Commvault Cloud vs OpenText Information Archive comparison

Commvault and OpenText are both solutions in the File Archiving category. Commvault is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.4, while OpenText is ranked #3 with an average rating of 9.0. Commvault holds a 7.9% mindshare in FA, compared to OpenText’s 6.8% mindshare. Additionally, 95% of Commvault users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 29, 2026

Commvault Cloud and OpenText Information Archive compete in the data management solutions market. OpenText Information Archive has the upper hand in archiving with compliance and retention management, whereas Commvault Cloud is leading in comprehensive data protection capabilities.

Features: Commvault Cloud offers advanced backup solutions, recovery options, and data management tools. OpenText Information Archive provides compliance management, long-term data retention, and robust storage capabilities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Commvault Cloud facilitates quick implementation with strong customer support. OpenText Information Archive focuses on long-term management and service, catering to complex integrations.

Pricing and ROI: Commvault Cloud is recognized for good value with lower initial costs, enhancing ROI for broad solutions. OpenText Information Archive, though pricier initially, delivers significant ROI for compliance-focused enterprises.

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Categories and Ranking

Commvault Cloud

Ranking in File Archiving

1st

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

112

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (4th), eDiscovery (3rd), Cloud Backup (3rd), Disaster Recovery as a Service (2nd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (4th), SaaS Backup (2nd), Threat Deception Platforms (1st), Container Backup Software (1st), AI IT Support (7th)

OpenText Information Archive

Ranking in File Archiving

3rd

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the File Archiving category, the mindshare of Commvault Cloud is 7.9%, down from 22.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Information Archive is 6.8%, up from 5.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

File Archiving Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Commvault Cloud	7.9%
OpenText Information Archive	6.8%
Other	85.3%

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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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reviewer2594589

ECM Delivery Manager at a university with 11-50 employees

Have integrated diverse content sources and reduced legacy system costs through structured archiving

There is still a belief that OpenText, of course improving as every other vendor does, could see a little bit more improvement in AI involvement and scenarios. It is good in small scope, but improvement for large scope as well would be valuable. This is something that is missed a little bit. Otherwise, it is evolving quite well and still on top of the market. The most critical part regarding OpenText Information Archive is that OpenText is very strong, but the current packaging is already offering very strong capabilities in the smallest package. Of course, the price corresponds to the capabilities. Some customers would prefer to have fewer capabilities for a more affordable price. This is generally true for every single vendor of this kind. For big customers who have big requirements for the largest enterprises, it is reasonable. However, it really cuts out the companies which are at the edge between medium business and enterprises because those are maybe not looking for so advanced solutions from the functionality perspective.

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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

"The most valuable features are the ease of use, the graphical interface, and it's high speed."

"Before Commvault we had one product for backup, one for replication, and a few consoles, and with Commvault it's just one product and one license that is easy to manage and has saved us about 30 percent in storage while enabling our company to accelerate growth."

"If you really want to understand your data, audit your data, really manipulate your data, and save money through your data, then Commvault is the place to go."

"It's very easy to set up the storage across all platforms. This allows us to be dynamic and change on-the-fly."

"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 convenience of backing up and restoring simultaneously is very valuable."

"The most valuable feature is the ability it gives me to automate backups well and consistently, and to follow up on them as well. It also provides consistent recovery processes. Whenever we have needed to do a restore, it has worked quickly and efficiently."

"The user interface is very easy to navigate, the interface itself is very simple, and overall it is doing the job we need it to do while supporting all types of backup systems quite easily."

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"It is very stable."

"It has a strong XML engine for reading data and making it indexed and searchable."

"The best feature found in OpenText Information Archive is the complexity it covers, which means you can use almost any kind of data by integrating it with the original source and easily doing that into a unified content management system."

Cons

"Commvault is more expensive than Veeam, which is the reason that we are changing to Veeam for cloud environments."

"The local support could be improved."

"Commvault has two management dashboards. The first is the CommCell Console, which is Java-based, and the second is Command Center. We don't always find all the features we need in the Command Center and we need to go through the Java console, and sometimes features are only on the Java console."

"Commvault Cloud currently lacks support for backing up Proxmox environments, which limits its functionality."

"You need quite a lot of human resources to maintain a Commvault environment, to keep it operational."

"The product could be more convenient in terms of working with different solutions and having more integration between the different products in the market."

"Bare-metal restore needs some work. It's not intuitive and seems to have been an afterthought."

