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."With the new features that we have added, it has made a difference as far as faster recovery and speed."
"The ability to use S3 Data Store as a repository."
"A robust tool which allows us to backup pretty much any environment, virtual or physical."
"The MN backup for a cluster is most valuable because it has made backing up the GSF as a zero-file system easier. I like its stability a lot. Over the years, I very rarely had a problem with it."
"Nothing beats this solution for file backup."
"It's a very stable product, and we've never had any downtime with it."
"Our customers have come to trust IBM."
"It helps our customers protect their data, keep it long-term, and feel pretty secure about it, basically sleeping well at night."
"We are satisfied with the stability of the product."
"It has good stability. Its interface is very good, responsive, and easy for restoring data. I use it for backup, encryption, and restore operations, and it works. I am using many agents from VM to LMDP. I also use an agent for SQL Server, which has advanced options because it is the Enterprise version."
"Veritas Backup Exec is easily managed."
"The ease-of-use in general is great."
"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 product provides automated and faster data backup and recovery compared to other vendors."
"Once the solution is integrated with the Exchange, you just click Exchange to back up that file."
"I have found the overall features of the solution very good and there is the option to backup to the cloud."
"For the database side, it does not have object level recovery."
"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."
"IBM's support hasn't been so good in the last few years."
"It needs better connectivity with other non-IBM application hardware and non-IBM platforms."
"We cannot take VMware backups for our banking data center environment."
"This product should be more user-friendly for newcomers."
"It needs BMR (bare machine recovery) solutions for both Windows and Linux systems."
"It would be helpful if the solution included some sort of ransomware protection."
"Better integration with non-Microsoft products would be an improvement."
"Maybe they could improve reporting capabilities and predictions."
"I wish that they have an outlet for the other products from Veritas built into the Backup Exec product. For example, Backup Exec does only server backup. Currently, it is possible to read the backup of one other product, but if they can add more products so that you can just go into the dashboard of these other products by clicking on a button within the Backup Exec product, it would be great."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"Something within the software itself isn't quite right. There may be a bug or glitch. It will work fine for weeks and then all of a sudden it just tanks."
"There's one common issue with tape backups: the tape might have some space left, but Backup Exec says it's not writable and needs replacement. We've encountered this with multiple clients, so it doesn't seem environment-specific. It's likely related to the software. We usually just format the tape and use it again without much investigation."
"We've experienced some performance issues with Backup Exec. The backup jobs take too long to complete."
"The solution could improve and adapt to new applications in the market so we can integrate Veritas Backup Exec with them to facilitate backup processes within these applications."
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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