We performed a comparison between OpenText Data Protector and Rubrik 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 feature that was most valuable was that we could restore one mailbox and we could do different backups for different databases."
"The initial setup is straightforward if you understand Data Protector."
"The most valuable feature is the capability to back up our SQL server."
"What I like the most about this solution is that I can change and access the Oracle backup file."
"The dashboards in Micro Focus Data Protector are very good. They are similar to the dashboards in Veeam Backup & Replication."
"The reliability of HP Data Protector is the most valuable feature for us."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Data Protector is its integration with VMware. A lot of software these days integrates with VMware, and you can run some of these things on virtual machines. You can even have your backup manager running on a virtual machine and use physical managers to move data around. Their VMware integration isn't too bad, but Commvault has that feature, and many other backup products do."
"Also, the web interface is really great. The design, from a user-experience standpoint, is really straightforward and easy to use... they nailed it. Usually, from the very first panel, the dashboard that you land on after login, you've got most of your functionality right around where you need it to be. You've got your new items on the left, you've got your support on the top right. Nothing really seems out of place or just stuck in someplace."
"The Live Mount feature is excellent; it's useful for the backup administrator and end user."
"The most valuable feature has been the Live Mount feature."
"The product's most valuable feature is the immutability of a backup."
"What I like the most about Rubrik is its user-friendly interface."
"The solution is extremely stable. They've been phenomenal, especially for a young company."
"Instant recovery because it takes about 10 seconds to restore the VM from backup to production"
"The management and ease of installation are the most valuable features."
"We faced some certification issues after we upgraded to version 10.2."
"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."
"We face challenges with its stability."
"The technical support is poor and should be improved."
"Many of our users complain about the GUI. You still need to rely on the command line interface. Because it originated as a Unix system, Data Protector is still a command line-driven solution, which makes it seem rather dated compared to systems that are built around a GUI from day one. It doesn't affect the functionality, but some people don't find it user-friendly."
"The GUI could be updated. The GUI hasn't changed since version 6. It's on version 10 now. The reporting could also be better. Also, while Data Protector is excellent for backing up physical hardware, it needs more features for backing up VM images because many environments use hypervisor."
"Other tools seem to be easier to use."
"It can occasionally be inaccurate in its backup/recovery time estimates."
"We have some challenges with the solution's reporting because historical reports have some limitations."
"I would like for unmanaged backups to be able to be saved in a separate policy."
"The integrated reporting is not really that nicely built. The reporting functionality could definitely be a little bit more customizable from an administration perspective, with an easier to understand interface."
"Better integration for complex NAS structures having to mount at root adds time and workload to the process of NDMP."
"Needs integration with video CD (coming in the next release) and a multi-tenant GUI."
"Improving PowerShell integration would greatly simplify Rubrik management."
"I have a personal want which might not necessarily make sense with Rubrik as a company or Rubrik as a software, but it'd be really nice if they could also handle things like item-level backups and restores of Active Directory objects and DNS and DCP objects."
"The price of Rubrik is too high, especially when you are considering a change in the total backup solution."
OpenText Data Protector is ranked 24th in Backup and Recovery with 100 reviews while Rubrik is ranked 4th in Backup and Recovery with 86 reviews. OpenText Data Protector is rated 7.6, while Rubrik is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of OpenText Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rubrik writes "Automates the backup and recovery process, reducing manual human errors and global search allows for granular recoveries". OpenText Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Veritas NetBackup and Symantec Data Loss Prevention, whereas Rubrik is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Cloud, Azure Backup and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). See our OpenText Data Protector vs. Rubrik report.
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