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Dell Cloud Disaster Recovery vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 1, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Dell Cloud Disaster Recovery
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
34th
Average Rating
0.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veeam Data Platform
Ranking in Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
434
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (1st), Cloud Backup (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Disaster Recovery (DR) Software category, the mindshare of Dell Cloud Disaster Recovery is 0.6%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 9.7%, down from 19.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Veeam Data Platform9.7%
Dell Cloud Disaster Recovery0.6%
Other89.7%
Disaster Recovery (DR) Software
 

Featured Reviews

Mohamed Abdel Salam - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Sells at ITVIKINGS
Has improved compliance tracking and reduced recovery time for on-premise environments
The product includes a compliance management feature. Through the Dell account manager, customization is made, as the automated orchestration feature in the product helps to minimize human error during the recovery process. We send a Live Optics invitation to customers, and this file collects data from the customer, including input and output per second and the uses of capacity, disk, and core used in the environment. We collect this data by the Live Optics tools and send this report to the account manager, who can size the solution after that. The installation process for Dell Cloud Disaster Recovery is easy, and we already have the experience for installation and implementation. If we need any help, we have engineers in the distributor company in Egypt. We already have the Dell deployment option, which can be offered from day one from the Dell configurator, so implementation is not a problem.
MG
Backup Engineer at Cloud4C Services
Backup policies have strengthened security and replication but still need flexible long-term retention
The support and compatibility are areas of concern. When it comes to Azure workloads, Veeam Data Platform has limitations with only MS SQL database and Cosmos, and no other databases are supported by Veeam Backup for Azure. The main challenge I noticed is that enterprise customers may have a requirement to retain backups for 10 years or 15 years with monthly and weekly backups. In Veeam Data Platform, we do not have customization or compatibility to retain specific data backups as monthly and yearly. The retention schedule is fixed. For instance, it is the first Friday of the backup or the last Friday of the month. If it is weekly, it should be one of the weeks. If it is monthly, it should be the last Friday. For yearly, it is the last Friday of that respective month in that year. However, this should not be the case. When a customer confirms, 'Please go and take an EOD backup and retain it for 10 years,' Veeam Data Platform does not support this sort of customization. I even raised a case with Veeam Data Platform and they clearly stated that Veeam Data Platform only accepts the GFS policy according to the retention defined, and there is no customization available. This is a significant limitation. I should have the customization to go and take a backup of a specific date, month, or year, but Veeam Data Platform does not allow this and restricts me to only the policy supported. For example, if I take any backup, I do not have an option to extend the retention. If a customer asks, 'Please take a backup,' and later requests, 'No, it is very critical. Can you please extend the retention for 15 years?' Veeam Data Platform does not support this. Veeam Data Platform does not allow me to extend the retention in the way other tools do. These are limitations I came across in my experience, and I feel these are minimal requirements. The same features are offered by other third-party backup tools available in the market. From the analytics point of view, I personally feel some challenges. Veeam Data Platform has two different products: VBR and Veeam Backup for Azure. As we are running on cloud platforms, if we are in Azure, we must go for Veeam Backup for Azure. If we need to create copy jobs, I must again come to VBR. However, Veeam ONE is not capable enough to integrate both platforms. For instance, if I am taking backup of workloads through Veeam Backup for Azure, I could not find an option to integrate it into Veeam ONE for reports and analytics. It is only limited to VBR. Whatever jobs we created in VBR are displayed there, but Veeam Backup for Azure does not integrate, at least from what I have explored, and it should not be this way. Veeam ONE should support all Veeam Data Platform products.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The technical support from Dell Technologies is the best option."
"My advice to others is Veeam Backup Replication is a good solution."
"It is the best product for backup of virtualised servers, individual VMs and single servers."
"The most valuable aspects are the latest features in version 12.1, which introduced enhanced security features."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward for me."
"The support that we have been receiving has been perfect."
"This product helps because when something has changed that we didn't know about or didn't want to be modified, and we find out about it the following day, we can go back to exactly where we were and when it worked perfectly."
"Saves IT operations a lot of time and frustration, and the ROI for our CFO is tremendous whereas we did not have data deduplication on our previous backup product, unless licensed at a cost higher per GB than buying storage."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the recuperation of the weaker machines."
 

Cons

"A negative aspect of Dell Cloud Disaster Recovery is that it requires maintaining stock. In the Middle East, it takes much more time to get this product to the customer, between four and six months, which is a long time for the customer to wait."
"The remote SQL server has had multiple sizing issues within the logs and SQL backup space and sharing with other database apps."
"The one downside to Veeam is that they don't have a cloud product of their own."
"Random CBT errors during backup jobs."
"Besides Wintel environments, it would be good to have DR/HA for Unix/Linux platforms."
"The product must improve its performance."
"The solution could improve by allowing the ability to do monitoring and traffic aggregation in the whole virtual network environment."
"The solution could be improved with easier immutability."
"They could improve the product's response times for technical support and enhance support for newer hypervisors."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of the solution could improve when comparing it to competitors. The market is very competitive and they should have some discounts or special offers."
"The price is affordable."
"Our licensing runs for five years, and after that time we do the renewal. There haven't been any further costs beyond our initial licensing plan because our customer is satisfied with the setup that has been configured and the overall backup environment."
"I have not used the resale license in our testing environments. Sometimes, our customers used the trial license for 30 days and so on."
"Its software solution has a fee."
"On a one to ten scale, where one is very cheap and ten is very expensive, I rate the price as a five out of ten."
"The solution is expensive, but it's value for money."
"It's the market price. It isn't expensive, nor is it cheap."
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Comparison Review

it_user159711 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Nov 9, 2014
VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto
Disaster recovery planning is something that seems challenging for all businesses. Virtualization in addition to its operational flexibility, and cost reduction benefits, has helped companies improve their DR posture. Virtualization has made it easier to move machines from production to…
 

Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business218
Midsize Enterprise98
Large Enterprise144
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Dell Cloud Disaster Recovery?
A negative aspect of Dell Cloud Disaster Recovery is that it requires maintaining stock. In the Middle East, it takes much more time to get this product to the customer, between four and six months...
What is your primary use case for Dell Cloud Disaster Recovery?
The major use case for Dell Cloud Disaster Recovery is that if a request or customer needs to back up data and implement disaster recovery, which is mandatory in Egypt, all huge companies or small ...
Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?
Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four ...
How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?
Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too. But Veritas Netbac...
How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?
Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup storage with global deduplication (this is the main requirement of a backup sol...
 

Also Known As

Dell EMC Cloud DR
Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication
 

Overview

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