IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs OpenText Data Protector comparison

IBM and OpenText are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. IBM is ranked #23 with an average rating of 7.8, while OpenText is ranked #22 with an average rating of 8.0. IBM holds a 1.0% mindshare in BRS, compared to OpenText’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 80% of OpenText users who would recommend it.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

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88% willing to recommend

OpenText Data Protector

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80% willing to recommend

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

OpenText Data Protector and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus compete in the data protection solutions category. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive capabilities, which justify its higher price point despite OpenText's favorable pricing and support.

Features: OpenText Data Protector is recognized for its efficient backup and recovery capabilities. Additional valuable features include flexible storage options and support for various platforms. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus stands out for its broad integration, advanced automation, and enhanced analytics, providing more extensive features suitable for complex environments.

Room for Improvement: OpenText Data Protector users suggest it needs improvement in scalability, reporting, and user interface. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus users indicate it could benefit from better cloud support, ease of use, and data migration functionalities.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: OpenText Data Protector is noted for its straightforward deployment, but users report mixed experiences with customer service. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus users find deployment smooth and praise the responsive support, giving IBM an edge in both deployment ease and customer service responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: OpenText Data Protector is generally praised for its cost-effective setup and favorable ROI due to its lower price. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, despite higher costs, is considered worth the investment because of its advanced features and robust performance, offering better value over time.

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IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs. OpenText Data Protector

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

23rd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

OpenText Data Protector

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

22nd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is 1.0%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenText Data Protector is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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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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Jeroen Vranckaerts

System Engineer - Server & Storage, DBA at Audi Brussels

Though a highly stable tool, it needs to be made easier to use and configure

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a five out of ten. OpenText Data Protector is complex to configure correctly, but the areas concerning the data and compression are good. Once you get the product to work, it works, but it's much too complex to configure and troubleshoot, as it takes a lot of time and energy, making it not so efficient. Once the tool is configured in your environment, it provides good backup and compression features. In my company, we use OpenText Data Protector as a backup for our servers, and we have a team of 20 people to take care of the data backup using the tool. My company doesn't use OpenText Data Protector as a backup for our client's computers. In my company, we have scheduled the process related to backup, which makes the tool run daily around 30 to 40 times.

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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

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

"Large-scale recoveries are very straightforward."

"The solution is scalable."

"If the system were to go down, we needed to make sure that the system could be recovered and available as soon as possible. Spectrum Protect provides you access to directly bind the backup volume to the server and make the system available instead of restoring it and copying the system."

"The solution integrates well with other tools."

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

"A full-featured data protection solution that is reliable and stable."

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

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"The solution is easy to use."

"It works excellently only with Oracle."

"Data Protector is very good at automation. From the time of the backup, verification, and copy to tape, it is very good. I don't need to touch it, it will do it by itself."

"The reliability of HP Data Protector is the most valuable feature for us."

"Micro Focus Data Protector's most valuable feature is its interaction with the fiber share. It is easy to use, we use it to back up without any problem to VTLs, and can use the Fiber Channel that is still the TCP."

"What we find most valuable in Micro Focus Data Protector is that it provides Japanese data protection, for example, it protects information such as the full Japanese name, address, etc."

"The most valuable feature is the capability to back up our SQL server."

"Data Protector is quite simple and easy to deploy. The deployment is always the same. It's on a server, and the agents are deployed to the machines in a straightforward way. We have two engineers who deploy and manage all our backup solutions."

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Cons

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

"The solution should allow for backup of iOS snapshots."

"Their first level of support can be improved. Often they are too junior to understand the issues we are having, and it takes too much time to get from them to the next level of support, which is what we actually need."

"Instead of using the command prompt for troubleshooting and administering the backup, there should be an easy-to-use graphical user interface."

"The backup support for IBM Power Virtualization needs to be added."

"IBM has made a decision to withdraw the product and replace it with IBM Data Protect."

"Not particularly user friendly."

"I would like more integration with security. We need to show the value of the product in regards to handling security. For example, how it handles current malware or viruses. IBM should be more proactive in this direction."

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"Recently, clients have raised concerns about the lack of comprehensive documentation for Data Protector."

"Integration with the market applications must be improved, such as MS Exchange, MS Active Directory, SAP and Oracle. Other backup tools are more efficient with the integrated backups."

"The challenge is that we can't restore a single file from the VM in the data process when we do VM backups. But with Commvault, you can restore a single file even if you have a VM snapshot package. That's one drawback of this tool. When we do VM backups, it should help us browse the VMs to restore a single file instead of doing the complete VM restore."

"They should design the solution so that it is much easier for deployment and make the UI easy to use."

"It would be ideal if they could improve their level of support."

"VMware backup integration and cloud recovery is lacking."

"OpenText Data Protector is more difficult to use and configure than OpenText VIM. The user-friendliness of OpenText Data Protector has to be increased, and the complexity of the tool needs to be reduced."

"Microfocus needs to build a partnership with other vendors in addition to HPE as far as cloud consolidation of backups."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"In addition to the standard licensing fees, we paid for implementation and training."

"The price is perpetual, but the maintenance cost is annual. That is, we pay once for the product and pay annually for the maintenance and support. The price was much cheaper than what we would have had to pay for EMC or Veritas. The pricing is competitive, and I would rate it at four out of five."

"We have a perpetual license for the tool since it is deployed on-premise."

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

"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a little expensive."

"The initial cost of the product is perpetual but the support fees are billed annually."

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

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

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"They have two types of licensing, one is for storage capacity and the other is client licensing. The capacity licensing here is a bit expensive."

"It is more affordable compared to other vendors."

"Data Protector's pricing is very competitive and we have no issues in this regard. I would give it an eight out of ten in terms of pricing."

"It is fast, reliable, and its licensing policy is great."

"We have many competitors who are pricing better, and we believe that our pricing is higher."

"Pricing/licensing is Data Protector's single best offering. In its most basic environment, the only license required is for whatever target device is required."

"The licensing cost is too high."

"The licensing cost was not annual. We didn't pay any license. We paid when we deployed and we didn't pay for anything after that. There were no additional fees after the initial payment."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

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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?

It is probably based on the number of CPUs. They are fairly expensive.

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What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?

I used IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, but IBM is now replacing it with IBM Data Protect, which is a giant product now in common development with a well-known company in backup solutions.

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What do you like most about Micro Focus Data Protector?

I haven't experienced any crashes while using the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Data Protector?

The solution is expensive as it requires purchasing all features without the option to negotiate based on client numbers, unlike Veeam which offers flexibility in pricing.

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus Data Protector?

OpenText Data Protector is not user-friendly, especially for cloud backup. It lacks functions and facilities compared to Veeam, which offers more user-friendliness for virtual machine backups. Ther...

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Micro Focus Data Protector, Data Protector, OmniBack, HPE Data Protector

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

OpenText Data Protector standardizes and consolidates backups across multiple platforms. It provides secure, comprehensive backup protection for business-critical data and applications whether virtual, physical, or online in the cloud.

OpenText

Sample Customers

PT Wings Surya, Tectrade, State of Ohio

GSK Vaccines, Repsol, Vodafone Group, Siemens AG, Medium Enterprise Transportation Services Company

Buyer's Guide

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs. OpenText Data Protector

July 2025

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