We compared Cohesity DataProtect and IBM Spectrum Protect based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Cohesity DataProtect offers instant recovery and built-in integration with Office 365 and Active Directory. IBM Spectrum Protect is highly regarded for its ability to integrate with tape libraries and its customization options. Users also praised Spectrum Protect for its compatibility with various products, scalability, and stability. Cohesity DataProtect users have suggested enhancements to its user interface, rollback methodology, and cloud data recovery. Other pain points include file server capacity and legacy platform support. IBM Spectrum Protect could improve its integration with cloud services and make its interface more user-friendly.
Service and Support: The customer service experiences for Cohesity DataProtect have been mostly positive, but some say the quality of Cohesity's support may differ depending on the region. IBM’s customer service is described as high quality, friendly, knowledgeable, and responsive. At the same time, some said the support process can be lengthy.
Ease of Deployment: Most users consider the setup process for Cohesity DataProtect to be easy, although a few found it more complex than other products. IBM Spectrum Protect's initial setup is challenging and demands skilled professionals to configure multiple parameters and features. This process can be time-consuming.
Pricing: Cohesity's pricing is higher than its competitors, although some customers consider it affordable. IBM Spectrum Protect is considered expensive. The pricing model is complex, taking into account factors like processor type and volume.
ROI: Cohesity DataProtect provides security against ransomware and efficient file retrieval. Users have realized benefits from IBM Spectrum Protect’s data protection and retrieval. They appreciate its ability to reduce storage requirements with larger tape sizes.
Comparison Results: Cohesity is regarded as an affordable solution that offers instant recovery and superior ransomware protection. However, users say its customer service is inconsistent across regions, and its rollback methodology has room for improvement. IBM Spectrum Protect is a reliable, customizable solution that allows smooth integration with tape libraries. At the same time, some say that the user interface could be more intuitive and Spectrum Protect could integrate better with the cloud.
"I love the ability to clone a virtual server in only minutes."
"The most valuable features are the rapid VM restores and the ability to quickly find files and download them directly to my desktop so that I can put them where I need them to be."
"We like that we can use production data to run intensive reports that would otherwise bog down the production server."
"Cohesity has very simple reports to help you stay in the know of which servers are being backed up or not."
"This solution is easy to manage."
"Instant recovery options are a big benefit for urgent restores, as we don't need to wait for hours or days for a restore to complete before being able to access the files."
"We are saving valuable datacenter rack space, which is critical as we evaluate co-location options."
"It works well with backup virtual machines and SQL services we have been using."
"It is very stable after deployment and will perform in a steady state."
"Reliability: It has never had a problem with backups or restores. If you store something, it is there."
"You can protect your data and keep it for long durations, without it spending too much time on the local disk."
"It has to ability to backup DV2, Oracle, and Informix."
"The licensing isn't very clear. They should work to simply or clarify the cost structure."
"We have a very good team of administrators who know the product perfectly and are able to manage it on a day-to-day basis."
"We optimize our costs of media and storage use, thanks to the Incremental Forever backup. The TDP software provides us many ways to protect our data, so we don't need to use monstrous scripts for doing backups now."
"The solution can back up every kind of workload in the environment."
"Better documentation is needed because the lack of information has necessitated having our team depend more heavily on Cohesity support."
"For Oracle DBs, we have observed a few bugs. This can be done better."
"The rack mounting instructions did not appear to be correct, but we were able to overcome it."
"They could always keep up with continuous interface refinements."
"I like that Cohesity offers the chance to have data on-premises and on the cloud. All the data is automatically sent to the cloud."
"The GUI is in need of improvement."
"Cohesity DataProtect takes hours to restore a single file, even a small one."
"We are waiting on the AIX agent to be released."
"They should introduce more features for virtualization platforms and backing up IBMs. Backup speeds should also be improved."
"Sometimes we experience trouble with the backup transfer of the control files."
"The deduplication must be perfect, and thus should be improved."
"The solution must protect against ransomware attacks better."
"The most important feature which I wish to be added involves the GUI, the user interface."
"They took some of the funding off of it for a while. Therefore, instead of being a market leader, they took their position for granted. Then some competitors developed new bells and whistles that they advertise, and due to that lag a few years ago, there are not the resources to explain the differences."
"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."
"It does what we need it to do, but it could be better with VM backups. It could be better integrated with virtual machines or VM backups, but that's why they have their Plus out now. Plus version is more geared toward VM backups. The regular version is more for endpoint clients."
Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 8th in Backup and Recovery with 69 reviews while IBM Spectrum Protect is ranked 17th in Backup and Recovery with 146 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while IBM Spectrum Protect is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Protect writes "Performance and recoveries are better, and customers are happier with performance". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, whereas IBM Spectrum Protect is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Veritas NetBackup. See our Cohesity DataProtect vs. IBM Spectrum Protect report.
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