We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and Dell Avamar based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Azure Backup nudges ahead of Dell Avamar in this comparison. Azure Backup is a secure, stable solution that users trust. The connectivity to data is very reliable. Dell Avamar can be a bit clunky, takes up a lot of resources, and the overall performance is a bit slow.
"Azure Backup is good because it is entirely cloud-based, which means that you can be 99.9% sure that your backup is safe."
"The storage backup is very efficient."
"Azure Backup is easy to configure and restore."
"It is easy to schedule backups."
"It's easy to deploy."
"The MARS agent makes it easy to use."
"The fact that Azure Backup is integrated is one of its biggest advantages."
"I like the product's restoration cases."
"We have a lot of backups, and this tool helps us with the RMAN Backup."
"We are talking about a complete end-to-end solution which comes with its own hardware storage to back up the data on tape-less."
"The stability of Dell EMC Avamar is very good."
"Client deduplication."
"The product is very powerful and offers very good performance."
"Source based deduplication is the most attractive feature as it drastically reduces the backup window."
"It's simple to configure."
"I have found the product to be scalable."
"We would like to see some kind of notification given to the user that a file was not synchronized well or what may have happened."
"It still does not have a lot of customization, especially if your workloads are not in Azure."
"I would like to have the option to increase the frequency of the backups. Azure Backup does backups on an hourly basis, but I would prefer it to take backups more often."
"We faced some issues synchronizing the information in Azure when the storage was changed."
"Azure Backup must include features similar to enterprise solutions."
"I can’t use the solution to restore another native cloud solution. Azure must add this new feature."
"Lacks an AI system that would enable easier upgrading of the hardware."
"We have a concern with the backup when were are working with VMs that are running in Barracuda Firewall because it usually fails."
"The client caches and deduplication system have a few problems."
"Dell EMC Avamar is a very complex product. It took a lot of time for the IT admins to get trained on how to use it. It is not very user-friendly, and we won't be using Avamar anymore. It needs a lot of improvement in terms of how the backups have been configured, and the reporting is too complex."
"The challenges we do face typically revolve around aligning specific features with our accustomed tool usage."
"Interfaces need to be improved."
"The UI is quite old. We've been using this UI since last year, and they haven't changed it. It would be better to update the UI periodically and create attractive dashboards from an administrative point of view."
"The solution, in the future, should offer support for mobile."
"Backup image browse times should be faster."
"I have found the support from Dell EMC Avamar to be not as good as Veeam. The time it takes to receive support could be improved. However, once we have the support the agents are knowledgeable and helpful."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while Dell Avamar is ranked 12th in Backup and Recovery with 81 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while Dell Avamar is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell Avamar writes "Stable, integrates well with other solutions, and has a good price, but its UI needs a refresh". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Druva Phoenix, whereas Dell Avamar is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell NetWorker, Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and DD Boost. See our Azure Backup vs. Dell Avamar report.
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