We performed a comparison between Acronis Cyber Protect and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 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 image backup and image restore features have been very beneficial to us."
"Acronis has many features, which are really very interesting, when it comes to data backup and recovery, especially disaster recovery (DR)."
"i use the backup solution and I use something called Disk Director, which is a related product. Together, they allow me to manage all of my storage space."
"I've reimaged servers and been back up and running in exactly no time with the completely new hardware."
"The licensing model is very good."
"I like Acronis Cyber Protect's backup process and its management console is intuitive."
"In my opinion, it's the best product for end-users and PCs."
"One of the most valuable features of Acronis is its AnyData Engine which allows any device to connect to any other device for the purpose of data restoration."
"The most valuable features of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus are you have many possibilities on how to use it. We use it for backups and to create secondary and third copies. It is possible to pick up Kubernetes containers and use a different cloud provider if you need to start backups on the cloud."
"The support from IBM is very good."
"With this product, we now have a reliable backup solution."
"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."
"The solution is scalable."
"The initial setup of IBM Protect Plus is simple and not complex."
"The solution's stability is high because it is derived from Spectrum Protect."
"The tool has enough documentation; you don't need to contact the support team."
"I would like to have more hardware space. It would make it better. I would like to have two more terabytes."
"Because Acronis Backup is an on-premises solution, there is extra overhead. It's harder to manage, and there's no real remote access. You have to physically log in to the machine to manage it. The reporting feature works fine, and you will be able to send out reports. However, that is where it stops. The deployment could be improved and could be through a network chain. If we need to deploy two machines that are not connected to the internet but connected to two different networks, it would be great to have a machine with dual mix that has access to the backup server and to those machines. It would be like a relay that you can install on the machine with a two-mix, and that machine can then connect to your backup server and to the other machines. You should be able to see the other machines on that network and be able to deploy to it and push jobs to it."
"If we could have a mass deployment option using Acronis, that would be helpful."
"We would always support better pricing."
"When an error occurs, the information is not always easy to understand and these messages should be made more clear."
"It supports Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Exchange, but it does not support Oracle databases or Postgres."
"They can include something called a backup appliance. Although Acronis is a software-driven company, it would be good for customers to have some kind of backup appliance on top of a lightweight operating system. This will also reduce the cost. Currently, the customers have to buy the hardware in addition to the operating system, which increases the overhead in terms of procurement."
"The whole product structure is confusing. You can actually get to do what you want to do. But Acronis seems to have a singular ability to make things difficult."
"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."
"Their first level of support can be improved. Often they are too junior to understand the issues we are having, and it takes too much time to get from them to the next level of support, which is what we actually need."
"It requires much more automation features."
"Rooms for improvement in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus are installation and configuration because those were difficult. They should try their best to improve those areas. In the next release of the product, better implementation and administration are what we're expecting."
"The one issue we are facing is related to file restores."
"The solution should allow for backup of iOS snapshots."
"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."
Acronis Cyber Protect is ranked 10th in Backup and Recovery with 117 reviews while IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is ranked 19th in Backup and Recovery with 28 reviews. Acronis Cyber Protect is rated 8.2, while IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Acronis Cyber Protect writes " Good backup solution but challenges with the stability". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus writes "Has very good integration features and can quickly backup data and optimize storage". Acronis Cyber Protect is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Azure Backup and N-able Cove Data Protection, whereas IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect, Veeam Backup & Replication, Cohesity DataProtect, Nutanix Mine Integrated Backup and Rubrik. See our Acronis Cyber Protect vs. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus report.
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