Dell PowerProtect Backup Services vs IBM ProtectTIER comparison

Dell Technologies and IBM are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Dell Technologies is ranked #35 with an average rating of 10.0, while IBM is ranked #75. Additionally, 100% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 60% of IBM users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 30, 2025

IBM ProtectTIER and Dell PowerProtect Backup Services are competing products in the enterprise backup and recovery market. Dell PowerProtect Backup Services often holds an advantage due to its comprehensive feature set, while IBM ProtectTIER is favored for pricing and support.

Features: IBM ProtectTIER offers effective data deduplication, seamless scalability, and integration flexibility. Dell PowerProtect Backup Services is notable for robust cloud integration, cyber resilience, and policy management, making it appealing for security-focused and cloud-native operations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM ProtectTIER is recognized for its straightforward deployment and reliable support, offering ease of use. Dell PowerProtect Backup Services may have more complex deployment but benefits from a wide support network, appealing to those needing enhanced flexibility and assistance.

Pricing and ROI: IBM ProtectTIER is valued for being cost-effective, yielding a substantial return on investment for budget-conscious organizations. Dell PowerProtect Backup Services, though requiring a higher initial investment, offers long-term value through its functionality and efficiency.

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Dell PowerProtect Backup Se...

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

35th

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IBM ProtectTIER

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

75th

Average Rating

7.2

Number of Reviews

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Deduplication Software (13th)

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Angel Lacerna

Oficial Senior at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Backup services have improved security and saved time for cloud workloads in test environments

Regarding security or pricing, our experience is definitely limited, but I can say that support is good. I think the pricing could be better, or they could improve support, automations, or customizations. Dell PowerProtect Backup Services can be improved, and I want it to be even easier to manage, to secure the workload, and to restore easily. The areas for improvement with Dell PowerProtect Backup Services include that it is a cloud solution and a SaaS solution for scheduling the tasks to protect workloads. It is not too easy; it is a little closed, as Dell PowerProtect Backup Services does not allow us to customize the schedule in backup tasks, which only has options for daily or twice a day. More options to schedule backup tasks would be better.

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Avdhesh Garg

Technical Lead at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Provides a short-term backup, archive, and cataloging for 20,000 people in our organization

The backup for a large amount of data is slow. When there's a large amount of data, sometimes the backup isn't completed in time. I have a 24 hour cycle, so it doesn't get completed in 24 hours with the large amount of data. With Veritas NetBackup, I can take 20 terabytes of backup in a day.

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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

"Some of the returns on investment I see with this product are security and saving time."

"The handiest feature of Dell PowerProtect Backup Services is that it syncs up our backups to other locations—we don't have to worry about our backups not syncing to other locations, and it monitors and reports to us if there are any issues."

"The command-line interface is good."

"The cataloging is the best feature. It takes millions of frames for the backup. It's incremental, so it takes less time to complete."

"In terms of stability, I've found it to be very stable. I've walked into the server room when it was at 60 degrees Celcius, and it was still running fine."

"The most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data."

"Overall IBM ProtectTIER is a great solution. It is easy to use."

"The solution is highly stable."

Cons

"I think the pricing could be better, or they could improve support, automations, or customizations."

"The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage."

"I would like the possibility to back up the infrastructure and then replicate it upon on restart, without having to orchestrate the starting of the VM."

"Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times."

"IBM ProtectTIER could improve by being more user-friendly."

"The backup for a large amount of data is slow."

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"IBM ProtectTIER is an expensive solution."

"We have a capacity-based license, which is managed centrally for all the sites of my company."

"This solution is very expensive."

"The customer can decide how they want to purchase a license. However, the price of the solution is expensive."

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerProtect Backup Services?

From what I know of the pricing. Dell PowerProtect Backup Services costs us around 10 grand. I think it was $10,000 initially. For what it does, it's worth it. It provides that reliability, so it i...

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What needs improvement with Dell PowerProtect Backup Services?

I don't know of a way that Dell PowerProtect Backup Services can be improved. It works and does what I need it to do. There are always ways to improve things, but I wouldn't know of one right now.

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What is your primary use case for Dell PowerProtect Backup Services?

We only use Dell PowerProtect Backup Services for our VM backups. We have a VM running in the office, and it backs up not just to our location, but it backs up to other locations, to a similar Dell...

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Overview

Dell PowerProtect Backup Services offers a transformative approach to cyber resilience, combining backup, disaster recovery, and long-term retention. It eliminates infrastructure management, simplifying and securing business operations.

PowerProtect Backup Services streamlines data protection with its comprehensive suite of capabilities. This platform delivers cyber resilience as-a-Service, ensuring businesses can safeguard data without the burden of managing infrastructure. By integrating backup, disaster recovery, and retention, it provides end-to-end security, mitigating the risk of data loss and enhancing recovery agility.

What are the key features of Dell PowerProtect Backup Services?

Radically Simple: Streamlines complex operations, making data protection easy and efficient.
Cyber Resilience: Offers all-in-one defense against cyber threats with its resilience-focused architecture.
Comprehensive Protection: Includes backup, disaster recovery, and long-term data retention.
Infrastructure-Free: Eliminates the need for on-site infrastructure management.

What benefits do users mention in their reviews?

Simplified Management: Reduces administration effort, freeing up resources for other tasks.
Enhanced Security: Provides robust protection features that reduce vulnerabilities.
Cost-Efficient: Saves costs by eliminating the need for separate backup and management solutions.
Improved Data Governance: Facilitates compliance and better data handling practices.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, Dell PowerProtect Backup Services has become integral in managing large volumes of sensitive data. Its ability to offer compliant and streamlined data protection processes addresses industry-specific challenges, enabling organizations to focus on core activities while maintaining data integrity.

Dell Technologies

IBM TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway is designed to meet the disk-based data protection needs of the enterprise data center while enabling significant infrastructure cost reductions. The solution offers industry-leading inline deduplication performance and scalability up to 1 petabyte (PB) of physical storage capacity per system, and can provide up to 25 PB or more backup storage capacity. Combined with IBM or third-party storage, TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway provides a powerful disk-based repository to improve the performance, retention and availability of backup and archive data in a small footprint for energy and cost efficiency.

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Durham Police Department, Re-Store LLC, CenterGrid, pixx.io GmbH, Australian Government Department of Defence, QD, Refresco Gerber

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