IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs Veeam Backup & Replication

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is ranked 47th in Backup and Recovery Software with 1 review vs Veeam Backup & Replication which is ranked 1st in Backup and Recovery Software with 38 reviews. The top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus writes "The solution is scalable and can be fitted for any customer". The top reviewer of Veeam Backup & Replication writes "The most often used feature is a simple restore. The next most used feature is restoring a full VM due to corruption, virus or human error in managing the VM". IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault and Rubrik. Veeam Backup & Replication is most compared with Veritas Backup Exec, Rubrik and Zerto Virtual Replication.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Veeam Backup & Replication

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IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Based on 1 review.

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Veeam Backup & Replication

Based on 38 reviews.

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Alberto Zampieri

Senior IT Engineer at a tech services company

With WAN acceleration, we send less data through our WAN lines. The reporting tool shows the status of the...

Let me start by mentioning that, before Veeam, my company used to backup data with Microsoft Robocopy. Backup times now are more than ten times... Read more »

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Quotes From Members Comparing IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs Veeam Backup & Replication

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Pros
The solution's stability is high because it is derived from Spectrum Protect.The solution is scalable and can be fitted for any customer. Read more »	It most valuable features are seeding and faster backups over small links.Veeam replication gives migration tools/options for VMware.I enjoy the ability to quickly search for VMs through the Veeam console.It has helped us to protect our IP address and critical information.Features with the most value are Instant VM Recovery, SQL Explorer and Exchange Explorer.Before Veeam, we had backup infrastructure sprawl. Veeam was able to reduce our overall backup windows while reducing our dedicated backup infrastructure.Vendor integration for many of the enterprise features have allowed for us to have greater performance from our storage vendors further improving on our commitments to protect our clients' data.Replication and restore object in Exchange boxes with possibility to select part of Microsoft directory. Read more »
Cons
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. Read more »	It could use DR features similar to Zerto.The remote SQL server has had multiple sizing issues within the logs and SQL backup space and sharing with other database apps.The product is missing some commonsense features and tools for an enterprise backup recovery product,The only issue on which we would like to see for improvement would be, potentially, the ability to do some different things with recovery, like faster recovery onsite.Physical backup is always where room for improvement could be but Veeam has always stated they are not going in that direction.Multithreading of health check process: This can take too much time to process on large jobs and/or large VMs.Additional executive summary reports for the entire infrastructure would be a nice to have.One challenge that we have encountered was on the long-term retention of data. Be sure to look into a dedicated deduplication appliance. Read more »

Pricing and Cost Advice

If you need to extend it, it can be extended acting like a normal Spectrum Protect with a long archive.The price offering from IBM is coming down because it is based on number of VM machines. So, IBM is coming to the market to show the added value of the product.

Setup cost and licensing of Veeam are nothing to complain about when compared to similar products for enterprise backup recovery solutions.We have increased our scalability while being able to free up senior resources from recovery activities. I estimate our overall savings to about $20,000 per year.I think the price is good when you choose the Essentials Suite, but when you buy a full featured version (for instance the Enterprise Plus) the price is a little bit expensive.The price is a bit high. Licensing type is VMware friendly, so it is easy.Since pricing is per socket, it is not expensive to add capacity as you go along.The licensing is based on the number of cores you have in your ESX or Hyper-V environment.Room for improvement is actually more in the way of licensing. The really good and useful features are in the Enterprise plus edition, and that one is really expensive.The pricing and licensing is better than the competitors, but it could be better.

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Ranking
RANKING	47th out of 55 In Backup and Recovery Software Views 1,173 Comparisons 944 Reviews 0 Followers 100 Avg. Rating N/A	1st out of 55 In Backup and Recovery Software Views 93,019 Comparisons 58,213 Reviews 51 Followers 2,784 Avg. Rating 8.7
Top Comparisons
Top Comparisons	Veeam Backup & Replication vs. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Compared 55% of the time. Commvault vs. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Compared 15% of the time. Rubrik vs. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus Compared 5% of the time. See more IBM Spectrum Protect Plus competitors »	Veritas Backup Exec vs. Veeam Backup & Replication Compared 11% of the time. Rubrik vs. Veeam Backup & Replication Compared 8% of the time. Zerto Virtual Replication vs. Veeam Backup & Replication Compared 7% of the time. See more Veeam Backup & Replication competitors »

Also Known As
Also Known As		Veeam Backup and Replication, Veeam Availability Suite
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Overview
Overview	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.	Veeam® Availability Suite™ delivers something fundamentally different — Availability for the Always-On Enterprise™ — leveraging IT investments in server virtualization, modern storage and the cloud to help organizations meet today’s service-level objectives, enabling recovery of any IT service and related applications and data within seconds and minutes. https://www.veeam.com/vm-backup-recovery-replication-software.html
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Sample Customers
Sample Customers	Information Not Available	Vodafone, American Standard Brands, Welch’s, University of Florida, Tata Global Beverages Limited, National Bank of Abu Dhabi, Hirslanden Private Hospital Group, MacLean-Fogg Company
Top Industries
Top Industries	No Data Available	REVIEWERS Government 13% Financial Services Firm 13% Healthcare Company 11% Energy/Utilities Company 8% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Financial Services Firm 11% Real Estate/Law Firm 9% Healthcare Company 8% Comms Service Provider 8%
Company Size
Company Size	No Data Available	REVIEWERS Small Business 47% Midsize Enterprise 30% Large Enterprise 24% VISITORS READING REVIEWS Small Business 25% Midsize Enterprise 40% Large Enterprise 36%

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