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IBM ProtectTIER vs Veritas Alta SaaS Protection comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM ProtectTIER
Average Rating
7.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (74th), Deduplication Software (13th)
Veritas Alta SaaS Protection
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
14
Ranking in other categories
SaaS Backup (20th), Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (28th), SaaS Management Platforms (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Data Center Backup solutions, they serve different purposes. IBM ProtectTIER is designed for Deduplication Software and holds a mindshare of 1.8%, up 1.0% compared to last year.
Veritas Alta SaaS Protection, on the other hand, focuses on SaaS Backup, holds 1.8% mindshare, down 1.8% since last year.
Deduplication Software Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
IBM ProtectTIER1.8%
Dell PowerProtect Data Domain24.7%
HPE StoreOnce18.5%
Other55.0%
Deduplication Software
SaaS Backup Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Veritas Alta SaaS Protection1.8%
Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 3659.2%
Commvault Cloud6.1%
Other82.9%
SaaS Backup
 

Featured Reviews

AG
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.
SG
Technical Manager at Rigor Systems Limited
Experience with offsite backup enhances data integrity and reduces on-premise reliance
One of the features of Veritas Alta SaaS Protection that customers are looking for is immutability. This is the most important feature. With the cloud, Veritas Alta SaaS Protection is actually in the cloud, which means they have unlimited space to do their backups. They can expand on a need-to-need basis. The automated recovery feature of Veritas Alta SaaS Protection makes the recovery much easier, as opposed to earlier methods where we were using scripts to do the restore. Currently, it's automated so you just do a click. You select the feature in a graphical interface, making it easy to use even for a newbie.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The command-line interface is good."
"The solution is highly stable."
"Overall IBM ProtectTIER is a great solution. It is easy to use."
"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 cataloging is the best feature. It takes millions of frames for the backup. It's incremental, so it takes less time to complete."
"The most valuable features are the Self-Service, and the ability to search the data."
"The solution's hardware appliance is very scalable and very useful."
"I think the most important feature is the ability of SaaS Backup to cover all modules proposed by Office 365, because competing solutions don't cover the total scope."
"Some of the tool's best features include an enhanced dashboard and strong security features compared to native Veritas. Our environment is entirely automated."
"We're comfortable using this kind of technology. It's user-friendly."
"The most valuable features are the ease of administration and the ease of configuration."
"The solution is stable; I haven't experienced any bugs or glitches on it."
"The duplication is the solution's most valuable feature."
"It's a good solution. It's pretty stable."
 

Cons

"The backup for a large amount of data is slow."
"Setting up the system to work with legacy equipment is a bit complex at times."
"IBM ProtectTIER could improve by being more user-friendly."
"The configuration wizards are still complex and hard to navigate. These should be easier to manage."
"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 usability of the solution isn't the best."
"In the future, we would like to see support for virtualized machines."
"Currently, it isn't possible to use anything other than Veritas cloud to back up to. I think today it's important to cover the three major cloud provider: GCP, Azure and AWS."
"The implementation could be improved. The server setup is very easy, but some specific client implementation, for example, Oracle or SQL servers, are a little bit complicated. they should offer a bit more assistance with the setup for these particular items."
"The tool can be improved in terms of maintainability and flexibility, especially as companies grow larger. In these aspects, I feel Veeam is better for cloud and operational purposes."
"The backup reports and the dashboard need improvement."
"An area for improvement is the product's performance, especially how long it takes to do a job."
"The technical team wasn't very helpful."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"This solution is very expensive."
"We have a capacity-based license, which is managed centrally for all the sites of my company."
"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."
"The tool is expensive compared to Veeam."
"SaaS Backup isn't the most expensive solution."
"I would rate this solution's pricing as five out of five."
"The program is quite expensive."
"This solution is not cheap and not expensive but priced in the mid-range."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Insurance Company
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
 

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