Dell ProtectPoint [EOL] vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

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Dell Technologies and Veeam Software are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Additionally, 50% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Veeam Software users who would recommend it.

Dell ProtectPoint [EOL]

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 26, 2025

Dell ProtectPoint and Veeam Data Platform compete in the data protection and backup domain. Veeam Data Platform appears to have an advantage due to its advanced features and adaptability, alongside positive user feedback.

Features: Dell ProtectPoint offers strong integration with existing hardware systems, efficient data backup, and excellent recovery options within the Dell ecosystem. Meanwhile, Veeam Data Platform provides versatility, supports a wide array of data environments, and delivers robust backup solutions. Veeam stands out with enhanced adaptability and advanced functionalities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Dell ProtectPoint is noted for straightforward deployment within Dell-based setups. Veeam Data Platform supports a flexible deployment model suitable for diverse infrastructures and is known for highly rated customer support. Veeam efficiently caters to a wider range of deployment scenarios, making it the more adaptable choice.

Pricing and ROI: Dell ProtectPoint is recognized for competitive pricing within its hardware bundles, offering cost-efficiency for companies invested in the Dell ecosystem. Veeam Data Platform tends to have a higher initial setup cost but provides significant ROI through comprehensive features and scalability. Veeam's broad scope of capabilities offers long-term value, justifying its cost with potential savings and efficient data management.

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Categories and Ranking

Dell ProtectPoint [EOL]

Average Rating

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Veeam Data Platform

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

433

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (2nd)

Featured Reviews

Umar-Qureshi

Deputy Manager at Reliance Industries Ltd

Speedy and easy setup but it needs to mature

One way this solution could be improved is if they could come up with better options to migrate. As for what could be included in the next release, we have shared a couple of points with them. First, the account should be more in balance and coordinated with us. They already communicated to our project management team that they are going to implement some of these features. I would definitely recommend this solution. But as time goes on and new features are getting added the product will be more comprehensive.

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JitendraSadaye

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.

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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

"Since I started working with Dell a few months ago, I have found that the solution is very strong."

"The speed and the ease of the initial setup are both good. It is not complex."

"One of the features I find most valuable, is the good technical support."

"I would definitely recommend this solution."

"We were looking for a solution for a long time to replicate a very old database running on a VM, and finally, using this product, we are able to do it."

"Veeam is highly scalable, and in one scenario, we started with 2,000 users and scaled up to 24,000."

"Its interface is designed to be intuitive and it also offers seamless integration with VMware storage, additionally enhancing its ease of use."

"If you have a VMware or Hyper-V environment, then Veeam is the most mature and solid product in its class today."

"I have been in contact with technical support and they are very good."

"Most of the features that we can use with HPE products are directly integrated with the Veeam. This is very important for the customers to have only one pane of glass to manage the backups and also use the HPE products for the backups."

"Veeam Backup Replication has good performance and can do location-to-location backups. Additionally, it is user-friendly and easy to manage."

"One of the most valuable features is the incremental backup. It is, of course, perfect because you have a lot of restore points, but you don't need all the space. The stability is also perfect."

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Cons

"Sometimes I find that the interface is not as good as it should be."

"The product has to be more mature, like to be another six to eight months on the market. A lot of maturity needs to be incorporated."

"The interface and documentation need to improve."

"The replication process is very slow. It takes too long to replicate a virtual machine."

"I still miss some functionality and hope it will be added to VBR in the next releases"

"Although this product is technically designed for virtual environments, it would be very useful if the same concepts or technology is applied to backup physical servers."

"The solution needs to have the capacity to address more legacy workloads. For example, things like integration with tapes."

"Scheduling functionality is not as intuitive or as flexible as it could be."

"Some support replies for a broken backup task have been "rebuild the job from scratch" and this is a bad thing to do if you have many VMs and repositories."

"Being able to do both VMware and Hyper-V backups at the same time. At the moment, as far as I know, you can only do one or the other."

"The price of Veeam Backup Replication could be reduced. The customers are looking at other products because the price is higher than some of the competition."

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"The price of Veeam Backup Replication is reasonable. It is not inexpensive nor is it expensive, it is in the middle range compared to other solutions. There can be additional costs for addons."

"It's the market price. It isn't expensive, nor is it cheap."

"The product is not that expensive."

"I don't have an issue with the price of Veeam Backup Replication."

"The price is a bit high. Licensing type is VMware friendly, so it is easy."

"We are on an annual license for Veeam Backup Replication. We could expand or upgrade the license for the Office365 features. Next year we might go to a three-year plan for support on license."

"Our licensing runs for five years, and after that time we do the renewal. There haven't been any further costs beyond our initial licensing plan because our customer is satisfied with the setup that has been configured and the overall backup environment."

"It is relatively cheap."

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

Overview

Dell EMC ProtectPoint technology provides up to 20x faster, more efficient backup and 10x faster recovery while eliminating the backup impact on application servers. By integrating primary storage and industry leading protection storage, ProtectPoint reduces cost and complexity by eliminating traditional backup applications while still providing the benefits of native backups. Overall, ProtectPoint provides the performance of snapshots with the functionality of backups.

Dell Technologies

Veeam Data Platform is a unified data resilience solution that helps organizations recover from cyberattacks and outages, and protect workloads across hybrid and multicloud environments – all without vendor lock-in.

The platform includes built-in security capabilities designed to mitigate ransomware and other data-loss threats, including AI-backed threat detection across a broad range of workload types. This is intended to help teams identify and respond to threats before they disrupt operations.

Veeam Data Platform supports workload portability across hypervisors, cloud providers, and on-premises environments, allowing organizations to move or recover data across infrastructure without being tied to a specific vendor or platform.

For organizations looking to simplify deployment, Veeam Software Appliance provides a pre-built, hardened, and highly available option, reducing the manual setup and maintenance work required from IT teams.

Veeam Data Platform is used by over 550,000 customers worldwide, including 82% of the Fortune 500.

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