Acronis Cyber Protect vs Dell PowerProtect Data Manager comparison

Acronis and Dell Technologies are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Acronis is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.1, while Dell Technologies is ranked #16 with an average rating of 7.5. Acronis holds a 4.8% mindshare in BRS, compared to Dell Technologies’s 4.6% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Acronis users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Dell Technologies users who would recommend it.

Acronis Cyber Protect

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87% willing to recommend

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager

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90% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Both Acronis Cyber Protect and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager compete in the data protection space. Based on comparisons, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager appears to have an upper hand due to its richer features and long-term benefits.

Features: Acronis Cyber Protect: comprehensive protection tools, ease of use, integration capabilities. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager: scalability, advanced backup options, robust management functionalities.

Room for Improvement: Acronis Cyber Protect: improved reporting, performance lags, enhancements in current functionalities. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager: more intuitive management console, better integration with third-party tools, user experience refinements.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Acronis Cyber Protect deployment is generally straightforward, with support praised for responsiveness. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager requires more initial setup complexity but benefits from extensive documentation and robust customer service.

Pricing and ROI: Acronis Cyber Protect has competitive pricing, providing good value for smaller budgets, and a quicker ROI. Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, while more expensive, is seen as a worthwhile investment due to its powerful features and long-term benefits.

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

10th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

120

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (5th)

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

16th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 4.8%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is 4.6%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Stuart Grigor

Senior Manager Governance and Quality Assurance at Motus Car Rental

Good backup solution but challenges with the stability

It is recommended that people know what they are starting with. A part of our challenge was we bought and needed to implement it. So by the time we went to implement it, we were running into support issues. Also, make a market comparison to ensure that the product you choose is what you want to end up with. I would give it a six out of ten because restoring from a backup takes longer than usual. It should happen in a matter of hours, not a matter of days. We are yet to have an experience when trying to restore from Acronis that we haven't had to wait at least a couple of days for our server to be available for testing or working.

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Pallava Sharma

Cloud Infrastructure Delivery Lead at Johnson Controls, Inc.

A tool that offers good capacity management and product management

I am satisfied with the product. The tool streamlines our company's data backup and recovery processes since the solution fits into our landscape and portfolio, especially with what we have in our infrastructure, and it actually helps us comply with data regulations. The tool protects critical data by dealing with areas like unauthorized access. I don't have hands-on experience with the product to be able to comment on how its UI enhances our company's data management tasks. The tool is majorly used in our company's operations team. I only work on certain projects and help the teams to deploy the product. The tool has the ability to handle growing data volume since my company has not faced any scalability issues since we were able to manage areas like sizing and future capacity expansion. To date, my company has not found any scalability issues with the product. It is a good product that fits in the latest infrastructures very well. If you have legacy products in your environment or data centers, then it is better to consider some other product other than Dell PowerProtect Data Manager. I rate the overall tool a seven or eight out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The user interface (UI) is easy to use."

"The performance has been fine so far."

"The solution is stable and reliable."

"The pricing is fine."

"It works with different types of partitions or different OSs."

"I like Acronis Cyber Protect's backup process and its management console is intuitive."

"The solution is exceptional for desktop backup."

"The most valuable feature is its consistency."

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"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."

"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager helps to reduce the amount of data being transferred and stored."

"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."

"The most valuable features of the solution are flexibility and data protection."

"Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is user-friendly and easy to use. it does what it needs to do."

"It's the perfect solution for virtual and container directives. The data reduction feature works well, and we haven't had any issues."

"I would say flexibility is the most important feature of the product. The performance and speed are the best on the market."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its integrated approach."

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Cons

"The support and documentation must be improved."

"We needed to have help from the vendor for implementation. The vendor used two personnel. We have system administrators and they do the server backups themself."

"There are a lot of products out there that are a little bit stronger than Acronis where AV is concerned."

"The UI performance can be slow at times, especially when handling operations like checking backup status or initiating a restore. The response time for these actions could be improved."

"If we could have a mass deployment option using Acronis, that would be helpful."

"I wish Acronis had a feature that would allow me to set an expiry date for customers when I send them Acronis, such as when I create a customer workload or gigabyte."

"The licensing approach becomes intricate when dealing with SharePoint."

"If I could create a protected image backup on a computer partition that just would be just for the image backup; and only the program could access it to prevent viruses from getting into it. That would be very, very good."

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"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."

"As a new product, there are some things that still need to improve a bit as it matures."

"Management is difficult and it is hard to determine when things aren't working properly."

"The solution should enhance its user interface and make it more flexible."

"There is always room for improvement. The compression ratio should be improved as well as the efficiency."

"The tool's scalability has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."

"The interface is too complex."

