Dell PowerProtect Data Domain vs Dell PowerVault comparison

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The compared Dell PowerProtect Data Domain and Dell PowerVault solutions aren't in the same category. Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is ranked #1 in DS , with an average rating of 9.0, and holds a 20.5% mindshare in the category. Dell PowerVault is ranked #2 in ES , with an average rating of 8.8, and holds a 11.9% mindshare. Additionally, 91% of Dell PowerProtect Data Domain users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Dell PowerVault users who would recommend it.

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain

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91% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

5.2

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain boosts data management efficiency, saves costs through deduplication, but may be costly for smaller organizations.

Sentiment score

5.5

Dell PowerVault offers cost-effective storage with quick payback, reliability, and reduced total ownership costs for long-term value.

If a customer uses Dell PowerProtect Data Domain with a replication policy, they can replicate minimal data changes daily, removing headaches associated with the physical transfer of tapes.

Amjed Antari

Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

One is less floor space in the data center and the ability to pack more data into the backup storage on Dell PowerProtect Data Domain as compared to the traditional backup storage.

reviewer2776245

Vice President - Information Technology Systems Engineering at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

The best part is the compression and deduplication feature.

Pranav Telang

DGM at Airtel Digital

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This represents money saved and time saved, because one person has been able to store, view, modify, analyze, stop, and work properly on the administration of their own equipment and the entire storage farm that is under a single console.

Fmontenegro Montenegro

CTO at To Be

Since we already have a very simple environment and a quite resource-optimized environment, I think the major return on investment with Dell PowerVault was above all being on a super stable, reliable platform that gives us the confidence to continue growing using the same platform.

RicardoCardoso

IT Team Leader Latam at MC Bauchemie

The platform allows customers to consolidate multiple workloads in a compact design, making it very cost-effective and budget-friendly.

Amjed Antari

Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

7.2

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain customer service is praised for communication, with technical support efficient on hardware but mixed on software.

Sentiment score

5.8

Dell PowerVault's customer service is praised for expertise, though some report inconsistencies in response times and local partner quality.

We feel that we are working with people who understand the technology and the historical patterns of this environment, and when we raise a support request, we have no doubt because it seems that we are working with a product engineer.

Mayowa Afeez Olayiwola

System Administrator at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees

Nowadays, we can connect directly to the Dell team and in a very minimal time, we can get the support from them.

Kitmeer-Ahmad

Product Manager, Dell Client Solutions at Team Computers

It is an extension of your team itself, and I have been more than pleased with the support I have received from them.

Bryan Wood

Infrastructure Engineer & Director at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

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The technical support for Dell PowerVault is pretty good and they usually get back to us in a couple of hours with a technical engineer.

RichardLynch

Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

When things get more complex and there are interdependencies with other vendors, Dell still struggles a bit, for example, regarding Microsoft products.

Erhan Parlaz

Sr. Sales Consultant at Teccle Group

Customer support from Dell has been used and it is efficient support that responds instantly.

reviewer2791290

Moe Infrastructure Data Center at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.5

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is praised for scalability, though requires careful licensing and hardware planning for large-scale expansions.

Sentiment score

6.3

Dell PowerVault is ideal for SMBs, offering easy scalability and adaptability, though it may limit expansion for larger enterprises.

To unlock more storage, you need to pay for the licenses for the storage you already own.

Ahmad Al-khuffsh

Assistant Manager Senior Systems Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

The scalability depends on the IT department's strategy.

reviewer1144389

Sr System Expert at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is very scalable; it expands easily with new enclosures.

Branko Cirovic

Storage Engineer at Comtrade Group

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Dell PowerVault has features that specifically address the needs of small and medium-sized businesses because it is always very well received with the price-performance ratios that we have repeatedly seen out in the field.

Erhan Parlaz

Sr. Sales Consultant at Teccle Group

It is a system that was chosen specifically for this capability, allowing extension as needed and providing scalability on demand.

reviewer2791290

Moe Infrastructure Data Center at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

It is a platform that allows us to grow in a very significant way without having to replace this technology with a newer one.

RicardoCardoso

IT Team Leader Latam at MC Bauchemie

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.2

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is praised for stability, reliability, efficient performance, and effective handling of rare hardware issues.

Sentiment score

7.6

Dell PowerVault is highly stable, reliable for secondary and backup infrastructure, offering high availability despite minor controller issues.

We have never encountered issues such as data corruption with these systems.

Branko Cirovic

Storage Engineer at Comtrade Group

I have not experienced any downtime, crashes, or performance issues with it.

MohamedIbrahem

IT Infrastructure And Telecom S GM at PHPC

I have been using it for up to three years with no upgrading or downtime.

Mohamed Elfakharany

Data Protection Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

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This was especially important given the choice to store video that is extremely critical both from a general point of view and from a legal point of view, where data must be kept and secured.

reviewer2791290

Moe Infrastructure Data Center at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

It is stable, performance is acceptable, and has good integration with backup, with interfaces like Fibre Channel and SMB to expose to the client.

Pawel Augustyn

System Advisor at a tech services company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I would say the stability and reliability of Dell PowerVault are good because for the last two years, I have not faced any failure—not a single failure.

