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."It scales from very small to very large. It is easily the most scalable product out there."
"It scales well. We have grown here in the last year or two, and it has been relatively easy."
"It helps our customers protect their data, keep it long-term, and feel pretty secure about it, basically sleeping well at night."
"It has to ability to backup DV2, Oracle, and Informix."
"The file-restoring feature is the most valuable."
"The customization and the ability to backup across all platforms are the most valuable features."
"The platform’s most valuable feature is its ability to verify the recoverability of backups."
"We are talking about a stable solution which boasts good performance and security."
"The normal file system backup is easy to manage, and our success rate is quite high."
"Ability to automatically detect and secure new data sources without requiring manual configuration intervention."
"Data Protector is very good at automation. From the time of the backup, verification, and copy to tape, it is very good. I don't need to touch it, it will do it by itself."
"The dashboards in Micro Focus Data Protector are very good. They are similar to the dashboards in Veeam Backup & Replication."
"Data Protector's granular recovery features make it easy for us to create and restore backups in an understandable and user-friendly manner. With granular recovery, any database or even just a database table can be restored at will."
"Regarding scalability, it's unlimited with Data Protector. You can link multiple installations and let them work together. They can share backup devices. You have many possibilities with Data Protector. It's very proficient."
"The feature that was most valuable was that we could restore one mailbox and we could do different backups for different databases."
"The file system backup (by far, the most used) is the most valuable feature."
"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."
"The solution should improve the ability to monitor backup failure."
"The solution needs to work on disaster recovery integration. Basically, VMware applications to the cloud, for example. There needs to be integration with the storage, and integration with VMware."
"I find the solution somewhat difficult to use with virtual environments or VMware."
"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."
"It does not do too well in our virtual environment."
"The installation process could be simplified."
"There is room for improvement in the service aspect."
"The Micro Focus Data Protector support is not as good as Veeam Backup & Replication's support."
"I don't like this solution so much because it's very technical and compared to Commvault and Veeam, it's not so user-friendly. The interface needs improvement."
"It would be ideal if they could improve their level of support."
"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 reduced."
"Other tools seem to be easier to use."
"VMware backup integration and cloud recovery is lacking."
"People prefer Veeam because the interface is easier, and Data Protector is difficult in comparison."
"It can occasionally be inaccurate in its backup/recovery time estimates."
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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