Infinidat InfiniGuard, ExaGrid, Quantum, StorONE, iXsystems, and many more. Most backup target storage is all HDD although some are hybrid SSD and HDD.
NetApp FAS is a general-purpose storage system for blocks and files. It can be all HDD, hybrid HDD and SSD, or all SSD (all-flash FAS or AFF). It's a solid all around storage system with NetApp pioneered capabilities, but expensive as a backup storage target.
Pure Storage FlashArray//X or //C are block all-flash storage arrays. Their FlashBlades are all flash file and object storage systems. Good performers but overkill and way too expensive for backup target storage.
I think you need to define what it is you really need. Of the 3 vendors you asked about, I am going to repeat myself, PowerProtect DD is ONLY useful as a target storage for backups. The other two can do so, but are really not priced nor designed specifically for backup target storage.
If general purpose storage is what you need NetApp and PureStorage are good possibilities among many others.
I think they are different types of storage for different purposes.
If you are looking for a storage where to put backups data you can think Data Domain is the perfect choice because it is its main use (most or all the backup softwares have plugins in ordere to manage data domains).
If you are looking for a primary storage (where to put your servers' data) then you can look to Netapp FAS and Purestorage.
The latter are flash natives so it's simpler to manage and configure. If you look at the Netapp FAS you can also choose storages with HDDs with less performance (and a cheaper price).