Commvault Cloud vs IBM ProtectTIER comparison

Commvault and IBM are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Commvault is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.4, while IBM is ranked #65. Commvault holds a 3.6% mindshare in BRS, compared to IBM’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Commvault users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 60% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Commvault Cloud

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95% willing to recommend

IBM ProtectTIER

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60% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

IBM ProtectTIER and Commvault Cloud offer data protection solutions. Commvault Cloud's comprehensive feature set makes it worth the premium price despite IBM ProtectTIER's pricing and support.

Features: IBM ProtectTIER is known for its scalability, reliable data deduplication, and straightforward deployment. Commvault Cloud offers extensive integration capabilities, robust data management features, and a versatile, feature-rich solution.

Room for Improvement: IBM ProtectTIER users suggest better integration with third-party tools, enhanced data recovery speeds, and shorter setup times. Commvault Cloud users seek improvements in user experience, simplified configuration settings, and more intuitive deployment processes.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM ProtectTIER is recognized for straightforward deployment but criticized for longer setup times, with mixed reviews on customer service. Commvault Cloud offers a more intuitive deployment process but faces complexities in configuration, while customer service is generally rated higher.

Pricing and ROI: IBM ProtectTIER offers competitive setup costs and favorable ROI due to cost-effectiveness. Commvault Cloud comes with a higher setup cost but justifies it with superior feature integration and user satisfaction, promising solid ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Commvault Cloud

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

4th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

112

Ranking in other categories

eDiscovery (3rd), Cloud Backup (4th), Disaster Recovery as a Service (4th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (6th), SaaS Backup (2nd), Container Backup Software (2nd), Autonomous Operational Resilience (2nd)

IBM ProtectTIER

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

65th

Average Rating

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (13th)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Commvault Cloud is 3.6%, down from 7.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM ProtectTIER is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Commvault Cloud	3.6%
IBM ProtectTIER	0.7%
Other	95.7%

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Featured Reviews

Ankit Gagneja

Cloud Solution Architect at Tata Consultancy

Hybrid backup strategy has improved recovery orchestration and now supports flexible DR planning

I think improvements could be made in Commvault Cloud. Lately what I have seen is that there are AI capabilities that different data protection organizations are coming up with, which basically revolves around tiering of not frequently accessible data to glacier kind of storage, plus bringing in a high level of compression and deduplication capabilities. All those features I believe are there in other customers and they are bringing in new use cases from the AI perspective which I have not recently seen in Commvault. I have seen that Dell does have such features. We recently pitched a solution to the customers where we talked about data tiering and the other AI use cases, identifying the data by itself and autonomously taking decisions on how to tier the data between the different storage classes that we have. Those kind of capabilities that we have proposed to the customer as far as the partner solutions are concerned. I would like to see AI capabilities in Commvault Cloud. The rest of the features pretty much align with the other enterprise solutions that we have in the market. It is just the AI capability that is being asked by the customers as well as that I see missing with Commvault.

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Avdhesh Garg

Technical Lead at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Provides a short-term backup, archive, and cataloging for 20,000 people in our organization

The backup for a large amount of data is slow. When there's a large amount of data, sometimes the backup isn't completed in time. I have a 24 hour cycle, so it doesn't get completed in 24 hours with the large amount of data. With Veritas NetBackup, I can take 20 terabytes of backup in a day.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Global deduplication and the indexing of the data object are the most valuable features. It saves costs on the product side by doing compression and deduplication. It will help you and make your life easy to reach the data that you need within the minimum downtime when it's required."

"It helped us reduce the number of servers that are required for a stable operation."

"Scalability, as well as stability, are a couple of important parts of this solution."

"We are using a KVM system in our cloud, and this solution works very well with it."

"It is just about as flexible as you can get; simple. You can put it anywhere you want. You can put it on-prem or in your cloud. I could see where a team that's looking for more of a follow the bouncy ball type of solution might get a little confused. "Oh, no. What do you mean I might have to do it this way or I can't do it that way?" Sometimes, people just want to be told what to do. For an enterprise environment, like we are at NDOT, everything we do is not standard. It is not industry standard; it is not normal. We have all kinds of one-offs. We do need flexibility in the solutions that we get. I will say that Metallic has been extremely flexible in that sense, where we are able to follow the bouncy ball if we wanted to. Obviously, we didn't. We did it our way and Metallic, as a whole solution, provided that to us with no issues."

"The fact that the solution is a single platform has enabled our company to accelerate growth."

"The functionality and features of Commvault were much better compared to other solutions."

"The solution provides us with a single platform to move, manage, and recover data across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud locations, making it very effective."

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"The most valuable feature is the incremental backup."

"The cataloging is the best feature, as it takes millions of frames for the backup and, because it's incremental, it takes less time to complete."

"Overall IBM ProtectTIER is a great solution. It is easy to use."

"Overall IBM ProtectTIER is a great solution."

"The cataloging is the best feature. It takes millions of frames for the backup. It's incremental, so it takes less time to complete."

"The solution is highly stable."

"The command-line interface is good."

"The most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data."

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Cons

"We did a POC with one of our customers who is archiving more than fifty thousand email accounts, all over the world, on a daily basis, and Commvault failed miserably."

"The setup was a little bit difficult for a non-IT person like me. My OneDrive is protected by multifactor authentication, and to get the backup to begin behind that multifactor authentication took a little bit of almost customized support, even though I was following the instructions and the videos. That process could have been easier."

"There is room for improvement in the Knowledge Base and error reporting."

"Support for this product needs to be improved because I have seen a couple of cases where it is taking more than the required time to solve issues."

"They need to improve when it comes to large, video file archiving. They're good, but they have not met my expectations as a customer in this area."

