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Acronis Cyber Protect vs Dell Data Protection Advisor comparison

Acronis and Dell Technologies are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Acronis is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.2, while Dell Technologies is ranked #24 with an average rating of 9.7. Acronis holds a 4.3% mindshare in BRS, compared to Dell Technologies’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Acronis users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 88% of Dell Technologies users who would recommend it.
Acronis Cyber Protect
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87% willing to recommend
Dell Data Protection Advisor
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88% willing to recommend
 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Acronis Cyber Protect and Dell Data Protection Advisor are two leading data protection solutions. Users are generally happier with Acronis Cyber Protect due to pricing and support, while Dell Data Protection Advisor stands out for its feature-rich platform, making it worth its price.

Features: Acronis Cyber Protect offers an integrated approach combining backup, anti-malware, and endpoint protection. Dell Data Protection Advisor provides comprehensive monitoring, advanced analytics, and robust reporting capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Acronis Cyber Protect needs better scale management, improved malware detection accuracy, and more user-friendly reporting tools. Dell Data Protection Advisor requires enhancements in reporting capabilities, a less complex interface, and more straightforward analytics tools.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Acronis Cyber Protect excels in straightforward deployment and effective customer service. Dell Data Protection Advisor, while having a more complex deployment, is bolstered by strong customer support.

Pricing and ROI: Acronis Cyber Protect is favored for its affordable setup costs and positive ROI. Dell Data Protection Advisor has higher initial costs but delivers solid ROI through its robust features.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Acronis Cyber Protect
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
9th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
121
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (5th)
Dell Data Protection Advisor
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
24th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Acronis Cyber Protect is 4.3%, down from 4.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell Data Protection Advisor is 0.5%, down from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Stuart Grigor - PeerSpot reviewer
Good backup solution but challenges with the stability
It is recommended that people know what they are starting with. A part of our challenge was we bought and needed to implement it. So by the time we went to implement it, we were running into support issues. Also, make a market comparison to ensure that the product you choose is what you want to end up with. I would give it a six out of ten because restoring from a backup takes longer than usual. It should happen in a matter of hours, not a matter of days. We are yet to have an experience when trying to restore from Acronis that we haven't had to wait at least a couple of days for our server to be available for testing or working.
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ErmiasGirma - PeerSpot reviewer
Proactive support with predictive insights and seamless integration
As a system engineer, I am deploying Dell Data Protection Advisor solutions, especially in the areas of protection like Avamar, NetWorker, and Data Domain. Our team has deployed these solutions for three organizations in Africa and India Dell Data Protection Advisor provides proactive support by…
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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

"It actually does its job very well and has interesting capabilities, but it has the most awful interface."
"The most valuable feature is the extra protection, especially for the backup."
"The NASDAQ level CFS level backup is the feature I find most beneficial for our data protection strategy."
"For local backups, it has options to back up almost any storage. The back can be either a shared folder or anything you want, it's pretty flexible."
"This is a perfect option for an SMB."
"It's always stable. It's very good, useful, and user-friendly."
"Universal Restore is valuable to us."
"Acronis Backup is valuable if your data is affected by ransomware, you are able to get it back."
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"The most valuable aspects of the solution are the compression and the duplication."
"The deduplication is probably the most valuable feature of that requirement."
"This is a stable solution."
"It has a lot of stock reports. I believe over 300 canned reports, which for the most part meet a lot of generic needs."
"The product's ability to give predictions and advice on how to protect data is incredible."
"The platform's most valuable features are data protection and retention."
"It generates very detailed reports, which makes things easier when it comes to IT auditing."
"It supports our chargeback process by identifying resource users, which helps ensure that departments are billed accurately for data protection services rather than receiving them for free."
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Cons

