Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery vs Dell PowerProtect Data Manager

Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery9.2Visit Dell PowerProtect Data Manager9.1Visit

Higher score Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery #3 in Server Backup Software 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Commvault

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Dell PowerProtect Data Manager #4 in Server Backup Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request · 90-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Dell

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery fits best

  Security-intensive enterprise recovery

• Dell PowerProtect Data Manager fits best

  Dell-centered enterprise environments

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Side by side

Feature	Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.1
Ranking	#3 in Server Backup Software	#4 in Server Backup Software
Best for	Security-intensive enterprise recovery	Dell-centered enterprise environments
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	—	Pricing on request · 90-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	90 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web, Linux
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	10 integrations	14 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery 4/4 · Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 4/4
Virtual server backup	✓	✓
Bare-metal restore	✓	✓
Application-aware backup	✓	✓
Immutable backups	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment	Hybrid	Hybrid
Free retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Immutable, indelible, and air-gapped backup copies Bare-metal recovery across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms Anomaly detection with isolated cleanroom recovery	Covers VM, file, bare-metal, application, and Kubernetes protection Adds immutable retention locking, anomaly detection, and recovery orchestration Supports Dell storage, VMware, Hyper-V, databases, NAS, and public-cloud deployment
Cons	Paid product with no free plan Broad enterprise scope may exceed narrow backup needs Listed plan coverage centers on virtual machine backup	Pricing requires a sales quote rather than a published software price The strongest integrations are concentrated in the Dell ecosystem The 90-day trial is time-limited and there is no free plan
Our verdict	Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery is a data-protection platform for organizations managing workloads across cloud, on-premises, hybrid, and SaaS environments. It supports virtual machines, containers, databases, applications, endpoints,… Read the review →	Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is software-defined data protection for physical, virtual, cloud, and application workloads. It is designed for organizations managing mixed environments that include VMware, Hyper-V, Nutanix AHV, Kubernetes,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery — where it wins

  • Immutable, indelible, and air-gapped backup copies
  • Bare-metal recovery across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms
  • Anomaly detection with isolated cleanroom recovery

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid product with no free plan
  • Broad enterprise scope may exceed narrow backup needs
  • Listed plan coverage centers on virtual machine backup

• Dell PowerProtect Data Manager — where it wins

  • Covers VM, file, bare-metal, application, and Kubernetes protection
  • Adds immutable retention locking, anomaly detection, and recovery orchestration
  • Supports Dell storage, VMware, Hyper-V, databases, NAS, and public-cloud deployment

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales quote rather than a published software price
  • The strongest integrations are concentrated in the Dell ecosystem
  • The 90-day trial is time-limited and there is no free plan

• Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery9.2/10 · Paid

  A security-focused platform for hybrid backup, cyber recovery, and bare-metal restoration.

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• Dell PowerProtect Data Manager9.1/10 · Pricing on request · 90-day trial

  A broad enterprise backup platform with its strongest fit in Dell-centered environments.

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