AmitKumar48

Technical Implementation Specialist at AltiusTech Health

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Room For Improvement

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain needs enhancements in cost, integration, UI, support, security, licensing, cloud compatibility, and processing.

Dell PowerVault users desire enhanced cache, file protocols, scalability, support, NVMe, training, ransomware protection, and cohesive storage solutions.

Local support must be available in the country.

A. AhadAlam

Head Of Systems Group at NCCPL

We can leverage writing NAS level backup into Dell PowerProtect Data Domain rather than utilizing any other software tools such as Networker.

reviewer2776245

Vice President - Information Technology Systems Engineering at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain represents the fastest and most reliable solution, ensuring great integration with backup software.

Branko Cirovic

Storage Engineer at Comtrade Group

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It would be beneficial for Dell to enhance outreach to new customers directly to prevent resellers from scaring them away with higher pricing.

VasanthKumar4

Associate Vice President - Technical Services Group (TSG) at HGS

Only when environments become more complex, especially in the enterprise area, does Dell PowerVault struggle in the software area, including centralized management.

Erhan Parlaz

Sr. Sales Consultant at Teccle Group

There are two aspects to consider: replication, meaning replicating data from one site to another concerning Dell PowerVault, and another very important area where significant improvement is needed—everything related to expansion rules.

reviewer2791290

Moe Infrastructure Data Center at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

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Setup Cost

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is pricey, best for large enterprises, with substantial setup costs, but performance and support are valued.

Dell PowerVault is known for its cost-effectiveness, appealing to small businesses despite occasional higher expenses than competitors.

It is almost four times the earlier price.

Sufyan Khan

Head of Sales and Operations at New Horizon Computers

For small clients, it is very expensive.

Sergio Omar Ruiz Paz

Specialist Senior N2 at Entelgy

If your data grows faster than expected or your deduplication ratios are lower than anticipated, you will face unbudgeted, expensive capacity expansion licenses.

Sanjay Singh Bisht

Assistant Manager - Datacenter at a outsourcing company with 51-200 employees

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I don't think it's terribly priced, but Pure Storage is cheaper.

RichardLynch

Architect at a energy/utilities company with 10,001+ employees

Dell PowerVault is fairly within the budget for our operations and for our client's operations.

Damir Beha

Senior Enterprise Systems Engineer at Fonicom

If you use a PowerVault with SSD hard disk, it begins to be rather expensive.

HansThilen

System Technician at Lidingö stad

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Valuable Features

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain delivers efficient storage, security, high data reduction, and flexibility, with notable reliability and ransomware protection.

Dell PowerVault offers affordable, scalable, and user-friendly storage solutions with excellent performance and support, ideal for video surveillance.

The most valuable feature of Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is its deduplication capability.

Houssem Sandli

Technical manager at Advanced Computer Technology (ACT)

Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) is highly consistent, durable, easy to install, scalable, and compatible with any software today.

Sufyan Khan

Head of Sales and Operations at New Horizon Computers

The most beneficial features in the product are compatibility, which is the most valuable function.

A. AhadAlam

Head Of Systems Group at NCCPL

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We've even used PowerVault series that we intended to use for five years for almost eight years, and it was still working fine, providing good ROI compared to any other brand.

VasanthKumar4

Associate Vice President - Technical Services Group (TSG) at HGS

What differentiates Dell PowerVault from other storage solutions is the performance combined with the ability to meet significant bandwidth consumption needs.

reviewer2791290

Moe Infrastructure Data Center at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

This mainly gives us time to react and provides us with peace of mind that if something happens, we can be up and running within a span of approximately 30 minutes.

Damir Beha

Senior Enterprise Systems Engineer at Fonicom

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Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

106

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (1st), Disk Based Backup Systems (1st)

Dell PowerVault

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Enterprise SAN (2nd), Fibre Channel (1st)

Mindshare comparison

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain and Dell PowerVault aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is designed for Deduplication Software and holds a mindshare of 20.5%, down 27.4% compared to last year.
Dell PowerVault, on the other hand, focuses on Enterprise SAN, holds 11.9% mindshare, down 28.3% since last year.

Deduplication Software Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain	20.5%
HPE StoreOnce	16.6%
Dell Avamar	10.9%
Other	52.0%

Deduplication Software

Enterprise SAN Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Dell PowerVault	11.9%
Dell PowerStore	13.3%
Cisco MDS Series	10.0%
Other	64.8%

Enterprise SAN

Featured Reviews

Branko Cirovic

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.

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Fmontenegro Montenegro

CTO at To Be

Storage has supported long-term CCTV archiving and improves on-premises application performance

I think it would be good regarding how Dell PowerVault could improve to have, in addition to the excellent support service that exists, some training courses, forums, and a training school for using these tools. Many people specialize only in this kind of equipment, and others have no idea how to configure them or how they work and always end up depending on people who have spent a long time working with these systems and know how to handle them more because of experience than because of information that can be easily obtained about using this equipment. Everything regarding additional aspects that could be improved in Dell PowerVault has already been mentioned.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

10%

Outsourcing Company

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

17%

Outsourcing Company

12%

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	40
Midsize Enterprise	27
Large Enterprise	48

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	20
Midsize Enterprise	14
Large Enterprise	20

Questions from the Community

What is your primary use case for Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?

