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Netvault Backup vs. vSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Netvault Backup

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ANetvault Backup is backup and recovery software from Dell, based on technology obtained via that company's acquisition of BakBone Software in 2011.N/A

    vSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AVMware vSphere Data Protection Advanced (or vDPA), now part of vSphere, was a VMware data protection and recovery offering. The product is no longer available standalone.N/A
    Pricing
    Netvault BackupvSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Netvault BackupvSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Netvault BackupvSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Netvault Backup and vSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Feature
    Netvault Backup
    8.2
    1 Ratings
    2% below category average
    vSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    9.4
    1 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Universal recovery9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Instant recovery10.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Recovery verification9.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Business application protection8.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Flexible deployment10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Management dashboard7.01 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Platform support6.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Retention options7.01 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Encryption8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Snapshots00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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    Bacula Enterprise
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Netvault BackupvSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Netvault BackupvSphere Data Protection Advanced (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Quest Software
    If you are using NV for backups and restores, it does the job very well. You can rely on the functions and time it as you prefer it to be executed. They have a great plug-in library which provides integrations of many applications and many databases. The updated versions support better job creations and restorations. You can easily depend on your backups without a hassle. However if you go ahead with its advanced features, you many need further support. Would not recommend using the Cleaning Tape module.There are issues in the reports provided. Also you may face with disk latency issues.
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    Discontinued Products
    VMware vSphere Data Protection Advanced is well suited for a thin client environment, and/or an environment that runs multiple virtual servers. It is also well suited for an environment with disaster recover requirements that require backups of everything. vSphere is very expensive, so it would probably not be a very good choice for a startup that could use a cheaper alternative in the beginning, or a physical machine environment.
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    Pros
    Quest Software
    • Rapid recovery helping in data protection.
    • Daily backup of entire physical and storage environments.
    • Supported on Windows, Linux, VMware, Unix and HyperV platforms.
    • Backup different file servers on SQL
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    • Maintains backups of all virtual systems for disaster recovery compliance.
    • Supports plugins for backups of Microsoft systems.
    • As with most VMware products vSphere is incredibly easy to use.
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    Cons
    Quest Software
    • Smartdisk disconnect oftenly.
    • Web interface can be improved as it is clunky and looks outdated.
    • User guides and support services need to be improved.
    • Limited with VMWare plugin.
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    • Reports are too complex, could be made clearer.
    • The interface could be simplified.
    • Backups of physical servers take a very long time.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Quest Software
    Pricing was on point with our requirement. A great deal compared to the other products we evaluated. We had recommendations from existing users in the region. Since our requirement was basic backups and restores and NV provided that, we were compelled to go with it as the implementation was very very easy.
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    CloudBacko is the only similar product that I have used, and while it worked by backing up my virtual machines to Google Drive, VMware vSphere Data Protection Advanced not only backs up the virtual machines, buton databases, physical servers and more, and backs them up to a centralized location, and has 24/7 live support.
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    Return on Investment
    Quest Software
    • Highly reliable system backups
    • Great pricing compared to competitors.
    • Manual interference has gone down from almost 40% to initiate backups/recoveries.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Virtual machines and servers are backed up and secure
    • DR compliance is met
    • Multiple platforms backed up to a central location
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