We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp and others in Deduplication Software."Good starting capacity and scalability."
"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."
"Dell PowerProtect DD’s most valuable feature is data deduplication."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are ease of use and deduplication."
"I find the data to be most valuable."
"I like Data Domain as a protocol for data backup."
"Deduplication and compression are the best features of the solution, which are popular and very effective."
"This is a superior and reliable backup system that can handle large capacities with little management."
"It is very easy to back up and recover files compared to other products."
"The main features of this solution are deduplication, compression, ease of use, simplistic user interface, and compatibility with all the backup service systems."
"I like NetBackup's accelerator feature. You can take a full backup with incremental speed and integrate it with block tracking."
"It was especially useful with the appliances we use on a daily basis."
"Great deduplication feature."
"Veritas NetBackup has significantly streamlined our backup and recovery processes by providing a single pane of view across various environments."
"We are quite satisfied with the performance and reliability of the NetBackup product. When it comes to specific features, the most valuable is the Instant Recovery feature, which we call "short-term IR". Instant Recovery allows users to spin up backup images and bring back any VM instantly."
"Veritas NetBackup Automatic Image Replication and CloudCatalyst features allow me to replicate deduped backup images from one site to a remote site, as well as duplicating deduped images to the Cloud (i.e. AWS S3, etc.)"
"The initial setup is complex."
"The usage of this solution is a bit difficult to develop processes, and it takes a long time to market permits."
"We encountered data loss during the configuration process."
"Installation and deployment for this product need improvement. These processes need to made easier. Currently, it's not an easy installation for customers. This product needs to be installed by professionals."
"The Dell PowerProtect DD architecture offers several significant features. One is DD Boost, which is utilized at both the source and destination sites for application processing."
"DD Boost."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"The tool's DD Boost is expensive."
"We had some issues with the hardware backup appliance."
"Licensing costs are quite high."
"It needs support for Kernel-based Virtual Machines (KVMs)."
"The ability to use different disk appliance brands as Pure Disk (not OST), such as EMC Data Domain ."
"Veritas NetBackup has some limitations and it would be a benefit if we had better documentation."
"Extra features come with additional costs."
"DDBoost."
"They currently have the Java concept and it should be less intensive and take less load."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 63 reviews while Veritas NetBackup is ranked 5th in Backup and Recovery with 111 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while Veritas NetBackup is rated 8.2. 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 Veritas NetBackup writes "Efficient data recovery and replication features ". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik and Veeam Backup & Replication, whereas Veritas NetBackup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, Azure Backup and Veritas Backup Exec.
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