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Datto SIRIS vs Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
3.4
Datto SIRIS significantly reduces management needs and costs, enhancing efficiency and performance for businesses reliant on its solution.
Sentiment score
2.7
Dell PowerProtect DP offers cost efficiency, malware protection, and reliable features, providing users a beneficial return on investment.
I estimate that Datto SIRIS has saved around 50% of the time in our processes, as two people can manage everything efficiently, while previously we would have needed eight to ten people without Datto SIRIS.
Infrastructure Engineer at Neurealm
Definitely, the return on investment has been massive.
Managing Director at HB Technologies
I see it as both time-saving and money-saving.
Senior System Engineer at Tenece Professional services
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.8
Datto SIRIS customer service is highly rated for its speed, effectiveness, and reliable support during maintenance and recovery processes.
Sentiment score
8.4
Dell PowerProtect DP support is highly rated, with improved logistics, though some communication and scheduling challenges remain.
I had a memorable experience with customer support during the bare-metal recovery, and the support was brilliant.
VoIP phone IT manager at Fusion 2K
The customer support of Datto SIRIS is very high-level.
Engineer at a renewables & environment company with 51-200 employees
The speed of technical support was excellent.
President & CEO at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
If I were to rate customer service from zero to ten points, I would give it ten out of ten.
Senior System Engineer at Tenece Professional services
Challenges exist in certain Linux-based cases.
Consultant at Key Information Technology L.L.C.
On the one or two occasions where we needed to engage with Dell support, they've been most helpful.
Senior Systems Engineer at NTT DATA
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
4.9
Datto SIRIS offers flexible scalability, with options varying by provider, allowing easy upgrades, but older versions may limit growth.
Sentiment score
5.5
Dell PowerProtect DP is highly scalable, easily upgraded, supports large datasets but may require hardware updates at capacity.
You can expand it as much as you can expand it, but if you get the Datto SIRIS 3, it's not going to be as good as the enterprise version of Datto SIRIS 5.
Cyber Security Consultant
The contracts are flexible enough to upgrade or downgrade the product without too much of a penalty.
Managing Director at HB Technologies
Scalability is dependent on the cloud provider we are using, so it cannot be solely judged through Datto SIRIS.
AI/ML Engineer at IT BY DESIGN
Scalability is great here, and it achieves this without downtime.
Senior System Engineer at Tenece Professional services
The product offers flexibility for scalability, making it user-friendly and adaptable to different performance requirements.
Consultant at Key Information Technology L.L.C.
I find the scalability of the product to be good and scalable as a family with the need for proper engagement in the sizing stage based on customer requirements.
Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Datto SIRIS is reliable and stable, automating backups to prevent failures without user-reported downtime or outages.
Sentiment score
8.3
Dell PowerProtect DP is stable, reliable, with seamless scalability, minor network issues, and strong support, rated highly by users.
We have automated all our backups, so we do not encounter any issues with backup failures.
AI/ML Engineer at IT BY DESIGN
I haven't had any issues or seen any issues with the ones over the past four or five years.
Cyber Security Consultant
Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is a stable solution because it's a mature product.
Senior Systems Engineer at NTT DATA
None of the customers has experienced any downtime.
Senior System Engineer at Tenece Professional services
 

Room For Improvement

Datto SIRIS struggles with Mac OS backup, performance, high costs, and requires faster recovery and better integration tools.
Dell PowerProtect DP is costly with setup challenges, needing better security features, AI tools, and improved integration options.
The backup of the Mac OS solution in Datto SIRIS doesn't exist at this moment.
Engineer at a renewables & environment company with 51-200 employees
Saying that it is the network is not detailed enough. We need more specific information about the network.
President & CEO at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Strengthening security to enhance the product's overall effectiveness in backup and disaster management.
Infrastructure Engineer at Neurealm
Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) requires more updates and innovations in AI-powered cyber resilience.
Consultant at Key Information Technology L.L.C.
You cannot integrate with any other third-party solution or your Data Domain since it is very tightly coupled and has limited licenses with respect to capacity that are integrated directly with Avamar.
Lead Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
The solution is quite expensive, but when it comes to manageability or interaction with the solution, it is great.
Senior System Engineer at Tenece Professional services
 

Setup Cost

Datto SIRIS offers fair pricing and seamless setup, but lengthy contracts and MSP upcharges might deter some SMB clients.
Dell PowerProtect DP provides flexible, capacity-based licensing with competitive pricing, offering discounts for partners and simplifying purchases with monthly billing.
The only issue is that a lot of people are looking to cut costs, especially right now, and Datto has priced itself out of one of the largest parts of the U.S. market.
Cyber Security Consultant
It's a high-level solution, and the price is correct for me.
Engineer at a renewables & environment company with 51-200 employees
Thoughts on pricing indicate that it is handled by a different team, varies based on specific solutions and storage capacities selected by organizations, and is generally fairly priced for the value provided.
Infrastructure Engineer at Neurealm
Pricing is competitive with other software vendors.
Consultant at Key Information Technology L.L.C.
The only disadvantage I can see with Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is the cost.
Senior System Engineer at Tenece Professional services
The pricing of Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is competitive compared to its peers in the market.
Senior Systems Engineer at NTT DATA
 

