Dell Data Protection Advisor vs OpenText Data Protector comparison

Dell Technologies and OpenText are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Dell Technologies is ranked #38 with an average rating of 8.5, while OpenText is ranked #19 with an average rating of 8.0. Dell Technologies holds a 0.6% mindshare in BRS, compared to OpenText’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

Dell Data Protection Advisor

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90% willing to recommend

OpenText Data Protector

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80% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

OpenText Data Protector and Dell Data Protection Advisor are key players in the data protection solutions category. Dell Data Protection Advisor often has the upper hand due to its robust features and proactive monitoring, making it a valuable investment.

Features: OpenText Data Protector offers comprehensive backup and recovery capabilities, extensive platform support, and notable reliability and flexibility. Dell Data Protection Advisor provides detailed analytics, proactive monitoring, and superior system insights.

Room for Improvement: OpenText Data Protector needs better scalability, more intuitive management tools, and enhanced user interface. Dell Data Protection Advisor requires improved integration with non-Dell products, more user-friendly reporting, and better compatibility with existing systems.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText Data Protector features a straightforward deployment process with dependable customer service. Dell Data Protection Advisor has an easy deployment model and receives high praise for its proactive customer service.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText Data Protector offers competitive pricing with a satisfactory return on investment. Dell Data Protection Advisor, while potentially higher in cost, justifies its price with advanced features and benefits, providing a high ROI.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Dell Data Protection Advisor

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

38th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

OpenText Data Protector

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

19th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Dell Data Protection Advisor is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Data Protector is 0.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
OpenText Data Protector	0.8%
Dell Data Protection Advisor	0.6%
Other	98.6%

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AnkurGupta1

Lead Consultan at HCL Technologies

Offers seamless integration with robust data privacy features

I am currently working with other companies on data center solutions. In our data center, we work with HP, Dell, and Nutanix on data center build-up and migrations. I work with Dell Data Protection Advisor for cloud, though not extensively, and we provided that solution to one customer and are awaiting their approval. I am a reseller and service provider. We implemented Dell Data Protection Advisor for data privacy, and another team handles data protection and related issues. I did not work extensively on specific features, so nothing particularly stands out. From my reseller and end customer perspective, I would rate Dell Data Protection Advisor an eight out of ten as it is a good solution.

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Jeroen Vranckaerts

System Engineer - Server & Storage, DBA at Audi Brussels

Though a highly stable tool, it needs to be made easier to use and configure

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a five out of ten. OpenText Data Protector is complex to configure correctly, but the areas concerning the data and compression are good. Once you get the product to work, it works, but it's much too complex to configure and troubleshoot, as it takes a lot of time and energy, making it not so efficient. Once the tool is configured in your environment, it provides good backup and compression features. In my company, we use OpenText Data Protector as a backup for our servers, and we have a team of 20 people to take care of the data backup using the tool. My company doesn't use OpenText Data Protector as a backup for our client's computers. In my company, we have scheduled the process related to backup, which makes the tool run daily around 30 to 40 times.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The predictive analytics feature in Dell Data Protection Advisor provides predictions about backup size and capacity for future periods."

"This is a stable solution."

"I have never found any glitch in any Dell solution to date."

"It has a lot of stock reports. I believe over 300 canned reports, which for the most part meet a lot of generic needs."

"The solution is easy to use, flexible and has a lot of out-of-the-box functionality. You can configure the dashboards or you can use a script. However, to fully utilize its capabilities you will want to use a lot of scripts which you will need advanced training. The reports can be customized for many things, such as chargeback billing."

"It supports our chargeback process by identifying resource users, which helps ensure that departments are billed accurately for data protection services rather than receiving them for free."

"The most valuable aspects of the solution are the compression and the duplication."

"It generates very detailed reports, which makes things easier when it comes to IT auditing."

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"It works excellently only with Oracle."

"The normal file system backup is easy to manage, and our success rate is quite high."

"Integration with HP storage is a very strong point for Micro Focus Data Protector. It is the best solution for general operations like backup and restore. Zero downtime backup (ZDB) is one very important feature, which is basically the integration with the storage array. It is a very strong feature. We're using storage with snapshots with this integration."

"Backup of SAP/Oracle -- they are more robust than the competition."

"The most valuable feature is the capability to back up our SQL server."

"The solution allows us to be able to backup and exchange directly, to backup Microsoft exchange."

"Regarding scalability, it's unlimited with Data Protector. You can link multiple installations and let them work together. They can share backup devices. You have many possibilities with Data Protector. It's very proficient."

"The dashboards in Micro Focus Data Protector are very good. They are similar to the dashboards in Veeam Backup & Replication."

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Cons

"It is difficult to manage the solution with the available tools. You need to know exactly what are you are doing."

