2019-08-08T07:02:00Z

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
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JY
Real User
Top 5
2023-12-05T11:18:24Z
Dec 5, 2023

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is an expensive solution since it is mostly used for corporate-level projects. I rate the price of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus a one on a scale of one to ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten is very cheap.

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Nicholas Munga - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant
Top 20
2023-08-25T08:19:56Z
Aug 25, 2023

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a little expensive.

AS
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-07-04T11:46:34Z
Jul 4, 2023

The solution is too expensive.

Uddave Jajoo - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant
2022-08-02T19:31:00Z
Aug 2, 2022

The initial cost of the product is perpetual but the support fees are billed annually. This pricing is something that can be negotiated. The price of this product is cheaper than some of the others that we evaluated. Price-wise, I would rate IBM competitively, at an eight out of ten.

Atif Najam - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-08-02T12:50:00Z
Aug 2, 2022

The price is perpetual, but the maintenance cost is annual. That is, we pay once for the product and pay annually for the maintenance and support. The price was much cheaper than what we would have had to pay for EMC or Veritas. The pricing is competitive, and I would rate it at four out of five.

ZuzarMujawar - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant
Top 10
2022-06-16T13:51:00Z
Jun 16, 2022

When it comes to licenses, we have capacity-based license for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus and we are covered as a part of capacity license. They have a different license based on the number of VM you have protected. The license covers everything.

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Kevin Honde - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-05-31T15:49:15Z
May 31, 2022

There is an annual license required to use IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. The cost of the license could improve, it is expensive.

CB
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-03-16T22:38:51Z
Mar 16, 2022

When compared to other vendors, the price is very competitive. Clients prefer to buy a perpetual license, but the majority opt for a yearly subscription. I would rate the licensing and price a nine out of ten. The price could be a little lower than that of the other vendors, but the licensing model is fine.

CB
Real User
2020-07-26T08:19:00Z
Jul 26, 2020

The price is lower than that of some competing products.

TD
Real User
2020-05-17T07:17:02Z
May 17, 2020

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 lucky to have worked in enterprise companies.

KM
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2019-08-29T08:54:00Z
Aug 29, 2019

We only use IBM Spectrum Protect Plus with yearly licensing fees. It depends on which solutions or plan that you choose for exactly how much it will cost.

MS
Real User
Top 20
2019-08-18T07:52:00Z
Aug 18, 2019

This solution is expensive, but compared to other backup solutions, it is fair. There are no costs in addition to the standard licensing fees. 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.

AS
Real User
2019-08-12T05:55:00Z
Aug 12, 2019

We pay a monthly licensing fee.

PW
Real User
2019-08-12T05:55:00Z
Aug 12, 2019

The licensing fees are on a yearly basis. In addition to the standard licensing fees, we paid for implementation and training.

it_user1093569 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2019-08-12T05:55:00Z
Aug 12, 2019

Because we've got Spectrum Protect, we're going to use some of that licensing and convert it to Plus. One additional cost is obviously going to be the infrastructure that we need to buy for the solution.

JF
Real User
2019-08-08T07:02:00Z
Aug 8, 2019

sP+ worth the investment in regards of capabilities vs cost. With the cotrect understanding of the administrator, the possibilities given by this tool worth any penny invested.

it_user1093365 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2019-08-08T07:02:00Z
Aug 8, 2019

The licensing model of Spectrum Protect Plus is more efficient and cheaper compared to the original. It is much more efficient because of the cost. There are no additional set up costs that I am aware of. They charge you for every terabyte of licensing that you can back up. We have a contract with IBM that includes maintenance for three or five years.

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