We performed a comparison between Azure Backup and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 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."I like that it's a simple system."
"It's easy to deploy."
"Our client’s infrastructure is protected by the tool."
"Azure Backup is very simple to use and user-friendly."
"This solution is easy to configure and restore. It is a Microsoft product so is easily compatible with other solutions."
"It's stable."
"The storage backup is very efficient."
"This solution allows me to restore either the VM or the data, depending on what is needed."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the integration with Oracle."
"The most valuable feature of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is the deduplication functionality. The clients moved to this solution originally because of this feature."
"This is a multi-platform backup solution where you can take a backup from AIX, Windows, or Linux servers and restore from CD, disk, or tape."
"The tool has enough documentation; you don't need to contact the support team."
"The API is very good."
"Using this tool, we can easily backup and restore or recover the data for PCs and mobiles in case of system crashes."
"The initial setup of IBM Protect Plus is simple and not complex."
"The solution is scalable and can be fitted for any customer."
"The solution is still in its infancy; it's not a mature product yet."
"I would like to see more automation, integration, and security. The price could be better."
"The product could improve its performance."
"The integration with the record database and integration with other applications will be good, especially with the database piece."
"The solution is quite technical. I wouldn't describe it as user friendly. It could be simplified a lot to make it more accessible to the average user."
"The support for Office365 backup is atrocious and is something that has to be improved."
"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."
"The backup support for IBM Power Virtualization needs to be added."
"In the future, I would like to see support for global deduplication."
"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could improve security."
"The solution should allow for backup of iOS snapshots."
"I think the graphical reports are a shortcoming of the tool since it fails to provide my company with what we want in terms of reporting. Due to the product's inability to take care of its reporting part, we have to use third-party software."
"Instead of using the command prompt for troubleshooting and administering the backup, there should be an easy-to-use graphical user interface."
"There could be better integration with Spectrum Protect and Spectrum Protect Plus, it should be one solution."
"The software's technical support could improve its response time for different time zones."
Azure Backup is ranked 7th in Backup and Recovery with 50 reviews while IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is ranked 19th in Backup and Recovery with 28 reviews. Azure Backup is rated 7.8, while IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is rated 8.0. 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 IBM Spectrum Protect Plus writes "Has very good integration features and can quickly backup data and optimize storage". Azure Backup is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Commvault Cloud, Acronis Cyber Protect and Veritas NetBackup, whereas IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect, Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Nutanix Mine Integrated Backup and IBM ProtectTIER. See our Azure Backup vs. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus report.
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