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."The solution offers very good flexibility."
"We can freeze and start databases for consistent backups."
"We are able to run it in an enterprise quite easily with one or two resources."
"Incremental backup is highly valuable as it allows for significant time and cost savings."
"We apply the new dedupe and compression technology, using maintenance and time to give more time for the backup window and less time for the overhead related to the daily housekeeping."
"The product helps us do data protection and restoration for disaster recovery (DR)."
"It is a very mature product."
"The addition of the retention set feature provides a reduction in storage costs. It also reduces RTO and RPO so that you can respond quickly to your clients and services in case of data loss."
"This solution is quite stable because we have only three users."
"I have used Micro Focus Data Protector for the file backup facilities. My primary use of the software is to backup file data."
"Integration with HP storage is a very strong point for Micro Focus Data Protector. It is the best solution for general operations like backup and restore. Zero downtime backup (ZDB) is one very important feature, which is basically the integration with the storage array. It is a very strong feature. We're using storage with snapshots with this integration."
"The installation was simple and provided an easy way to install even on Unix servers. It has excellent features like deduplication."
"It is very easy to use and the interaction with various systems is very handy."
"It's user-friendly and not overly complicated to configure."
"The initial setup was relatively easy."
"It's a good product that's pretty easy to use."
"It's difficult in terms of the configuration at set up. In our case, it required another admin, one person dedicated to the backup."
"I am not really impressed with the Level 1 support, but once I get past that and go to Level 2, then we will usually get some type of resolution."
"My customers are not always happy with the Level 1 support. Sometimes, it just takes too long for the response to come, which is probably something that needs to be addressed."
"We should be talking about the capacity of the tape drives. That's the only problem."
"It needs BMR (bare machine recovery) solutions for both Windows and Linux systems."
"Software-wise, IBM Spectrum Protect didn't handle virtual machines that well. The license cost is mainly the area for improvement in IBM Spectrum Protect."
"The features should be a little bit closer together."
"The GUI has long been a problem for TSM/Spectrum Protect."
"The downside of the flexibility on offer is if you over-configure it, it may fail to function as some configurations may not match."
"People prefer Veeam because the interface is easier, and Data Protector is difficult in comparison."
"We face challenges with its stability."
"The new backup systems are using new mechanisms for the recovery phases; for example, VM, recovery and testing the backup before recovering it. These features are not available in Data Protector."
"They should design the solution so that it is much easier for deployment and make the UI easy to use."
"It can occasionally be inaccurate in its backup/recovery time estimates."
"I do not think that this solution is relevant in the current IT market. They have not upgraded their features and functionalities which makes it difficult for them to remain competitive."
"We're not satisfied with the robustness and stability of the software since Micro Focus took it in-house. The GUI is one thing they could improve. It's still a bit archaic. Data Protector needs a more functional, user-friendly GUI."
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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