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Dell RecoverPoint vs OpenText Availability​ comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 28, 2025

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 RecoverPoint
Ranking in Data Replication
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenText Availability​
Ranking in Data Replication
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Data Replication category, the mindshare of Dell RecoverPoint is 4.7%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Availability​ is 1.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Replication Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Dell RecoverPoint4.7%
OpenText Availability​1.8%
Other93.5%
Data Replication
 

Featured Reviews

Faisal_Zia - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead of Senior Directors at Net-International
Continuous data protection guarantees data safety during outages and disasters
Based on my experience, I do recommend Dell RecoverPoint to other businesses. The environment requiring Dell RecoverPoint, such as banks or telcos where data equals money, cannot afford to lose data. The overall solution rating is eight, considering the competition from one or two more OEMs giving a tough time to Dell RecoverPoint.
Rias Majeed - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at Exceed NetSec LLC
Ability to run multiple jobs to multiple locations simultaneously and offers quick recovery times
It was a very good product. It is real-time synchronization. It is a really beautiful product line. Once it is synchronized, it is a bit-level synchronization across the VPN. And the one beauty I really liked about the product line is you can run multiple jobs to multiple locations simultaneously. Usually, whether it’s electronic or any other solution, you finish one job, and then it goes for the second replication job, not simultaneously. In Carbonite Availability, you can have one DR service standby server in the head office, another one across the VPN at another DR site, and another one at a third site, like in the cloud. And all these three jobs will be going simultaneously once the initial synchronization is completed. Like, if you delete here, it just deletes everywhere. That means it’s a bit-level synchronization. That beauty, I cannot find in any other product line. It is real-time synchronization. It is high availability. That means if you delete something here, it deletes everywhere. That is the difference.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In terms of operational and financial benefits, in case of any disaster, it can recover."
"The solution provides continuous data protection."
"The most valuable feature we have found in RecoverPoint is its ability to provide the lowest RPO."
"The solution is very stable. Once it's installed, many customers forget they even have it."
"The image backup feature is great. For example, if you set the journal to take a backup every ten minutes, it will create a snapshot or pointer every ten minutes for as long as you need."
"The tool's most valuable feature is stability."
"The product does block-level replication very well."
"When it works, it is the best product that is available."
"We have tested up to a terabyte of data, and it is doing very well."
 

Cons

"The cost of the solution is pretty high. The licensing costs may affect a company's ability to scale."
"Dell RecoverPoint can be improved by virtualizing it, which would use less storage and enhance performance."
"Other hypervisors should be integrated with this system. Other hypervisors should be able to get the benefits of this solution."
"In the future, I would like Dell RecoverPoint to evolve as an orchestration tool that can integrate with other replication tools such as Microsoft native replication and Oracle Data Guard."
"The initial setup is complex."
"It is worth mentioning that this solution is no longer supported, primarily because it doesn't replicate between two different storage systems anymore."
"I am waiting for block replication with VirtualBox."
"RecoverPoint is designed to integrate seamlessly with Dell EMC storage. If you don't have Dell EMC storage, you can't use it with other brands like IBM or HP."
"The only thing I didn’t like about this is when you do a failover or failback again."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is considered quite costly."
"The product is fairly priced."
"RecoverPoint came free as an add-on to the PowerProtect Data Manager backup software from Dell EMC."
"Support is an additional subscription."
"While I recommend Dell EMC, it depends on your specific use case. Licensing is perpetual, meaning you buy it once."
"The price is moderate."
"Price-wise, it’s a bit expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
26%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Legal Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise7
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell EMC RecoverPoint Continuous Remote Replication?
The image backup feature is great. For example, if you set the journal to take a backup every ten minutes, it will create a snapshot or pointer every ten minutes for as long as you need.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell EMC RecoverPoint Continuous Remote Replication?
Dell RecoverPoint is affordable for enterprises but not for mid-size organizations due to the required network investment for bandwidth across sites.
What needs improvement with Dell EMC RecoverPoint Continuous Remote Replication?
The interfaces could be improved for better ease of use. There's also room for improvement in direct compatibility with other solutions. The version designed for VMware, RecoverPoint for VMs, simpl...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Carbonite Availability?
Price-wise, it’s a bit expensive. But, again, when I compare it to the enterprise segment, it is not that costly because you understand what the solution you are taking is. You’re not taking a back...
What needs improvement with Carbonite Availability?
The only thing I didn’t like about this is when you do a failover or failback again. That was the only slow process. But otherwise, it is, like one way it runs beautifully.
What is your primary use case for Carbonite Availability?
We had applications that are file servers. The file server, and then we had the Oracle application. Then we have ERP software. It’s the full server, physical server to virtual, physical to physical...
 

Also Known As

RecoverPoint Continuous Remote Replication
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Sample Customers

Regis Aged Care, Cap Atlantique, Lewisville Independent School District, EnvisionRxOptions, Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Major Boutique Hotel Chain, Riverside Health System, Panduit
Quantitative Investment Management, Peak 10, KEB Hana Bank USA
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