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Actifio vs Dell Data Protection Suite 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
1.0
Actifio boosts productivity by reducing storage costs, improving data management, and enhancing disaster recovery, offering substantial ROI.
Sentiment score
7.9
Dell Data Protection Suite minimizes downtime, enhances recovery, reduces incidents and audit times, boosting productivity and security focus.
Dell Data Protection Suite justifies its ROI in cases of disaster by ensuring data availability and preventing losses in time and data.
Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System
The essential point is its reliability and fast recovery of information from corporate equipment.
Analista de Infraestrutura de TI at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
If you have the right products in place with data recoverability, data protection strategies, and cyber resiliency strategy, customers can depend on this solution to recover their data rather than spending a lot of time and money paying ransomware to restore their data.
Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.5
Actifio's customer support is mostly praised, though some users report expertise gaps, especially when involving IBM or Google.
Sentiment score
8.5
Dell customer support is highly rated for its knowledgeable staff, quick issue resolution, and effective partner network.
Their knowledge isn't great.
Tech Lead / Informix DBA at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Customer support is great, as it is very easy to create different cases and quick to solve issues.
Lider Soporte Cloud at a security firm with 51-200 employees
The support is excellent, with on-ground people and a well-established partner ecosystem providing assistance.
Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System
The customer support for Dell Data Protection Suite is very fast and great.
Cloud Support at a tech company with 1-10 employees
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
5.3
Actifio excels in scalable data management across sectors with optimal performance reliant on network and hardware resources.
Sentiment score
8.1
Dell Data Protection Suite excels in scalability, providing flexible expansion through cluster solutions, though licensing costs can be high.
Multiple data domain storage boxes are offered by Dell for storage expansion.
Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System
The scalability of Dell Data Protection Suite is very good, and it can be scaled in a relatively smooth way.
Analista de Infraestrutura de TI at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
Actifio is stable and reliable, with robust support and positive user feedback on performance and quick bug resolution.
Sentiment score
8.3
Dell Data Protection Suite is effective and stable when properly integrated, despite potential initial technical challenges.
Once we sorted out all our problems with Actifio and our configuration of our database and other components, I would probably rate stability about a seven.
Tech Lead / Informix DBA at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Overall, the Dell DPS provides efficient performance when properly integrated with other infrastructures.
Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System
Dell Data Protection Suite is stable because it is part of the solution suite from the best company for my needs.
Cloud Support at a tech company with 1-10 employees
The solution is stable when it is implemented in the right way.
Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Room For Improvement

Actifio needs workflow flexibility, platform support enhancements, better integration, improved support, pricing features, AI, and seamless upgrades.
Dell Data Protection Suite needs improved usability, clearer documentation, better integrations, and simplified pricing and deployment processes.
The most concerning issue is IBM support.
Tech Lead / Informix DBA at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Dell Data Protection Suite is very robust and scalable, but it requires training for the IT team.
Analista de Infraestrutura de TI at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Configuring policies and integrating with the cloud platforms took longer than expected.
Cloud Support at a tech company with 1-10 employees
A customer with a complex environment with multiple workloads may find that a single tool cannot cover everything.
Pre Sales Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
 

Setup Cost

Actifio is praised for its supportive pricing and professional services, offering affordability and rapid implementation despite learning curves.
Enterprise buyers had mixed experiences with Dell Data Protection Suite, citing varied pricing, setup costs, and required deployment diligence.
When I need to deploy the different features of the solutions, I learn what the price is, where, and when to apply the licensing.
Cloud Support at a tech company with 1-10 employees
The solution is very expensive, which is its main drawback compared to competition in the market.
Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is mixed, as I need to be aware of these details when implementing the solution.
Lider Soporte Cloud at a security firm with 51-200 employees
 

