Dell RecoverPoint vs IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power

Dell RecoverPoint8.5Visit IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power8.2Visit

Higher score Dell RecoverPoint #5 in Cloud Disaster Recovery Software 8.5/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Dell

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IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power #7 in Cloud Disaster Recovery Software 8.2/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit IBM

• Dell RecoverPoint fits best

  VMware multi-site replication

• IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power fits best

  IBM Power and enterprise application recovery

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Side by side

Feature	Dell RecoverPoint 8.5/10 Visit ↗	IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	8.2
Ranking	#5 in Cloud Disaster Recovery Software	#7 in Cloud Disaster Recovery Software
Best for	VMware multi-site replication	IBM Power and enterprise application recovery
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs · 24/7	Phone, Docs, Community
Integrations	4 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Enterprise
Features Dell RecoverPoint 1/3 · IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power 1/3
Failover orchestration	✓	✓
Dependency mapping	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Immutable recovery points	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Replication mode	Not checked yet	Scheduled
Minimum RPO	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Minimum RTO	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported workloads	Not checked yet	AIX; IBM i; Linux; SAP HANA; OpenShift; Db2; Oracle; SAP; PostgreSQL; NetWeaver
Our review
Pros	Synchronous and asynchronous replication across local, remote, and cloud targets VM-level recovery, point-in-time restores, and copy testing before failover Orchestrated failover and failback through VMware vSphere integration	Automates VM failover, restart, and planned relocation Supports non-disruptive recovery rehearsals and site VLAN mapping Automates IBM i recovery without custom scripting
Cons	Pricing requires a sales conversation Primary workload focus is VMware virtual machines Deployment spans hybrid environments and may require infrastructure expertise	Focused on IBM Power environments rather than broad infrastructure coverage Pricing requires contact with IBM or an IBM business partner Replication is scheduled rather than continuous
Our verdict	Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines is a hypervisor-based data protection and replication solution for VMware virtual machines and datastores. It is designed for enterprise and commercial organizations that need operational and disaster… Read the review →	IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power is a restart-based high-availability and disaster-recovery solution for organizations running AIX, IBM i, and Linux on IBM Power systems. It is aimed at teams recovering IBM Power workloads and enterprise… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Dell RecoverPoint — where it wins

  • Synchronous and asynchronous replication across local, remote, and cloud targets
  • VM-level recovery, point-in-time restores, and copy testing before failover
  • Orchestrated failover and failback through VMware vSphere integration

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation
  • Primary workload focus is VMware virtual machines
  • Deployment spans hybrid environments and may require infrastructure expertise

• IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power — where it wins

  • Automates VM failover, restart, and planned relocation
  • Supports non-disruptive recovery rehearsals and site VLAN mapping
  • Automates IBM i recovery without custom scripting

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on IBM Power environments rather than broad infrastructure coverage
  • Pricing requires contact with IBM or an IBM business partner
  • Replication is scheduled rather than continuous

• Dell RecoverPoint8.5/10 · Pricing on request

  A VMware-focused recovery platform for multi-site replication, testing, and orchestrated failover.

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• IBM VM Recovery Manager for Power8.2/10 · Pricing on request

  A focused recovery platform for IBM Power workloads and enterprise application continuity.

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