We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Protect and Veritas Backup Exec 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."Its incremental forever approach is valuable, so we don't have to load tapes to do a restore."
"IBM Spectrum Protect offers stable software and products."
"It has a lot more capabilities and functions than a lot of other products. Even though it is more complex, the reason is because it gives you a lot more features. This is what I prefer, especially for a long retention."
"The licensing isn't very clear. They should work to simply or clarify the cost structure."
"From a tech perspective, utilizing deduplication is one of the most valuable features."
"It is very stable after deployment and will perform in a steady state."
"The feature we have found most valuable is when you want to integrate it with a Tape Library and then do the DRM life cycle. That is when it works the best."
"Data reduction definitely reduces costs, not only software costs, but from the infrastructure needed."
"This solution is not complex and you do not have to be too technical to use it."
"Good open file option feature, SQL agent, and EM agent."
"The most valuable feature of Veritas Backup Exec is the ease of use."
"It is easy to set up and use for daily processes and a good solution for preserving crucial data."
"The disk-to-disk paid backup feature is quite good, and file locking is a very important feature."
"The interface, dashboard, and pricing are all perfect."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"The ease-of-use in general is great."
"We cannot take VMware backups for our banking data center environment."
"They took some of the funding off of it for a while. Therefore, instead of being a market leader, they took their position for granted. Then some competitors developed new bells and whistles that they advertise, and due to that lag a few years ago, there are not the resources to explain the differences."
"The solution's initial setup process wasn't easy...The solution is overly complicated in terms of architecture, especially compared to other tools in the market."
"Probably educating the virtual group who are not as used to the product. Most of our expertise is with AIX servers and virtual server backups."
"Generally, the implementation of virtualization could be improved. The workflow service and so on are not working properly."
"This product comes up against other products available that are marketed better but the other products that it's in competition with are a single product and this is one of IBM products. If it could be marketed as more for competitors I think that's where it comes short."
"We would like to see bare-metal restorers."
"The installation process could be simplified."
"The licensing packet is confusing. If Veritas could do a better job of clarifying it, that would be helpful."
"Better integration with non-Microsoft products would be an improvement."
"Veritas Backup Exec could improve the analytics. If there were some more detail in our scan reports it would be beneficial."
"The pricing is an area of improvement and the mode of marketing it."
"The solution lacked local support, which became an issue for us and our customers. They needed to have more presence on the ground."
"Veritas Backup Exec should improve by having a user portal that customers can use."
"The deduplication feature can be improved."
"The initial installation needs some effort."
IBM Spectrum Protect is ranked 17th in Backup and Recovery with 146 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 15th in Backup and Recovery with 71 reviews. IBM Spectrum Protect is rated 8.0, while Veritas Backup Exec is rated 7.8. 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 Veritas Backup Exec writes "Highly stable, intuitive design, and integrates well". IBM Spectrum Protect is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Cohesity DataProtect and Rubrik, whereas Veritas Backup Exec is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veritas NetBackup, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Veritas System Recovery. See our IBM Spectrum Protect vs. Veritas Backup Exec report.
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