We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD Data Domain and Veeam Backup Replication based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, both products received high marks from users, and are very comparable.
"The most valuable features are the deduplication and compression and the Data Domain Boost."
"The most valuable features of this product are its guaranteed reliability and its duplication capability."
"It works within backup windows and has got good deduplication."
"I like the different features. We work closely with Dell on different products and features, which is why we use them all."
"The compression aspect of the solution is great."
"The most valuable feature is the inline data deduplication."
"We are very satisfied with this solution. It's easy to use and efficient."
"The stability is excellent."
"Veeam Backup has many valuable features and every feature is different. I have created backups for file-level backup, VMware or hypervisor virtual machines, physical machines, and workstations as well. Every time, I learn something new."
"I think that the scalability is very good. We can't compare it."
"It's the most easy-to-use backup replication that I have used so far."
"The ability to offload backup snapshots to the SAN helps with reducing the backup durations."
"I am not a direct user of this product, but my technical guys tell me that they like the product, and it is easy to use. We don't have any issues with it."
"The solution is very easy to deploy."
"They provide good technical support and we are satisfied with the support we have received."
"They introduced a new feature called the Immutable Repository feature, which helps protect environments from malware attacks that target backup file extensions."
"The pricing model needs to be improved."
"The pricing could be lower."
"The only problem is that it's more expensive than any other vendors available in the market."
"The usage of this solution is a bit difficult to develop processes, and it takes a long time to market permits."
"The licensing model was the biggest concern for our company, but the poor support after the initial implementation is of equal concern."
"I would like to see better integration and support for backing up to cloud providers such as Alibaba Cloud."
"EMC is very expensive for small customers."
"We are not able to deal directly with the OEM we have to go to their partners in Nigeria."
"It is efficient but can improve security-wise."
"All our customers would like a cheaper license and more flexible deployment."
"The direct SAN backup integration can be perfected by improving the snapshot removal mechanism and process from the storage volumes."
"I don't see much room for improvement except that the price could be better."
"I have also been struggling with the storage and in some cases I need to move things due to performance."
"Cross-hypervisor replication can be improved."
"My main concern about Veeam is that I hope our backups will still be secure in the event of a security incident such as a ransomware attack. In Veeam version 11 they do state that there is ransomware protection, but until it has been proven to be effective, I don't have any assurance that it will prevent data loss."
"It needs to offer an automatic check for backups."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 63 reviews while Veeam Backup & Replication is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery with 329 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while Veeam Backup & Replication is rated 8.6. 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 Veeam Backup & Replication writes "Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Rubrik and Veritas NetBackup Appliance, whereas Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Acronis Cyber Protect, Azure Backup, Rubrik, Zerto and Veritas NetBackup.
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First of all, we need to know that both tools work great together. On one hand, Dell EMC DD is known for being such an efficient deduplication machine. You can store hundreds and hundreds of GB at a cost without any problem. The main issue would be during restoring times. When in need of a complete restore, DD needs to rebuild the Data, and that costs a little bit of time.
On the other hand, Veeam Backup its a tool, a program, purely software, that manages and makes backups. Veeam is capable of many different things. I'm going to talk about backups all the time to simplify things. Veeam manages backups from Virtual Machines. You can make backups of them to any repository that you wan, as of an SMB, local disk, remote server, etc.
In my opinion, there's no point in comparing DD and Veeam. You can use EMC Data Domain as an SMB repository for storing your backups. Using DD as a secondary repository is a good thing, you can store hundreds of TBs and have copies of your VM from months ago. If you plan to use DD as the main repo, you should have in mind that in case that a restore it's needed, you'll have to wait sometime for the DD to complete the restore. Writing is a beast, but reading the data on it can be a pain in the butt.
From what I know DD is a dedupe storage appliance that requires backup software such as EMC Avamar or Networker. Veeam Backup and Replication is a backup software that can integrate with DD also.
These are two different domains so it's not fair to compare.
If you are trying to compare dedupe ratios between DD and Veeam then, of course, DD will win as it is VM-based.
However, I personally would prefer Veeam and Exagrid combo if I would like to compare EMC Avamar/Networker with DD. Of course that all rely on what your needs and which vendor can address it in the best way possible rather than comparing vendors.
Team I have used both DD with Avamar and Veeam Backup, They are both great products and perform the job very well, my short answer is that Veeam is just a little bit more intuitive and user-friendly, The DD product seemed kind of counter-intuitive at times, once you understood how to perform a function I would always document it as it just was not that user-friendly. With Veeam the GUI is very intuitive and user-friendly and a little bit easier to navigate when you need to perform tasks. They both perform great data deduplication and compression. Hope this helps.
A lot of companies that I know of are using Veeam.