Valuable Features

Datto SIRIS offers reliable, efficient backup and recovery with user-friendly features, excellent security, support, and competitive cost-effectiveness.
Dell PowerProtect DP offers easy management, high deduplication, scalability, hybrid cloud, and fast recovery in a comprehensive platform.
My experience with the one-click disaster recovery feature is that it simplifies the process significantly, allowing for rapid recovery and integration with backup and disaster recovery solutions, automating tasks while providing security against various threats.
Infrastructure Engineer at Neurealm
In the last six years, none of my customers faced a ransomware attack, and we use this functionality for system outages and physical server crashes.
System Engineer II at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The reporting via email from Datto SIRIS for me, my customer, and my team shows that every single backup is okay or if there is a problem because the snapshot for the server is broken or another problem that I can address systematically.
Engineer at a renewables & environment company with 51-200 employees
AI integration enhances backup operations by analyzing data and ensuring malware protection.
Consultant at Key Information Technology L.L.C.
Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) has a scalable architecture, offering flexibility, so you can always scale the capacity to meet any increased demands.
Senior Systems Engineer at NTT DATA
The concept of pre-integrated solutions was very nice, allowing a customer to have a single dashboard to manage everything, which includes backups for desktops, laptops, enterprise applications, virtual and physical servers, along with comprehensive cloud-based backup capabilities.
Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Datto SIRIS
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
7th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.3
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Disk Based Backup Systems (3rd), Disaster Recovery as a Service (3rd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (10th), MSP Backup (2nd)
Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA)
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
36th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Datto SIRIS is 0.6%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Datto SIRIS0.6%
Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA)0.7%
Other98.7%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

James Melton - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Consultant
Reliable backups have protected email and servers and now enable rapid ransomware recovery
For the smaller Datto SIRIS devices that are made for backing up one or maybe two different machines, adding more RAM and giving it a better CPU would be phenomenal. Sometimes when dealing with entry-level Datto SIRIS products, you face an issue depending on how much storage there is on there when it's trying to parse through all of the data. It takes a while, and when it comes to data recovery, time is everything. Datto SIRIS should remove the ability to set it up as a NAS-based file share operation system. It seems counterintuitive for something that is made for immutable storage that is walled off so that it can't be destroyed to be allowed to be a local centralized file share that individuals have access to. This seems to be begging for a mishap. Datto SIRIS will require some maintenance when the hard drive gets past 50% capacity, which is Datto's statement on the capacity. You should never use past 50% of the storage locally. Then you have to reach out to Datto directly to get an external hard drive to transfer files to send off the data for it to be shot up to the cloud. We've had a couple of instances of devices not uploading to the cloud because either they were too full or there were failures in certain parts of the file upload to the cloud, which put it into a circle of death where it just kept trying to do the same thing over and over again and had to request assistance from Datto in those situations. Otherwise, if you store it in a dusty cabinet, you have to spray it with a computer duster every once in a while.
LANRE OGUNDARE - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at Tenece Professional services
Centralized backups have simplified daily management and improved recovery for our customers
The only disadvantage I can see with Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is the cost. In terms of the usage and also the management aspect of it, it has been great and fantastic. The solution is quite expensive in this regard. That is what most of the customers say. The solution is quite expensive, but when it comes to manageability or interaction with the solution, it is great. If tomorrow brings the next release of Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA), I would like to see some additional features included and some new functionalities. At the moment, the solution is great, so I do not know if there will be any additional functionality for the solution, but I would not mind. For now, it is acceptable. Apart from price, I would say there are no other issues or areas for improvement other than cost. Only price could be slightly less.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Media Company
9%
Construction Company
11%
Government
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise1
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise6
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Datto SIRIS?
The pricing offered to MSPs for Datto SIRIS is okay, but the ability for MSPs, their upcharge when it comes down to small, medium businesses, SMB clients, is actually putting Datto out of the marke...
What needs improvement with Datto SIRIS?
For the smaller Datto SIRIS devices that are made for backing up one or maybe two different machines, adding more RAM and giving it a better CPU would be phenomenal. Sometimes when dealing with ent...
What is your primary use case for Datto SIRIS?
The use cases for Datto SIRIS that we set up are that we back up all emails for 365, certain devices such as servers and data stores that are high priority. We ensure all of those are backed up, an...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA)?
The pricing of Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) is competitive compared to its peers in the market, and while it can always come down, I still think it's a fair price.
What needs improvement with Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA)?
You cannot integrate with any other third-party solution or your Data Domain since it is very tightly coupled and has limited licenses with respect to capacity that are integrated directly with Ava...
What is your primary use case for Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA)?
We implemented Dell PowerProtect DP (IDPA) for one of our biggest enterprise customers across their 30 sites. The customer had hyperconverged infrastructure and was looking for a completely isolate...
 

Also Known As

SIRIS
Dell EMC IDPA, Dell IDPA, EMC IDPA
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Datapac, Dynamic Business Technologies, SAX Technology Advisors
Under Armour, Christian Brothers University, Presidio
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