"Commvault likes to be ahead of the game when it comes to merging with other platforms, but sometimes it's before they have the solution truly baked in."

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"It requires a decent amount of XL mapping."

"Some customers would prefer to have fewer capabilities for a more affordable price."

"It requires a decent amount of XL mapping."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is quite expensive when compared to other applications in the market. Its license is completely based on workload capacity. If I buy a license for 100 terabytes, I can back up anything. I can back up any platform, technology, or application, which is an advantage. Previously, we had to buy an agent for a particular application, and the cost was different for each agent. Now, the cost is completely based on the storage capacity. The license for one terabyte can cost around $1,700 for backing up anything from your environment."

"We work with Commvault and a partner on our environment needs according to capacity, licensing, pricing, components, modules, etc. Additional costs depend on your backup needs."

"Metallic is an affordable solution."

"The tool is cost-effective."

"In India, this is a very expensive product."

"Everyone else offers the subscription-based model nowadays, while Commvault Complete Data Protection still has the traditional license model, where you must buy a set of licenses. You pay for one hundred licenses even if you only use fifty virtual machines, so the licensing model needs improvement."

"Its cost is reasonable, but anybody else can do better benchmarking."

"HyperScale X is expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

15%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

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

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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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What needs improvement with ThreatWise?

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What is your primary use case for ThreatWise?

I work with a variety of backup solutions including Commvault, Avamar, Rubrik, and similar tools. I am part of Tata Consultancy Services where we pitch all these solutions to customers from the bac...

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What needs improvement with OpenText InfoArchive?

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What is your primary use case for OpenText InfoArchive?

OpenText Information Archive is basically used for decommissioning purposes. When organizations would like to have access to all data, particularly during new content platform implementation, they ...

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What advice do you have for others considering OpenText InfoArchive?

The organization is currently working with OpenText products mainly. In the organization, another team is working with IBM as well, but more focus is on OpenText currently. The organization works w...

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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 is the ultimate cyber resilience platform built to meet the demands of the hybrid
enterprise. Beyond its core functionality of data backup and recovery across diverse workloads, including applications, databases, virtual machines, and files, Commvault Cloud stands out as a robust defense against ransomware. Going beyond backup, the platform integrates advanced data security features such as encryption, access control, and threat detection, safeguarding against unauthorized access and cyber threats.

With tools for data management, classification, and migration, businesses can optimize storage costs, enhance accessibility, and comply with regulations seamlessly. Boasting cloud integration with major providers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, Commvault Cloud leverages the scalability and flexibility of the cloud for comprehensive data protection and management. The platform's automation capabilities streamline tasks, and its reporting and analytics features provide valuable insights into data usage, potential risks, and optimization strategies. Commvault Cloud is not just a security tool; it is a key component of cyber resilience, enabling organizations to not only protect against cyberattacks but also recover swiftly and minimize the impact of incidents. Elevate your cyber resilience strategy with Commvault Cloud.

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OpenText Information Archive offers a comprehensive solution for storing, managing, and ensuring compliant archiving of enterprise information, supporting businesses in maintaining legal and regulatory requirements effectively.

Designed to support businesses with efficient information management, OpenText Information Archive helps reduce the complexity of compliance and information governance. It provides scalable digital archiving, ensuring data integrity, privacy, and security. Users can manage and access structured and unstructured data on-demand, facilitating business continuity and risk mitigation. Streamlined processes and robust search capabilities increase productivity, allowing organizations to navigate informational challenges with confidence.

What are the key features of OpenText Information Archive?

Compliance Support: Ensures adherence to legal and regulatory requirements.
Scalable Architecture: Accommodates growing data volumes efficiently.
Data Integrity: Maintains authenticity and reliability of archived data.
Robust Search: Advanced search options for quick data retrieval.

What are the benefits of using OpenText Information Archive?

Regulatory Compliance: Facilitates adherence to industry standards.
Cost Efficiency: Reduces costs associated with data storage and retrieval.
Risk Mitigation: Lowers risks through secure data handling and storage.
Operational Efficiency: Enhances productivity with streamlined data processes.

OpenText Information Archive is implemented across sectors such as finance and healthcare, where data retention and compliance are critical. Financial institutions benefit from its ability to handle large volumes of sensitive data securely. Healthcare providers rely on it to maintain patient records compliance, ensuring sensitive data protection and streamlined access.

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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

BMO Harris Bank, Pacific Life Insurance Company, China CITIC Bank International Limited, Techint Group, Agility, Lahey Health

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