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Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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
5.8
Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery delivers high ROI by cutting recovery time and costs, enhancing ransomware protection and data integrity.
Sentiment score
7.4
Veeam Data Platform users report fast ROI, cost savings, efficiency, and reliability, enhancing resource optimization and critical task handling.
The biggest return on investment for me when using Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is that if we had an attack, we would be able to recover in hours instead of weeks or months, which is a lot of risk reduction.
Global Head, Storage at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
It is possible to observe ROI with Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery because the costs incurred from paying ransoms or decrypting data will be much higher than the solution price itself, providing customers with confidence in their last line of defense.
Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The biggest return on investment when using Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery comes from its ransomware protection feature.
Data Protection Architect at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Timing is saved by forty to fifty percent, and faster recovery operations now take thirty to sixty minutes, down from five to ten minutes.
Technique at Digitaltrack
I have seen a return on investment as it saves time and money by preventing us from being in a disaster situation.
DavOps at a university with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.7
Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery support is well-rated, with praised responsiveness but noted improvements needed in response time and tools integration.
Sentiment score
7.4
Veeam Data Platform's customer service is praised for professionalism, but technical support experiences mixed reviews on responsiveness and consistency.
I would rate technical support and customer support a 10 because honestly, their support specialists go above and beyond.
Electrical Engineer Ii at Lafayette Utilities System LLC
We have an account manager for enterprise solutions and local on-site support with a resident engineer positioned on-site.
Data Protection Architect at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Every time I have a call, they have a solution.
System Administrator at De Persgroep Publishing
There is no consolidated view of the limitations, features, and only the options available.
Backup Engineer at Cloud4C Services
Most cases are handled perfectly.
Applications section Head at Raya Integration
I would rate their technical support a 10 out of 10.
Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is highly scalable, effectively integrating and accommodating growth, despite licensing and storage considerations.
Sentiment score
7.5
Veeam Data Platform offers scalable solutions, diverse user support, but faces challenges with pricing and complex environment integration.
The ability to recover, ability to air gap it, and ability to replicate it have all worked very well for us.
Director, Information Technology at Ascend Performance Materials
In terms of scalability with Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, it revolves around the same concept as Data Domain where you can scale up or scale out.
Devops Solutions Engineer at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Currently, my Cyber Recovery satisfies my data needs, with my data domain actually sized around 40% larger than it needed to be, in order to predict the available growth of the data I am bringing into the vault.
Electrical Engineer Ii at Lafayette Utilities System LLC
It involves acquiring additional licenses as needed.
Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
I would rate the scalability part of Veeam Data Platform 10 out of 10 because we have the ability to scale out the product at any time with scale-out backup repositories and can add licenses as needed.
Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
Featuring a modular architecture, scale-out backup repository, hybrid and cloud scalability, and flexibility to handle growing workloads without major changes in architecture.
Technique at Digitaltrack
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is stable with minor API issues but offers reliable performance and high user satisfaction.
Sentiment score
7.8
Veeam Data Platform is stable and reliable, excelling in backup and recovery despite minor upgrade complexities.
The stability and reliability of Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery are very good, as we have not had any outages on it.
Global Head, Storage at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Until now, I have not experienced any downtime, crashes, or performance issues with Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery because we have a support contract with Dell.
Data Protection Architect at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
When we assess the stability and reliability of Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, I would rate it on a scale of zero to ten as being between nine and ten, if not nine point five.
Director, Information Technology at Ascend Performance Materials
There are no issues with stability in Veeam Data Platform.
Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
I can say the stability of Veeam Data Platform is almost 8 to 9, as the cluster functionality was not there in earlier platforms such as version 12, but is provided in version 13.
Associate Technical Specialist at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery needs simplification, improved automation, better integration, and enhanced documentation for improved user experience and efficiency.
Veeam Data Platform needs better integration, support, usability, pricing, security, and enhanced features for improved efficiency and compatibility.
It would be beneficial to deploy an AI model inside the vault for more accuracy and faster restoration by scanning the data for any anomalies or unusual behavior.
Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
I would like more visibility into what is going on with the individual backup images and how they are being scanned.
Global Head, Storage at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
My main problem is with the bare-metal recovery.
System Administrator at De Persgroep Publishing
When a customer confirms, 'Please go and take an EOD backup and retain it for 10 years,' Veeam Data Platform does not support this sort of customization.
Backup Engineer at Cloud4C Services
The improvement we would like to see is the option to scale Veeam Data up in smaller sections rather than large sections, which requires paying much more.
L3 Infrastructure Engineer at Specsavers
Reducing it by 20% would make it more accessible to a broader range of customers.
Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
 

Setup Cost

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is valued for ransomware protection; pricing competitive but costly for midsize firms, with room for licensing flexibility.
Veeam Data Platform provides flexible, competitive pricing with various licensing options for diverse enterprise needs, accommodating different deployment scales.
I do not consider Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery to be expensive as it provides value relative to the ransom that would need to be paid to restore data and the difficulties faced after an attack.
Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
When you are hit by a ransomware attack, even the backup itself and the storage itself will be encrypted completely by the ransomware.
Assistant Manager Senior Systems Administrator at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Regarding pricing, I find it a lot cheaper than Veeam.
System Administrator at De Persgroep Publishing
I don't consider the price expensive given its importance.
Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees
A reduction of 20% in the current cost would make the solution more attractive to clients.
Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Veeam Data Platform is more expensive than OpenStack because we pay for it in US dollars, while we pay for OpenStack in Egyptian pounds.
Applications section Head at Raya Integration
 

