We performed a comparison between Bacula Enterprise and Micro Focus Data Protector based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery Software solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution has extensive documentation and a very active community."
"It brought many advantages - such as the learning curve being very light."
"It can be used in virtually any environment we have onsite."
"It is easy to scale Bacula Enterprise even if your system is growing tremendously in data and servers."
"The most valuable features are the special plugins such as SAP HANA databases, Microsoft SQL, and various types of virtualization."
"The dashboards in Micro Focus Data Protector are very good. They are similar to the dashboards in Veeam Backup & Replication."
"If you have an idea of what you are doing, it's very flexible and very stable."
"It is a traditional backup model. If you talk about file server and the official Windows database, it's a stable product."
"The command-line interface is user-friendly and well documented in the reference guide."
"The initial setup was relatively easy."
"Micro Focus Data Protector's most valuable feature is its interaction with the fiber share. It is easy to use, we use it to back up without any problem to VTLs, and can use the Fiber Channel that is still the TCP."
"The most valuable feature of Data Protector is its integration with VMware. A lot of software these days integrates with VMware, and you can run some of these things on virtual machines. You can even have your backup manager running on a virtual machine and use physical managers to move data around. Their VMware integration isn't too bad, but Commvault has that feature, and many other backup products do."
"It works excellently only with Oracle."
"We are looking for a unique interface that can rule both enterprise and open source editions. Such a thing does not yet exist."
"It could improve its interface or offer a specific screen for the manager of the company."
"A more user-friendly interface (GUI) can be developed."
"We would like to see an improvement in the functionality of the GUI."
"The initial setup could be a bit easier."
"Microfocus needs to build a partnership with other vendors in addition to HPE as far as cloud consolidation of backups."
"Micro Focus Data Protector must improve its overall evolution record. They need to focus on hardware based instant recovery, client recovery, and cloud ability. Now there is no cloud ability."
"Many of our users complain about the GUI. You still need to rely on the command line interface. Because it originated as a Unix system, Data Protector is still a command line-driven solution, which makes it seem rather dated compared to systems that are built around a GUI from day one. It doesn't affect the functionality, but some people don't find it user-friendly."
"It would be ideal if they could improve their level of support."
"The Micro Focus Data Protector support is not as good as Veeam Backup & Replication's support."
"We're not satisfied with the robustness and stability of the software since Micro Focus took it in-house. The GUI is one thing they could improve. It's still a bit archaic. Data Protector needs a more functional, user-friendly GUI."
"The online backups of Office 365 have room for improvement. This is now available for the Exchange Online part of Office 365, but we're still waiting for SharePoint Online, Teams, etc. We know that it's coming, but it takes time."
"This solution is not scalable."
Bacula Enterprise is ranked 18th in Backup and Recovery Software with 5 reviews while Micro Focus Data Protector is ranked 21st in Backup and Recovery Software with 18 reviews. Bacula Enterprise is rated 9.2, while Micro Focus Data Protector is rated 6.6. The top reviewer of Bacula Enterprise writes "Easy to use with many useful plugins and extremely helpful technical support". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Micro Focus Data Protector writes "User-friendly, competitive, agent-based, and easy to manage". Bacula Enterprise is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Complete Data Protection, Veritas NetBackup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Acronis Backup, whereas Micro Focus Data Protector is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, HPE StoreOnce, Commvault Complete Data Protection, Zerto and Veritas NetBackup. See our Bacula Enterprise vs. Micro Focus Data Protector report.
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