We compared Cohesity DataProtect and IBM Spectrum Protect based on user reviews in five categories. We reviewed all of the data and you can find the conclusion below.
Features: Cohesity DataProtect offers instant recovery and built-in integration with Office 365 and Active Directory. IBM Spectrum Protect is highly regarded for its ability to integrate with tape libraries and its customization options. Users also praised Spectrum Protect for its compatibility with various products, scalability, and stability. Cohesity DataProtect users have suggested enhancements to its user interface, rollback methodology, and cloud data recovery. Other pain points include file server capacity and legacy platform support. IBM Spectrum Protect could improve its integration with cloud services and make its interface more user-friendly.
Service and Support: The customer service experiences for Cohesity DataProtect have been mostly positive, but some say the quality of Cohesity's support may differ depending on the region. IBM’s customer service is described as high quality, friendly, knowledgeable, and responsive. At the same time, some said the support process can be lengthy.
Ease of Deployment: Most users consider the setup process for Cohesity DataProtect to be easy, although a few found it more complex than other products. IBM Spectrum Protect's initial setup is challenging and demands skilled professionals to configure multiple parameters and features. This process can be time-consuming.
Pricing: Cohesity's pricing is higher than its competitors, although some customers consider it affordable. IBM Spectrum Protect is considered expensive. The pricing model is complex, taking into account factors like processor type and volume.
ROI: Cohesity DataProtect provides security against ransomware and efficient file retrieval. Users have realized benefits from IBM Spectrum Protect’s data protection and retrieval. They appreciate its ability to reduce storage requirements with larger tape sizes.
Comparison Results: Cohesity is regarded as an affordable solution that offers instant recovery and superior ransomware protection. However, users say its customer service is inconsistent across regions, and its rollback methodology has room for improvement. IBM Spectrum Protect is a reliable, customizable solution that allows smooth integration with tape libraries. At the same time, some say that the user interface could be more intuitive and Spectrum Protect could integrate better with the cloud.
"Instant recovery options are a big benefit for urgent restores, as we don't need to wait for hours or days for a restore to complete before being able to access the files."
"I found value in the instant recovery with DataMove. I found value in the protection group model for applying policies to VMs. And in the overall UI navigation and the way that the application is laid out in the web browser."
"Setup was extremely easy from racking to backing up was about one hour."
"Cohesity is extremely easy to use and intuitive."
"We are saving valuable datacenter rack space, which is critical as we evaluate co-location options."
"Cohesity is a cost-effective storage designed for secondary or archival data. It also integrates well with a number of other systems, like VMware, Pure Storage, or AWS with its large array of APIs available to the user."
"The support is awesome. They are very fast, competent and friendly."
"The four independent node cluster architecture is redundant. It maintains data integrity and load balancing."
"It seems very scalable and robust. It can do what we require it to do."
"Scalability is pretty much unlimited."
"It is very stable. A plus is to use POWERAge for the SNR copy of the Spectrum Protect, then it is more reliable."
"It has to ability to backup DV2, Oracle, and Informix."
"We are able to run it in an enterprise quite easily with one or two resources."
"It has increased our security, scalability, and high availability."
"This solution has improved our organization through better file and database recovery."
"It covers all the different operating systems. If you need backup, it can pretty much do everything."
"The error handling could be improved."
"The support team could do a better job. Sometimes finding the correct person is cumbersome and time consuming."
"I like that Cohesity offers the chance to have data on-premises and on the cloud. All the data is automatically sent to the cloud."
"Better support for legacy platforms would be nice, but we should be moving off those anyway."
"The product is still young and is continually improving. There have been a couple of buggy releases in the software that have caused us minor issues, so possibly some better QA before releasing would prove to be useful. We have also been inquiring about new app and functionality via the Marketplace that was teased months back but has yet to come to fruition."
"Since it is an evolving product, there are lot of frequent releases which require upgrades to be done every other weekend."
"Cohesity DataProtect can improve in the area of databases. We have had some challenges with both Cohesity and Rubrik being able to effectively back up in a timely manner the SQL Oracle workloads."
"I would like to see Microsoft Exchange DAG supported as soon as possible."
"The user interface (UI) for the admin is still not good. It is way too complicated to manage the product, as we still need to use command line. IBM launched the Operations Center (OC), but there are still functions lacking, especially since we cannot manage all our scheduled tasks by using the GUI."
"The solution's ability to integrate with a cloud solution is one area that needs improvement."
"RTO is a huge gap for us. If we had a disaster scenario and had to recover a bunch of stuff from tape, the RTO would be too long for us."
"IBM Spectrum Protect could be improved by making the installation easier. Once it's implemented, it's okay. IBM started lagging behind when things started moving to storage and cloud-based solutions. Even though they've recently released updates that give cloud-based protection, personally, I still believe they are not up to par with the likes of Rubrik. The entire product is a little bit clumsy because they have co-joined two different products, so it's complex. Even from a sales/explaining to people what it does point of view, it's complex. Whereas, if you take more current products, it's a single box solution. You reel it in, you fire it up, you do a couple of points and clicks, and off you go, whereas the IBM system is seriously complex. There's a lot of training involved and it's a massively difficult product to sell at this point in time."
"The features should be a little bit closer together."
"There is room for improvement in IBM Spectrum Protect, especially regarding its support for virtual environment backups."
"It needs BMR (bare machine recovery) solutions for both Windows and Linux systems."
"It would be helpful if the solution included some sort of ransomware protection."
Cohesity DataProtect is ranked 9th in Backup and Recovery with 67 reviews while IBM Spectrum Protect is ranked 17th in Backup and Recovery with 146 reviews. Cohesity DataProtect is rated 9.0, while IBM Spectrum Protect is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cohesity DataProtect writes "Easy to use, offers good scalability and responsive support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Protect writes "Performance and recoveries are better, and customers are happier with performance". Cohesity DataProtect is most compared with Rubrik, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) and Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, whereas IBM Spectrum Protect is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Rubrik and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain). See our Cohesity DataProtect vs. IBM Spectrum Protect report.
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