Microsoft DPM vs NetApp FAS Series comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft DPM
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (29th)
NetApp FAS Series
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
98
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (5th), NAS (2nd), Modular SAN (Storage Area Network) (1st)
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Backup and Recovery category, the market share of Microsoft DPM is 1.4% and it decreased by 14.3% compared to the previous year. The market share of NetApp FAS Series is 0.0% and it decreased by 78.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
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Deduplication Software
3.6%
NAS
19.6%
 

Featured Reviews

MA
Aug 22, 2023
A centralized management solution that is suitable for businesses of all sizes
The main purpose of this software solution for our company is centralized management for the new projects. Our enterprise is on the bigger side and we have around ten thousand employees based locally and internationally. This solution helps us to manage all of the operations across servers and…
Temitope Oladeji - PeerSpot reviewer
Jan 11, 2024
A unified solution that allows users to run multiple applications on a single storage
The product is used for multitenancy and backups. We use it for different solutions Having multiple applications with different protocols running on the same system benefits our organization. The direction is unified. We can manage our applications from a single dashboard. The product has a…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is almost perfect for Microsoft products. It is not a very powerful tool, but it is okay for small sites and small businesses with Microsoft products. It is easy to use for backup and restore. It is good for backing up Microsoft servers such as Exchange and SharePoint servers."
"I like the core backup feature. I also like the file server backup feature. I find Microsoft DPM interesting because it has fantastic integration with Microsoft products. For example, in Exchange and SharePoint, DPM is excellent when it comes to backing up data. It also does a decent job with open-source products."
"Its capability to give a BMR for all the workstations that I want to connect to."
"I could back up all the stuff we had, even the VMs we have for Hyper V."
"The most valuable feature is the recovery."
"It has an application backup, a file backup, a system backup and a hypervisor."
"The solution backs up Microsoft workloads as well as anything on the market."
"The automated procedure is quite good for us, as it is able to capture all of the information that we require."
"The solution is easy to use."
"One of the most valuable features offered is double-parity RAID, which guarantees that your data will stay intact. We're also able to provision storage and monitor which ones are really consuming storage."
"It changed the way we do Disaster Recovery (DR) around NetApp replication."
"It offers data compression and people management."
"The solution is stable."
"It's an easy product to use that is stable and has good performance."
"The most valuable features are the NAS features and NetApp's excellent support."
"The migration of the volume on the cluster is very useful and easy to use."
 

Cons

"Microsoft DPM could improve if it was available in a public or private cloud."
"It would be better if it integrated seamlessly with open source and competitor products. In the next release, I would like to see some data governance frameworks. It should have support features for data integration and data replication like Veeam. Right now, we are also using Veeam for certain scenarios."
"The user friendliness could be improved."
"The problem lies with the 2019 version, it's the file system they’re using."
"Compatibility and integration with other products needs improvement."
"We can't take a snapshot and take it outside, which is a problem."
"Additional Hyper-V knowledge would be great."
"It needs portability for other vendors. It is good for backing up Microsoft servers, but it doesn't support third-party solutions such as Oracle Database. It depends on Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy, especially for Hyper-V, which has a lot of problems. They should enhance the Volume Shadow Copy functionality. Its reporting should also be better. Reporting is too weak in DPM."
"The user interface could be improved to have better graphics and the performance analyzer could be better."
"They should add new features to the product."
"The only downside is in ease in management; it is not easy to use."
"The one aspect of the solution that's negative for us is also more unique to us due to the fact that we did a MetroCluster. The tiebreaker piece that does the monitoring of the two different locations, and determines if one is not talking to the network normally (or if it's truly down) is a little difficult. It feels like it was not designed from the beginning to fit well into the other pieces. It feels like it was thrown in at the last minute and it is not smooth."
"I would like to see less latency and higher IOPS."
"Cost is always a factor. Some people choose EMC or Dell because they perceive NetApp as being more expensive."
"I would like to see NetApp add incident support."
"The NetApp FAS Series is not as high-performing and is not as fast. Its speed needs improvement, but this could only be done if it's an all-flash solution."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think Microsoft DPM pricing is reasonable. The additional costs are related to storage and technical support."
"Microsoft DPM can be considered as an expensive solution for smaller or medium enterprises, but we have been satisfied with the price structure as it is fixed and it offers a variety of useful features"
"Microsoft DPM is a free solution. However, we pay approximately $3,000 annually for support."
"The product's pricing is reasonable."
"The price of the NetApp FAS Series is reasonable and it provides value for the money with the feature sets. NetApp FAS Series are competing with Huawei storage which has an office and does aggressive marketing with a discount. However, we found that if our customers do a technology refresh they are happy with the performance of the NetApp FAS Series."
"NetApp FAS Series' pricing is competitive."
"The NetApp FAS series price is very competitive compared to other solutions on the market it is a good choice."
"Low-priced product, but pricing could still be made more attractive."
"It’s difficult for us to get money, so make sure you get everything in order, because there’s no going back and saying “oh, I missed this or that”, so make sure you plan well and well in advance."
"The price, compared to competitors, is quite high."
"The process for going to cluster mode is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
11%
Educational Organization
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Educational Organization
59%
Computer Software Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft DPM?
This solution helps us to manage all of the operations across servers and different workstations.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft DPM?
Microsoft DPM can be considered an expensive solution for smaller or medium enterprises, but we have been satisfied with the price structure as it is fixed and offers a variety of useful features. ...
What needs improvement with Microsoft DPM?
To evaluate the solution's abilities and its performance under demanding conditions, it is recommended to carry out a stress test. It would ensure that the current version of the solution can accep...
Which SAN product would you choose: IBM FlashSystem (FS9500) vs PureFlash Array/X NVMe vs PureFlash Array/XL NVMe?
Have you considered a NetApp FAS Storage for your NAS needs? I am sure it fits very well.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NetApp FAS Series?
I would rate the pricing a seven out of ten, with ten being expensive. We have a contract and pay a one-time purchase price. We're currently evaluating the AFF A150... that's approximately (FRF)106...
 

Also Known As

DPM, Data Protection Manager, MS DPM
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Sample Customers

Medical Park, Centropol Energy, a.s., NCFE, D & H Distributing, Metalor, Colosseum, a.s., Sanitas S.A., Icebreaker
Children's Hospital Central California, Plex Systems, PDF PNI Digital Media, Denver Broncos, PDF KSM Legal, Clayton Companies, Virginia Community College
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