IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs Quorum OnQ comparison

IBM and Quorum are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. IBM is ranked #22 with an average rating of 7.8, while Quorum is ranked #46 with an average rating of 8.3. IBM holds a 1.0% mindshare in BRS, compared to Quorum’s 0.4% mindshare. Additionally, 88% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Quorum users who would recommend it.

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus and Quorum OnQ offer advanced data protection solutions with Spectrum Protect Plus being favored for ease of use and data recovery, whereas Quorum OnQ is recognized for superior disaster recovery and integration.

Features: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is appreciated for reliable data protection, simplicity, and comprehensive backup and recovery features. Quorum OnQ stands out with cutting-edge disaster recovery capabilities, high performance during recovery times, and reliable data protection.

Room for Improvement: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could enhance its reporting capabilities, scalability, and documentation for advanced features. Quorum OnQ needs improved setup processes, more intuitive user interface, and better initial setup documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is recognized for straightforward deployment and strong customer support. Quorum OnQ is seen as having a slightly more complex deployment but still provides responsive and knowledgeable support.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is cost-effective and offers good ROI for budget-conscious users. Quorum OnQ, though more expensive, justifies its cost with superior features and disaster recovery, resulting in higher perceived ROI.

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IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs. Quorum OnQ

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

22nd

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Quorum OnQ

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

46th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (33rd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (23rd)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is 1.0%, down from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Quorum OnQ is 0.4%, up from 0.3% 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

Has very good integration features and can quickly backup data and optimize storage

I would like to see continuous data protection (CDP). If there is machine failure, you don't have to go to the backup copy that you took 12 hours ago. You can actually go back to the backup copy made half an hour ago. That is, it would be good to have certain-point-in-time recovery. I would like them to add global deduplication. With deduplicate backups, deduplication will work only with the data of a certain machine or a certain backup set. Usually, the data is repeated across the data of the backup sets. However, if IBM Spectrum Protect Plus provides a global deduplication option it will ultimately result in better storage savings.

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Mohamed Iqbal

Presales Information Technology Consultant at JBA

A stable and economical solution that provides quick disaster recovery

The most valuable feature of Quorum OnQ is quick recovery. We call it a single-click recovery. If any server goes down, crashes, or experiences downtime, we can bring up the DR (Disaster Recovery) server in just two minutes. We also have a "Single Pane of Glass," wherein we work with only a single window. You don't have to use multiple windows to perform basic tasks like failover or failback.

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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

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

"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."

"The feature I find most valuable is the offload to Spectrum Protect for long-term retention. I think the deduplication and replication are quite nice on Plus."

"The solution offers a very straightforward deployment. You click, click, click and it's done. There's not much configuration to do."

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

"The API is very good."

"The support from IBM is very good."

"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."

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"The most valuable feature of Quorum OnQ is quick recovery."

"It is a very scalable solution."

"The most valuable feature is spinning up a ready-to-go VM in a test or production environment that is based on a backup stored on the Quorum device."

"It provides a smooth training experience and easy terminology for those in the advocacy world."

"The biggest feature is being able to do a file recovery to the original server. That is extremely useful and has saved us a few times when we've had ransomware. In some of those cases, people's computers were locked down by viruses which spread to things they had access to, including server shares. But we were easily able to just restore to four hours prior, instead of a day or two or more ago."

"It's easy to implement, easy to spin up, easily configurable, to drop-in appliances and network. There wasn't a lot of time needed to spin it up."

"Quorum OnQ has a good ransomware protection feature, and customer service and support were very good."

"It is a stable solution."

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Cons

"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."

"The security must be improved."

"I would like to see continuous data protection (CDP). If there is machine failure, you don't have to go to the backup copy that you took 12 hours ago. You can actually go back to the backup copy made half an hour ago. That is, it would be good to have certain-point-in-time recovery."

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

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

"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."

"The administration needs to be improved and made simpler to use."

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

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"The cost could be reduced."

"They have radio buttons that allow multiselection, which is not intuitive."

"One thing that could be done to improve it would be a single pane of glass for doing disaster recovery testing, where I could have remote consoles in one place... I still have to go to each location in a browser and then bring up the console. I'd like to see them integrate that into a single pane of glass so I don't have to go to each server."

"The user interface needs to be improved."

"Quorum OnQ can be improved by providing support for other operating systems like Ubuntu."

"It feels to me like it's going to be a little bit more work than I originally anticipated when upgrading the appliance. I haven't done that yet so I can't speak from true experience, but I went through the project plan and it feels to me like there's quite a number of pieces and components and things that have to be done. Quorum is going to manage the rollout, but in starting the initial conversation there were a lot of unanswered questions"

"Lacks compatibility in terms of supporting other OS."

"It would be beneficial if file culling could be more granular."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

"Depends on the licensing options that you choose."

"The solution is too expensive."

"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."

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

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

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"When we first got the Quorum the licensing was different."

"The cost is higher than other software and services, but it is an absolute must-have."

"The solution’s pricing is economical."

"The initial expenditure for us was a little under $40,000 for the recent renewal. For the first three years after that, other than electricity, there's no cost. After that, their support contract has to be renewed annually. We spent close to $6,000, between the two offices, for support."

"Quorum OnQ can be described as a medium-priced product...There are no ingress and egress charges in the product."

"I am not sure how much it costs, but I know it's expensive."

"The upfront cost of purchasing a license for the hardware is quite steep."

"We have never questioned whether it is worth it because it so obviously is a great value."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

15%

Government

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

11%

Computer Software Company

10%

Real Estate/Law Firm

Manufacturing Company

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By reviewers

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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?

With ransomware protection and cyber protection, more improvement is possible. IBM provides these through a third party, so enhancement is needed. There's significant room for improvement. They are...

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What do you like most about Quorum OnQ?

It is a very scalable solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quorum OnQ?

It's a little expensive. That said, the cost aligns with other advocacy tools we have evaluated.

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What needs improvement with Quorum OnQ?

They have radio buttons that allow multiselection, which is not intuitive. Also, the URL for our environments is the same, making it confusing for management when handling different departments wit...

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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.

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Quorum onQ is the global leader in 1-click instant recovery, providing full immediate recovery of your critical systems after any storage, system or site failure. It does this by automatically maintaining up-to-date, ready-to-run virtual machine clones of your physical and virtual servers stored on a dedicated appliance – clones that will transparently take over for failed servers within minutes.

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