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Azure Site Recovery vs Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Customer Service

Sentiment score
8.5
Microsoft support receives mixed reviews, praised for knowledge and efficiency, but criticized for slow responses and complex processes.
No sentiment score available
EMC support is praised despite outsourcing issues, with effective higher-tier support and limited direct access in Iran.
 

Room For Improvement

Sentiment score
4.7
Azure Site Recovery needs improvements in replication, integration, security, scalability, deployment, APIs, automation, and customer support.
Sentiment score
5.4
Dell RecoverPoint for VMs struggles with integration, usability, VMware compatibility, scalability, and cost, requiring improvements in various features.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Azure Site Recovery efficiently handles scalability across business sizes, despite some regional challenges, with generally high user ratings.
Sentiment score
8.5
Dell RecoverPoint for VMs provides scalable data replication across multiple sites, suitable for enterprises seeking data protection and seamless upgrades.
 

Setup Cost

Sentiment score
7.0
Azure Site Recovery costs vary widely, influenced by consumption, storage, and licensing, affecting user affordability and billing clarity.
No sentiment score available
Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines is costly, priced by virtual machines, with additional maintenance fees impacting core and VM costs.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.5
Azure Site Recovery is highly stable and reliable, with minor transition issues noted by some users.
No sentiment score available
Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines is generally stable, though performance issues and configuration challenges affect user satisfaction.
 

Valuable Features

Sentiment score
8.4
Azure Site Recovery is praised for its easy setup, scalability, cost efficiency, and seamless integration with existing systems.
Sentiment score
8.8
Dell RecoverPoint for VMs offers real-time protection, minimized downtime, easy deployment, and VMware integration for optimized data recovery.
 

Categories and Ranking

Azure Site Recovery
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery as a Service (2nd)
Dell RecoverPoint for Virtu...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (12th)
 

Featured Reviews

Mike Douthitt - PeerSpot reviewer
Useful for restoration purposes that ensures that the users get to save a lot of time
Speaking about how Azure Site Recovery has facilitated the migration of on-premises workloads to the Azure Cloud, I would say that my company is still in the testing phase, and we also use Veeam. My company is trying to find the best spot for recovery, disaster recovery, and migrations. Veeam plays a big part in what my company does in terms of backup and recovery, so we are just trying to figure out how a Microsoft tool will fit into our environment. I haven't faced any challenges using the product. I recommended the solution to those who plan to use it. I rate the overall tool a ten out of ten.
Eslam El-Sayaad - PeerSpot reviewer
A stable and scalable solution that helps protect our virtual machines
We encourage customers to use this solution if they have two sites. For example, an HQ and a disaster recovery site. The workload can be moved directly if the disaster site is the main site It would be good to have a critical application on the customer side. We suggest the customer makes a…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Insurance Company
6%
Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Azure Site Recovery?
Azure Site Recovery allows my company to save around 30 percent of the time on every VM that we need to back up and restore.
What needs improvement with Azure Site Recovery?
It can incorporate features related to monitoring the site to streamline the process. Personally, I often use automation for efficiency. This reduces dependency on support for those solutions, espe...
What do you like most about Dell EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines?
One of the standout features of Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines is its real-time data protection capability.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines?
The tool is expensive. If one means cheaply priced and ten means expensive, I rate the tool's price as a seven.
What needs improvement with Dell EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines?
The solution's technical team has enough skills, but the process can get complicated with the time you get connected with the L3 support.
 

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Sample Customers

Russell Reynolds Associates, Union Insurance, Rackspace
Rushmore Electric Power Cooperative, PCS Publishing, Noble Foods
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