"A lot of improvement is required in Dell's first level of support."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"You pay for what you use in the cloud. If you don't start the virtual machine in the cloud, you only pay for the information stored there. But when you start the virtual machine, another pricing model is activated."

"Our licenses come with a one-time yearly subscription fee."

"The price of the solution is reasonable."

"Its price is quite friendly on the pocket. You need to pay the licensing cost upfront, and then the support charges are on an annual basis."

"Acronis Backup is cheaper. If you install it on a hypervisor, you only pay for a single license. It would be for the backup server, and everything else will be covered by it. In that sense, it becomes a much cheaper option. However, if you have virtual machines, then it can be more expensive. Also, if you have a lot of physical machines the cost can be higher because each entity will need a separate license. There is a monthly license cost."

"We use the free version that provides very basic functionalities."

"I would rate the solution’s pricing an eight out of ten. The tool’s subscription is yearly."

"When it comes to elements like cost, I think it is the only backup solution which has perpetual licenses, whereby you buy the license once and for all."

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"The price of Dell EMC PowerProtect Data Manager is reasonable."

"The solution is not less expensive than competitors but pricing deals are available."

"The solution is more affordable than other vendors."

"The product is offered at a very competitive price in the market."

"Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is not an expensive solution."

"We offer monthly or yearly subscriptions. The price could be cheaper."

"The licensing costs and pricing model are based on capacity and the license is easy to upgrade."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

19%

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Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

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What do you like most about Acronis Backup?

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What do you like most about Dell PowerProtect Data Manager?

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect Data Manager?

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What needs improvement with Dell PowerProtect Data Manager?

The tool's scalability has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required. The market and technology-driven factors will let the market know of any requirements of the user...

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Also Known As

Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced

PowerProtect, Dell EMC PowerProtect

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Overview

Acronis Cyber Protect offers a revolutionary approach to cyber protection by integrating data protection with cybersecurity. This integrated method eliminates complexity challenges, delivers better protection against today’s threats, and maximizes efficiency by saving time and money. With its full-stack antimalware protection and comprehensive endpoint management, Acronis Cyber Protect combats advanced cyberattacks with a unique integration of protection technologies while simplifying daily IT operations, endpoint deployments and management, and reporting. Now you can manage all cyber protection aspects from a single pane of glass.

PowerProtect Data Manager offers efficient data protection capabilities leveraging the latest evolution of Dell trusted protection storage architecture.

With operational simplicity, agility and flexibility at its core, PowerProtect Data Manager enables the protection, management and recovery of data in on-premises, virtualized and cloud deployments, including protection of in-cloud workloads. You can also protect cloud-native workloads across multiple public clouds via our integrated SaaS based PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot Manager.

Modernize how you protect your VMware virtual machines using Transparent Snapshots. Transparent Snapshots simplifies VM image backups for near-zero impact to your VMs or VM resources – and it works with any VMware supported storage. Transparent Snapshots innovation increases backup performance, lowers costs and simplifies management and reduces the risk of data loss.

Streamline data protection directly for applications or Kubernetes containers to Dell PowerProtect appliances and reduce application resource constraints.

Increase business resiliency with PowerProtect Cyber Recovery capabilities to rapidly recover from cyber incidents.

Modular design allows agile delivery of new features and updates. Rapidly evolve to meet future IT demands.

Software defined: Provide flexible data protection and compliance across applications and cloud-native IT environments
Multi-cloud optimized: Extend protection to the cloud with backup to cloud, backup in-cloud, long term retention and cloud disaster recovery
Self-service: Backup and restore directly from native applications
Cloud-Based Monitoring and Analytics: Telemetry, machine learning and predictive analytics to proactively take action and speed time to resolution

Reviews from Real Users

“We keep an eye on the future, and we are confident that PowerProtect Data Manager and PowerProtect DD series appliances will support our transformation project. Both products are continuously evolving and will cover our future needs, including using the cloud for data protection.” – Dimitris Mavromichalis, IT Deputy Manager at National Bank of Greece

“PowerProtect Data Manager combined with PowerProtect appliances – that’s cutting edge. That’s world leading as far as we’re concerned.” – Drew Hills, Infrastructure Analyst at USC Australia

““Most of my wish list came true with the PowerProtect Data Manager plugin for vSphere, which provides perfect integration with vCenter.” – Dave Chapman, Senior Technician at PSC Publishing

Sample Customers

Kings Academy, Rush Memorial, Pentagon Credit Union, Oxford School District, New York City Probation, Dolmen Insurance, New Bedford Community Health, Gerard Darel, Ready Honda

National Bank of Greece, USC Australia, PCS Publishing, Dell Digital IT, Rushmore Electric, Melanson Health, Arrow Electronics

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