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CA 1 Tape Management vs SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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
3rd
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SolarWinds Storage Resource...
Ranking in Storage Management
13th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of CA 1 Tape Management is 9.7%, up from 7.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SolarWinds Storage Resource Monitor is 3.0%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Storage Management
 

Featured Reviews

Beyza Aksöz - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
it_user652953 - PeerSpot reviewer
Provides a visual representation and drill down into your environment.
Scalability is my sore spot. With the way they use nodes and count nodes, it’s very easy to blow well past your license amount. I have, for example, a 150 node license, of which I am monitoring 337 nodes. However, only 150 are actually monitored, so I have to do a lot to try to find the right applications to monitor. Since the next level for licensing is 500/700 or something like that, I simply haven’t been able to afford the bump up. I simply need a much higher license level than I have. However, the cost is too much and they lack the flexibility in allowing you a smaller step up. It goes from, say 150 nodes to 500. There is no 250 or 300, for example. Would I find applications to monitor, with the selection from Windows, Linux, SQL, IIS, Active Director, and Exchange? You bet. For now, however, I have to be patient until I can justify the cost of the upgrade.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"With this product, it all becomes automatic: locating the data, backing up the data, restoring the data. We can automate all that with it."
"The solution is stable."
"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."
"The tapes are mounted automatically. You can read a tape automatically without waiting for someone to insert it."
"It has become easy to backup and archive all our system data and financial data. It helps us mainly in managing the backup of our databases, and it is easy to retrieve that data and find it in a secure place."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
 

Cons

"The product itself is fairly complex so the install is as well."
"The solution's cost needs improvement."
"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 could always be more easily scalable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price could be better."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
34%
Insurance Company
22%
Computer Software Company
12%
Government
6%
Educational Organization
69%
Computer Software Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
4%
Manufacturing Company
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Also Known As

BrightStor Tape Management
SolarWinds SRM
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

TravelPort, AlphaServe, Rogers Communication
NetSuite, Youngs Seafood, APS Bank, Sven Meinks
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