Valuable Features

Actifio is praised for its Golden Copy, cloud integration, user-friendly interface, cost efficiency, and excellent support team.
Dell Data Protection Suite enhances security and efficiency with automated policies, robust encryption, multi-cloud support, and advanced analytics.
What really stands out in Actifio is that it can provide us full copies of the database without having full copies of the database.
Tech Lead / Informix DBA at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Immutable backups gave us confidence against ransomware, and faster VM restores improved uptime.
Cloud Support at a tech company with 1-10 employees
The suite also provides a high level of encryption for data traveling between primary and disaster recovery sites, ensuring its security.
Director - Sales & Operations at Techtrix System
It provides detailed reports, centralized management, and increased data security, which simplifies audit and recovery processes.
Analista de Infraestrutura de TI at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Actifio
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
51st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
9
Ranking in other categories
Test Data Management (8th)
Dell Data Protection Suite
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
44th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Actifio is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell Data Protection Suite is 0.4%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell Data Protection Suite0.4%
Actifio0.6%
Other99.0%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Jeff Poulton - PeerSpot reviewer
Tech Lead / Informix DBA at a wholesaler/distributor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Has reduced storage requirements for development environments but presents challenges during upgrades and support interactions
The most concerning issue is IBM support. The issue I have with IBM support is that sometimes they don't seem to know their product very well at times. I don't know where the support is coming from, whether it's from IBM or from Google through IBM. I'm not sure who physically does the support. Their knowledge isn't great. Plus, the way we use it is not the focus of Google nowadays. Google, as I understand it, bought the product as an add-on to Google Cloud or whatever as a backup and that's not how we use it. I do see some problems with Actifio, specifically keeping current with operating systems. It can be tricky to upgrade Actifio. It can be a challenge. When we've had to do it, we've had to work with their support people, and some of them are just people reading a sheet of instructions. When those instructions are obviously wrong at times because you can tell if you have half a knowledge of what you're doing, it takes ages for them to go off and find someone to explain what's going wrong. So it can be very laborious.
D Alvarado - PeerSpot reviewer
Lider Soporte Cloud at a security firm with 51-200 employees
Unified backups have protected hybrid workloads and now enable rapid recovery from ransomware
Dell Data Protection Suite is the most effective solution for my needs. The best features include comprehensive backup recovery across hybrid environments, supporting physical, virtual, and cloud workloads with tools that ensure fast, efficient restores across diverse environments. The flexibility in supporting physical, virtual, and cloud workloads has been a real advantage for us. We had a legacy physical database workload running on-premises alongside a newer cloud application in Azure. Traditionally, we would have needed separate tools to protect each environment, which would have meant extra overhead and complexity. Dell Data Protection Suite has positively impacted our organization by strengthening resilience, simplifying operations, and reducing downtime. Fast recovery is a key positive outcome, as RecoveryPoint for VMs allows us to restore critical workloads to a clean point in time with snapshots within minutes, minimizing downtime during incidents. The accuracy and reliability of the output from Dell Data Protection Suite's AI are generally high, especially concerning anomaly detection and compliance reporting.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Construction Company
13%
Retailer
9%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Construction Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Energy/Utilities Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Actifio?
The most concerning issue is IBM support. The issue I have with IBM support is that sometimes they don't seem to know their product very well at times. I don't know where the support is coming from...
What is your primary use case for Actifio?
The main use case for me with Actifio is to provide databases to our development teams. We utilize snapshots or images to manage multiple copies of our production database efficiently without using...
What advice do you have for others considering Actifio?
I do not work with the point-in-time recovery feature in Actifio. Our database has that capability. We don't use Actifio as a backup per se. In terms of Actifio's impact on reducing downtime for pr...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell Data Protection Suite?
The solution is very expensive, which is its main drawback compared to competition in the market.
What needs improvement with Dell Data Protection Suite?
From a data protection perspective, Dell is moving away from Dell Data Protection Suite to focus on PowerProtect Data Manager. The idea here is the silos kind of architecture because Dell Data Prot...
What is your primary use case for Dell Data Protection Suite?
Dell Data Protection Suite will be mainly used for backup and recovery solutions.
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

IBM, Waste Industries, Nasdaq, Verizon, Sharp, Rosetta Stone, Dakine, JBS Australia, Texas Wesleyan University, Cintra, People's Choice Credit Union, Lotto NZ, Electric Insurance, Tyler Technologies, Intility, Corporate One Federal Credit Union, Bryant University, pc/nametag, Isagenix, Sungard Availability Services, Databank, Electrocraft, Lifescript, Westfleisch, Interstate National Corporation, RestorePoint, Net3, Access Community Health Network, Newmarket International, Rezolve Group Inc., Piri Reis University, MC Assembly, Grass-Merkur, dbMotion, Christian Broadcasting Network, Bezeq, Abilene Christian University, CNW Group, Softcat, Migliori, City of South Portland, NaviSite, News-Press & Gazette, Comtec, Equity Insurance, Admirals Bank, Assistra, Dassault, Henry Davis York Lawyers, SAI Global, Audax Group, DSM, Triad Retail Media, Euronet Worldwide, Palm Beach County School District, iGate, Emerald Queen Casino
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