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 #9 with an average rating of 8.1, while Dell Technologies is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.4. Acronis holds a 4.5% 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

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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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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

9th

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

13th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 4.5%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is 4.6%, up from 3.8% 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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PAUL WAMBULWA

System Engineer at Konvergenz

Users benefit from interactive features and comprehensive reporting

The main issue that needs improvement is the support system. When I raise a ticket, it sometimes takes a while to get a response. Scheduling for support calls can be problematic when it does not align well with the customer's availability. Expediting the scheduling of calls and feedback would be beneficial to my interaction with clients.

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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 ability to clone backups."

"For me, the tool proved most valuable in scenarios where it offered easy setup, fast backups, and recognition of SQL logs on virtual machines."

"There is advanced management where we can do passing, software inventory, and hardware inventory."

"Acronis has a very rich functionality."

"The tool is user-friendly."

"Stability is always good. I have used Acronis for 10 years now, if not more. I have never had a problem with availability, etc."

"I have everything I need in the backup or in the partition. "

"It's always stable. It's very good, useful, and user-friendly."

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

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

"The solution adequately handles data storage."

"It satisfies my customers' scalability needs and provides interactive features, allowing efficient integration."

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

"I love that it has an interactive GUI, and it is not complicated to use."

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

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

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Cons

"We have issues with the SQL databases which are a little shaky."

"Acronis Backup has a straightforward initial setup process and an easy-to-use interface. However, a potential issue for Acronis partners is that registered partners do not have access to marketing materials, which can make it difficult for them to reach mass markets and sell the product. This could be improved by allowing registered partners to access marketing materials and tools, such as email templates, that would help them to promote Acronis Backup effectively."

"It does not delete locked files."

"I've had some issues with the understandability of the interface. I think if they had someone with expertise in user interfaces to look at this, they could clean up the user interface."

"In some cases, at the time of reinstallation, some disasters happen. For the licensing on the computer the name of the computer and domain, everything is removed from the registry level. Then we have to install the Acronis from the start for it to work properly. Otherwise, the Acronis software will cause a lot of trouble at the time of reinstallation. That's where they need to improve the product. In the case people want to install the same software with the same hardware, it should not stop me."

"This might be a lack of understanding on my part, but it's difficult to purge old backups."

"Currently, there is no option to use the tape drives again as a backup repository for the cloud deployment."

"In the span of six months, maintenance is done at least twice and you are told that it is coming up, with apologies for the inconvenience. It's a distraction, and it interferes with the backup schedule."

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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."

"When I raise a ticket, it sometimes takes a while to get a response."

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

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

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

"They should include a feature similar to S3 bucket."

"PPDM requires further development. It is primarily integrated with DevOps systems."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Acronis Backup could be reduced, it is expensive."

"We have a Cyber Cloud backup license and we have on-premises storage. Both can be useful for our customers."

"The license is a perpetual license. The cost is an area for improvement."

"Pricing is what it is. I don't shop around once I find a good solution. I insist they maintain ongoing support year after year for updates and tech support."

"The pricing is reasonable. However, it depends on the storage that you use. It would be great to have a package that we can use up to a certain size of the backup, this would allow us to know what the price is going to be up to that capacity."

"There are monthly fees to use Acronis Backup."

"The current subscription model of Acronis Backup compared to other backup solutions is not costly."

"The price is reasonable."

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

"The solution is more affordable than other vendors."

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

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

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

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

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

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14%

Computer Software Company

11%

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Also Known As

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

PowerProtect, Dell EMC PowerProtect

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.

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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

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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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