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."It is a very stable product. The cost is similar to that of other enterprise solutions."
"All other products contain the same features, but when I'm backing up an IBM Power server I feel more comfortable with IBM Spectrum Protect because it's the same vendor."
"The most valuable feature is the backup speed."
"The product is very stable."
"Every time we go and try to get a file, we can get it. Restores are quick and the data is always there."
"The product helps us do data protection and restoration for disaster recovery (DR)."
"The way it covers backup and archive needs. The flexibility of backup copy group always allows me to cover the customer's requests."
"Our performance is better."
"Its reliability and the fact that we have all the skills that we need for Veritas Backup Exec are the most valuable."
"It is a simple and flexible solution to work with."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the graphical interface, ease of management, and overall ease of use."
"I have found the overall features of the solution very good and there is the option to backup to the cloud."
"For us, the main two features that we appreciate in this application are backup and restore. They are the main purposes for which we are using this application."
"The solution was stable and reliable."
"This solution works well and has good integration with technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V."
"The product makes it easy to restore data."
"They should introduce more features for virtualization platforms and backing up IBMs. Backup speeds should also be improved."
"We are not so happy with the technical support because dealing with them is not easy. We have a very complicated environment, therefore I understand for a support person that it is not easy to troubleshoot it."
"The previous GUI that they had was slow, and it did not have enough information on it."
"I would like to see integration with Copy Data Management, which is an IBM product. Right now, these two products are siloed, so if these two become integrated, the product would become a bit of a powerhouse."
"Restoring massive files is a very time-consuming process."
"It needs BMR (bare machine recovery) solutions for both Windows and Linux systems."
"I need two separate solutions for virtual and physical systems. I need IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for virtual systems and Spectrum Protect for physical systems and that's a pain. It would be an improvement if they were combined."
"Enhancements are required for backing up our virtual environment."
"Firstly, the GUI for 2014 is mostly confusing, i.e., if you need to add any additional technical features, then it doesn't require a change to the GUI."
"The price of this solution is very high."
"Doesn't include disaster recovery."
"The initial installation needs some effort."
"We need to have duplication and better compression."
"I would like to improve their ability to back up the cloud environment. Additionally, it would be nice to have simpler UI."
"I would like to see this solution improve on faster restoration. Currently, it takes a long time to restore my data."
"Whenever a job fails, it would be a great improvement to be able to resume the job from that feature. Suppose a job was started this morning and that it is going on while there are interruptions like network issues, server restart issues, server connectivity issues, services stopping, etc. For some reason, let's assume that the job failed or that it was mistakenly canceled by another person. It will be a great improvement if that failed job can be continued."
IBM Spectrum Protect is ranked 17th in Backup and Recovery with 146 reviews while Veritas Backup Exec is ranked 16th in Backup and Recovery with 68 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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