Compare IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance
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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." | "The solution is very scalable." "Installing this solution is very simple and takes perhaps five or ten minutes." "If you use the NetBackup Appliance you do not need to have separate media servers and hardware. You can configure the same storage as a media server and master server as well as a storage port. This helps to reduce the hardware costs of the media server." "The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can be used in many different kinds of systems." "The intelligent policies feature is used in order to protect the VMware infrastructure. One of the things that makes a big difference for our company is the usage of these intelligence policies. The system automatically provides extra protection for any VMware server application or service. From a backup administrator's point of view, this is what we call peace of mind. It reduces the workload and therefore reduces resources needed from the company." "They are a large company with good best practices, and they give good support." "We rarely need their help. I would give their technical support an 8.5 out of ten. We are satisfied." "Compared to a homemade installation, this appliance is very stable." |
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." | "They could simplify the process of installing, and provide more space for data during the process." "I would like the ability to recover a single folder within the backup of a virtual machine." "With technical support, it feels like they aren't well trained and it takes forever to get answers out of them." "Technical support for this solution needs to be improved." "The only drawback for NetBackup, and of course for Veritas, is that they have stuck to the same environment and to the same UI - User Interface. This needs to be improved in future releases. It needs to be more dynamic." "I would like to see a product that requires less expertise to manage it." "They need to make the licensing more clear. They should give all of the licensing details for the portals and be more clear. I have accidentally purchased the incorrect license because it's not clear." "The scalability isn't great. Every time you want to add storage, you can't just add a little bit, you need to add a lot." |
Pricing and Cost Advice | |
"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." | "The licensing costs for this solution are very high." "The licensing costs are approximately 150,00 Saudi Riyals." "The price of this solution is very high compared to other solutions." "It costs more to license support for this solution, compared to others." "Appliances do not come cheaply." "Overall, Veritas is a good solution; the problem is the cost." |
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Questions from the Community | |
Top Answer: Virtual snapshots that offer incremental backups. 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 » 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 » | Ask a question Earn 20 points |
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Views 5,711 Comparisons 4,148 Reviews 9 Average Words per Review 562 Rating 8.3 | Views 2,947 Comparisons 1,875 Reviews 16 Average Words per Review 591 Rating 8.2 |
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Also Known As | |
| NetBackup Appliance | |
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| IBM | Veritas |
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. | The NetBackup Appliances feature the entire NetBackup Platform suite on performance a single turnkey solution for backup, storage, and deduplication. Deploying an appliance when refreshing media servers, consolidating point products, protecting remote offices, or modernizing protection in the data center reduces operating expenses and integration complexity. |
Offer | |
Learn more about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus | Learn more about Veritas NetBackup Appliance |
Sample Customers | |
| PT Wings Surya, Tectrade, State of Ohio | Beta Offshore |
Top Industries | |
Computer Software Company41% Comms Service Provider16% Government7% Manufacturing Company6% | Energy/Utilities Company29% Financial Services Firm14% Manufacturing Company14% Insurance Company14% Computer Software Company28% Comms Service Provider27% Financial Services Firm7% Government5% |
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Small Business18% Midsize Enterprise18% Large Enterprise64% | Small Business40% Midsize Enterprise20% Large Enterprise40% |
Find out what your peers are saying about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance and other solutions. Updated: January 2021.
455,164 professionals have used our research since 2012.
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is ranked 23rd in Backup and Recovery Software with 11 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 14th in Backup and Recovery Software with 16 reviews. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is rated 8.2, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus writes "Enables us to have longer retention which saves us more money". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Veritas NetBackup Appliance writes "Reduces the workload and therefore reduces resources needed from the company". IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect, Veeam Backup & Replication, Azure Backup, Commvault and Dell EMC Avamar, whereas Veritas NetBackup Appliance is most compared with Dell EMC Data Domain Boost, Dell EMC PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), HPE StoreOnce, NetApp FAS Series and Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance. See our IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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