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Actifio
Read 8 Actifio reviews
1,435 views|868 comparisons
87% willing to recommend
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IBM Storage Protect
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80 views|51 comparisons
100% willing to recommend
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Actifio vs. IBM Storage Protect
May 2024
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We performed a comparison between Actifio and IBM Storage Protect 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.
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Featured Review
Leandro Pereira Rodrigues
Very user-friendly with good QSA
With Actifio we feel very safe in the operation of services, because if the worst happens, we know that we have our backup intact and safe.
Maik Zutz
A stable enterprise solution for backup and restore
The tool needs CPU, but it works fine.
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Pros
"Very user-friendly and the QSA is very good.""This product has unique capabilities that lead the product category in test data management, cloning and recovery.""The solution helps reduce costs.""Actifio was very stable. Whenever they identified bugs, they would promptly provide us with patches.""Very user-friendly and the QSA is very good.""They will assist me in achieving whatever budget issue the client may be having."

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"The best point about IBM Storage Protect is that it can use IBM tape environments, which we still use and will continue to use in the future.""The tool's backup engine is very powerful. Previously, our client finished backup with HPE product in 48 hours. IBM Storage Protect completes backup in 8 hours."

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Cons
"Areas that need improvement would be the support for recovery in the physical environment.""The initial setup is complex.""The solution doesn't support AIX software or in-cloud, and we have a lot of servers running on AIX and Oracle.""Google has stopped supporting the on-premise version of the tool.""Lacks the option to price backup costs within the solution itself.""While the product does support various databases, the company needs to make more of an effort to support N-minus-one compatibility."

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"The solution is expensive.""The product should improve its GUI. It should also support Windows clustering."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Pricing is on a case by case basis."
  • "Support is very good. They send out a VM link and help you fix any issues."
  • "Actifio is cheaper than other tools."

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  • "IBM Storage Protect is not expensive and fits the needs of all business types. The licensing is based on a capacity-based model. You can take a license for one, two, or three terabytes."

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    Questions from the Community
    What do you like most about Actifio?
    Top Answer:Actifio was very stable. Whenever they identified bugs, they would promptly provide us with patches.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Actifio?
    Top Answer:I think licensing costs are reasonable but we have taxes here in Brazil that make hi-tech products more expensive.
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    What needs improvement with Actifio?
    Top Answer:The area they could improve was when we were in Azure cloud, and Actifio got bought by Google, they stopped supporting us. So that's an area they could improve.
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    What do you like most about IBM Storage Protect?
    Top Answer:The best point about IBM Storage Protect is that it can use IBM tape environments, which we still use and will continue to use in the future.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Storage Protect?
    Top Answer:The solution is expensive. I rate the product’s pricing a three out of ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap.
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    What needs improvement with IBM Storage Protect?
    Top Answer:New workloads are not good for storage protect like container or virtual machines. IBM acknowledges that users and partners with companies do it better and integrate it into the product. It takes too… more »
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    Ranking
    23rd
    out of 133 in Backup and Recovery
    Views
    1,435
    Comparisons
    868
    Reviews
    5
    Average Words per Review
    478
    Rating
    8.4
    43rd
    out of 133 in Backup and Recovery
    Views
    80
    Comparisons
    51
    Reviews
    1
    Average Words per Review
    716
    Rating
    8.0
    Comparisons
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    Overview
    Actifio is the world’s leading Enterprise Data-as-a-Service (EDaaS) platform. It enables thousands of users around the world to deliver their data just as they deliver their applications and infrastructure… as a service available instantly, anywhere. An enterprise-class software platform powered by patented Virtual Data Pipeline™ technology, Actifio frees data from traditional infrastructure to accelerate adoption of hybrid cloud, build higher quality applications faster, and improve business resiliency and availability. For more, visit Actifio.com or follow us on Twitter @Actifio.

    IBM Storage Protect is a data backup and recovery software. Storage Protect is part of the software defined storage products in the IBM Storage portfolio. For backup and recovery of SaaS applications, see Storage Protect for Cloud.

    IBM Storage Protect provides comprehensive data resilience for physical file servers, virtual environments and a wide range of applications. Organizations can scale up to manage billions of objects per backup server. Clients can reduce backup infrastructure costs with built-in data efficiency capabilities and the ability to migrate or copy data to tape, public cloud services, and on-premises object storage. IBM Storage Protect can also store IBM Storage Protect Plus data, allowing companies to take advantage of their existing investment for long-term data retention and disaster recovery.

    Sample Customers
    IBM, Waste Industries, Nasdaq, Verizon, Sharp, Rosetta Stone, Dakine, JBS Australia, Texas Wesleyan University, Cintra, People's Choice Credit Union, Lotto NZ, Electric Insurance, Tyler Technologies, Intility, Corporate One Federal Credit Union, Bryant University, pc/nametag, Isagenix, Sungard Availability Services, Databank, Electrocraft, Lifescript, Westfleisch, Interstate National Corporation, RestorePoint, Net3, Access Community Health Network, Newmarket International, Rezolve Group Inc., Piri Reis University, MC Assembly, Grass-Merkur, dbMotion, Christian Broadcasting Network, Bezeq, Abilene Christian University, CNW Group, Softcat, Migliori, City of South Portland, NaviSite, News-Press & Gazette, Comtec, Equity Insurance, Admirals Bank, Assistra, Dassault, Henry Davis York Lawyers, SAI Global, Audax Group, DSM, Triad Retail Media, Euronet Worldwide, Palm Beach County School District, iGate, Emerald Queen Casino
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm21%
    Computer Software Company15%
    Retailer7%
    Manufacturing Company6%
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    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise38%
    Large Enterprise50%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise72%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Actifio vs. IBM Storage Protect
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    Actifio is ranked 23rd in Backup and Recovery with 8 reviews while IBM Storage Protect is ranked 43rd in Backup and Recovery with 2 reviews. Actifio is rated 8.8, while IBM Storage Protect is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Actifio writes "Actifio enables quick and efficient data refreshes". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Storage Protect writes "A stable enterprise solution for backup and restore". Actifio is most compared with Rubrik, Delphix, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud and NetApp Cloud Backup, whereas IBM Storage Protect is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect. See our Actifio vs. IBM Storage Protect report.

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