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Datto ALTO vs IBM Disaster Recovery Services comparison

datto and IBM are both solutions in the Disaster Recovery as a Service category. datto is ranked #8, while IBM is ranked #5 with an average rating of 10.0. datto holds a 1.0% mindshare in DRS, compared to IBM’s 2.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of datto users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of IBM users who would recommend it.
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Categories and Ranking

Datto ALTO
Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service
8th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
IBM Disaster Recovery Services
Ranking in Disaster Recovery as a Service
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
8.4
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Disaster Recovery as a Service category, the mindshare of Datto ALTO is 1.0%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IBM Disaster Recovery Services is 2.9%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Easy to scale, reliable, reasonably price, extremely simple to use, and manage
We are a reseller and primarily use Datto ALTO for disaster recovery It is extremely simple to use, set up, and manage. They do a good job of it.  The interface is very easy. It stayed the same for a long time, which makes it easy to set up and easy to work with. Technical support was superior…
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Şefik Mert Polatay - PeerSpot reviewer
Ease of use, performance, availability, and scalability
The initial setup is very easy, user-friendly, and not complex. It mostly comes with all installed, an operating system, database, and security, all included in Power Systems. So users can easily install, configure, and use it. It's integrated with other systems. You can run different systems from IBM Power Systems, AIX Linux, or IBM I operating system. It's also integrated into Windows systems and other databases and servers.
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It stayed the same for a long time, which makes it easy to set up and easy to work with."
"The solution works well for very large organizations. It can scale quite well."
"Disaster Recovery Services is stable."
"The initial setup is very easy and user-friendly."
 

Cons

"Technical support was superior when it was owned independently."
"Stability could always be better."
"Disaster Recovery Services could provide better value for money."
"The infrastructure level of IBM's recovery systems could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you have a small server, it's approximately $100 per month."
"The pricing of the solution is based on the scale of the project or business. It's based on the server amount and the amount of data being stored. For our client, based on the amount of data they have, it may be around $20,000 USD. It could get much more expensive on the customer side."
"Disaster Recovery Services is expensive."
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Disaster Recovery Services?
The pricing is perfect. It's not expensive because it's all-inclusive. The operating system, database, security, different file systems. So, overall, it's cheaper than Oracle or UNIX systems with O...
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What needs improvement with IBM Disaster Recovery Services?
Nothing, it’s almost perfect.
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What is your primary use case for IBM Disaster Recovery Services?
The use case is for high availability and disaster recovery.
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Overview

Datto ALTO is a small一but powerful一business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) solution built for MSPs to minimize downtime and to efficiently prevent data loss for their small business customers.

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IBM Resiliency Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) can provide end-to-end integrated services using private, public and/or hybrid cloud. IBM Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) provides continuous replication of critical applications, infrastructure, data and systems to the cloud so users can recover within minutes of an IT outage. Intelligent Orchestration offers a unified DR management approach that delivers real-time readiness validation.
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Sample Customers

Datapac, Dynamic Business Technologies, SAX Technology Advisors
i-Virtualize, QD, Continuum Managed Services LLC, Royal Arctic Line, Department of Science and Technology of the Republic of the Philippines, Idwala Industrial Holdings Limited, A-Plant c.a.r.u.s. Information Technology GmbH Hannover, eASPNet Taiwan Inc., Mobile Mini Inc., TriDatum Solutions Inc., M7 Managed Services Ltd., Hospital de la Concepci‹n
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