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Feature Set Ratings
Data Center Backup
AWS Backup
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A

6.3
Dell EMC Avamar
63%
Dell EMC Avamar ranks higher in 14/14 features
Dell EMC Avamar ranks higher in 14/14 features
Universal recovery
N/A
0 Ratings

6.5
65%
20 Ratings
Live recovery
N/A
0 Ratings

6.8
68%
19 Ratings
Recovery verification
N/A
0 Ratings

7.2
72%
17 Ratings
Business application protection
N/A
0 Ratings

6.8
68%
17 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations
N/A
0 Ratings

5.8
58%
20 Ratings
Incremental backup identification
N/A
0 Ratings

6.9
69%
21 Ratings
Backup to the cloud
N/A
0 Ratings

3.6
36%
10 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression
N/A
0 Ratings

6.8
68%
22 Ratings
Snapshots
N/A
0 Ratings

6.8
68%
16 Ratings
Flexible deployment
N/A
0 Ratings

6.5
65%
12 Ratings
Management dashboard
N/A
0 Ratings

6.1
61%
13 Ratings
Platform support
N/A
0 Ratings

4.7
47%
14 Ratings
Retention options
N/A
0 Ratings

6.9
69%
15 Ratings
Encryption
N/A
0 Ratings

6.8
68%
14 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- AWS Backup is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
8.2
AWS Backup
82%
9 Ratings

6.2
Dell EMC Avamar
62%
22 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew
AWS Backup
N/A
0 Ratings

9.5
Dell EMC Avamar
95%
2 Ratings
Usability
9.5
AWS Backup
95%
2 Ratings

8.0
Dell EMC Avamar
80%
1 Rating
Support Rating
9.4
AWS Backup
94%
8 Ratings

8.8
Dell EMC Avamar
88%
8 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
AWS Backup
There is a cost involved with data retrieval. AWS Backup is truly that, a backup. If you need to access this data on a regular basis, there are better options out there. For long term, just in case incremental backups, AWS [Backup] checks all the boxes. Just set it up, start your backups, and rest assured your data is safe.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
E-Learning Company, 1-10 employeesDell EMC Avamar
This software is well suited for companies that want to be very in control of their backups but need a simple tool. It could be convenient for them to just buy their own node, locate it in a different location, and set up the jobs for their machines to backup to the cloud with the specific plugins. However, it would not be convenient for companies looking to have a tool that needs to be secure and compliant, and that need to have different other options for business continuity.

Verified User
Technician in Information Technology
Computer & Network Security Company, 1-10 employeesPros
AWS Backup
- Backups - it's what it does.
Chief Executive Officer
Hoffman Management GroupMarketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees
Dell EMC Avamar
- Avamar performs data deduplication on the remote host. This greatly reduces the amount of traffic that each backup requires. This even applies to the virtual environment through change block tracking. Backup times are reduced from hours to minutes.
- The management interface makes it easy to configure and maintain data retention periods. Many times certain data must be kept for an extended period of time. There is a specific menu for managing retention periods.
- The system is able to recover itself from a hard failure with virtually no loss of backups. There is a checkpoint taken each day that provides a recovery point in the event of a catastrophic failure. Since this is a node based system, the loss of more than one node could require a recovery be performed.
- While another grid must be purchased, the replication utility allows all backups to be replicated to another grid at a remote location. This ensures the resilience of the backups in the event there is the loss of the primary data center.
- Also works on HCI devices performing image-level backups as in our primary data center environment
- There is also now an All-in-One appliance for smaller locations
Server Administrator
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry CompanyBuilding Materials, 1001-5000 employees
Cons
AWS Backup
- Not so easy to use
- A little pricey
- The backup is in the cloud; make sure to keep an offline backup (the problem of all of this kind of solution)

