Dell Avamar vs INFINIDAT InfiniGuard comparison

Dell Technologies and INFINIDAT are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Dell Technologies is ranked #11 with an average rating of 7.9, while INFINIDAT is ranked #84. Dell Technologies holds a 1.9% mindshare in BRS, compared to INFINIDAT’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of INFINIDAT users who would recommend it.

Dell Avamar

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87% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

Dell Avamar

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Categories and Ranking

Dell Avamar

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

11th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (6th)

INFINIDAT InfiniGuard

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

84th

Average Rating

10.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Dell Avamar is 1.9%, down from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of INFINIDAT InfiniGuard is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Dell Avamar	1.9%
INFINIDAT InfiniGuard	0.4%
Other	97.7%

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SamuelThomas

Consultant at Key Information Technology L.L.C.

Have supported critical environments despite room for improvement in legacy backup options

It is very efficient in cyber resilience. Deduplication, automation, and everything is very efficient. It is multi-cloud enabled and has broad protections. The software delivers flexible and efficient backup and recovery options through its cyber resiliency features. Dell PowerProtect Manager provides insights in managing backup processes. Its encryption mechanisms are very efficient, helping to secure sensitive data. Its integration with Dell EMC Data Domain is very good. It is easy to integrate with Data Domain. Multi-cloud options are enabled, and backup in cloud options exist in Dell Avamar.

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Jim Ganong

Supervisor, IT Operations at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Fast data recovery for large scale datasets

The Infiniguard (dedicated disc storage), offers a petabyte of storage space for on-site disc storage for backups. Because of this, we were able to get rid of our tapes. Essentially, it replaced our tape backups. We're definitely going to be buying another INFINIDAT array. We do have another location that is going to be needing a new array sometime soon, so we'll be buying another one. The beautiful thing about them is that you can set them up to replicate for disaster recovery between the two of them and set up some nice replication jobs, site to site, for automatic database replication.

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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 source site replication feature is valuable."

"I think the biggest advantage it offers is backup, for end-users as well as computers, not only servers and storage paths."

"Centralization is Avamar's biggest advantage."

"All the features in the system are highly valuable."

"Source based deduplication is the most attractive feature as it drastically reduces the backup window."

"The solution is easy to use."

"Avamar has long been the best in its class, but that's changing as new solutions emerge. However, Dell has traditionally been a leader in deduplication and compression. Avamar enabled us to shift data from on-premise local appliances to data centers and multi-tenant infrastructure. That's a powerful feature. because customers can back up to the cloud without upgrading o high-capacity links or congesting their backups."

"The most valuable feature of Avamar would have to be the way it works over needing very little bandwidth to move data across a WAN or LAN."

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"Overall, this solution has been very cost-effective for us."

"Essentially, it replaced our tape backups."

Cons

"Avamar does not offer the tape-out, meaning that what a person backs up can only be kept on a disc based appliance, one which is supplied by Avamar."

"Avamar's user interface could use some work. When we open a ticket, they are working with Linux commands."

"The stability could improve, a lot of scheduled backups failed at one time."

"My only concern is that there is no tape backup."

"The licensing price must be reduced."

"The system was sold on the premise that it was going to reduce man-hours and not require having to work with tape. I don't think it was a cost saving."

"Compared with Cohesity or Rubrik, which have some continuous data protection for backup and replication, this solution tends to lack in this area."

"The support is very bad."

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"I would like to see more improvement in the GUI."

"I would like to see more improvement in the GUI; for example, better graphs and statistics so that you have a better vision of what exactly you have stored."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is very expensive. It's a trust based licensing. So that's an ethical challenge."

"The price of this product should be lower."

"The current pricing is generally satisfactory."

"It was very expensive before, but after integrating it with Dell EMC Avamar Data Protection suite licensing, we are getting better discounts."

"The price is fair."

"It is easy to use."

"Its price should be reduced. It would be good if you could pay as per usage, and there is a subscription model like VMware. There should be some flexibility because sometimes, the customer only uses the backup for one month or three months. Currently, I have to pay whether I use it or not. Its licensing should be flexible and based on consumption."

"I rate the pricing a seven out of ten because it is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

13%

Construction Company

11%

Leisure / Travel Company

11%

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	26
Midsize Enterprise	18
Large Enterprise	48

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Questions from the Community

What's the difference between Dell EMC Avamar and Dell EMC NetWorker?

From the very beginning, Dell EMC NetWorker considers users and those who might potentially become users. In terms of both pricing and setup, this product offers an experience that is significantly...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC Avamar?

The cost is very significant, and it could be lower.

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What do you like most about Dell Avamar?

Easy to configure and highly reliable for backup.

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Also Known As

Avamar

InfiniGuard

Overview

Dell Avamar data protection software delivers flexible and efficient backup and recovery operations that can scale from daily backup protection for endpoints to high-performance protection for large enterprises with diverse applications and workloads. With application consistent recovery, automation and fast backup and restores, Avamar can help you meet your SLAs and optimize your backup and recovery processes

If you are deploying all or part of your backup environment to the cloud, Avamar enables you to make the most of your cloud investment, enabling replication, disaster recovery and long-term retention for customers using AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.

Avamar is available as part of Dell Data Protection Suite, which offers comprehensive data protection software applications and tools. Avamar is delivered as software and as a virtual edition.

Dell Technologies

InfiniGuard provides fast, reliable data backup and restore for business continuity/disaster recovery. Built with InfiniBox to optimize performance and target-side dedupe to maximize effective capacity for multi-petabyte datasets.

INFINIDAT

Sample Customers

Dodge County, St Laurence's College, FieldCore (a GE Company), Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Getronics, Lewisville Independent School District, EnvisionRxOptions, Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions

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