IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs INFINIDAT InfiniGuard comparison

IBM and INFINIDAT are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. IBM is ranked #25 with an average rating of 7.4, while INFINIDAT is ranked #83. IBM holds a 0.9% mindshare in BRS, compared to INFINIDAT’s 0.2% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of INFINIDAT users who would recommend it.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

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88% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Protect Plus and INFINIDAT InfiniGuard based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

25th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

INFINIDAT InfiniGuard

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

83rd

Average Rating

10.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of INFINIDAT InfiniGuard is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus	0.9%
INFINIDAT InfiniGuard	0.2%
Other	98.9%

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Atif Najam

Chief Information Officer and Program Lead at Gatron Industries Ltd

Enables organizations to make large-scale recoveries easily, but the security must be improved

The security must be improved. We face a lot of cyber threats like ransomware. It impacts data availability and protection. The tool must provide a mechanism to make resilient backups. The tool must ensure that the recent backups have no ransomware. The backup must be immutable. They must be cyber-resilient backups. Finding a good resource person for IBM Spectrum in Pakistan is difficult. We have to rely on the support team. Resource availability is a challenge.

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Jim Ganong

Supervisor, IT Operations at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Fast data recovery for large scale datasets

The Infiniguard (dedicated disc storage), offers a petabyte of storage space for on-site disc storage for backups. Because of this, we were able to get rid of our tapes. Essentially, it replaced our tape backups. We're definitely going to be buying another INFINIDAT array. We do have another location that is going to be needing a new array sometime soon, so we'll be buying another one. The beautiful thing about them is that you can set them up to replicate for disaster recovery between the two of them and set up some nice replication jobs, site to site, for automatic database replication.

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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 of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus are you have many possibilities on how to use it. We use it for backups and to create secondary and third copies. It is possible to pick up Kubernetes containers and use a different cloud provider if you need to start backups on the cloud."

"The solution is scalable."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the integration with Oracle."

"The solution's stability is high because it is derived from Spectrum Protect."

"This solution is very stable and has good support available online."

"With this product, we now have a reliable backup solution."

"Some of the features we find very valuable and use a lot, are retention sets."

"Pricing is good; it is reasonable and more reasonable than any other vendors."

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"Essentially, it replaced our tape backups."

Cons

"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could improve the IBM Spectrum Protect environment. It can be difficult to administer. The initial configuration can be difficult for entry-level teams or deployment teams, and it might be difficult to integrate. There's just too much content involved in the solution. The documentation is way too large."

"You end up needing to do a lot of troubleshooting to get things to work effectively."

"Rooms for improvement in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus are installation and configuration because those were difficult. They should try their best to improve those areas. In the next release of the product, better implementation and administration are what we're expecting."

"There could be better integration with Spectrum Protect and Spectrum Protect Plus, it should be one solution."

"It still needs to grow and add new features. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, I believe, requires time to become competitive due to a weakness in the other software products."

"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could improve security."

"With ransomware protection and cyber protection, more improvement is possible."

"The one issue we are facing is related to file restores."

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"I would like to see more improvement in the GUI."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price offering from IBM is coming down because it is based on number of VM machines. So, IBM is coming to the market to show the added value of the product."

"If you need to extend it, it can be extended acting like a normal Spectrum Protect with a long archive."

"Clients prefer to buy a perpetual license, but the majority opt for a yearly subscription."

"The licensing model of Spectrum Protect Plus is more efficient and cheaper compared to the original."

"There are a few options available for purchasing the solutions. Overall, the price of the is high."

"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a little expensive."

"The solution is too expensive."

"I rate the price of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus a one on a scale of one to ten, where one is extremely expensive, and ten is very cheap."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Government

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	17

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?

The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that the product works and helps with restoration areas whenever there is a need to restore something.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?

Pricing is good; it is reasonable and more reasonable than any other vendors.

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What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?

Technical support could be improved significantly. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could be made more lightweight and user-friendly in terms of GUI features to make it closer to a perfect score.

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Overview

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a data protection and availability solution for virtual environments that can be deployed in minutes and protect your environment within an hour. It simplifies data protection, whether data is hosted in physical, virtual, software-defined or cloud environments. It can be implemented as a stand-alone solution or integrate with your IBM Spectrum Protect environment to off-load copies for long term storage and data governance with scale and efficiency.

IBM

InfiniGuard provides fast, reliable data backup and restore for business continuity/disaster recovery. Built with InfiniBox to optimize performance and target-side dedupe to maximize effective capacity for multi-petabyte datasets.

INFINIDAT

Sample Customers

PT Wings Surya, Tectrade, State of Ohio

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