We performed a comparison between Actifio and IBM Spectrum Protect 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."They will assist me in achieving whatever budget issue the client may be having."
"Actifio was very stable. Whenever they identified bugs, they would promptly provide us with patches."
"Very user-friendly and the QSA is very good."
"This product has unique capabilities that lead the product category in test data management, cloning and recovery."
"Very user-friendly and the QSA is very good."
"It seems very scalable and robust. It can do what we require it to do."
"We apply the new dedupe and compression technology, using maintenance and time to give more time for the backup window and less time for the overhead related to the daily housekeeping."
"This solution has improved our organization through better file and database recovery."
"The deduplication and compression features are the most valuable features."
"We can freeze and start databases for consistent backups."
"For initial setup, we started with the blueprints, which were great. The blueprints allowed us to be able to decide if we needed to use small, medium,k or large. Because we are a large environment, we used a large blueprint. Once we followed everything in the blueprint, it was a smooth transition from there."
"Enterprise-wide type of architecture supports a lot of different platforms."
"Traditional storage works perfectly with it."
"The initial setup is complex."
"While the product does support various databases, the company needs to make more of an effort to support N-minus-one compatibility."
"Areas that need improvement would be the support for recovery in the physical environment."
"The solution doesn't support AIX software or in-cloud, and we have a lot of servers running on AIX and Oracle."
"Lacks the option to price backup costs within the solution itself."
"My customers are not always happy with the Level 1 support. Sometimes, it just takes too long for the response to come, which is probably something that needs to be addressed."
"The user interface needs to be improved."
"I would like a little more ease with the virtual platforms, because it is a huge thing that is coming up."
"The product should be improved to save more space."
"The reporting could be better."
"I would like to see a way to have "always on" implemented."
"Software-wise, IBM Spectrum Protect didn't handle virtual machines that well. The license cost is mainly the area for improvement in IBM Spectrum Protect."
"There have been scalability issues. The core product does not support scale out. We needed to create a new system and manage resources separate from the existing one."
Actifio is ranked 32nd in Backup and Recovery with 4 reviews while IBM Spectrum Protect is ranked 17th in Backup and Recovery with 18 reviews. Actifio is rated 8.8, while IBM Spectrum Protect is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Actifio writes "Actifio enables quick and efficient data refreshes". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Protect writes "Works with a multitude of platforms and databases, not limited to Windows or Linux and enterprise-class, reliable, and fast". Actifio is most compared with Rubrik, Delphix, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud and Zerto, whereas IBM Spectrum Protect is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Cohesity DataProtect and Rubrik. See our Actifio vs. IBM Spectrum Protect report.
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