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Clumio vs Dell Avamar comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 25, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Clumio
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
16th
Average Rating
9.2
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (11th), SaaS Backup (3rd), AI IT Support (8th)
Dell Avamar
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
22nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
90
Ranking in other categories
Deduplication Software (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Clumio is 1.1%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell Avamar is 1.9%, down from 3.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Clumio1.1%
Dell Avamar1.9%
Other97.0%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Devin Mehta - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager Infrastructure & Security at VISBY MEDICAL, INC.
Secure backups have simplified compliance and now provide immutable protection for cloud workloads
The best features that Clumio offers are the ability to know when a backup has completed, to know how to restore both files at the file level and also restore EBS backups, point-in-time restores, as well as snapshots. Clumio has positively impacted our organization by providing us with the peace of mind of knowing that all of our EC2 instances are securely backed up. This peace of mind has translated into measurable outcomes as we adhere to NIST 800 compliance, and with that, we need immutable backups and the ability to have backups that do not exist within our existing tenants. Clumio fixes that problem for us.
SamuelThomas - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at Key Information Technology L.L.C.
Have supported critical environments despite room for improvement in legacy backup options
It is very efficient in cyber resilience. Deduplication, automation, and everything is very efficient. It is multi-cloud enabled and has broad protections. The software delivers flexible and efficient backup and recovery options through its cyber resiliency features. Dell PowerProtect Manager provides insights in managing backup processes. Its encryption mechanisms are very efficient, helping to secure sensitive data. Its integration with Dell EMC Data Domain is very good. It is easy to integrate with Data Domain. Multi-cloud options are enabled, and backup in cloud options exist in Dell Avamar.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"We now have the peace of mind knowing that our entire AWS infrastructure is fully backed up into an air-gapped environment."
"Working with the Clumio/Commvault team has been a very good experience."
"Clumio gave us a genuinely isolated vault that sits outside our AWS Organization's blast radius."
"We have been able to safely and securely save our backups off of AWS."
"Clumio has positively impacted our organization by providing us with the peace of mind of knowing that all of our EC2 instances are securely backed up."
"Clumio proved to be the most cost-effective option."
"Clumio has a straightforward setup"
"The solution is very stable."
"The tool’s ability to restore files discretely is useful."
"For the on-prem backup, it has all the necessary features that we require. They keep coming up with new scripts and new updates."
"The performance of Dell EMC Avamar is good."
"Overall, this is a good product."
"Centralization is Avamar's biggest advantage. It moves data to a central location from various geographical locations."
"Its deduplication technologies are the best in the market, currently."
"The tool's most valuable features are backup management and speed."
 

Cons

"The account onboarding process deploys around 20 IAM roles per account, which is heavy."
"We are still exploring the areas where improvements might be needed."
"More alignment with Clumio and Commvault branding would have helped us understand the product better during the discovery phase."
"The credit system can be confusing, but if you talk to your account manager, they can help alleviate those concerns."
"It would be beneficial to show when backups are available and to receive alerts if there are any issues with the backups."
"They need to improve their SQL backup services"
"Because of the EOL issues, I would not recommend to anyone to use this product anymore."
"In my opinion, they should destroy all of their products and create them from scratch."
"The recovery is a bit slow."
"For entry-level companies, I would say it's a six, or perhaps even lower, like a four, because the price point is very high compared to other companies."
"There also needs to be single sign-on support."
"It was challenging to back up our Exchange database, which is one of the reasons we did not continue using this solution."
"The configuration and expansion aspects of the solution need improvement. They're complicated and don't really integrate well."
"Avamar is still competitive because of the way we have deployed it, but we need to diversify and shift away from specific technologies. In addition to hypervisors, virtual machines, and bare metal servers, our customers need protection for Microsoft 365, SaaS, and the public cloud, so we need other technologies in the business to cater to those customers' needs. Those are the enhancements we would want from the Avamar platform, but that's not likely to happen. Dell has PowerProtect and Apex backup services. There are other Dell solutions that we'll use to fulfill our customers' requirements."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price is fair."
"On a scale of one to five, I would rate the pricing policy of Dell Avamar as five. The solution has a very good price, and a lot of improvements were done to it."
"Dell EMC needs to lower Avamar's price and add more features to stay competitive."
"I'm not sure, but perhaps the pricing could be done better at the moment."
"There are licensing costs for Dell EMC Avamar and it is paid annually."
"It was very expensive before, but after integrating it with Dell EMC Avamar Data Protection suite licensing, we are getting better discounts."
"I rate the pricing a seven out of ten because it is expensive."
"The price of this product should be lower."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise5
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise18
Large Enterprise47
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Clumio?
My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing was smooth; we received pricing that was cheaper than N2W, and it was a smooth transition from N2W to Clumio.
What needs improvement with Clumio?
I cannot think of any features that could make Clumio better. The only other tweaks I would like to see with Clumio are that it provides more granular reporting and dashboards for showing what is b...
What advice do you have for others considering Clumio?
I rate Clumio a 10 overall. I chose a 10 for Clumio because it is a secure, cloud-based backup solution that we do not have to host; it is hosted externally, and the backups are immutable, in addit...
What's the difference between Dell EMC Avamar and Dell EMC NetWorker?
From the very beginning, Dell EMC NetWorker considers users and those who might potentially become users. In terms of both pricing and setup, this product offers an experience that is significantly...
What needs improvement with Dell Avamar?
It is a very good product. My only concern is that there is no tape backup. For tape backup, we have to use Dell NetWorker. They could add more features for cyber resilience and multi-cloud options...
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

Cava Restaurants, Pacific Dental Services, Defiance Digital, Frogslayer, Motion Picture Associations, Point Loma, Club Assist, Immigrant Services Calgary (ISC), Lakeside Process Controls, Maple Reindeers
Dodge County, St Laurence's College, FieldCore (a GE Company), Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Getronics, Lewisville Independent School District, EnvisionRxOptions, Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions
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