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Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 1, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Dell RecoverPoint for Virtu...
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
15
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veeam Data Platform
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
433
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines is 5.0%, up from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 10.5%, down from 22.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veeam Data Platform10.5%
Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines5.0%
Other84.5%
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

ClaudioSalgado - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Architect Consultant at RTFM
Offers replication flexibility across multiple environments, including local centers and secondary sites
It offers key features like any point-in-time recovery without needing scheduled snapshots. It allows for automated VM protection during processes like failover and testing, and it offers replication flexibility across multiple environments, including local centers and secondary sites. It also provides IP address management when network configurations differ across sites.
JitendraSadaye - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Backup operations have become reliable and reporting now simplifies hybrid cloud protection
Veeam Data Platform has Veeam Enterprise Manager as well as Veeam ONE as valuable features, which allow us to generate various kinds of reports that are required for the customer. Instant VM Recovery is a good feature of the high-speed recovery features in Veeam Data Platform, and Continuous Data Protection (CDP) is also a good feature. Ransomware protection is a good feature added in Veeam Data Platform from version 12 onwards, and the ability to create immutable repositories is also a good feature in Veeam. The analytics part of Veeam Data Platform is a good solution because I have worked on various backup technologies such as EMC NetWorker and NetBackup. However, I have not used the analytical parts currently but will check it out. Streamlining processes as well as saving money are benefits that Veeam Data Platform provides for the end user, as it allows for application-aware backups and database backups without the need for various kinds of licenses that other backup software requires. Veeam offers socket-based licenses, instance-based licenses, and capacity-based licenses, which is a great feature.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I use RecoverPoint for VM for my production-critical system because it gives you general electives for the journals and the point-in-time recovery."
"One person can do the whole implementation, monitoring, and maintenance of the solution."
"Continuous replication with lower RTO and RPO is the most innovative feature, and its tight integration with VMware for VMware VMs is also valuable."
"When it comes to disaster recovery, this is one of the best solutions there is for EMC products."
"The product's initial setup phase was quite easy to install."
"The most valuable features are the data center recovery administration and the time of recovery."
"It is a very simple tool to use and offers flexibility in using the tool for recovery and transitioning from one state to another."
"The solution is quite stable. We haven't experienced any kind of bug or glitch. We haven't experienced crashes."
"For me, it's perfect. We don't have any problems with backups and applications."
"If most, or all, of your environment is based on virtual machines and you want something that is simple to install, configure and manage but above all else, something that backs up and restores your data successfully then Veeam is your product."
"The pricing of the solution is fair."
"I like how Veeam intuitively integrates with Zerto."
"Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance."
"Instant recovery has revolutionised client DR plans, reducing recovery time objectives (RTO) and improving available recovery point objectives (RPO)."
"The product responds above our needs and we are very satisfied with it."
"Veeam Backup Replication is stable for VMware, it works well."
 

Cons

"I would like to see integration with EMC NetWorker in the next release."
"There is a problem with the solution's architecture. First of all, it requires double the resources on the virtual environment to set up one environment."
"It would be good to have a critical application on the customer side."
"This product is not as easy to use as some other solutions."
"In the next release of this software, I would like to see options that help to decrease the bandwidth required, such as compressing the data."
"The price of this product could be lower."
"Maybe integration with Kubernetes for OpenShift would be helpful."
"In some cases, the response times could improve, but we haven't had issues with their support."
"The initial setup is complex."
"Storage efficiency is a weakness."
"The tech support could be better. I rate it as a six out of ten. Though this is not frequent, when we have had need to resort to it, we found it to not be good."
"We would like to have the ability to perform more things on the web interface. The heavy client is still needed to perform advanced tasks."
"I'd like to see better training offered online."
"I have found that the reporting could improve in its structure."
"Support for containers, and agent-less KVM backups, and Citrix environments."
"We have problems with IOPS calculations real-time, uncontrollable IOPS of storage leads to storage infrastructure errors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing-wise, it is pretty much fair for any customer who only has a VMware environment. Licensing is based on the number of VMs that you want to protect at any given point in time. Licensing is not based on size."
"This is not a very cheap solution and compared to others, it is expensive."
"The tool is expensive. If one means cheaply priced and ten means expensive, I rate the tool's price as a seven."
"There is a license required for this solution and the pricing depends on how many virtual machines you have."
"This is an expensive product."
"It was a part of a backup solution. So, it was free for us."
"Veeam is more reasonably priced than some competing products."
"If you have Exchange, Oracle, SQL, or a supported SAN, then I suggest getting at least an Enterprise edition. It’ll pay for itself in no time."
"It's a proper price, as it isn't an issue for what Veeam Backup & Replication is giving us. Obviously, we are paying licensing for our physical VMware environment. It also depends on how the VMware environment is on the side. We have a few very big nodes. So, we need a few licenses and maybe if people had more nodes and sockets and each node was managing less information, machine supplies could be different."
"We are fine with its pricing policy."
"The solution provides flexible licensing options."
"I understand from management that the DR component is too expensive."
"The price is a bit high. Licensing type is VMware friendly, so it is easy."
"Its software solution has a fee."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 9, 2014
VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto
Disaster recovery planning is something that seems challenging for all businesses. Virtualization in addition to its operational flexibility, and cost reduction benefits, has helped companies improve their DR posture. Virtualization has made it easier to move machines from production to…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business220
Midsize Enterprise98
Large Enterprise141
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Dell EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines?
Although we can change the IP address, it would be good to have some other sort of orchestration to make life easier to manage when we failover.
What is your primary use case for Dell EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines?
I was actually just having a quick look to compare some solutions, but we are going to stick with what we currently have, which is Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines ( /products/dell-recoverpoi...
Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?
Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four ...
How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?
Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too. But Veritas Netbac...
How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?
Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup storage with global deduplication (this is the main requirement of a backup sol...
 

Also Known As

No data available
Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Rushmore Electric Power Cooperative, PCS Publishing, Noble Foods
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