IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs Quantum DXi Series comparison

IBM and Quantum are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. IBM is ranked #51 with an average rating of 6.3, while Quantum is ranked #65. IBM holds a 1.1% mindshare in BRS, compared to Quantum’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 85% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 66% of Quantum users who would recommend it.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

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66% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Quantum DXi Series and IBM Spectrum Protect Plus are both competitive data protection solutions. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus stands out with its robust features, while Quantum DXi Series is more cost-effective regarding setup costs and overall ROI.

Features: Users commend the deduplication, scalability, and seamless integration of Quantum DXi Series. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is praised for advanced data recovery, backup efficiency, and comprehensive data protection. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is viewed as having more sophisticated and diverse features.

Room for Improvement: Users want enhanced reporting tools and higher performance under heavy loads for Quantum DXi Series. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus users desire better documentation and more intuitive management capabilities. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus’s issues are considered less critical.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Quantum DXi Series is noted for straightforward deployment but has mixed reviews on customer support. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus receives positive feedback for ease of deployment and better customer service responsiveness, strengthening its position.

Pricing and ROI: Quantum DXi Series is frequently noted as more affordable with good ROI. IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, though higher in cost, is perceived as worth the investment due to superior features and performance, indicating better long-term ROI.

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IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs. Quantum DXi Series

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

51st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Quantum DXi Series

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

65th

Average Rating

9.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (12th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is 1.1%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Quantum DXi Series is 0.7%, 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	1.1%
Quantum DXi Series	0.7%
Other	98.2%

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AhmedSorour

IT Specialist at Saudi Business Machines - SBM

Has provided straightforward backup and rapid deployment for diverse environments

There is reporting in IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, but I'm not very familiar with this area. I always concentrated on getting the customer to do the backup, restore, and related tasks, but there is reporting. IBM has made a decision to withdraw the product and replace it with IBM Data Protect. The correct direction is Data Protect, which includes ransomware detection. With IBM Data Protect, you can add more servers for backup. It's scalable, which is a key feature over Storage Protect and Storage Protect Plus, even more capable than Veritas, because Veritas has an option to make different media servers. You can scale the backup process regardless of the load of the customer. This speeds up the backup and restore process for a complete data center, which cannot be done with any other product. I rate IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 9 out of 10.

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reviewer2301564

Expert Backup at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

A virtual deduplication backup appliance that protects physical and virtual data across remote sites, the datacenter and cloud deployments

Given its ease of use and management, I believe there are no specific caveats that users need to be aware of during the setup of DXRIS for backups. The process was straightforward, and I did not encounter any challenges or issues. As for a rating on a scale of one to ten, with one being the worst and ten being the best, I would rate the Quantum DXI Series a nine. My deduction is primarily influenced by personal preferences, particularly regarding the user interface and it is a highly commendable system, I would rate it a solid nine out of ten.

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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

"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."

"Virtual snapshots that offer incremental backups."

"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 initial setup of IBM Protect Plus is simple and not complex."

"Reliability, recovery features, and stability are valuable to me."

"The API is very good."

"Large-scale recoveries are very straightforward."

"The most valuable feature of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is its ease of use. Additionally, it does backups of all of the things we need, such as OS, files, and databases."

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"I am impressed with the tool's technical alliance with Veeam and Veritas."

"While the challenges posed by the difficulties were significant, they prompted the replacement of problematic components, resulting in the resolution of issues. Importantly, there were no substantial ongoing concerns. Regarding the overall performance, it has been consistently excellent."

Cons

"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."

"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could improve security."

"I think the graphical reports are a shortcoming of the tool since it fails to provide my company with what we want in terms of reporting. Due to the product's inability to take care of its reporting part, we have to use third-party software."

"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."

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

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

"There's significant room for improvement. They are not yet where I want them to be."

"An area that needs improvement is data validation. We currently use another product that gives us immediate validation, information about when the last backup was, and no risk of corruption happening. TSM in IBM Spectrum is not mature so that you can validate on the spot."

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"The product needs to improve performance while scaling out. It also needs to improve stability."

"Perhaps the most notable area for enhancement lies in the web interface for management. The current limitations in LDAP editing capabilities are not addressed in the UI, and I haven't observed any recent updates. It's possible that the new version of the DXI service incorporates improvements in the GUI, but I cannot confirm. While there is room for improvement in the current GUI, it remains a relatively minor issue. Overall, the system is comprehensive, covering aspects such as reports on latency and networking, leaving little room for additional enhancements in those areas."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

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

"There is an annual license required to use IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. The cost of the license could improve, it is expensive."

"The price is lower than that of some competing products."

"Unlike some other solutions, such as Veritas NetBackup where you have to pay for different licenses to use different features, there is a single license that allows you to use all of the features."

"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."

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

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"I do not oversee this aspect, as pricing is contingent on factors such as volume, technical specifications, and the desired features. Consequently, I lack information on the pricing details and structure."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Educational Organization

Marketing Services Firm

Financial Services Firm

21%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	14
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	17

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Questions from the Community

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?

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is very simple to deploy for us, but for more clients or competitors, the solution is hard to deploy and to integrate. For our team, deployment of IBM Spectrum Protect Plu...

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What is your primary use case for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?

We are an IT integrator and we need to have a good vision of all recovery and backup recovery solutions. Most frequently, we use Veeam Backup. We use Cohesity. For some old workloads, we use IBM TS...

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DXi Series, Quantum DX

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

Quantum's DXi series deduplication solutions provides patented variable-length deduplication that not only reduces disk usage and capital expenditures, but also enables efficient data movement across the WAN to other sites and to the cloud.

Quantum

Sample Customers

PT Wings Surya, Tectrade, State of Ohio

Nihon Unisys, Nikoyo China

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