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IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows [EOL] comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (23rd)
Veeam Agent for Microsoft W...
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
40
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Atif Najam - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Salman Ahmed - PeerSpot reviewer
Functional application availability
There are not many options available for AIX backup. They provide the agent for AIX, but it could be more mature, and they should improve that option. They also provide the AIX agent, which is similar to the Windows and Linux agents. Since we use AIX machines, we need to take backups of those machines. However, the options available in that agent are limited. Therefore, the new version should have improvements in that area.

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 solution is scalable and can be fitted for any customer."
"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."
"Large-scale recoveries are very straightforward."
"We used to use the solution with tapes a few years ago. We've switched to discs, and it has gotten much faster."
"The solution is scalable."
"What I like about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is its integration, plus it has very good technical support."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"Veeam is very user-friendly and intuitive software."
"It's powerful and user-friendly."
"The installation of Veeam Agent is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is application availability, which allows us to monitor all agents and accounts."
"A full-featured option for managing virtual machines with an instant recovery feature."
"It is a stable solution."
"It's straightforward to set up."
"The most valuable features are the flexibility and stability of the product."
 

Cons

"In the future, I would like to see support for global deduplication."
"IBM Spectrum Protect Plus could improve by adding SAP Rena."
"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 tool needs to increase the number of threats."
"With ransomware protection and cyber protection, more improvement is possible."
"The security must be improved."
"There's significant room for improvement. They are not yet where I want them to be."
"There could be better integration with Spectrum Protect and Spectrum Protect Plus, it should be one solution."
"We need some sort of security for backups and archives."
"If you are doing an AIX backup then you have to use the CLI because it doesn't appear on the console, the way that Windows and Linux jobs do."
"With the currency exchange, the solution ends up being quite expensive."
"The solution's compression ratio and high speed for backing up can always improve. Aspects that need improvement are less time, better quality, higher security, and more compression. These are continuous requirements for any customer."
"The compression ratio and application ratio could still be improved in this solution. Reporting could also be improved, for better monitoring."
"Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows should improve by having more features, easier deployment, and compatibility with Unix boxes."
"The price of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows could improve."
"The solution could use some updates to minor details omitted from current reporting."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"There is an annual license required to use IBM Spectrum Protect Plus. The cost of the license could improve, it is expensive."
"The licensing model of Spectrum Protect Plus is more efficient and cheaper compared to the original."
"Clients prefer to buy a perpetual license, but the majority opt for a yearly subscription."
"The price is lower than that of some competing products."
"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."
"In addition to the standard licensing fees, we paid for implementation and training."
"For the licensing of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows, the customer can choose to pay monthly or yearly. It's up to the customer."
"We purchased a three-year license, and I think that the prices are ok."
"We have an annual license."
"We have the Community Edition and I believe we bought a license for 200 instances. Veeam Agent is mainly used for our branch offices. Those only have one or two Hyper-V servers, so it's covered with the Community Edition. Basically, it's free. I remember Veeam 7.0 or 8.0 wasn't free, but the Community Edition is."
"We have a cloud provider agreement with Veeam. We are also paying for the agent."
"We are on an annual license to use Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows. There are not any additional fees to use the solution."
"Pricing is based on license packaging and duration. Longer term licenses are less per year and license packages also offer a discount."
"We pay for a three-year subscription to use Veeam Agent."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Government
8%
Photography Company
21%
Performing Arts
14%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
 

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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.
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.
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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Sample Customers

PT Wings Surya, Tectrade, State of Ohio
ContinuitySA, Landmark Information Group
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