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 integrates well with Spectrum Scale."
"The licensing isn't very clear. They should work to simply or clarify the cost structure."
"It scales from very small to very large. It is easily the most scalable product out there."
"Scalability: Our customers are able to grow the product without having to buy additional hardware, so it is very scalable."
"The platform’s most valuable feature is its ability to verify the recoverability of backups."
"You can scale the product."
"Scalability is pretty much unlimited."
"The way it covers backup and archive needs. The flexibility of backup copy group always allows me to cover the customer's requests."
"It's quite stable, and so far, we have had no technical issues with Veritas Backup Exec."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to back up IBM Power virtual servers."
"We have never had any problem with storage and backups. It works very well and is a user-friendly solution."
"The most valuable features of Veritas Backup Exec are the easy-to-use intuitive GUI. It is very easy to understand. I have never lost data and I have been able to recover all the data I need."
"The ease-of-use in general is great."
"The solution is very scalable. Whenever we grew, it was just a matter of adding new licenses, so it's easy to grow."
"This solution works well and has good integration with technologies such as VMware and Hyper-V."
"The interface for this solution is excellent, and it is easy to restore files compared to other solutions."
"There have been some sizing issues now, and we are dealing with those."
"The solution should improve the ability to monitor backup failure."
"When it comes to virtualization in IBM it's not perfect."
"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."
"The features should be a little bit closer together."
"The administration interface should implement more functionalities that exist only in the command line and needs improvement in how some reports are created."
"We would like to see capabilities of long-term archiving and more support for hardware platforms."
"The licensing isn't very clear. They should work to simply or clarify the cost structure."
"The solution is too heavy and complex with 1,000 menus and options that make it messy rather than lightweight."
"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 pricing could be improved."
"The EDR should be looked at, as the operating system is too weak."
"It could be improved in the area of reporting and ease-of-use."
"Enhanced support for cloud backup needs to be added."
"There needs to be an integration process of the endpoint devices so that we don't have to redo everything for different products."
"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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