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."Every time we go and try to get a file, we can get it. Restores are quick and the data is always there."
"The backup of Sybase databases is the most valuable feature in the existing environment. They have got the most documentation out there on the internet for its software protection. The documentation is excellent, and there are a lot of blogs, websites. Because it's still one of the oldest products out there for data protection, there are also lots of people who have a lot of experience in using this solution."
"It is a very good and mature enterprise product. Once it is set up and everything is put in, you don't have to manage it. It actually runs automatically by itself."
"The archiving feature is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"It is a very mature product."
"The tool proves invaluable in scenarios where systems need recovery, such as restoring damaged data."
"This solution has improved our organization through better file and database recovery."
"It is very stable after deployment and will perform in a steady state."
"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."
"The normal file system backup is easy to manage, and our success rate is quite high."
"I haven't experienced any crashes while using the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It's supports Unix, Linux, all of the OS's. It's very stable software."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The stability of the product seems to be quite good."
"Performs the backup properly and protects our data."
"The features should be a little bit closer together."
"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."
"We cannot take VMware backups for our banking data center environment."
"It does not do too well in our virtual environment."
"They should introduce more features for virtualization platforms and backing up IBMs. Backup speeds should also be improved."
"Any feature that is compliant with virtualizing the application should be improved."
"They are behind on many things, especially security. They are catching up a little bit now, but the competitors are doing better security-wise. There should be malware detection and prevention and higher security."
"For the database side, it does not have object level recovery."
"We faced some certification issues after we upgraded to version 10.2."
"The technical support is poor and should be improved."
"The solution is not intuitive enough. I think they should work on the user experience and the graphical interface. These can be a lot better."
"This solution is not scalable."
"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."
"It would be ideal if they could improve their level of support."
"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."
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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