We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Protect Plus and Rubrik based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is how we can easily power speed up the VM even though the VM resides in remote storage."
"The solution's stability is high because it is derived from Spectrum Protect."
"The solution offers a very straightforward deployment. You click, click, click and it's done. There's not much configuration to do."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The most valuable feature of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is its ease of use. Additionally, it does backups of all of the things we need, such as OS, files, and databases."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the integration with Oracle."
"We used to use the solution with tapes a few years ago. We've switched to discs, and it has gotten much faster."
"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."
"It works with VMware and Hyper-V without agent installation."
"One platform for instant recovery."
"Instant recovery because it takes about 10 seconds to restore the VM from backup to production"
"Disk mount that lets a restore happen immediately, no need to re-hydrate."
"The most valuable features of Rubrik are the restoration and ease of use."
"The security and the ransomware protection are most valuable."
"The user interface (UI) is great. It is very lightweight and intuitive."
"Cut backup remediation to nearly nothing."
"There could be better integration with Spectrum Protect and Spectrum Protect Plus, it should be one solution."
"The software's technical support could improve its response time for different time zones."
"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."
"In the future, I would like to see support for global deduplication."
"The solution only supports HyperV and VMware but doesn't support Nutanix."
"It still needs to grow and add new features. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, I believe, requires time to become competitive due to a weakness in the other software products."
"You end up needing to do a lot of troubleshooting to get things to work effectively."
"The replication feature is not available."
"Rubrik can only leverage cloud storage for archiving and has no cloud failover."
"Its cost is high."
"There are some corner cases where the Rubrik Connector (Agent) still doesn't work for our clients."
"It is not Windows Cluster-Aware at the moment or Exchange DAG-Aware. If they add support for these particular use cases, it would be even better."
"I hope to see enhancements in areas like data governance and the incorporation of new features in future updates."
"The dashboard and user interface could be improved to make them more user-friendly."
"We have some challenges with the solution's reporting because historical reports have some limitations."
"I would like for unmanaged backups to be able to be saved in a separate policy."
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is ranked 19th in Backup and Recovery with 28 reviews while Rubrik is ranked 4th in Backup and Recovery with 83 reviews. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is rated 8.0, while Rubrik is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus writes "Has very good integration features and can quickly backup data and optimize storage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rubrik writes "Easy to use with minimal training required, innovative, good support". IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect, Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Nutanix Mine Integrated Backup and Atempo Digital Archive, whereas Rubrik is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Commvault Cloud, Zerto and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). See our IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs. Rubrik report.
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