commvault-complete-data-protection-vs-dell-emc-avamar

Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery and Dell EMC Avamar are both data center backup solutions designed to help organizations secure business data.  Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery includes enterprise level features for data replication and deduplication, making it a popular choice for larger enterprises. Dell EMC Avamar is similarly popular with larger businesses due to its powerful backup and management features for large amounts of data.

Features

Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery both include essential data center backup tools, but they also have a few standout features that set them apart from each other.

Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery provides a robust set of automation tools powered by artificial intelligence for processes like data archiving.  These automation features can place less demand on your IT team.  Additionally, Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery can quickly transform and extract data, and is a powerful tool for consolidating siloed data into a single source that can be easily managed. 

Dell EMC Avamar makes it easy to backup large amounts of virtual machines, which can make it a powerful solution for business with large amounts of virtualized data.  Additionally, Dell EMC Avamar allows businesses to set up processes like data backup to be performed regularly. Lastly, the backup and recovery process using Dell EMC Avamar is very quick.

Limitations

Though Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery and Dell EMC Avamar can both be used to backup business data, they also have some limitations that are important to consider.

Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery includes automation features, but provides limited support or licensing options for smaller businesses.  Small-mid sized businesses may consider other options.  Additionally, implementation for Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery can be complex, so businesses should expect to need support if they do not have a skilled IT team.

Dell EMC Avamar makes it easy to backup virtual machines, but doesn’t have as many advanced options for data replication compared to Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery.  Some users with Windows based servers have also cited bottlenecks when using multiple windows plugins.  Many users also find Dell EMC Avamar’s interface to be antiquated and difficult to become familiar with.

Pricing

Both Dell EMC Avamar and Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery do not provide exact pricing details, but interested businesses can reach out to the vendor for a quote.