"If there was a wizard that would lead you down a road, when creating a backup, that would probably be better than having to go online or call somebody to actually do a backup. It's not intuitive..."
"The backing up of virtual machines in VMware and Nutanix needs better integration and the performance of the solution needs improvement."
"The biggest problem that we have is when the antivirus is installed, the whole machine runs very slowly and some of the machines hang."
"It supports Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Exchange, but it does not support Oracle databases or Postgres."
"There are a lot of products out there that are a little bit stronger than Acronis where AV is concerned."
"The new version has anti-malware and software management features, but these features should be enhanced. It is working as an exclusive solution along with the backup and recovery."
"The reporting can be improved."
"The whole product structure is confusing. You can actually get to do what you want to do. But Acronis seems to have a singular ability to make things difficult."
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"The product could be improved by addressing intermittent collector failures affecting status reports' accuracy."
"We have encountered issues where we were unable to pull data from the database server. It should also improve the backward compatibility."
"Some minor adjustments could be made regarding the graphical interface and customization options."
"It is difficult to manage the solution with the available tools. You need to know exactly what are you are doing."
"Customization of reports or creating new reports can be difficult. Users need to have a deep knowledge of SQL. 70-80% of customers can't seem to understand how to do it. They don't know how to address reporting. If Dell EMC could simplify it, it would benefit the end-user."
"The stability of the solution needs improvement for stand alone users."
"The solution requires more integration with our other solutions. I know that they have full integration with VMware because it is also from EMC. However, we have to have better integration with Microsoft and Nutanix as well."
"The functionality of the Data Protection Advisor is limited and is something that is lacking in this solution. Other solutions like CloudIQ and DDMC provide a much better outlook on how data protection should be done."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is comparable to the newest solution available on the market, Altaro."
"The price of Acronis Backup could be reduced, it is expensive."
"When it comes to elements like cost, I think it is the only backup solution which has perpetual licenses, whereby you buy the license once and for all."
"I would describe the product as a mid-priced tool for small and medium businesses."
"The tool is cheap compared to other products."
"There is a license required to use this solution and it is inexpensive. However, it is an old license."
"There are monthly fees to use Acronis Backup."
"It is a low-cost solution."
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"If the customer has huge lineup of Dell Products then they receive discount on the pricing."
"The product pricing has been satisfactory, particularly with the economy of scale in our agreement."
"It's not very expensive — I think the price is fair."
"The product is affordable."
"You have to procure the license when you are ordering or quoting for Dell Data Protection Suite (DPS). DPS is bundled with the suite and comes with a license. However, if you purchase NetWorker separately then you will have to procure the license for DPS separately."
"For pricing, I would rate Dell 2 out of 5. It's affordable."
"You need to make an upfront payment for three, five, or seven years and renew the licenses for support. We can do an annual maintenance contract with Dell. I would rate the product's pricing a six out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Government
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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 ...
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How does Acronis Backup compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?
Acronis Backup is a versatile backup-as-a-service solution for service providers. It allows you to protect workloads on-premises and in the cloud and provide backup to any storage. The deployment i...
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What do you like most about Acronis Backup?
One of its most valuable aspects is its user-friendly interface.
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What do you like most about Dell Data Protection Advisor?
The platform's most valuable features are data protection and retention.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell Data Protection Advisor?
The product pricing has been satisfactory, particularly with the economy of scale in our agreement.
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What needs improvement with Dell Data Protection Advisor?
The product could be improved by addressing intermittent collector failures affecting status reports' accuracy. Additionally, enhancing bulk update capabilities for items like cost centers would be...
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Also Known As

Acronis Backup, Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard, Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced
DPA
 

Overview

Acronis Cyber Protect offers a revolutionary approach to cyber protection by integrating data protection with cybersecurity. This integrated method eliminates complexity challenges, delivers better protection against today’s threats, and maximizes efficiency by saving time and money. With its full-stack antimalware protection and comprehensive endpoint management, Acronis Cyber Protect combats advanced cyberattacks with a unique integration of protection technologies while simplifying daily IT operations, endpoint deployments and management, and reporting. Now you can manage all cyber protection aspects from a single pane of glass.
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Effectively managing your data protection environment can be labor intensive and complex. It requires knowledge of backup applications, replication technologies, and the entire supporting infrastructure, yet it is critical in keeping your data secure.

With Dell Data Protection Advisor, you can automate and centralize the collection, monitoring and reporting of this data and get a single, comprehensive view of your environment, no matter where your data resides. This includes monitoring data on AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

With clear visibility, you can gain actionable insight and effectively manage service levels while reducing costs and complexity. You can also collect and report on that data to help other stakeholders make the best decisions for your organization.

Data Protection Advisor is available as part of Dell Data Protection Suite.

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Sample Customers

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