Dell RecoverPoint vs Fivetran comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

Dell RecoverPoint and Fivetran compete in the data replication and integration solutions category. Dell RecoverPoint has the upper hand in data protection and recovery scenarios, whereas Fivetran shines in ease of integration and data management automation, making it more suitable for data-driven applications.

Features: Dell RecoverPoint excels in block-level replication, seamless integration with VMware's Site Recovery Manager, and efficient bandwidth usage, catering to complex environments with multiple sites. Its continuous and remote data protection capabilities allow for reliable point-in-time recovery. Fivetran offers ease of use in managing data pipelines, automating data syncing with minimal manual intervention, and strong data flow and transformation capabilities. Its extensive connectors and integration capabilities make it highly valuable for diverse data connectivity needs.

Room for Improvement: Dell RecoverPoint could improve its support for broader storage solutions and address high storage consumption by journals. Users suggest enhancements in WAN optimization and VM compatibility. Fivetran faces criticism over high pricing, limited customization, and a need for additional connectors. Users have pointed out the need for better data pipeline observability, improved logging, and enhanced real-time processing speeds.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell RecoverPoint is primarily deployed on-premises, offering stability and established support but has varied responsiveness in severe cases. Fivetran supports public and hybrid cloud environments, known for its convenient cloud deployments. While user-friendly, its customer service and pricing processes sometimes face scrutiny.

Pricing and ROI: Dell RecoverPoint offers a one-off licensing model often bundled with EMC storage, considered a good value for data protection despite being pricey. It offers long-term ROI with a perpetual license, especially beneficial for critical data volumes. Fivetran's pricing, seen as expensive, offers a flexible model that scales with data use, making it attractive to larger organizations but less so for smaller setups due to potential costs.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell RecoverPoint

Ranking in Data Replication

4th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Fivetran

Ranking in Data Replication

3rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Integration (12th), Cloud Data Integration (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Data Replication category, the mindshare of Dell RecoverPoint is 1.9%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Fivetran is 3.3%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Replication

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Syed Shahid Hasan

Senior Manager- II | Unit Head - Technolgy Infra (Global) at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Snapshots allow you to restore or view the image on either the DR or production side if data is compromised and integrate seamlessly with Dell EMC storage

I've worked closely with Dell since 2007. Back then, we could create a "Severity 1" case. I think they've discontinued that option. Now, you can create a "Severity 2" case. For Severity 1 issues, you can call the helpline. I've often recommended to Dell EMC Pakistan that there should be a portal option to create Severity 1 cases. Their engineers are good, but since COVID, many experienced engineers have left the company. This is a problem for every vendor, not just Dell EMC – they face challenges finding experienced technical engineers. So, while I recommend Dell EMC, sometimes they don't have the technical staff for very quick responses. In those cases, you might need to engage your account manager to find the best engineer on a Severity 1 issue.

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Erik Jones

Head of BI and Analytics at HyperScience

Solution reduces time-to-value; high ROI

Fivetran has room for improvement in data pipeline observability. The Fivetran logs are fairly basic, compared to, for example, the insight Fivetran gives into helping users understanding the performance of data pipelines. So I think their observability into the pipeline itself could be improved. In addition, Fivetran is in the very early stages of allowing other companies to access its metadata API, but that's something that could use improvement, and I know that they're working on right now. We use a separate tool for "reverse ETL", which is the opposite of what Fivetran does; it pushes data from your data warehouse back out to business applications. If Fivetran pulls data from those same applications, they should also enable users to push it back. I would love to do both ETL and reverse ETL in the same tool. It would be nice if Fivetran offered both their regular offering plus the reverse ETL option as well.

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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

"I would rate its stability almost a nine out of ten."

"It is amazing because it is very easy to test with many alternative bookmarks."

"The tool's most valuable feature is stability."

"I would rate the overall solution a 9.9 out of 10."

"The technical support for Dell RecoverPoint is excellent."

"We use RecoverPoint for disaster recovery and asynchronous replication, and we use the application at a block level, not the software level. This has been tested, and it's very durable."

"The most valuable feature we have found in RecoverPoint is its ability to provide the lowest RPO."

"The solution is now Flash-based, which is better. they moved away from Java."

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"For us, Fivetran has been able to scale both in terms of the data we bring into our warehouse and the amount of data that we use as well."

"The ease of setting up the connectors and transformations is highly valuable."

"The compare feature is the most valuable piece of it."

"The solution is stable. We've never faced any stability issues."

"The simplicity of the solution is its valuable feature."

"Fivetran's most valuable feature is replication."

"It is not like a traditional ETL, but it gives quite a lot of flexibility."

"Fivetran can perform data migration incredibly fast, depending on the source and target."

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Cons

"RecoverPoint's WAN optimization could be improved."

"I am waiting for block replication with VirtualBox."

