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CA 1 Tape Management vs IBM Storage Insights comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

CA 1 Tape Management
Ranking in Storage Management
7th
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Storage Insights
Ranking in Storage Management
14th
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of CA 1 Tape Management is 5.6%, down from 9.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Storage Insights is 2.8%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Storage Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CA 1 Tape Management5.6%
IBM Storage Insights2.8%
Other91.6%
Storage Management
 

Featured Reviews

Beyza Aksöz - PeerSpot reviewer
Mainframe System Programmer at Türkiye İş Bankası
An easy-to-use solution with good technical support services
We use the solution to manage virtual tape volumes The solution is easy to use. The solution's pricing could be better. We have been using the solution for eight years. I rate the solution's stability an eight out of ten. We have 20 solution users in our organization. Also, we plan to…
Shraman Biswas - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead - System & Network Administration at Gamut Infosystems
A good solution that can be used for storage, but its performance, configuration, and pricing could be improved
We use IBM Storage Insights for storage and management The most valuable features of IBM Storage Insights are the server and storage. The solution's performance, configuration, and pricing could be improved. I have been using IBM Storage Insights for four to five years. The solution's…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The tapes are mounted automatically. You can read a tape automatically without waiting for someone to insert it."
"To me, the CA 1 tool is the industry standard."
"package that manages all of your tapes. Create/write/catalog, retention, delete. There are queries and reports, which are needed to know when/where/length keeping, etc., in order to track them or find out current status."
"CA 1 is our intake management system, and it's just one of the best products out there."
"With this product, it all becomes automatic: locating the data, backing up the data, restoring the data. We can automate all that with it."
"Literally everything about the product is great!"
"The Vault Management function keeps track of where a tape should be and tells the operators which tapes should be sent offsite, and which ones should return."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable features of IBM Storage Insights are the server and storage."
 

Cons

"The solution's cost needs improvement."
"Installation and customization could be improved."
"The product itself is fairly complex so the install is as well."
"Sometimes it does not detect all chaining errors and the reporting on them could be improved as well."
"When we want to interface the CA 1 product with other vendors, IBM or others, it is difficult to interface it with them, because you need some exits, you need to compile some assemblers."
"The solution's performance, configuration, and pricing could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price could be better."
"IBM Storage Insights is cheaper than other products."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
Construction Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
8%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
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Small Business
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Also Known As

BrightStor Tape Management
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Overview

 

Sample Customers

TravelPort, AlphaServe, Rogers Communication
Tectrade, Coventry Building Society
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