We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and OpenText Data Protector 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."The storage backup is very efficient."
"Azure Backup is very simple to use and user-friendly."
"It's very simple to configure which is very useful. It's not complex to configure it."
"The fact that Azure Backup is integrated is one of its biggest advantages."
"The most valuable feature of Azure Backup is the file recovery and file vault."
"With a couple of buttons, we can configure a VM for a backup and use the wall service, the storage wall service, pretty seamlessly."
"I like that it's a stable solution and their support is good. I think Microsoft's commercial force is superior."
"There is only one feature, and that is the backup."
"What we find most valuable in Micro Focus Data Protector is that it provides Japanese data protection, for example, it protects information such as the full Japanese name, address, etc."
"Micro Focus Data Protector's most valuable feature is its interaction with the fiber share. It is easy to use, we use it to back up without any problem to VTLs, and can use the Fiber Channel that is still the TCP."
"I have used Micro Focus Data Protector for the file backup facilities. My primary use of the software is to backup file data."
"I like that Micro Focus keeps a separate catalog of our data."
"Ability to automatically detect and secure new data sources without requiring manual configuration intervention."
"Integration with HP storage is a very strong point for Micro Focus Data Protector. It is the best solution for general operations like backup and restore. Zero downtime backup (ZDB) is one very important feature, which is basically the integration with the storage array. It is a very strong feature. We're using storage with snapshots with this integration."
"The initial setup was relatively easy."
"Data Protector is quite simple and easy to deploy. The deployment is always the same. It's on a server, and the agents are deployed to the machines in a straightforward way. We have two engineers who deploy and manage all our backup solutions."
"They need to improve the frequency of the backup. You can only backup one to three times a day. It would be better to back up continuously throughout the day."
"The product must improve on a database level."
"In the next release, I would like to see the ability to back up to different cloud providers."
"I would like to see more automation, integration, and security. The price could be better."
"While Azure Backup allows ingress data, the egress data is chargeable, which should be excluded."
"My company faces a lot of difficulties in restoring any encrypted VM backup."
"Azure Backup must include features similar to enterprise solutions."
"The monitoring and tagging features could be improved."
"Integration with the market applications must be improved, such as MS Exchange, MS Active Directory, SAP and Oracle. Other backup tools are more efficient with the integrated backups."
"I would like to see a better user interface in the next release."
"The interface has been the same for many years and needs to be updated"
"VM backups needs to be improved. They need to make it similar to the way Veeam and Commvault are doing the virtual backups."
"In SAP restoration, we faced issues with changing the SIDs and changing the path for every backup object. It is quite a lengthy process to do that."
"I do not think that this solution is relevant in the current IT market. They have not upgraded their features and functionalities which makes it difficult for them to remain competitive."
"Micro Focus are improving Data Protector with every new version and since we began undergoing training with the latest version we have not faced any real challenges yet. However, their support does need to be improved, in my opinion. In certain critical cases that we've had, they did not provide a satisfactory level of support."
"I'm uncertain if it supports virtual machine backup and restoration. If they could enhance this aspect, they could gain more support from end users."
Azure Backup is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 51 reviews while OpenText Data Protector is ranked 24th in Backup and Recovery with 100 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Azure Backup writes "Straightforward to set up and manage and allows us to monitor all backups in one place". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenText Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Veritas NetBackup, whereas OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup, HPE StoreOnce and Symantec Data Loss Prevention. See our Azure Backup vs. OpenText Data Protector report.
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