We performed a comparison between Acronis Cyber Protect and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 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."One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface."
"All the necessary features required to set up a proper backup are already present in Acronis Backup."
"The most valuable feature is the fact that you can archive backups quite easily and minimize the amount of space you're using."
"It is a very fast and reliable backup, which requires less management and restores quickly."
"For me, the cost is a significant advantage."
"For me, the tool proved most valuable in scenarios where it offered easy setup, fast backups, and recognition of SQL logs on virtual machines."
"The most valuable features of Acronis Backup are cloning and many other capabilities. For example, you are able to clone the whole operating system and drive. Additionally, the solution is a complete package."
"The most valuable feature is that you can do a bare-metal restore even with dissimilar hardware."
"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market."
"The deduplication is the most valuable feature because it helps to control the overhead."
"It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues."
"The product's initial setup phase was easy."
"One notable feature is its robust backup support for Kubernetes and container environments. Additionally, PPDM stands out for its ease of deployment and management compared to other backup solutions. It is highly user-friendly, allowing users to quickly learn and implement backup and restore processes within a week. PPDM represents the next generation of backup software and is comparable to offerings from other vendors. Furthermore, PPDM prioritizes security with various access controls, such as user and database access controls. Its deployment tool is also known for its simplicity."
"Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is user-friendly and easy to use. it does what it needs to do."
"The product would be better if they offered more integration capabilities."
"The new version has anti-malware and software management features, but these features should be enhanced. It is working as an exclusive solution along with the backup and recovery."
"It would be nice to have it on the cloud platform without using third-party equipment."
"The solution's error handling can be improved specifically for Linux errors."
"The initial setup was complex. We had to deploy it through an external consultant team."
"It does not delete locked files."
"It would be nice if it could support more types of storage: EMC, HPE, Veeam, etc."
"It would be nice to have a partition that I can boot and reinstall when taking a backup image from the operating system."
"PPDM requires further development. It is primarily integrated with DevOps systems."
"The Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager reports could improve. There should be different kinds of reports on failures, such as dashboards that we can submit to top management or auditors."
"The interface is too complex."
"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."
"You need to use additional software to back up entire environments. It will be good if they could support entire tape libraries."
"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."
"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."
"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."
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Acronis Cyber Protect is ranked 10th in Backup and Recovery with 117 reviews while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is ranked 25th in Backup and Recovery with 9 reviews. Acronis Cyber Protect is rated 8.2, while Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Acronis Cyber Protect writes " Good backup solution but challenges with the stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager writes "A tool that offers good capacity management and product management". Acronis Cyber Protect is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Azure Backup and Commvault Cloud, whereas Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is most compared with Dell Avamar, Veeam Backup & Replication, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Dell NetWorker and Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA). See our Acronis Cyber Protect vs. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager report.
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