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CA 1 Tape Management vs VANTAGE Storage Intelligence comparison

 

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Executive Summary

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
5th
Average Rating
9.6
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VANTAGE Storage Intelligence
Ranking in Storage Management
9th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Storage Management category, the mindshare of CA 1 Tape Management is 5.7%, down from 11.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VANTAGE Storage Intelligence is 5.1%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Storage Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
CA 1 Tape Management5.7%
VANTAGE Storage Intelligence5.1%
Other89.2%
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…
RB
Systems Administrator at SunTrust Banks, Inc.
The alerts, trends and reporting have benefited my organization
Not writing a solution here, the SRM product is a mainframe product that CA's client user interface software, Vantage, can then interact with. They have three flavors for a client interface, desktop (but everything you do is yours alone, nobody else gets anything you build within it), and server…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution is stable."
"To me, the CA 1 tool is the industry standard."
"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."
"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 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."
"Literally everything about the product is great!"
"Absolutely get it because it can trend your data, automate your processes, and if you cannot do it yourself, the outstanding support team will listen, work with you, and help you get there."
"As a storage administrator, it has helped me to control my storage capacity and keep it clean in terms of both data and storage."
"The interface offers so much, with it being a true 'Windows' experience!"
 

Cons

"Installation and customization could be improved."
"The product itself is fairly complex so the install is 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 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."
"Sometimes it does not detect all chaining errors and the reporting on them could be improved as well."
"The product itself is fairly complex so the install is as well."
"Five years ago, yes. As a matter of fact there were too many bugs."
"There are many things that they need to improve. It is a work-in-progress product."
"The install is complicated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its price could be better."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Insurance Company
13%
Healthcare Company
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Also Known As

BrightStor Tape Management
CA Vantage Storage Resource Manager, BrightStor Storage Resource Manager
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

TravelPort, AlphaServe, Rogers Communication
Sky, TravelPort, First Horizon, Hill International
Find out what your peers are saying about CA 1 Tape Management vs. VANTAGE Storage Intelligence and other solutions. Updated: March 2026.
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