Dell RecoverPoint review
A VMware-focused platform for continuous replication, testing, failover, and recovery orchestration.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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 teams managing operational and disaster recovery for virtualized workloads. The product supports local and remote replication, continuous replication, synchronous and asynchronous modes, point-in-time recovery, and VM-level granular recovery. Its deployment model combines web and self-hosted environments, with replication available across on-premises environments and supported cloud targets.
The VMware ecosystem is central to the product. RecoverPoint integrates with VMware vSphere and VMware vCenter, including a VMware vSphere web client plug-in. It can also work with Amazon S3 and Amazon EC2, while Dell documentation covers replication to Amazon cloud targets. This combination suits organizations that want replication and recovery workflows connected to their existing VMware environment, with multi-site support and the option to include supported cloud destinations.
Its standout capability is the breadth of the recovery workflow around replicated VM copies. Teams can test copies before failover, use granular recovery points, and manage failover, failback, replication, testing, and recovery orchestration in one product. That makes RecoverPoint a fit for VMware environments where recovery coordination matters as much as replication itself. Organizations seeking a VMware-centered platform should find the feature set aligned with that focus; teams needing protection for workloads outside VMware virtual machines and datastores should consider a broader alternative.
Dell RecoverPoint pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Supports synchronous and asynchronous local and remote replication
- Enables granular point-in-time and VM-level recovery
- Orchestrates copy testing, failover, failback, and recovery
- Where it doesn't
- Focused on VMware virtual machines and datastores
- Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than published plans
- Cloud replication is limited to supported targets and integrations
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