"Dell RecoverPoint is considered an older technology and is not recommended for new deployments by Dell EMC. It requires double the storage capacity for source and target storage areas, which creates a heavy burden on storage resources."

"The product should provide integration with new products."

"Other hypervisors should be integrated with this system. Other hypervisors should be able to get the benefits of this solution."

"The support is horrible."

"RecoverPoint is designed to integrate seamlessly with Dell EMC storage. If you don't have Dell EMC storage, you can't use it with other brands like IBM or HP."

"Integration with VMware is the only thing we need to improve. Another feature I'd like to see is the ability to convert management to HTML. And the integration should also be done on the same level."

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"The biggest area for improvement is in customization, particularly in how Fivetran socializes its tools."

"Fivetran is very expensive for data sources with a lot of rows, such as email data. I would like to see cheaper pricing for data sources like that."

"It should have a few more monitoring functionalities."

"I would like Fivetran to implement additional resource monitoring and restriction policies."

"Fivetran could improve in the area of customization, especially in how they socialize their tools."

"More connectors are needed for exotic, popular, and rising star portals."

"Fivetran should add more connectors because its competitors, like Airbyte, have more connectors."

"This solution needs to improve its real-time data and transformation availability."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is fairly priced."

"Support is an additional subscription."

"The price is moderate."

"RecoverPoint came free as an add-on to the PowerProtect Data Manager backup software from Dell EMC."

"While I recommend Dell EMC, it depends on your specific use case. Licensing is perpetual, meaning you buy it once."

"It is considered quite costly."

"When you have a lot of workflows and complex use cases, pricing goes down as you use it more."

"I can't give exact amounts because that's based on usage, but it's more expensive than some of its competitors."

"The solution is affordable."

"The product is reasonably expensive"

"I've heard that the license for HVR is a bit costly compared to its competitors, but since it's reliable and efficient, I think the customer shouldn't be bothered about the cost."

"In the first year, we were given a very good discount. It was approximately 20,000 Euros per year. In the third year, we purchased credit for two years and the price was 33,000 Euros per year."

"Fivetran is very expensive, and its database-driven pricing model is outdated."

"The pricing model is okay and mid to large companies will not have an issue with it."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

30%

Financial Services Firm

20%

Healthcare Company

11%

Energy/Utilities Company

Educational Organization

27%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell EMC RecoverPoint Continuous Remote Replication?

The image backup feature is great. For example, if you set the journal to take a backup every ten minutes, it will create a snapshot or pointer every ten minutes for as long as you need.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC RecoverPoint Continuous Remote Replication?

The pricing of the solution. If it's SRM, VMware SRM was cheaper. Now it's subscription-based, so costs are rising. In comparison to SRM, it's cheaper.

What needs improvement with Dell EMC RecoverPoint Continuous Remote Replication?

In the future, I would like Dell RecoverPoint to evolve as an orchestration tool that can integrate with other replication tools such as Microsoft native replication and Oracle Data Guard. Currentl...

What's the deal with the HVR software acquisition?

As a user of HVR Software I followed this deal closely. Fivetran is apparently trying to establish more in its sector and by buying an already established data replication software, they become som...

Does HVR Software provide reliable insights?

I honestly can't think of another data replication software that can give you better statistics and insight than HVR Software. There's the feature for topology and statistics and both of them can ...

How much traffic can HVR Software handle?

As someone who works at a company where a high volume of information is replicated and has tried several data replication softwares, I can tell you that you're looking at the right one. HVR Softwar...

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Overview

Dell RecoverPoint provides continuous data protection with multiple recovery points to restore applications instantly to a specific point in time. It is used to protect applications with bidirectional synchronous and asynchronous replication and digital video recorder (DVR)-like recovery in physical, virtual, and cloud infrastructures.

Dell Technologies

Fivetran, the global leader in data movement, is trusted by companies like OpenAI, LVMH, Pfizer, Verizon and Spotify to centralize data from SaaS applications, databases, files, and other sources into cloud destinations, including data lakes. With high-performance pipelines, seamless interoperability, and enterprise-grade security, Fivetran empowers organizations to modernize their data infrastructure, power analytics and AI, ensure compliance, and achieve transformative business outcomes. Learn more at Fivetran.com

Sample Customers

Regis Aged Care, Cap Atlantique, Lewisville Independent School District, EnvisionRxOptions, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Major Boutique Hotel Chain, Riverside Health System, Panduit

Autodesk, Condé Nast, JetBlue, Morgan Stanley, OpenAI, LVMH, Pfizer, Verizon, SpotifyNational Australia Bank, Saks, Cemex, Okta, Dropbox, Pitney Bowes, World Fuel Services,Lufthansa, AutoZone, ASICS, ASOS, Coupa, Databricks, Hermes, New Relic, Intercom,Canva, Honeywell, Square, DocuSign, Nandos, Oldcastle Infrastructure

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