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."One way they have improved our organization is through the stability of the solution and the availability of the product."
"It is more efficient than most traditional backup solutions."
"With the new features that we have added, it has made a difference as far as faster recovery and speed."
"The technical support for Spectrum Protect is very mature. It is very committed to giving a top-notch support experience."
"We are able to run it in an enterprise quite easily with one or two resources."
"The backup on real-time, especially for the virtual machine, archiving, and retrieving the reader from the backup repository and getting it online, getting it validated, then performing the data consistency check over the backup."
"IBM Spectrum Protect offers stable software and products."
"The most valuable features of Spectrum Protect would be the compression and the deduplication."
"One of the valuable features is the instant recovery for VMs. It reduces the RTO (Recovery Time Objective) drastically."
"Setting up Backup Exec is straightforward. It took less than two weeks to get it up and running. You need maybe two people at most if you have a Veritas-certified engineer."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
"It is a simple and flexible solution to work with."
"The solution was stable and reliable."
"The interface easy to use and it is compatible with most backup devices."
"The solution is very fast. It does not take a long time to backup everything."
"The product is good in a small environment when looking to a backup on a tape."
"It should have the ability to break down the data that's being backed up. It should have better reporting."
"An area for improvement would be the ease of use - the GUI is not up to the mark compared to other products in the market."
"There could be various client systems and process integration included in the product."
"This solution is not mature in terms of disaster recovery and could be improved."
"The licensing isn't very clear. They should work to simply or clarify the cost structure."
"There is room for improvement in the service aspect."
"I need to have more than two instances working together. I need a worldwide grid able to have replication between three, four, or five instances."
"Better integration with other tools and databases is needed."
"One area that needs improvement is SQL backup. Backup Exec doesn't support higher availability."
"Expanding is difficult because if I want to add, for example, a terabyte of data, then I have to buy a disk shelf and it will cost me a lot."
"Veritas Backup Exec could improve the analytics. If there were some more detail in our scan reports it would be beneficial."
"The deduplication feature can be improved."
"The solution is too heavy and complex with 1,000 menus and options that make it messy rather than lightweight."
"Better integration with non-Microsoft products would be an improvement."
"In terms of improvements, I think the pricing model could be improved. They charge you by port, for every port that you have even if you're not using all of them."
"The licensing packet is confusing. If Veritas could do a better job of clarifying it, that would be helpful."
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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