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Atempo Time Navigator vs Dell NetWorker comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Atempo Time Navigator
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
76th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Dell NetWorker
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
16th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Atempo Time Navigator is 0.5%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell NetWorker is 1.2%, down from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell NetWorker1.2%
Atempo Time Navigator0.5%
Other98.3%
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reviewer1304379 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Admin at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Offers good time navigation features and we haven't had stability problems in the twelve years we've been using it
The initial setup was supposed to be complex, and a guy from Atempto went to our site and they did it with us together. So, in the end, it was quite clear and straightforward. The deployment took one day. From time to time, we require maintenance. Most things can be done also automatically. We prefer to do some manually like recycling virtual cartridges. Two people are required for maintenance. Two people use it daily. Time Navigator runs daily, for some backups, even more, three, four times a day, for critical stuff. But for intervention, we have two, three per week.
RaedHassan - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Specialist Backup/Storage at National Bank of Kuwait
Has supported flexible multi-platform backups and improved over time
Regarding the effectiveness of Dell NetWorker in terms of role-based access controls, I have experience with it, but I find it somewhat lacking in flexibility as it offers limited features, and I would rate it around seven out of ten. It is not that there is something wrong with the role-based access controls in Dell NetWorker, but it lacks many permissions or roles to assign, providing options only for administrator or user. To improve Dell NetWorker for the next release, I recommend enhancing flexibility in the policy, allowing selection of multiple options within the same policy, and addressing issues like the DNS lookup dependency to make it more controllable from Dell NetWorker itself rather than relying on other applications. Looking forward, I would like to see improved policy features and a more enhanced GUI, as it is still slow.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"If you need anything, it's written in, and if you have problems, a development engineer is quite fast to fix it."
"The time navigation is the most valuable feature."
"I like that it's stable and scalable."
"NetWorker is easy to install on clients and servers, and making backups from server to storage and backup devices is straightforward."
"From my perspective, Dell EMC NetWorker is a good solution to make backups."
"This solution might be a bit complex for an end-user but it's a great solution for a technical person."
"Dell NetWorker's user interface is quite simple and very interactive."
"The backup will run automatically and backed up data will expire automatically based on configured policies."
"As far as performance is concerned, and the working functionality point of view, definitely it is a good solution."
"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."
 

Cons

"They are working on the improvement we're looking for. The web GUI is flash-based and in around one or two months, they will put everything on HTML5."
"This is a highly scalable solution, but on a larger scale, it is not very stable."
"We are looking forward to better stability in future versions."
"Its console UI should be better. It should also have more out-of-the-box reporting functionalities. It should also have easier cloud integration. They have got cloud boost and things like that, but if you want to directly back up to the cloud, I'm not too sure whether you can do it. For example, you can easily send data from Commvault to AWS, Azure, or a container, but it seems to be not so easy in NetWorker."
"Since the product is not on the front banner of Dell, the support may not be the best."
"It is a little buggy at times, which is the only thing that I dislike about this product."
"The product should provide integration with AWS."
"There are some limitations regarding scalability of the product."
"The installation process should be improved as it is complicated. To connect to a server, it's necessary to install a client on the server, which is challenging."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The pricing of this solution is very good."
"Dell NetWorker is an expensive solution. None of the backup products are cheap. The licensing model offered is usually a five-year one."
"The pricing for the telecom, government, and banking sectors is relatively affordable."
"It's approximate, but I believe we pay around $20-30,000 a month in licensing."
"The pricing of the solution is not the cheapest compared to other similar solutions. The Networker is available as a component of the Dell EMC Data Protection Suite package and it should have the ability to be purchased separately."
"The price of the license could be cheaper and it would be a benefit if they came up with a new pricing model. The competitors here in Oman sell universal licensing where a number of virtual machines are hosted at the customer place which can be licensed, or you can license the CPU sockets in those servers. However, NetWorker offers only CPU sockets or overall storage capacity to backup, but there is no universal licensing where you can provide a number of VMs. They should offer more options to stay competitive with other solutions, such as Veeam."
"The licensing model can be traditional licensing or capacity-based licensing."
"Dell EMC NetWorker is very expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
19%
Retailer
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
7%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business24
Midsize Enterprise33
Large Enterprise38
 

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