AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs IBM Spectrum Protect comparison

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs. IBM Spectrum Protect

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

26th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (19th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (14th)

IBM Spectrum Protect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

17th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

149

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Spectrum Protect is 2.2%, up from 2.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery

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Vijay Londhe

Assistant Programmer at Mahadis

Managed services with seamless integration and good reliability

Since I have to view everything on the console, the previous application solutions like IBM and Sanavi showed the RPO and RTO status directly. In AWS Disaster Recovery Service, these details are not available, making it difficult to check my replication status. I have to calculate whether my data is replicated to the Adarabad region or not. These features, if available in AWS, would be beneficial.

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Syed Habib

Head of Infrastructure Security (S.A.V.P) at EXIM Bank Ltd

Manageable and comprehensive and integrates robust backup features for core banking

It's adequate for my core banking, however, I am looking for another solution for all systems. It is not compatible with other operating systems like Windows or Linux, and lacks a consolidated dashboard from Browser Spectrum. This is why I am searching for another solution. The product also lacks any centralized graphical user interface (GUI), such as Jarek Pod, and I am limited to using a console-based text user interface, which my local partner handles completely.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The setup is pretty straightforward."

"We have never had any issues with scalability."

"The strong points are the stability and scalability of the solution, as well as the convenience of it being cloud-based."

"The initial setup is really straightforward."

"It offers seamless integration with services like ACL, EKS, and Fargate for deploying containerized applications."

"The most valuable aspect of CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is its instant block replication feature. This allows us to perform live block verification and eliminates the need to concern ourselves with recovery point objectives. This capability is particularly advantageous for critical workloads."

"It provides our disaster recovery solution. It works fine in our tests."

"AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is a robust and reliable solution for disaster recovery needs."

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"We cannot live without it, since it gives us the confidence to move forward."

"What I found most valuable in IBM Spectrum Protect is that it allows you to back up physical machines, and its proxy feature lets you back up virtual machines."

"The product is very stable."

"The file-restoring feature is the most valuable."

"It integrates well with Spectrum Scale."

"It provides our customers with the comfort of having reliable enterprise data protection."

"We are able to run it in an enterprise quite easily with one or two resources."

"The customization and the ability to backup across all platforms are the most valuable features."

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Cons

"Sometimes a server will get a bit behind. "

"Since I have to view everything on the console, the previous application solutions like IBM and Sanavi showed the RPO and RTO status directly. In AWS Disaster Recovery Service, these details are not available, making it difficult to check my replication status."

"In its current state, ECL integrates with CloudWatch for basic logging and monitoring, yet improvements could include more detailed logs for specific actions, like when I perform actions such as push or pull."

"The solution's network setup and a lot of the control tower setup could be improved."

"The bandwidth is a constant upload communication to the AWS DR environment, so if you do not have the proper bandwidth, it will definitely eat up your internet line."

"I set up a test, deleted the source, and went to fail it back, and it didn't work."

"The cost of AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery is seen as expensive."

"The failback could be improved. It should be more intuitive."

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"They are behind on many things, especially security. They are catching up a little bit now, but the competitors are doing better security-wise. There should be malware detection and prevention and higher security."

"IBM Spectrum Protect does have a lot of the features that we need, but I think they need to improve their backup virtualization and backup for container."

"The reporting could be better."

"The usability of IBM Spectrum Protect could be improved, specifically additional features to the product in the operations center. Additional reporting facilities and stronger reporting tools such as build dashboards would be beneficial."

"Technical support could be improved."

"It is not compatible with other operating systems like Windows or Linux, and lacks a consolidated dashboard from Browser Spectrum."

"The version that we had when I first started made it look really bad. We are talking about commands that should have run in two seconds, but instead took four to eight hours. Other components were sluggish."

"I would like a little more ease with the virtual platforms, because it is a huge thing that is coming up."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I rate the price of CloudEndure Disaster Recovery a six out of ten."

"The pricing is better now that they had come out with the Tier 2 which replicates a little less often. In comparison to what I would have been spending with any other type of solution, the pricing is fair."

"Where the price adds up, there are CloudEndure licenses, then there is the AWS environment, and finally, there is the AWS storage, so cumulatively, it adds up."

"We were happy with the pricing that they gave us."

"I feel the product's pricing is a good value. Licensing is pretty straightforward."

"On a scale from one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is charging clients $20 to do the DR backups. It is an expensive solution."

"They license us on a per machine basis. We have a set number of machines, which we have licensed."

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"The price of IBM Spectrum Protect is expensive. However, there are a few packages and it is unclear because, for the entry suite they have both options, which are the back-end storage capacity and the front-end storage capacity."

"The solution's pricing is fair. Price-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten."

"IBM Spectrum Protect can be considered an averagely-priced product."

"For my company, the tool is affordable and reasonable...I don't think most people know that when a company has large systems in place, the TCO is a lot lower."

"Use capacity licensing. It's easier and cheaper."

"That's a hard estimate. It depends on the licensing, the hardware, and other stuff, but it is fairly expensive. It is generally more expensive than other solutions."

"When compared to the cost of other enterprise products, it seems to be in the same range. However, compared to the cost of non-enterprise products, it is really high."

"One can go with either a PVU licensing model or a capacity based licensing model. Either solution does not block the usage, if over used."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

12%

Healthcare Company

10%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

University

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By reviewers

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Midsize Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery is a fairly stable solution.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

The setup is actually managed by our partner. I have taken a rate of per user. Licensing is completely managed by the partner. I am paying per user and per GB storage cost, while the infrastructure...

What needs improvement with CloudEndure Disaster Recovery?

In its current state, ECL integrates with CloudWatch for basic logging and monitoring, yet improvements could include more detailed logs for specific actions, like when I perform actions such as pu...

What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Protect?

IBM Spectrum Protect is stable.

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

It's expensive. I acknowledge the cost associated with it.

What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Protect?

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Also Known As

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery

IBM TSM, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

Overview

CloudEndure Disaster Recovery enables real-time replication and rapid recovery to enhance organizational resilience. Key features include block-level data replication, ease of use, cost-effectiveness, and automated recovery orchestration. Users benefit from increased efficiency, improved workflows, and enhanced data management, significantly improving organizational performance and business continuity.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) is a data protection platform that gives enterprises a single point of control and administration for backup and recovery. It is the flagship product in the IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) family. It enables reliable, cost effective backups and fast recovery for virtual, physical and cloud environments of all sizes.

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Sample Customers

Agio, Cloud Nation, Limelight Networks

CERN, Einstein Healthcare, Nyherji, Allianz Australia, TZM, ABT Online, NCT, Kindred Healthcare Inc., Cobalt Iron, TransGrid, Baptist Health of Northeast Florida, Cash America, Piedmont Healthcare, RWGV, Arkansas Tech University, British Columbia Institute of Technology

AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery vs. IBM Spectrum Protect