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Bacula Enterprise vs Dell PowerProtect Data Domain comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Bacula Enterprise
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (52nd), Cloud Backup (34th)
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
109
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (1st), Disk Based Backup Systems (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

Bacula Enterprise and Dell PowerProtect Data Domain aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Bacula Enterprise is designed for Backup and Recovery and holds a mindshare of 1.0%, up 1.0% compared to last year.
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, on the other hand, focuses on Deduplication Software, holds 21.2% mindshare, down 26.6% since last year.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Bacula Enterprise1.0%
Veeam Data Platform5.6%
Commvault Cloud3.2%
Other90.2%
Backup and Recovery
Deduplication Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain21.2%
HPE StoreOnce17.4%
Dell Avamar10.2%
Other51.2%
Deduplication Software
 

Featured Reviews

GiovanniRamirez - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior IT Consultant at Xerif
Solid backup tool with good scalability
The last scenario in which I used Bacula was for a customer who needed some open-source tool which could support encryption at that time. We managed to convince the customer to use Bacula to deploy it in their environment It was a very good project. The Bacula concept, topology, and networking…
Branko Cirovic - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Engineer at Comtrade Group
Provides seamless backup integration and long-term reliability for enterprise data protection
The price is quite high; this product is not considered cheap. Additionally, if you use higher availability boxes, they also come at a premium price. However, they provide business continuity, which is the main reason why companies invest in this solution. Tape is slow; when restoring several virtual machines or databases amounting to several terabytes, Dell PowerProtect Data Domain represents the fastest and most reliable solution, ensuring great integration with backup software. If a customer has limited budget constraints, they may opt for cheaper external storage comprised of just a bunch of disks and utilize it for backup, as backup is not a business-critical service. However, I see great value in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain because it is fully automated, features great integration with backup software, and provides good value for money. I would rate software support as a ten, while I would give hardware support a seven. I never give any product a perfect score; I think Dell PowerProtect Data Domain deserves a nine. The only minor problems are the certificate issue and the price. These certificate issues are quite rare and mainly arise when we forget to restart and upgrade the box for several years.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Technical support is excellent in my opinion."
"It is easy to scale Bacula Enterprise even if your system is growing tremendously in data and servers."
"Bacula Enterprise, so far, has never let us down with their service and support."
"The most valuable features are the special plugins such as SAP HANA databases, Microsoft SQL, and various types of virtualization."
"Bacula is pretty stable."
"The support is outstanding and world-class."
"The solution has extensive documentation and a very active community."
"The solution has had a tremendous impact on our public company, as we are now cost-effective and even better on performance with our restorations."
"It is stable. I would rate the stability of the solution a nine out of ten."
"Its pricing is not overly expensive."
"I believe that for backup and deduplication, this is the top product."
"Data Domain deduplication is excellent."
"The feature that I have found most useful is its data duplication."
"The solution is very scalable."
"If my business said that they were going to change to a different backup product, I'd be looking for another job because I wouldn't trust my data with anything else."
"One of the most valuable features is that it looks for the deduplication, which can reduce the amount of the data."
 

Cons

"Easier setup and configuration, perhaps including a GUI, would be an improvement."
"A more user-friendly interface (GUI) can be developed."
"It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company."
"Many features have been converted to commercial licensing, which restricts their availability."
"We would like to see an improvement in the functionality of the GUI."
"The initial setup could be a bit easier."
"Bacula needs a graphical user interface because, for administrators, the command-line interface is okay, but for the average user it is not very easy."
"Relying solely on a desktop is a bit frustrating as its GUI isn't exactly responsive."
"The last downtime for upgrading the model 9410 took a long time, approximately two hours, which could be bad for production environments."
"Reporting is difficult from a graphical user standpoint."
"I have not really noticed any drawbacks or downsides other than the price."
"Its management can be improved."
"There needs to be better ease of use with like APIs and automation and things of that nature."
"The pricing should be adjusted. Customers continuously talk about the price. They know it is a good solution and they really need the type of storage the solution offers, but it costs somewhere around $100,000 and up. It's not cheap, but it's very important for data vendors."
"The pricing could be lower."
"From a technical point of view, all EMC products have to improve the troubleshoot feature like, log should be in human readable format."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have a perpetual license."
"This is an open-source solution."
"The pricing is cost-effective for the solution"
"Pricing is related to size. A lower range solution might be about $33,000. My customers use higher range versions with a price of around $100,000. That's the price for both the hardware and software."
"Dell PowerProtect DD's pricing is expensive, and there is no option for perpetual licensing."
"If we do not move to the cloud solution and stay with our on-premise version we will miss some new features."
"The cost is expensive."
"The price is on the high side."
"We usually buy products at the end year, and the license is included."
"It could be more competitively priced. Its licensing was for five years. Obviously, the support will get renewed at some stage, but that's it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
University
8%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business41
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise50
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your primary use case for Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is primarily used in my organization for disk backups. We use it for production systems so that we have a backup and can make use of other devices where the VTL handle...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
I have not had access to the costs of Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, so I could not tell you how my experience has been with the licensing, installation, and pricing costs.
What needs improvement with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?
I think Dell PowerProtect Data Domain could be improved in terms of the integration with VTL, as I would like it to be a bit more accessible.
 

Also Known As

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DataDomain, Dell EMC Data Domain, PowerProtect Data Domain
 

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Sample Customers

NASA, SwissCom, Navisite, Turner Studios, Bank Austria, Caixa Bank, SdV Plurimedia, Leibniz University Hannover, Zeta Global, Tricore, NetLog, Siemens, LocaWeb, wbsGo, itesys, Queens School of Computing, Escrypt.
The US Army, City of Houston, Lloyds TSB, TiVo, Teck, Ingram Entertainment, The New York Mets
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