"The setup is not that straightforward or easy. Even the documentation is not generic or public like other products."

"The navigation of it needs improvement in terms of the UX."

"The product's migration process and stability need improvement."

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"The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate."

"IBM ProtectTIER could improve by being more user-friendly."

"It is unmanageable. Support would be good."

"The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage."

"The backup for a large amount of data is slow. When there's a large amount of data, sometimes the backup isn't completed in time."

"My advice to anybody who is considering this solution is to conduct a proof of concept first because everybody's needs are different, and this product is not suitable for every kind of backup."

"These days, we are thinking about pushing another solution because of the poor support from IBM."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its cost is reasonable."

"Commvault Backup & Recovery is perhaps the best value for our money that I have seen in a backup product."

"Using a subscription-based license has been advantageous."

"The pricing is far better than we had in the past. The license for Dell EMC was not too expensive, but the storage, given that Dell EMC is based on data domains, was pretty expensive."

"New licensing is easy and affordable."

"The pricing has improved. It is simplified compared to the way that it was a few years ago. It is fairly straightforward and pretty easy to articulate to customers, which is handy."

"The license is paid on an annual basis and the price is reasonable."

"It was not very popular because of its previous cost, but they have been working on the pricing, and now anyone can afford to use Commvault. They changed the modeling criteria for their pricing. Previously, there was only the capacity modeling based on your content capacity. In this case, they would give you a license and you would have to pay it. Now, most of the environment is virtualized so you can have the best CPU, VMs, etc. You buy whatever you need and pay for what you need."

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"The customer can decide how they want to purchase a license. However, the price of the solution is expensive."

"IBM ProtectTIER is an expensive solution."

"We have a capacity-based license, which is managed centrally for all the sites of my company."

"This solution is very expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

16%

Construction Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	57
Midsize Enterprise	24
Large Enterprise	82

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	3

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ThreatWise?

Commvault Cloud is expensive, and there is room for the price to be 10-15 percent lower than what they are charging currently.

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Also Known As

Commvault Complete Data Protection, Commvault Backup & Recovery, Commvault HyperScale X, Metallic, ThreatWise

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Overview

Commvault Cloud offers comprehensive data management with strong backup and recovery, security, and compliance across hybrid and multi-cloud setups. Supporting a variety of applications, its cost optimization and integration capabilities enhance data management and infrastructure operations.

Commvault Cloud facilitates seamless data management and protection for organizations dealing with complex IT infrastructures. Its capabilities spread across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, ensuring robust disaster recovery and compliance, while optimizing storage strategies. Extensive application compatibility and integration with IT infrastructure solutions allow for efficient data movement and enhanced security.

What are the key features of Commvault Cloud?

Backup and Recovery: Reliable data protection across environments.
Data Management: Seamless operations in hybrid and multi-cloud contexts.
Disaster Recovery: Comprehensive recovery features.
Compliance: Ensures adherence to regulatory standards.
Security: Advanced encryption and threat detection.
Cost Optimization: Efficient strategies and resource utilization.
Integration: Supports a wide array of IT applications.

What benefits should be evaluated in reviews?

Data Security: Protects sensitive information effectively.
Scalability: Adapts to extensive infrastructure needs.
Cost Efficiency: Reduces expenses through optimization.
Simplified Management: Streamlined for better operations.
Comprehensive Support: Enhances compatibility and usability.

In industries like finance, healthcare, and technology, Commvault Cloud supports the protection of virtual machines, databases, and physical systems. It facilitates Office 365, SQL, and VMware backups, ensuring disaster recovery and compliance, while meeting the demanding storage requirements and safeguarding data integrity per industry standards.

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IBM ProtectTIER is designed for backup and recovery, providing efficient data management for IBM I Series environments. It offers valuable features like self-service, high adaptability, and data search capabilities.

IBM ProtectTIER stands out in environments requiring robust backup and recovery solutions, particularly suited for IBM I Series. Known for its efficiency in managing large volumes of data, it integrates a command-line interface, automatic workload distribution, and a virtual tape library. While highly functional, improvements in redundancy management, interface complexity, and user-friendliness are needed. It also faces challenges in integrating with legacy systems and ensuring fast backup speeds for substantial data loads.

What are the key features of IBM ProtectTIER?

Self-service: Empowers users to manage backups with ease.
Data Search: Facilitates quick retrieval of required data.
High Adaptability: Adjusts efficiently to data shrinkage needs.
Command-line Interface: Provides effective control over operations.
Incremental Backup: Ensures efficient data storage and saving resources.
Workload Movement: Automatically distributes tasks across storage tiers.
Virtual Tape Library: Configurable for multiple drives, enhancing capacity.

What benefits should users look for?

High Efficiency: Processes and catalogs millions of frames quickly.
Risk Reduction: Uses impressive raw capacity ratios to minimize risk.
Ease of Use: Offers capabilities that simplify backup and recovery tasks.

Organizations use IBM ProtectTIER to manage backup and recovery successfully, deploying it in physical and hybrid infrastructures. It supports short-term backup and archiving for internal IT within diverse deployment methods, accommodating thousands of users and multiple clients while securing database backups effectively.

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Sample Customers

Aberdeenshire Council, Acxiom, BAM Group Ireland, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta, CI Investments, Clifford Chance, American Municipal Power, American Pacific Mortgage, AstraZeneca, Dongbu Steel, Denver Health, Dow Jones, Emirates Steel, Penn State Health, Prime Healthcare, Sonic Healthcare, Sony Network Communications, TiVO, UCONN Health, The Weitz Company

Durham Police Department, Re-Store LLC, CenterGrid, pixx.io GmbH, Australian Government Department of Defence, QD, Refresco Gerber

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