We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Protect, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, and Unitrends based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."One of the main things that I like about IBM is the versioning of the data - meaning that we can have multiple versions of a file or directory of a server."
"The MN backup for a cluster is most valuable because it has made backing up the GSF as a zero-file system easier. I like its stability a lot. Over the years, I very rarely had a problem with it."
"The feature that I have found the most valuable is that IBM Spectrum Protect is highly integrated with IBM ESS. In addition, it allows us to back up our virtual servers directly to take VM snapshots. It runs on Linux as well."
"The interface is easy to use."
"We cannot live without it, since it gives us the confidence to move forward."
"The product is very stable."
"It is pretty scalable. It will scale to anything."
"The backup on real-time, especially for the virtual machine, archiving, and retrieving the reader from the backup repository and getting it online, getting it validated, then performing the data consistency check over the backup."
"Virtual snapshots that offer incremental backups."
"With this product, we now have a reliable backup solution."
"The solution is scalable and can be fitted for any customer."
"Using this tool, we can easily backup and restore or recover the data for PCs and mobiles in case of system crashes."
"The API is very good."
"The solution integrates well with other tools."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The solution offers a very straightforward deployment. You click, click, click and it's done. There's not much configuration to do."
"I am impressed with the tool's reporting and UniView features."
"When we talk about a backup point of view, from a backup perspective, it's a good one."
"Stability-wise, I rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"The backup feature and recovery option are good because they allow the instant recovery of Hyper-V nodes and files."
"Being an appliance-based solution, we were able to migrate backup solutions without having to purchase a lot of hardware separately."
"What I found most valuable in Unitrends is its simple user interface. It also works reliably."
"I really like the reporting options you get for various email reports."
"When I have had to use tech support, they've been very good."
"It can be improved for large file systems with many files. Spectrum Protect can restore large files very well, but if you're restoring millions of little files, it is not as great. At one point, we tried to implement the VMware module with it, and it was awful and terrible. I don't know if that has improved. If it hasn't, this would be one big improvement."
"Most customers still struggle with the reporting piece, especially generating reports. I think it needs some improvements in this area."
"The solution must protect against ransomware attacks better."
"The software is complex; setup is complex."
"I want a better user interface, support, and integrations."
"Probably educating the virtual group who are not as used to the product. Most of our expertise is with AIX servers and virtual server backups."
"I need to have more than two instances working together. I need a worldwide grid able to have replication between three, four, or five instances."
"The solution's ability to integrate with a cloud solution is one area that needs improvement."
"The tool needs to increase the number of threats."
"The solution only supports HyperV and VMware but doesn't support Nutanix."
"It requires much more automation features."
"You end up needing to do a lot of troubleshooting to get things to work effectively."
"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could improve security."
"Instead of using the command prompt for troubleshooting and administering the backup, there should be an easy-to-use graphical user interface."
"I would like more integration with security. We need to show the value of the product in regards to handling security. For example, how it handles current malware or viruses. IBM should be more proactive in this direction."
"The administration needs to be improved and made simpler to use."
"Follow up for the DRaaS service setup. I'm still waiting to schedule a DRaaS test after upgrading several months ago."
"Techs don't see to be well-versed in troubleshooting issues that arise and tickets stay opened for weeks for resolution."
"It seems like Unitrends moved away from enterprise customer engagement and moved more towards the managed service provider market."
"Support is great for small simple issues, but anything more difficult, it is hard to get good resolutions without having to badger them and their management."
"The solution’s support and onboarding process needs to be improved."
"Making the seeding process more accessible and easier to understand. Also, make more of the undocumented best practices easier to find."
"The amount of updates which are being released. Updates should be limited to two or three a year, focusing more on quality instead of a rushed bug release."
"It could be a little more customizable."