"We have encountered issues where we were unable to pull data from the database server. It should also improve the backward compatibility."

"From a service perspective, improvements are needed at Dell because when customers call, it takes a long time to get a response for calls or emails. Response time is the main problem that needs addressing."

"Dell Data Protection Advisor is somewhat complicated, but this depends on the software limitations."

"Some minor adjustments could be made regarding the graphical interface and customization options."

"The solution requires more integration with our other solutions. I know that they have full integration with VMware because it is also from EMC. However, we have to have better integration with Microsoft and Nutanix as well."

"The product could be improved by addressing intermittent collector failures affecting status reports' accuracy."

"Dell Data Protection Advisor's feature for data domain protection needs enhancement."

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"OpenText Data Protector is more difficult to use and configure than OpenText VIM. The user-friendliness of OpenText Data Protector has to be increased, and the complexity of the tool needs to be reduced."

"It can occasionally be inaccurate in its backup/recovery time estimates."

"In SAP restoration, we faced issues with changing the SIDs and changing the path for every backup object. It is quite a lengthy process to do that."

"Integration with the market applications must be improved, such as MS Exchange, MS Active Directory, SAP and Oracle. Other backup tools are more efficient with the integrated backups."

"The downside of the flexibility on offer is if you over-configure it, it may fail to function as some configurations may not match."

"We face challenges with its stability."

"This solution is not scalable."

"We have so many specific technological cracks in Micro Focus, but we are not getting the features, facilities, or coordination between the global delivery centers and the R&D team that we need to express our ideas."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is affordable."

"It's not very expensive — I think the price is fair."

"You need to make an upfront payment for three, five, or seven years and renew the licenses for support. We can do an annual maintenance contract with Dell. I would rate the product's pricing a six out of ten."

"You have to procure the license when you are ordering or quoting for Dell Data Protection Suite (DPS). DPS is bundled with the suite and comes with a license. However, if you purchase NetWorker separately then you will have to procure the license for DPS separately."

"The product pricing has been satisfactory, particularly with the economy of scale in our agreement."

"For pricing, I would rate Dell 2 out of 5. It's affordable."

"If the customer has huge lineup of Dell Products then they receive discount on the pricing."

"Pricing/licensing is Data Protector's single best offering. In its most basic environment, the only license required is for whatever target device is required."

"The licensing cost is too high."

"Pricing for Micro Focus Data Protector is reasonable."

"The pricing is neither too expensive nor very cheap."

"There is a perpetual license involved in addition to support which needs to be renewed annually."

"The solution requires paying for a license."

"The pricing is around $3,000 to $5,000. The charge additionally for support and to scale."

"It is fast, reliable, and its licensing policy is great."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Performing Arts

13%

Government

Energy/Utilities Company

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Performing Arts

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	2
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	28
Midsize Enterprise	22
Large Enterprise	61

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell Data Protection Advisor?

The platform's most valuable features are data protection and retention.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell Data Protection Advisor?

The product is satisfactory regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing.

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What needs improvement with Dell Data Protection Advisor?

From a service perspective, improvements are needed at Dell because when customers call, it takes a long time to get a response for calls or emails. Response time is the main problem that needs add...

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What do you like most about Micro Focus Data Protector?

I haven't experienced any crashes while using the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Data Protector?

The solution is expensive as it requires purchasing all features without the option to negotiate based on client numbers, unlike Veeam which offers flexibility in pricing.

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus Data Protector?

OpenText Data Protector is not user-friendly, especially for cloud backup. It lacks functions and facilities compared to Veeam, which offers more user-friendliness for virtual machine backups. Ther...

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Also Known As

DPA

Micro Focus Data Protector, Data Protector, OmniBack, HPE Data Protector

Overview

Effectively managing your data protection environment can be labor intensive and complex. It requires knowledge of backup applications, replication technologies, and the entire supporting infrastructure, yet it is critical in keeping your data secure.

With Dell Data Protection Advisor, you can automate and centralize the collection, monitoring and reporting of this data and get a single, comprehensive view of your environment, no matter where your data resides. This includes monitoring data on AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

With clear visibility, you can gain actionable insight and effectively manage service levels while reducing costs and complexity. You can also collect and report on that data to help other stakeholders make the best decisions for your organization.

Data Protection Advisor is available as part of Dell Data Protection Suite.

Dell Technologies

OpenText Data Protector standardizes and consolidates backups across multiple platforms. It provides secure, comprehensive backup protection for business-critical data and applications whether virtual, physical, or online in the cloud.

OpenText

Sample Customers

Nielsen, Trek Bicycle, Cal-Israel Credit Cards

GSK Vaccines, Repsol, Vodafone Group, Siemens AG, Medium Enterprise Transportation Services Company

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September 2025

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