Valuable Features

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery offers isolation, anomaly detection, and secure backups, ensuring fast recovery and robust ransomware protection.
Veeam Data Platform excels with ease of use, efficiency, scalability, security, and affordability for data protection and virtualization.
The second advantage is restoration, as I can guarantee that the data inside the vault will be clean and can be restored quickly using a golden copy that has been identified as clean.
Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
The main function of cyber recovery, which I find important, is the air gap protection, and that is the most important capability we are using against ransomware protection.
Data Protection Architect at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
It helps my IT infrastructure be more secure mainly because we have replication of the backups on two physical sites, which is a plus.
System Administrator at De Persgroep Publishing
The platform is user-friendly, comprehensive, and compatible with numerous market solutions, including virtualization and bare metal servers.
Solutions Architect at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
The most important aspect of this platform is data security with immutable data in the storage.
Sr. Production Analyst at a logistics company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The backup for specific disks feature has helped me by allowing us to take backups specifically for data we need, rather than for the whole server as a single disk, such as just backing up the root disk.
DavOps at a university with 51-200 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerProtect Cyber Rec...
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
21st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veeam Data Platform
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
434
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is 0.4%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 5.6%, down from 9.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veeam Data Platform5.6%
Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery0.4%
Other94.0%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

XiongXiong - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Information Technology at Ascend Performance Materials
Modern data protection has ensured resilient backups and reliable recovery from cyber incidents
The biggest improvement that we would like to see for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is how it can be part of the storage side of the world versus being a standalone solution. Currently, being a standalone product is neat, but it means we cannot integrate it with our overall storage strategy. I would prefer to purchase Dell storage and use that storage across both my day-to-day storage and the storage for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery. In my current configuration, I have separate hardware for the backup and recovery and the cyber resilience, and I have different hardware for just storage. Integrating these two would be quite interesting. From my perspective, the integration between products is not really an obstacle. What matters more is how we as customers can simplify our technology hardware stack on site. From a software perspective, it would be beneficial if they created a solution where I could see my compute, storage, and backup recovery as a single pane of glass. A one-stop shop with one dashboard would be great. This opportunity exists for improvement. From a hardware perspective, simplifying it so I have less hardware on site would be valuable. I want to reduce my footprint with Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery. Reducing footprint is something all manufacturing organizations desire. When you look at all the manufacturing sites around the world, we always have to build a room for IT usage and data center rooms at our facilities. The smaller your footprint, the less cooling and less energy usage you need, which is a win-win scenario. This is what all of us as customers are looking for, which is smaller footprints.
MG
Backup Engineer at Cloud4C Services
Backup policies have strengthened security and replication but still need flexible long-term retention
The support and compatibility are areas of concern. When it comes to Azure workloads, Veeam Data Platform has limitations with only MS SQL database and Cosmos, and no other databases are supported by Veeam Backup for Azure. The main challenge I noticed is that enterprise customers may have a requirement to retain backups for 10 years or 15 years with monthly and weekly backups. In Veeam Data Platform, we do not have customization or compatibility to retain specific data backups as monthly and yearly. The retention schedule is fixed. For instance, it is the first Friday of the backup or the last Friday of the month. If it is weekly, it should be one of the weeks. If it is monthly, it should be the last Friday. For yearly, it is the last Friday of that respective month in that year. However, this should not be the case. When a customer confirms, 'Please go and take an EOD backup and retain it for 10 years,' Veeam Data Platform does not support this sort of customization. I even raised a case with Veeam Data Platform and they clearly stated that Veeam Data Platform only accepts the GFS policy according to the retention defined, and there is no customization available. This is a significant limitation. I should have the customization to go and take a backup of a specific date, month, or year, but Veeam Data Platform does not allow this and restricts me to only the policy supported. For example, if I take any backup, I do not have an option to extend the retention. If a customer asks, 'Please take a backup,' and later requests, 'No, it is very critical. Can you please extend the retention for 15 years?' Veeam Data Platform does not support this. Veeam Data Platform does not allow me to extend the retention in the way other tools do. These are limitations I came across in my experience, and I feel these are minimal requirements. The same features are offered by other third-party backup tools available in the market. From the analytics point of view, I personally feel some challenges. Veeam Data Platform has two different products: VBR and Veeam Backup for Azure. As we are running on cloud platforms, if we are in Azure, we must go for Veeam Backup for Azure. If we need to create copy jobs, I must again come to VBR. However, Veeam ONE is not capable enough to integrate both platforms. For instance, if I am taking backup of workloads through Veeam Backup for Azure, I could not find an option to integrate it into Veeam ONE for reports and analytics. It is only limited to VBR. Whatever jobs we created in VBR are displayed there, but Veeam Backup for Azure does not integrate, at least from what I have explored, and it should not be this way. Veeam ONE should support all Veeam Data Platform products.
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 9, 2014
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
21%
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business218
Midsize Enterprise98
Large Enterprise144
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery?
The pricing is expensive, but it makes sense given the benefits and value it provides when purchased for a bank. There is a reason behind this high price. However, for medium-sized organizations, i...
What needs improvement with Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery?
There is nothing to be improved from my point of view. My main concern was that the whole solution of the CRS, CyberSense, Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery and the backup softwares are separate isl...
What is your primary use case for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery?
Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is primarily used as ransomware backup protection. It creates a vault for important data so that if a ransomware breach occurs, it does not affect your data. Import...
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

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Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication
 

Overview

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