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Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365 vs Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Backup and Restore for Shar...
Ranking in SaaS Backup
28th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Dell PowerProtect Cloud Sna...
Ranking in SaaS Backup
20th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the SaaS Backup category, the mindshare of Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365 is 1.4%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot is 0.4%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
SaaS Backup Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot0.4%
Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 3651.4%
Other98.2%
SaaS Backup
 

Featured Reviews

Pramodh Maheshwar - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Systems Engineer - Wintel at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
A scalable solution for backup and restore that has an easy setup
The solution's updates and rollouts of the patches cause a lot of problems. There's no other way around it. Recently, we have also faced RDS and print server issues. One of our clients experienced some remote desktop service issues. These things keep happening with Microsoft. They have a patch, and then they have some other rollout that fixes it. The solution should be more consistent with its patching updates.
Anil Rahulwar - PeerSpot reviewer
L3 Storage Engineer at Capgemini
Automation has reduced backup overhead and simplifies multi-cloud protection and disaster recovery
The biggest advantage of Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot is that it is agentless, which means Dell manages the platform by reducing maintenance effort and operational overhead. It protects workloads across cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure through a single user graphical interface, and it automatically protects new workloads while reducing manual backup admin tasks, which in turn minimizes human errors. Automation in Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot helps define protection policies such as which resources to protect, when to take snapshots, how long to retain them, and where to copy them, effectively creating and managing snapshots and their retention. The solution does help to streamline IT operations by providing centralized visibility into backup operations, audit logs, and recovery readiness through Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot, which also assists administrators in monitoring protection status.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Backup and Restore for SharePoint & Microsoft Office 365 is easy to use."
"The stability has always been very good."
"The solution has good scalability."
"The most valuable feature includes leaving the stub files behind and integrating that with the recenter feature."
"It is easy to restore VMs in the cloud."
"Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot has a positive impact by reducing downtime and giving us confidence in recovery."
"In terms of ROI, I would say that Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot saves backup admins between 10 lakh to 20 lakhs per annum, providing a strong ROI by automating protection policies and lowering operational costs."
 

Cons

"The solution's updates and rollouts of the patches cause a lot of problems."
"I think the solution itself keeps up with everything else. Sometimes it would be nice if they could move a little bit quicker and have faster updates, but in terms of the features, it's absolutely fine and adequate."
"The user experience needs a little refreshing touch."
"We need more options for the backup schedule."
"Regarding scalability, I find that while Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot offers multi-cloud scalability, it is not one of its strongest features."
"However, it depends on the customer's use cases and whether they really want to spend that much money and time on it."
"One area for improvement with Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot is the reporting dashboard."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution could also be cheaper."
"Regarding CloudArchiver, you purchase per terabyte."
"The solution’s pricing is expensive."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
19%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
7%
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What needs improvement with Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot?
The disadvantages of Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot include its dependence on native cloud snapshots, which limits its functionality in on-premise environments. While it offers simple, scalable, ...
What is your primary use case for Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot?
Use cases for Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot include protecting virtual machines running on EC2 and ensuring database protection by creating consistent snapshots for databases like SQL Server and...
What advice do you have for others considering Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot?
Regarding reporting and analytics, I am not entirely certain about how it contributes to our data protection strategy. The capacity planning feature in Dell PowerProtect Cloud Snapshot is primarily...
 

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