IBM ProtectTIER vs. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Comparison

IBM ProtectTIER

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

IBM ProtectTIER

Read 3 IBM ProtectTIER reviews.

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IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Read 11 IBM Spectrum Protect Plus reviews.

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Pros
"The most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data.""In terms of stability, I've found it to be very stable. I've walked into the server room when it was at 60 degrees Celcius, and it was still running fine.""The command-line interface is good." More IBM ProtectTIER Pros »	"Some of the features we find very valuable and use a lot, are retention sets.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the integration with Oracle.""The most valuable features are the API features because it allows you to integrate with your Microsoft SQL, your Oracle, and your IBM Db2.""This solution is very stable and has good support available online.""With this product, we now have a reliable backup solution.""The feature I find most valuable is the offload to Spectrum Protect for long-term retention. I think the deduplication and replication are quite nice on Plus.""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.""A full-featured data protection solution that is reliable and stable." More IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Pros »
Cons
"I would like the possibility to back up the infrastructure and then replicate it upon on restart, without having to orchestrate the starting of the VM.""The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage.""Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times." More IBM ProtectTIER Cons »	"An area that needs improvement is data validation. We currently use another product that gives us immediate validation, information about when the last backup was, and no risk of corruption happening. TSM in IBM Spectrum is not mature so that you can validate on the spot.""The backup support for IBM Power Virtualization needs to be added.""I would like integration into where the VMware guys can do their own restores.""The administration needs to be improved and made simpler to use.""Instead of using the command prompt for troubleshooting and administering the backup, there should be an easy-to-use graphical user interface.""The user experience is very bad and the interface needs to be improved.""The Gui interface and usability are not so friendly and easy.""Not particularly user friendly." More IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Cons »

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This solution is very expensive."

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"The licensing model of Spectrum Protect Plus is more efficient and cheaper compared to the original.""In addition to the standard licensing fees, we paid for implementation and training.""Unlike some other solutions, such as Veritas NetBackup where you have to pay for different licenses to use different features, there is a single license that allows you to use all of the features.""Depends on the licensing options that you choose.""The price is lower than that of some competing products."

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Questions from the Community
What do you like most about IBM ProtectTIER? Top Answer: The command-line interface is good. Read all 3 answers What needs improvement with IBM ProtectTIER? Top Answer: Technical support needs improvement. Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times. Read all 3 answers What is your primary use case for IBM ProtectTIER? Top Answer: I am in charge of the storage and backup administration at my company. The primary use of this solution is backup and recovery. Read all 2 answers	What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus? Top Answer: Virtual snapshots that offer incremental backups. Read all 10 answers What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus? Top Answer: Given that it's an expensive product I would suggest that if you're rich go with IBM, and if you're poor go with someone else. Most enterprise companies like to show off with these products. I've been… more » Read all 8 answers What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus? Top Answer: I don't think the solution is particularly user friendly, it requires expertise. Technical support could also be improved. Now that they're in the cloud I think they'll start enhancing with their… more » Read all 10 answers
Ranking
46th out of 73 in Backup and Recovery Software Views 1,180 Comparisons 936 Reviews 3 Average Words per Review 388 Rating 6.0	23rd out of 73 in Backup and Recovery Software Views 5,711 Comparisons 4,148 Reviews 9 Average Words per Review 562 Rating 8.3
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Overview
IBM TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway is designed to meet the disk-based data protection needs of the enterprise data center while enabling significant infrastructure cost reductions. The solution offers industry-leading inline deduplication performance and scalability up to 1 petabyte (PB) of physical storage capacity per system, and can provide up to 25 PB or more backup storage capacity. Combined with IBM or third-party storage, TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway provides a powerful disk-based repository to improve the performance, retention and availability of backup and archive data in a small footprint for energy and cost efficiency.	IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a data protection and availability solution for virtual environments that can be deployed in minutes and protect your environment within an hour. It simplifies data protection, whether data is hosted in physical, virtual, software-defined or cloud environments. It can be implemented as a stand-alone solution or integrate with your IBM Spectrum Protect environment to off-load copies for long term storage and data governance with scale and efficiency.
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Sample Customers
Durham Police Department, Re-Store LLC, CenterGrid, pixx.io GmbH, Australian Government Department of Defence, QD, Refresco Gerber	PT Wings Surya, Tectrade, State of Ohio
Top Industries
VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company49% Comms Service Provider11% Construction Company6% Manufacturing Company4%	VISITORS READING REVIEWS Computer Software Company41% Comms Service Provider16% Government7% Manufacturing Company6%
Company Size
No Data Available	REVIEWERS Small Business18% Midsize Enterprise18% Large Enterprise64%

IBM ProtectTIER is ranked 46th in Backup and Recovery Software with 3 reviews while IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is ranked 23rd in Backup and Recovery Software with 11 reviews. IBM ProtectTIER is rated 6.0, while IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM ProtectTIER writes "A stable and scalable solution that reduces data domain risks". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus writes "Enables us to have longer retention which saves us more money". IBM ProtectTIER is most compared with Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), Rubrik, Veritas NetBackup Appliance, HPE StoreOnce and Cohesity DataProtect, whereas IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect, Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure Backup, Commvault and Catalogic DPX. See our IBM ProtectTIER vs. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus report.

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