We performed a comparison between Arcserve UDP and Dell NetWorker based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We are satisfied with Arcserve UDP. The most important feature that we use and why we choose this product is the RHA feature."
"Easy restoration and the solution works quickly."
"The interface is very refined, works fine, and is very intuitive most of the time. Scalability is nice. The multi-tenancy feature is very welcome. The integration with Linux works fine too."
"It is a very stable solution...It is a scalable solution."
"There are many backup options available in this solution. For example, you are able to do backups of servers, email, OST files, and users. This is a complete backup solution which is very good."
"The data protection functionality is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"One of the things that I do like about it is that it has a very good deduplication feature."
"It is very stable."
"The best feature of Dell EMC NetWorker is its wide spectrum of available plugins for each and every software that you can back up, such as SAP HANA, Oracle, AXI-based machines, or Dell-based machines. Whatever you want to back up, you can do it with Dell EMC NetWorker. It is a very solid backup software. It is the oldest backup software from EMC, and it comes from Dell EMC's legacy."
"Dell EMC NetWorker integrates well with our domain and the performance is quite good on-premise. We receive approximately 1 terabyte within one hour."
"When it was required that data had to be restored for our customer, it was accomplished successfully and this has kept our end users satisfied."
"Dell NetWorker's valuable feature is its ability to configure the network for immutability, specifically for backups."
"Technical support is good."
"Deduplication is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"The GUI is user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of Dell NetWorker is its quick configuration and handling of large databases."
"Its interface can be improved. I find it unintuitive."
"The time to backup servers that sit in DMZ must be improved."
"The solution's reporting could be improved and should provide customized reports."
"We are looking at scaling up to the cloud and using immutable copies on the cloud. Arcserve UDP 8.0 does have the immutable feature supporting AWS, but I'm looking for multi-cloud support. So, I'm waiting for Arcserve to release that in the next release."
"One of the biggest drawbacks of Arcserve UDP is that it does not have a single console, making it an area that needs to be considered for improvement."
"Backups are very slow and time consuming."
"The solution could improve by being more user-friendly. It can be difficult to assign destinations and choose which files and folders we need to back up. There are some aspects that are unclear."
"The support could be more knowledgeable and faster."
"Reporting and support for this product need to be improved. There are multiple bugs that need to be fixed."
"While upgrading to a new version, we encounter challenges related to specific algorithms or code regulations."
"The stability of the NMC could use some attention, as it tends to be a bit shaky during jobs and other operations."
"The implementation process could be improved."
"The deduplication needs improvement and it could use better integration."
"Dell NetWorker could improve the GUI to include rack recovery."
"The initial setup is complex."
"The process of upgrading versions should be improved because as it is now, you have to completely uninstall the old version first, and then install the new version."
Arcserve UDP is ranked 18th in Backup and Recovery with 42 reviews while Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews. Arcserve UDP is rated 7.6, while Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Arcserve UDP writes "Global deduplication, stable, and flexible licensing options". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell NetWorker writes "A stable tool that has an easy-to-use GUI that enables quick restoration". Arcserve UDP is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Acronis Cyber Protect, Veritas NetBackup and Veritas Backup Exec, whereas Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and Commvault Cloud. See our Arcserve UDP vs. Dell NetWorker report.
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