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Catalogic DPX vs Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 1, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Catalogic DPX
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
77th
Average Rating
6.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Dell PowerProtect Cyber Rec...
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
25th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

it_user292722 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Center Global SAP Operations Manager at a wholesaler/distributor with 1,001-5,000 employees
We use it to backup some high output critical physical servers, knowing that in case of disaster we could still recover to our VM environment. The user interface needs improvement.
The user interface needs improvement, the selection boxes to select a backup job are very small not adequate for managing 400+ backup jobs, we only see 8 job names in the small scroll window. The scheduler features are lacking, we must edit backup specs to reach the option to change the schedule. The new reporting feature has greatly improved the product, prior to this it was very difficult to have a full view of our backup schedules when scheduling a new job. Since the move from Syncsort to Catalogic, the quality control of upgrades has diminished and backups that used to work could not be restored without contacting Catalogic for a fix. We still see a lot of value in the product, but hope that the next few updates will not cause more issues... We wanted a mission critical enterprise solution, and sincerely hope that the future upgrades will bring the product back on track.
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"By implementing an OVF (docker based) and without any agents on your servers, you’ll get a system which provides you with: Orchestration, Automation DR and Data analytics."
"Catalogic has great features including the ability to P2V from snapvaults, and recently the addition of agent-less backups for Linux."
"Using Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is a very critical piece of my cybersecurity strategy because it is utilized in situations when I have nowhere else to turn but to my vault."
"In terms of reliability, Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is highly reliable, especially due to its method of backing up data."
"Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery has impacted our overall cybersecurity strategy significantly, because when you move away from protecting your outer walls around your firewalls and educating your people, it has been at the core of protecting our data to ensure that we replicate it and can recover the data that we need."
"Having used Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery for four years, I can say it has helped my business significantly, especially compared to when we were using NetWorker, which was a pain in the ass."
"One of the key advantages of Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is the isolation capability, which is very important, along with the intelligence that occurs through analytics taking place inside the vault."
"We have experienced a significant reduction in recovery times since deploying Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery, with an approximate reduction of about 60 to 70% compared to our pre-deployment benchmarks."
"With today's attacks, having a solution like Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery protects your backup data."
"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."
 

Cons

"Since the move from Syncsort to Catalogic, the quality control of upgrades has diminished and backups that used to work could not be restored without contacting Catalogic for a fix."
"And hearing about all these awesome posibilities, it kind of struck me that this was only possible with NetApp storage."
"I think Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery can be improved by including the clean room as part of the product because currently, the clean room is an additional component, and if it will be part of the CRS, then it will be beneficial."
"Dell technical support for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery rates a 7 out of 10. A little improvement on both response time and quality would be appreciated."
"What I would improve about Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is to make it a little more simplistic under the hood, comparable to PowerProtect Data Manager."
"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."
"The initial deployment took us a lot of time. It requires careful planning, especially regarding networking and the Vault design itself."
"One improvement I would suggest for Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery is making the management interface more intuitive."
"I would like more visibility into what is going on with the individual backup images and how they are being scanned, so there are some automation and visibility features that could be enhanced."
"My experience with the customer service and technical support from Dell has been somewhat mixed, especially during critical situations."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
20%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Construction Company
17%
Outsourcing Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
 

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Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
 

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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...
 

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