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Dell AppSync vs Perforce Delphix comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 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

Dell AppSync
Ranking in Copy Data Management
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Perforce Delphix
Ranking in Copy Data Management
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
36
Ranking in other categories
Test Data Management (1st), Data Masking (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Copy Data Management category, the mindshare of Dell AppSync is 14.8%, down from 20.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Perforce Delphix is 13.6%, down from 19.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Copy Data Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Perforce Delphix13.6%
Dell AppSync14.8%
Other71.6%
Copy Data Management
 

Featured Reviews

Rhett Waldock - PeerSpot reviewer
Programmer Analyst at Mankato Clinic, Ltd.
Simple to install, reliable, and has good technical support
There were some limitations in the product that prompted us to shift away from it. You could only have one AppSync profile per server to target where the data could be replicated to. There were a few specific feature limitations in terms of flexibility that required the development of an alternative. However, that was the only flaw. In relation to, the replication destinations. We wanted to collect data from multiple systems and then replicate it on a single system. AppSync was based on a one-to-one replication footprint, which was the limitation that we had encountered. We needed to combine several systems into one. That was one of the scenarios provided by the solution. I would like to have the ability to bit the same system with multiple AppSync replications would definitely be beneficial to us. And general flexibility enhancements.
PK
Release Train Engineer at a tech vendor with 1-10 employees
Automated data masking and provisioning has improved compliance and accelerated secure testing workflows across cloud environments
Some of the best features of Perforce Delphix include its automation of sensitive data discovery and masking with referential integrity for Aurora and RDS, as well as support for diverse data sources including Oracle, SQL, SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. Additionally, its GUI workflows simplify the creation and scheduling of masking jobs and enhance data governance in cloud hybrid and on-premises environments. Perforce Delphix can deliver up to 25 terabytes of data in just minutes, making it approximately 100 times faster for development and testing needs. Perforce Delphix has positively impacted my organization by saving us 70 to 80% of the time, which has enabled us to complete data sprints earlier, and it has also helped reduce costs. The time to complete one story point has decreased from 10 hours to around 4 or 5 hours, leading to substantial cost savings. Furthermore, it's effective in managing scaled agile enterprise data management, as we orchestrate and govern masking jobs across multiple teams and agile release trains to ensure data privacy standards are maintained.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It gave us enough time to do the backup for big databases and mount them in a certain location, from there on tapes."
"Simple to use and great product to provide application consistent replica."
"This solution is very helpful and easy to use."
"The EMC RM is a very useful technology for consistent data replicas for a significant application portfolio like MS SQL, MS Exchange, Oracle DB etc."
"It has excellent performance and reliability, and with a little more flexibility, it could be nearly perfect."
"In few steps you can configure your replicas without using auxiliary scripts."
"The automation of the replication process is the most valuable feature, as we just configure or schedule the replication process once and the work is done automatically."
"I believe one of the advantages we saw was that the configuration was manageable."
"Perforce Delphix has positively impacted my organization by significantly improving turnaround time for test cycles, enabling us to close feature set testing very quickly and enhancing development time due to the availability of real-time data for executing numerous use cases in a non-production environment."
"Delphix can do data masking in any format. Not many solutions can do that."
"Our ROI is over $1Mil a year."
"Perforce Delphix has positively impacted my organization by reducing the time it takes to create the database, as the creation of D-source and VDBs is completed in five to ten minutes, which represents a significant time reduction."
"Using Perforce Delphix has helped most of our customers be 58% faster in developing new applications."
"The most valuable aspect is the product is easy to manage, with a good dashboard. We can easily configure it on the front end and back end."
"The most valuable feature is VDB provisioning."
"Without a doubt, the most valuable feature of Delphix is VDB provisioning, which has the ability to provision virtual databases and provide us with a huge reduction in storage requirements, enabling us to provision databases on demand at a fraction of the storage requirement that we would have needed without it."
 

Cons

"When I deployed the Replication Manager and detected issues, I found that the technical support was not really helpful because they spent a lot of time to found a hotfix which resolved my problem."
"Yes. Periodically I needed to restart the agent on the client side and sometimes on the server side."
"Each replication manager installation can only handle so many records. If you have over a certain number of bookmarks or snaps, the GUI becomes un-usable."
"I would like to have the ability to bit the same system with multiple AppSync replications would definitely be beneficial to us. And general flexibility enhancements."
"There were some limitations in the product that prompted us to shift away from it."
"Mount replica function through EMC RM needs to be faster because when you are using Veritas volumes with mirrors the mount routine is too late (the mount process time is directly proportional the volume size when you are using Veritas Volume Manager (vxvm))."
"Simplify implementation."
"The product needs to be less complex (compatibility, solution enabler etc.)."
"In terms of challenges with Perforce Delphix, it would be really helpful if the tool provides a chance to use some transformation features, such as those in Informatica; for instance, if a column contains multi-value data, it would be helpful to separate the data."
"If the data is unique and cannot be masked using the Perforce Delphix built-in algorithms, creating customized algorithms as per the requirement becomes difficult."
"It is hard to answer whether I would advise someone to use Perforce because the market has moved far ahead of Perforce."
"Delphix is quite expensive."
"Delphix could be improved with better usability and an agentless option."
"They have masking engine which has many things that need to be improved."
"If you are running a small-scale industry with limited budget, Perforce Delphix may not be suitable because it is costly."
"The solution’s self-service portal must be more interactive and user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I believe we paid them on a yearly basis."
"It is an expensive solution."
"The solution's pricing was reasonable and lower than one million."
"I would say the price is a little high but affordable for our needs."
"The product is a little bit expensive."
"I rate the product price seven to eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is the low price, and ten is the high price."
"Delphix's pricing is affordable."
"The cost is $370K annually for the Delphix Masking Engine and Delphix Virtualization Engine."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
15%
Computer Software Company
12%
Construction Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
24%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise27
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Delphix?
Regarding my experience with pricing, Perforce Delphix is not cheap. I have no issues with licensing.
What needs improvement with Delphix?
I cannot answer that regarding Perforce Delphix at the moment as I would have to see what the new versions offer. Perforce Delphix is a great product that I find very useful. Regarding Perforce Del...
What is your primary use case for Delphix?
For my main use case, I use Perforce Delphix for test environment and release management. Being able to go back in time and do time-lapse information on Perforce Delphix, along with the ability to ...
 

Also Known As

AppSync, Replication Manager
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Alberta Blue Cross, Fastweb, SABMiller, California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA), Molina Healthcare, AT&T, Nike, Facebook, eBay, Comcast, IBM, HP, Intel, Avaya, BNP Paribas, P&B, Toyota, Walmart, Best Western, Directv, JPMorganChase, Verizon, Bank of the West, Fannie Mae
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