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 very stable. A plus is to use POWERAge for the SNR copy of the Spectrum Protect, then it is more reliable."
"Because of the flexible parameters, everything can be fine-tuned to the customers’ needs in their environment."
"It is more efficient than most traditional backup solutions."
"The amount of data that it protects with very little storage by doing incremental forever is one of its most valuable features."
"It saves you a lot of storage."
"What I found most valuable in IBM Spectrum Protect is that it allows you to back up physical machines, and its proxy feature lets you back up virtual machines."
"The technical support for Spectrum Protect is very mature. It is very committed to giving a top-notch support experience."
"Every time customers make a change or we have made a change, then they use the product to do a cloning and refreshing. They are happy that they get good performance something changes."
"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."
"Once the solution is integrated with the Exchange, you just click Exchange to back up that file."
"The solution was stable and reliable."
"This solution works well and has good integration with technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V."
"This is a very flexible product, which allows you to back up not only the physical environment but also the cloud environment."
"The backup potential of the solution is very good. It's protected us in the past very well and allowed us to get up and running after an attack with minimal loss."
"The flexibility is very good."
"It is easy to set up and use for daily processes and a good solution for preserving crucial data."
"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."
"There needs to be a bit more automation."
"Better integration with other tools and databases is needed."
"Most customers still struggle with the reporting piece, especially generating reports. I think it needs some improvements in this area."
"Needs more support for non-mainstream databases, in particular PostgreSQL, SQL, and MySQL."
"Anytime you are not very current and call in with an issue, it is hard to get it resolved. It will depend on how far back you go though."
"In a future release, it would be a benefit to have the ability to add an application as a storage target, as a storage pool. Additionally, they should add more functionality to the administration for the Operation Center."
"This solution does not have good support for virtualization and a hyper-converged environment."
"The deduplication feature can be improved."
"The scalability could be improved even though the solution is targeted to small customers."
"In the future, their console should not be complicated."
"It could be improved in the area of reporting and ease-of-use."
"They could include backup functionality for enterprise environments."
"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."
"The EDR should be looked at, as the operating system is too weak."
"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.
See our list of best Backup and Recovery vendors.
We monitor all Backup and Recovery reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.