Compare IBM ProtectTIER vs. Zerto
IBM ProtectTIER is ranked 37th in Backup and Recovery Software with 3 reviews while Zerto is ranked 6th in Backup and Recovery Software with 19 reviews. IBM ProtectTIER is rated 7.4, while Zerto is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of IBM ProtectTIER writes "An excellent product because everyone has less time to pick up the backup". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Zerto writes "Easy to operate and very dependable. ". IBM ProtectTIER is most compared with EMC Data Domain, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus and HPE StoreOnce, whereas Zerto is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, VMware SRM and EMC RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines. See our IBM ProtectTIER vs. Zerto report.
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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 most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data. | I really like how you can test the failover as often as you need. The ability to perform DR testing to ensure data integrity is critical. The ability to have a RPO of seconds has enabled us to restore data to just before an incident has occurred, which certainly saves a lot of time and money. We now have the ability to replicate critical data to a secure, off-site location that can be brought back in seconds if needed. Implementing this solution has given us sandboxing and the ability to move VMs. The ability to fully test your entire environment without actually performing a failover is invaluable. It has enabled DR protection for virtual appliances with minimal administrator time. During a failover to a DR site, Zerto can automatically change the IP address of servers. |
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The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage. 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. | I think Zerto could do better with size planning because it would be nice to analyze a server for a week and give an estimate on sizing the Journal. Increased granularity in how long to keep the journal would be nice. We have had issues with licensing, where the license we've been given by Zerto support doesn't include VSS replication, which was a pain at the time. The email alerts can be excessive, so better control over frequency or resolution may be a worthwhile improvement. The backup functions are in need of improvement. There needs to be more flexibility in the licensing. It would be helpful if the reports can be generated periodically, on a schedule. I would like them to add a VM host replication option. Being able to replicate host configuration between sites would be a huge benefit. |
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This solution is very expensive. | We found that in an event that was massive enough to cause an entire cluster to go offline we would be happy with our core services up and running. You are getting what you pay for, as this is a solution that requires minimal management after it is configured. While we find the twenty-five VM license somewhat inflexible, the actual setup costs are minimal as the product is so easy to install. The solution is very cost-effective and very easy to set-up but does not compromise on features. We believe the pricing, setup costs, and licensing are easy to understand. The pricing seems very reasonable. It's a little bit expensive. Licensing is VM based so you can buy packages or single VM. Price is not low but the power of application is high, so you will get your money back. |
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Views 1,237 Comparisons 933 Reviews 2 Average Words per Review 577 Avg. Rating 7.0 | Views 15,598 Comparisons 10,124 Reviews 17 Average Words per Review 397 Avg. Rating 9.3 |
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| Zerto Virtual Replication | |
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| IBM | Zerto |
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. | Zerto helps customers accelerate IT transformation by eliminating the risk and complexity of modernization and cloud adoption. By replacing multiple legacy solutions with a single IT Resilience Platform, Zerto is changing the way disaster recovery, backup and cloud are managed. At enterprise scale, Zerto’s software platform delivers continuous availability for an always-on customer experience while simplifying workload mobility to protect, recover and move applications freely across hybrid and multi-clouds. Zerto is trusted by over 6,000 customers globally and is powering resiliency offerings for Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, AWS, SunGard AS and more than 350 cloud services providers. |
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Sample Customers | |
| Durham Police Department, Re-Store LLC, CenterGrid, pixx.io GmbH, Australian Government Department of Defence, QD, Refresco Gerber | Tencate, Spirit Airlines, Woodforest National Bank, UW Health |
Top Industries | |
No Data Available | Insurance Company12% Healthcare Company12% Manufacturing Company8% Comms Service Provider8% Software R&D Company24% Comms Service Provider11% Manufacturing Company10% Retailer6% |
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No Data Available | Small Business30% Midsize Enterprise33% Large Enterprise38% Small Business18% Midsize Enterprise41% Large Enterprise41% |
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