We performed a comparison between IBM ProtectTIER and Unitrends based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Veeam Software, Zerto, Commvault and others in Backup and Recovery."In terms of stability, I've found it to be very stable. I've walked into the server room when it was at 60 degrees Celcius, and it was still running fine."
"The command-line interface is good."
"The most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data."
"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."
"Overall IBM ProtectTIER is a great solution. It is easy to use."
"Stability-wise, I rate this solution a nine out of ten."
"When we talk about a backup point of view, from a backup perspective, it's a good one."
"The ability to back up both physical and virtual appliances under one roof."
"When I have had to use tech support, they've been very good."
"The predictive analytics are great and the reporting is awesome."
"Being an appliance-based solution, we were able to migrate backup solutions without having to purchase a lot of hardware separately."
"What I found most valuable in Unitrends is its simple user interface. It also works reliably."
"VM backup is much faster and more reliable, as I can test my backups with Data Copy Access jobs."
"Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times."
"I would like the possibility to back up the infrastructure and then replicate it upon on restart, without having to orchestrate the starting of the VM."
"The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage."
"IBM ProtectTIER could improve by being more user-friendly."
"The backup for a large amount of data is slow."
"No appliance update notifications."
"Follow up for the DRaaS service setup. I'm still waiting to schedule a DRaaS test after upgrading several months ago."
"The solution’s UI can be improved. I am saying this because I have seen solutions with better UIs."
"I would like to see more storage options for the free version."
"Comparing the features and the working pattern, definitely they have to come down on pricing if they want to compete in the market."
"The solution's base operating system needs to be improved."
"Techs don't see to be well-versed in troubleshooting issues that arise and tickets stay opened for weeks for resolution."
"There are a few quirks where the GUI, agent, and back-end are not precisely meshed."
IBM ProtectTIER is ranked 43rd in Backup and Recovery with 7 reviews while Unitrends is ranked 42nd in Backup and Recovery with 34 reviews. IBM ProtectTIER is rated 7.2, while Unitrends is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of IBM ProtectTIER writes "Provides a short-term backup, archive, and cataloging for 20,000 people in our organization ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Unitrends writes "The solution can be used to back up servers and Hyper-V cluster nodes, but its support is super expensive". IBM ProtectTIER is most compared with Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), HPE StoreOnce, IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Rubrik and DD Boost, whereas Unitrends is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication, Rubrik, Acronis Cyber Protect, Commvault Cloud and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain).
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