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We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Protect and OpenText Data Protector based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed IBM Spectrum Protect vs. OpenText Data Protector Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"The most valuable features of the product are data deduplication and disaster recovery.""Since the technology is reliable, it simplifies the backup process significantly. Now, our focus can primarily be on managing full backups and creating some offline copies.""The best part of this solution is that it just works.""Their GUI has improved quite a bit. It's made the solution a lot simpler and less complex.""Because of the flexible parameters, everything can be fine-tuned to the customers’ needs in their environment.""In the past, one of the most valuable features, and the biggest advantage, was the incremental forever feature. Not many other backup vendors provided that. In the pre-virtualization environment, it was very robust and simple technology, especially writing to tape.""Reliability: It has never had a problem with backups or restores. If you store something, it is there.""It protects our data. That is what it is there for."

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"I like that it supports HPE UNIX servers since many backup solutions do not - this is the main reason why we chose this solution.""The normal file system backup is easy to manage, and our success rate is quite high.""The command-line interface is user-friendly and well documented in the reference guide.""It is a traditional backup model. If you talk about file server and the official Windows database, it's a stable product.""The solution allows us to be able to backup and exchange directly, to backup Microsoft exchange.""The file system backup (by far, the most used) is the most valuable feature.""It's supports Unix, Linux, all of the OS's. It's very stable software.""The most valuable features of this solution were the features we worked most with which were telemetry, and the scheduler."

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Cons
"Perhaps some better documentation, which I believe was better in the past.""Better integration with other tools and databases is needed.""There have been some sizing issues now, and we are dealing with those.""The Hyper-V and SQL Server backup could be improved. In the 2016 version there was a significant improvement, but I think IBM has a big challenge with these technologies.""The version that we had when I first started made it look really bad. We are talking about commands that should have run in two seconds, but instead took four to eight hours. Other components were sluggish.""The solution must protect against ransomware attacks better.""In a future release, it would be a benefit to have the ability to add an application as a storage target, as a storage pool. Additionally, they should add more functionality to the administration for the Operation Center.""Their support is lacking. I've talked to their developers and stuff in the last couple of weeks and they reassure me that some people have retired, and they're working on getting that bumped back up. But the support lacks a lot to be desired at this point."

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"Micro Focus are improving Data Protector with every new version and since we began undergoing training with the latest version we have not faced any real challenges yet. However, their support does need to be improved, in my opinion. In certain critical cases that we've had, they did not provide a satisfactory level of support.""The GUI could be updated. The GUI hasn't changed since version 6. It's on version 10 now. The reporting could also be better. Also, while Data Protector is excellent for backing up physical hardware, it needs more features for backing up VM images because many environments use hypervisor.""Many of our users complain about the GUI. You still need to rely on the command line interface. Because it originated as a Unix system, Data Protector is still a command line-driven solution, which makes it seem rather dated compared to systems that are built around a GUI from day one. It doesn't affect the functionality, but some people don't find it user-friendly.""The product can be developed by including functionalities like DR, CDP, and SureBackup, which are currently unavailable in the solution.""The online backups of Office 365 have room for improvement. This is now available for the Exchange Online part of Office 365, but we're still waiting for SharePoint Online, Teams, etc. We know that it's coming, but it takes time.""It has a lot of undeveloped functions like window searching and patent searching, and within the main backup processes like VMware and Microsoft Exchange. It's completely not user-friendly, and it has no built-in antivirus software. In my opinion, Micro Focus Data Protector is not an enterprise level solution.""In SAP restoration, we faced issues with changing the SIDs and changing the path for every backup object. It is quite a lengthy process to do that.""The technical support was very slow."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Technical support is pretty good. It is doing fine, but you pay for it."
  • "Licensing can be either complicated or simple depending on what type of licensing you wish to use and what works best for your environment."
  • "At scale, the consumption license (per TB) is very expensive."
  • "Use capacity licensing. It's easier and cheaper."
  • "We worked our licensing into a capacity model, which is nice. Now, everything is much simpler to manage from a licensing perspective.​"
  • "We chose IBM Spectrum Protect, because they actually have something called MSP pricing, which means managed services provider pricing. The pricing was attractive, and it seems to be a platform that IBM is totally investing on in terms of new functions and new capabilities."
  • "Spectrum Protect is not expensive, and it is simple to use."
  • "It is very scalable, but the downside is that it costs money."
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  • "Pricing/licensing is Data Protector's single best offering. In its most basic environment, the only license required is for whatever target device is required."
  • "The licensing structure provides cost savings to business."
  • "It is fast, reliable, and its licensing policy is great."
  • "Avoid using many LTO drives; when using fewer drives, the price will be extremely good."
  • "In Data Protector, if you need extra features, you need to buy the agents for these features. Some of the features are Terabytes, some of them are agents. There's some complexity in the pricing and licensing."
  • "The licensing cost was not annual. We didn't pay any license. We paid when we deployed and we didn't pay for anything after that. There were no additional fees after the initial payment."
  • "The pricing is around $3,000 to $5,000. The charge additionally for support and to scale."
  • "The solution requires paying for a license."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Customers need a clearer understanding of how to implement IBM Spectrum. However, issues revolve around financial constraints. If you lack the correct service contract, resolving problems can be… more »
    Top Answer: I haven't experienced any crashes while using the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
    Top Answer:The licensing cost is too high. It costs us a lot when we migrate with the appliance.
    Top Answer:OpenText Data Protector is more difficult to use and configure than OpenText VIM. The user-friendliness of OpenText Data Protector has to be increased, and the complexity of the tool needs to be… more »
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    Also Known As
    IBM TSM, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
    Micro Focus Data Protector, Data Protector, OmniBack, HPE Data Protector
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    Overview
    IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) is a data protection platform that gives enterprises a single point of control and administration for backup and recovery. It is the flagship product in the IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) family. It enables reliable, cost effective backups and fast recovery for virtual, physical and cloud environments of all sizes.
    OpenText Data Protector standardizes and consolidates backups across multiple platforms. It provides secure, comprehensive backup protection for business-critical data and applications whether virtual, physical, or online in the cloud.
    Sample Customers
    CERN, Einstein Healthcare, Nyherji, Allianz Australia, TZM, ABT Online, NCT, Kindred Healthcare Inc., Cobalt Iron, TransGrid, Baptist Health of Northeast Florida, Cash America, Piedmont Healthcare, RWGV, Arkansas Tech University, British Columbia Institute of Technology
    GSK Vaccines, Repsol, Vodafone Group, Siemens AG, Medium Enterprise Transportation Services Company
    Top Industries
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    Healthcare Company13%
    Computer Software Company12%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Insurance Company7%
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    Financial Services Firm15%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Retailer8%
    Government8%
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    Manufacturing Company14%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Retailer6%
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    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm12%
    Manufacturing Company10%
    Government7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise65%
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    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise21%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    Small Business25%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise59%
    Buyer's Guide
    IBM Spectrum Protect vs. OpenText Data Protector
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about IBM Spectrum Protect vs. OpenText Data Protector and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    767,995 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    IBM Spectrum Protect is ranked 17th in Backup and Recovery with 146 reviews while OpenText Data Protector is ranked 23rd in Backup and Recovery with 99 reviews. IBM Spectrum Protect is rated 8.0, while OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Protect writes "Performance and recoveries are better, and customers are happier with performance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". IBM Spectrum Protect is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Cohesity DataProtect and Rubrik, whereas OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup, HPE StoreOnce and Symantec Data Loss Prevention. See our IBM Spectrum Protect vs. OpenText Data Protector report.

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