Dell PowerProtect Data Manager vs Quest Rapid Recovery

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager9.0Visit QRQuest Rapid Recovery8.6Visit

Higher score Dell PowerProtect Data Manager #4 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request · 90-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Dell

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QR Quest Rapid Recovery #8 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software 8.6/10 Pricing on request · 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Quest

• Dell PowerProtect Data Manager fits best

  Enterprise backup with Kubernetes and cloud DR

• Quest Rapid Recovery fits best

  Verified recovery for physical and virtual systems

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Side by side

Feature	Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 9.0/10 Visit ↗	QRQuest Rapid Recovery 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software	#8 in Backup and Disaster Recovery Software
Best for	Enterprise backup with Kubernetes and cloud DR	Verified recovery for physical and virtual systems
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request · 90-day trial	Pricing on request · 14-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	90 days	14 days
Free trial length	90 days	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web, Windows, Linux
Support	Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs, Tickets
Integrations	14 integrations	16 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 0/3 · Quest Rapid Recovery 0/3
Immutable backups	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Recovery orchestration	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Ransomware recovery	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment model	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Protected workloads	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Protects VMs, files, physical systems, applications, and Kubernetes Immutable retention locking supports governance- and compliance-mode backups Cloud DR, replication, and recovery orchestration broaden recovery options	Application-aware snapshots at intervals as short as five minutes Recovery from individual files through full physical and virtual machines Verified Recovery, replication, standby, and cloud archiving in one product
Cons	Pricing requires a sales quote rather than a published software price Deployment spans appliances, existing infrastructure, or supported public clouds Advanced scope may exceed the needs of teams seeking simple backup	Licensing requires contacting Quest sales There is no free plan The 14-day trial stops taking snapshots after expiry
Our verdict	Dell PowerProtect Data Manager is software-defined data protection for physical, virtual, cloud, and application workloads. It centralizes backup policy management, scheduling, recovery, replication, monitoring, and governance across… Read the review →	Quest Rapid Recovery is backup, replication, and disaster-recovery software for organizations protecting physical servers, virtual machines, applications, and cloud workloads. Its hybrid deployment supports web, Windows, Linux, and API… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Dell PowerProtect Data Manager — where it wins

  • Protects VMs, files, physical systems, applications, and Kubernetes
  • Immutable retention locking supports governance- and compliance-mode backups
  • Cloud DR, replication, and recovery orchestration broaden recovery options

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales quote rather than a published software price
  • Deployment spans appliances, existing infrastructure, or supported public clouds
  • Advanced scope may exceed the needs of teams seeking simple backup

• Quest Rapid Recovery — where it wins

  • Application-aware snapshots at intervals as short as five minutes
  • Recovery from individual files through full physical and virtual machines
  • Verified Recovery, replication, standby, and cloud archiving in one product

  Where it doesn't

  • Licensing requires contacting Quest sales
  • There is no free plan
  • The 14-day trial stops taking snapshots after expiry

• Dell PowerProtect Data Manager9.0/10 · Pricing on request · 90-day trial

  Broad enterprise protection with Kubernetes, immutable retention, and cloud disaster recovery.

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• QRQuest Rapid Recovery8.6/10 · Pricing on request · 14-day trial

  A broad hybrid recovery platform with verified recovery and sales-led pricing.

  Visit QuestFull verdict →