Verified User
Engineer in Other
Environmental Services Company, 11-50 employeesDell EMC Avamar
- The client interface has constant JAVA issues and can be slow and chunky. We have often had issues with current versions of JAVA breaking it so it will not even run.
- The backup clients are split out for function. Although this makes them light, it also makes it cumbersome to upgrade clients. The naming scheme can also be confusing for the clients.
IT Manager
Saving SightHospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees
Pricing Details
AWS Backup
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0.01 per GB per month
AWS Backup Editions & Modules
Edition
Backup Storage - Warm Storage | $0.0951 |
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Backup Storage - Cold Storage | $0.011 |
Restore - Warm Storage | $0.021 |
Restore - Cold Storage | $0.031 |
Restore - Item-Level Restore | $0.502 |
- per GB per month
- per request
Additional Pricing Details
—Dell EMC Avamar
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
Optional
Starting Price
—Dell EMC Avamar Editions & Modules
—
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
AWS Backup
No score
No answers yet
No answers on this topic
Dell EMC Avamar
Dell EMC Avamar 9.5
Based on 2 answers
I have been using the product for over five years. This has performed so well that with the current system reaching its End-of-Life with EMC next year, I have proposed replacing it with the latest version of the product. Now that it integrates with Data Domain, the cost has been greatly reduced. Instead of the need to purchase many nodes, one Data Domain can replace them creating a significant cost savings.
Server Administrator
Charlotte Pipe and Foundry CompanyBuilding Materials, 1001-5000 employees
Usability
AWS Backup
AWS Backup 9.5
Based on 2 answers
Very easy to use and is as plug and play as you can get. There are configuration options for multiple schemas that best fits your organization.
CTO (Chief Technical Officer)
CureusPublishing, 1-10 employees
Dell EMC Avamar
Dell EMC Avamar 8.0
Based on 1 answer
The system overall is easy to monitor and see your backup/restore status. The user interface could use updating as it relies on Java and any updates to Java cause the interface to stop working need to be reinstalled
Network Services Manager
M. J. Electric, LLCConstruction, 1001-5000 employees
Support Rating
AWS Backup
AWS Backup 9.4
Based on 8 answers
Support for AWS Backup is by Amazon itself so it is solid as always. If you have a business or higher level support plan you'll have no trouble getting engineers or other staff on the job to help you with whatever comes up.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employeesDell EMC Avamar
Dell EMC Avamar 8.8
Based on 8 answers
Support is very convincing, always eager to solve issues from the root rather than workaround, don't hesitate to take webex, describe the issues to the core and recommend configuration to avoid further issues. We can ask few questions other than the main issue. They don't hesitate to answer.
Senior System Analyst
StratogentInformation Technology and Services, 201-500 employees
Alternatives Considered
AWS Backup
Being an AWS service, AWS Backup integrates in a native way with other AWS services, providing an easy way to backup those services. Being able to create separate backup plans that meet specific business and regulatory compliance requirements provides us with capabilities to face auditing processes.
DevOps
Aval Digital LabsFinancial Services, 201-500 employees
Dell EMC Avamar
Avamar has simplied the back up approach in their VE edition and is much easier to use than Data Protector. Backing up multiple VMs takes minutes instead of hours now. Creating policies, retentions, and schedules, is vastly improved and much easier.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employeesReturn on Investment
AWS Backup
- Being able to offer live hot storage in the cloud for production environments allows me to get more people in the creative space with vast demand for speed.
- Great integration with all my hardware, firewall and backup software was great.
- Being able to network path my files like a native drive to my computer from the cloud made the designer not complain so much able learning new stuff.
Co-Owner
Dawn till Dusk TekInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees
Dell EMC Avamar
- Absolute Zero ROI
- This appliance does not work in its current state and to update we need to wait 2-3 months
- Can't wait to get rid of it and replace it with something else. (not even sure if we will be able to get it running before that)
- [I think] this is one of the worst mistakes we made
Supervisor, Information Technology
Real Estate Council of OntarioNon-Profit Organization Management, 51-200 employees