We performed a comparison between Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Rubrik based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Rubrik’s users report that, in addition to being a powerful solution, it is simple to deploy and work with and therefore it comes out on top in this comparison. According to reviewers, PowerProtect’s deployment process can be difficult.
"Our clients like the wide range of features that are available within this single solution."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are ease of use 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 hardware can operate in high temperatures, in case of any disaster."
"Good starting capacity and scalability."
"I find the data to be most valuable."
"The backup is very secure. The deduplication using EMC is very good. We are able to make systems and handle random cloning. EMC is a very stable solution for making backups."
"It is very fast as compared to the other competitors. Its simplicity and bit rate are also valuable. It takes less time if we compare it with the old solution that we have."
"The ease of use and innovation are the features that stand out for us."
"The solution's technical support team is very responsive and proactive."
"Rubrik has made the process to manage backup and recovery painless. This frees up more time to work on other projects."
"Takes me 80 percent less time to manage my backup environment."
"Rubrik has brought all of our backups under a single pane of glass and made recovery extremely simple."
"One platform for instant recovery."
"Adaptative backup and SLAs simply allow you to tell a machine to backup without taking care of the backup window."
"The live mount reduces complexity."
"The initial setup is complex."
"I would like to see integration with public cloud."
"Looking at Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), there is a need for improvement, especially in terms of protection from cyber resiliency, cyber recovery, or man-in-the-middle attacks."
"They're scalable."
"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."
"We would like to see the price of this solution brought down to be comparable with similar products currently on the market."
"Its management can be improved."
"The pricing could be better, but it's still not too expensive."
"Global management of multiple systems is lacking, as is reporting across multiple installed units."
"Could be improved from an analytics point of view."
"It needs to support more applications natively, like MySQL/MariaDB."
"The dashboard and user interface could be improved to make them more user-friendly."
"The functionality is missing, but they are very receptive to our thoughts and ideas."
"The licensing cost is quite high. That is something that needs to be worked out, because so many times it happens that the team does not have the budget or there are other issues at that time. Cost has become an important factor in deciding whether to continue with the Rubrik solution."
"Looking at how the data is broken down, we can see the total story, but sometimes it's difficult to see how big a particular snapshot is. Across 90 days of snapshots, which one is a particularly large one? Looking at the data holistically could be a lot easier."
"Lacks availability in a NFR format of virtual appliances to test them in public cloud environment."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 63 reviews while Rubrik is ranked 4th in Backup and Recovery with 83 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while Rubrik is rated 9.2. 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 Rubrik writes "Easy to use with minimal training required, innovative, good support". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Veritas NetBackup Appliance, whereas Rubrik is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Cloud, Zerto and Azure Backup.
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The biggest difference is Rubrik has native software and hardware on one platform. Data Domain is only a disk target and a very good one but you still need backup software such as Networker, Veritas, Commvault, etc. That software requires both a master and media server which drives a lot of complexity. Rubrik is hyperconverged data management, there is not software licensing, end of year true-ups or additional infrastructure. Policy-based backup and restore functions with cloud archiving integration. It’s also really fast! Finally, if you’re running Nutanix and its native hypervisor AHV then Rubrik can protect that hypervisor and VMware.
I agree with the other answers - With Data Domain, you still require a software solution to go with the back-end storage. I.e., Avamar, Networker, etc.
Rubrik is a Software Defined Solution or can be deployed with its own set of hardware\storage.