We performed a comparison between Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) and Microsoft DPM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the deduplication rate."
"Dell PowerProtect is stable and scalable."
"It backs up our Windows systems and our Linux systems and everything."
"The solution is strong."
"We don't need to manage different devices."
"It is very simple to perform an upgrade of the system and the environment."
"The product is easy to troubleshoot and store data."
"The solution's most valuable features are networker and continuous data protection."
"The initial setup is quite straightforward."
"It has an application backup, a file backup, a system backup and a hypervisor."
"It is almost perfect for Microsoft products. It is not a very powerful tool, but it is okay for small sites and small businesses with Microsoft products. It is easy to use for backup and restore. It is good for backing up Microsoft servers such as Exchange and SharePoint servers."
"The automated procedure is quite good for us, as it is able to capture all of the information that we require."
"The user interface is very good. The reporting and monitoring features are also good."
"The solution backs up Microsoft workloads as well as anything on the market."
"Microsoft DPM is scalable."
"I could back up all the stuff we had, even the VMs we have for Hyper V."
"The solution should be easier to use."
"We would like to see the pricing drop a bit."
"We cannot add IDPA to DPC, and each IP has a DP Central, which cannot monitor other IDPAs."
"Dell PowerProtect DP needs to include more features and improve backup for a continual base."
"I would like to see integration with Dell EMC's Cloud Tier."
"There is room for improvement in terms of network connectivity."
"Managing the product is a little bit complicated."
"The only thing that could be improved would be the complexity of the initial setup."
"The problem lies with the 2019 version, it's the file system they’re using."
"Management reporting could be improved."
"The data tagging feature needs improvement. The solution could be a bit more intuitive in certain aspects."
"Compatibility and integration with other products needs improvement."
"There is a very poor online user community in terms of people blogging about their experiences with DPM."
"You have only a few settings and if you change them for some special configurations, it's very difficult."
"The user interface can be improved quite a bit."
"We can't take a snapshot and take it outside, which is a problem."
Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is ranked 22nd in Backup and Recovery with 13 reviews while Microsoft DPM is ranked 29th in Backup and Recovery with 17 reviews. Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is rated 8.2, while Microsoft DPM is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) writes "The product comes bundled with a host of useful solutions that help one centralize their work". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft DPM writes "Good for backing up, but the 2019 version lags". Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell Avamar, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, Rubrik and Commvault Cloud, whereas Microsoft DPM is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure Backup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Veeam Data Platform and Commvault Cloud. See our Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) vs. Microsoft DPM report.
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