Dell Technologies Dell Avamar

Name: Dell Technologies Dell Avamar
Brand: Dell
Rating: 3.6 (75 reviews)

Dell Avamar is an enterprise backup and recovery system that provides client-side global deduplication, protects physical, virtual, and cloud workloads, and integrates with Dell PowerProtect DD/Data Domain as a backup target.

Est 1984|Valuation $290.2B|Raised $117.1B

LinkedIn 5.6M|Website|Web traffic 11.3M|FTEs 97,000|HQ Round Rock, Texas, US

MarketsBackup and Data Protection Desktop as a Service (DaaS)

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative competitive analysis

Veeam is frequently selected where buyers prioritize broad platform support, an established operational model for virtualized workloads, and a large professional services/partner ecosystem.
Rubrik is often chosen where organizations prioritize ransomware recovery orchestration and a simplified operational model delivered via subscription.
Cohesity competes in scenarios focused on consolidating secondary storage and providing data management across use cases; messaging around ROI and consolidation is commonly used in vendor materials.

- Veeam is frequently selected where buyers prioritize broad platform support, an established operational model for virtualized workloads, and a large professional services/partner ecosystem. - Rubrik is often chosen where organizations prioritize ransomware recovery orchestration and a simplified operational model delivered via subscription. - Cohesity competes in scenarios focused on consolidating secondary storage and providing data management across use cases; messaging around ROI and consolidation is commonly used in vendor materials.

Market signals about Dell’s own portfolio direction

Dell’s data protection portfolio includes Avamar and more recent offerings such as PowerProtect Data Manager. Community discussions and vendor messaging indicate some customers are migrating from Avamar to newer Dell products or to third-party alternatives.

	Dell Avamar	Veeam Data Platform	Rubrik (Enterprise Edition / Rubrik platform)
Starting Price	Quote-based (enterprise pricing provided via sales channels)	Public pricing available for select cloud SKUs; core platform typically sold via partners/quotes	Primarily quote-based; subscription model emphasized
Best For	Dell-centric estates; WAN-efficient deduplication; continuity for existing Avamar deployments	Mid-market to enterprise seeking broad platform support and a large partner ecosystem	Enterprises prioritizing ransomware recovery workflows and simplified operations
Key Strength	Source-side global deduplication and established integration with Dell backup targets	Broad platform compatibility, established ecosystem for virtualized workloads	Security-focused design and unified management model
Key Weakness	Administrative complexity and reported upgrade/support friction	Licensing complexity and potential operational scaling considerations	Perceived higher cost and architectural fit considerations for some customers