My main use case for Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is backup. We utilize it to back up all of our data from our credit card domain application.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is adequate; Dell is not the cheapest, but it is also not the most expensive.

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What needs improvement with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain)?

To improve Dell PowerProtect Data Domain, I would suggest that we take a look at how we also store AI data as needed.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerVault?

The cost for Dell PowerVault is already a good point for us, as it is very cheap for our customers. Regarding our operations with Dell PowerVault, it is very inexpensive.

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What needs improvement with Dell PowerVault?

I already see disadvantages in Dell PowerVault where if we can work to increase the storage up to 10 tera, for example, this will be better. However, as you know, we have a limit for the usable cap...

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What is your primary use case for Dell PowerVault?

Dell PowerVault acts as an entry storage, and I am proposing it for small businesses regarding its use cases. The customer already needs SAS storage or SAN for Dell PowerVault. If the customer need...

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Comparisons

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Compared 27% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

Veritas NetBackup Appliance vs Dell PowerProtect Data Domain

Compared 4% of the time

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager vs Dell PowerProtect Data Domain

Compared 4% of the time

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Dell PowerStore vs Dell PowerVault

Compared 32% of the time

NetApp ASA vs Dell PowerVault

Compared 9% of the time

Lenovo Storage V Series vs Dell PowerVault

Compared 8% of the time

HPE StoreOnce vs Dell PowerVault

Compared 7% of the time

ExaGrid EX vs Dell PowerVault

Compared 5% of the time

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Also Known As

DataDomain, Dell EMC Data Domain, PowerProtect Data Domain

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Overview

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is the leading backup appliance built for powerful cyber resilience and seamless integration into on-premises environments. It supports both traditional and modern workloads, simplifying operations while reducing risks and costs.

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain offers scalable storage capabilities that integrate smoothly with backup systems. Its deduplication and compression technologies enhance storage efficiency by significantly reducing data volumes. Users appreciate its secure data protection, excellent deduplication and compression, efficient data replication, and the DD Boost protocol for faster data transfer. However, feedback suggests improvements are needed in areas like complex VTL tape addition, high pricing, and challenging cloud integration. The implementation may benefit from boosted processing power and enhanced ransomware protection.

What are the key features of Dell PowerProtect Data Domain?

Deduplication and Compression: Significantly reduces data volumes, optimizing storage usage.
Efficient Data Replication: Enhances data protection by securely transferring data across locations.
DD Boost Protocol: Promotes faster data transfer, streamlining backup processes.
Scalable Storage: Adapts to varying data capacities, ensuring growth accommodation.
Secure Data Protection: Safeguards data with robust encryption and protection features.

What benefits should be expected from Dell PowerProtect Data Domain?

Space and Cost Savings: Achieves reductions in data footprint, lowering storage expenses.
Reliable Backup and Recovery: Provides consistent and fast data backup and restoration capabilities.
Seamless Integration: Operates smoothly with existing backup software and environments.
Data Security: Offers comprehensive data protection to ensure business continuity.

Dell PowerProtect Data Domain is widely employed across various sectors like banking, finance, and government for its backup, deduplication, and archiving functions. Organizations utilize it with software like Veeam and NetWorker to optimize bandwidth, manage large data capacities, and deliver secure, reliable backup features, supporting both on-premises and hybrid deployments.

Dell Technologies

Dell PowerVault offers affordable, scalable, and user-friendly data management, making it a suitable choice for businesses needing reliable video surveillance storage due to its high performance and strong security features.

Dell PowerVault is tailored for small to mid-range applications, providing robust security and stability with seamless compatibility across major platforms. Known for its performance and bandwidth handling, it is ideal for video surveillance storage, virtualization, and backup solutions. The platform features simple deployment with bi-directional asynchronous replication, an HTML5 interface, data deduplication, and RAID. While lacking some real-time feedback and integration capabilities into unified storage, Dell PowerVault delivers significant operational efficiency and value.

What features define Dell PowerVault?

Scalability: Easily manages growing data storage needs, supporting various business sizes.
Ease of Use: Simplifies deployment and administration with a user-friendly HTML5 interface.
Performance: Handles high bandwidth applications, ideal for video surveillance.
Data Deduplication: Minimizes storage requirements by efficiently managing data redundancy.
RAID Systems: Enhances data protection and system reliability.

What benefits should users expect?

Operational Efficiency: Streamlines data management for improved productivity.
Cost-Effectiveness: Offers significant value despite high initial pricing compared to competitors.
Security: Provides robust features for enhanced data protection.
Compatibility: Smooth integration with major platforms ensures versatile use cases.

Implemented widely in industries for virtualization, ERP applications, video surveillance, and secure out-of-band backups, Dell PowerVault supports businesses with its effective data replication and compliance capabilities. Its scalable nature and ease of management make it suitable for production databases and virtualized systems.

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Sample Customers

The US Army, City of Houston, Lloyds TSB, TiVo, Teck, Ingram Entertainment, The New York Mets

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