We compared Cohesity DataProtect and Dell NetWorker based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Cohesity DataProtect offers instant recovery and built-in integration with Office 365 and Active Directory. Dell NetWorker is recognized for its intuitive graphical user interface, integration with Data Domain, and impressive speed. Cohesity DataProtect users have suggested enhancements to its user interface, rollback methodology, and cloud data recovery. Other pain points include file server capacity and legacy platform support. Users say Dell NetWorker needs improvements in reporting, integration, and documentation.
Service and Support: The customer service experiences for Cohesity DataProtect have been mostly positive, but some say the quality of Cohesity's support may differ depending on the region. Dell NetWorker received mixed reviews, with some customers expressing frustration about delayed responses and unresolved problems.
Ease of Deployment: Most users consider the setup process for Cohesity DataProtect to be easy, although a few found it more complex than other products. Some users consider Dell NetWorker's setup to be effortless, but some said it was somewhat complex.
Pricing: Cohesity's pricing is higher than its competitors, although some customers consider it affordable. Some reviewers consider Dell NetWorker to be expensive, while others find it to be reasonable and cheaper than other options with similar features.
ROI: Cohesity DataProtect provides security against ransomware and efficient file retrieval. Users have provided no feedback about Dell NetWorker’s ROI so far.
Comparison Results: Cohesity is regarded as an affordable solution that offers instant recovery and superior ransomware protection. However, users say its customer service is inconsistent across regions, and its rollback methodology has room for improvement. Dell NetWorker is regarded as a reasonably priced, high-performing backup solution with a user-friendly GUI. At the same time, many users were dissatisfied with Dell’s support and asked for improvements in reporting and documentation.
"It makes our administrators' lives much easier to combine backup, archiving, and services like hosting file shares in one central system with only one user interface."
"We can run test scripts on production data."
"One of the most valuable features is the restore functionality that they offer."
"The most valuable aspect for me is that I don't have to deal with media in terms of tapes like our existing system does."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Instead of four different solutions for protecting VMs, physical servers, SQL, and NAS, we now have one solution with Cohesity that is lightning fast and has amazing features."
"Cohesity has very simple reports to help you stay in the know of which servers are being backed up or not."
"After linking a cloud subscription, like Azure for example (AWS and Google are also supported), you can "spin" a VM onto the cloud from any backup snapshot."
"Dell EMC NetWorker integrates well with our domain and the performance is quite good on-premise. We receive approximately 1 terabyte within one hour."
"Storage-wise, EMC is user-friendly."
"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."
"Anybody could drive the GUI."
"I like that it's stable and scalable."
"The solution is very user-friendly. After setting up five machines for our customers we teach them how to set up the agent and start doing their backups. It is very easy for them once they see how to do it, they like to do it on their own."
"The possibility of recovering up-to-the-moment data is very useful."
"The solution offers compatibility with many types of database systems. It is one of the largest backup solutions. Additionally, it gives important information about data domain systems with deduplication."
"For Oracle DBs, we have observed a few bugs. This can be done better."
"We would like it to have more capabilities for different kinds of PaaS or SaaS services in the Azure cloud, such as Azure SQL or Azure Cosmos DB."
"The solution has a more complex setup than Veritas and Veeam."
"If someone were to change an admin account password, I would like an alert raised for that, which is not available at the moment."
"The tool could benefit from further improvements in AI features, particularly in areas such as a generative AI chat interface. This feature could help answer queries about the data being protected. One feature that would greatly improve our experience with the product is the ability to identify data redundancies through a central console. This feature would help us reduce storage costs by managing redundant data."
"Initial setup can be complex if you need to change IP addresses. Hopefully, they improve that in a future release."
"We are highly dissatisfied with the level of support and functionality provided for HANA within the Cohesity product."
"You need to put the full name instead of a few letters while searching for backup. It should also improve customization."
"It would be beneficial to have a single user interface for all of the features."
"The stability of the NMC could use some attention, as it tends to be a bit shaky during jobs and other operations."
"Dell NetWorker could improve the GUI to include rack recovery."
"NetWorker sometimes has issues with the backup not starting and with connecting to the Oracle servers."
"The data storage capabilities should be improved."
"There are some limitations regarding scalability of the product."
"NetWorker's major problem is its legacy software."
"The UI needs some enhancement to be more user-friendly."
Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 8th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews while Dell NetWorker is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery with 73 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while Dell NetWorker is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". 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". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup, whereas Dell NetWorker is most compared with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup and NetApp Cloud Backup. See our Cohesity DataProtect vs. Dell NetWorker report.
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