We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas Backup Exec based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, NetApp and others in Deduplication Software."The most valuable features of Dell EMC PowerProtect DD are the duplication security and uptime."
"I like Data Domain as a protocol for data backup."
"It is secure, reliable, and has officer support."
"The deduplication feature is the most valuable part of the solution."
"The tool's performance is very good. DD Boost can improve its performance and backup."
"The most valuable features of Dell PowerProtect DD are ease of use and deduplication."
"The compression aspect of the solution is great."
"The hardware can operate in high temperatures, in case of any disaster."
"The solution was stable and reliable."
"The product allows for versatile storage options, enabling users to store data on disk storage, NAS storage, or tape libraries."
"The usability and interface of the solution are good."
"This solution is not complex and you do not have to be too technical to use it."
"This is a very flexible product, which allows you to back up not only the physical environment but also the cloud environment."
"It is a scalable product."
"Once the solution is integrated with the Exchange, you just click Exchange to back up that file."
"The solution is very fast. It does not take a long time to backup everything."
"The licensing is not cost-effective, and the pricing could be better."
"Technical support needs improvement."
"They're scalable."
"The pricing could be lower."
"The solution's cost, scalability, and licensing model could be improved."
"Data Domain lacks compatibility with fiber channels and tapes. We can't use it with a tape library. That's an issue in Latin America sometimes because a lot of clients still use tapes for budget reasons. Maybe they have a lot of archives. In North America and Europe, they do a lot of archiving, but they use the cloud more than we do. Sometimes we have to put together a Frankenstein where we connect another server to the tape library and send all the data there."
"EMC is very expensive for small customers."
"We would like faster instant recovery."
"Maybe they could improve reporting capabilities and predictions."
"Veritas Backup Exec should be more user-friendly. The costs should also be much lower and it should be easier to go through the disaster recovery process."
"The price of this solution is very high."
"Initial setup is a bit complex and needs some expertise for troubleshooting when something goes wrong."
"The console of Veritas Backup Exec is complex when compared to other software."
"I would like to improve their ability to back up the cloud environment. Additionally, it would be nice to have simpler UI."
"At the moment, we have a very complex environment. It would take some time to deploy an environment like ours from scratch."
"It doesn't support the AIX platform."
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Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is ranked 1st in Deduplication Software with 65 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is rated 8.6, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. 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 Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is most compared with HPE StoreOnce, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, ExaGrid EX Series, Veeam Backup & Replication and Rubrik, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Arcserve UDP.
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