We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Protect and NovaStor NovaBACKUP based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Backup and Recovery solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Nothing beats this solution for file backup."
"The backup on real-time, especially for the virtual machine, archiving, and retrieving the reader from the backup repository and getting it online, getting it validated, then performing the data consistency check over the backup."
"The main feature of this product is a flexible architecture and functionality that allows you to solve problems of any complexity and scale. Most importantly, it is not just a product that simply makes a backup, but it restores and saves a large number of services in critical situations. By the way, it works fine with different types of clouds, supports S3."
"The customization and the ability to backup across all platforms are the most valuable features."
"Some of the people in our group, like our DBAs and non-technical people, can restore some stuff themselves via Spectrum Protect. That is how simple it is."
"The fact that we can take the backup straight onto tape is the most valuable feature."
"Once it is completed properly, it is low maintenance. Most of the functions do not require much deliberation. It is all the blueprints and technologies laid out, and it is straight forward."
"The solution is not complex, it's very easy to configure agents or VM backup and restore. Upgrades from one version to another are very fast and the product is very stable."
"It is a very good and easy-to-use tool for non-technical people."
"They can include more cloud-enriching features. I would like IBM Spectrum Protect to have the functionality for backing up a VM directly in Azure. I would like to be able to back up a VM directly in Azure without spinning up a Hyper-V cluster and backing up the virtual server."
"In the next version of the solution, I would like to see cloud support."
"The solution should improve the ability to monitor backup failure."
"The solution should have better integration with VMware and with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus."
"Integration with some applications in the healthcare field could be added, as that is a big part of our business."
"For Spectrum Protect Plus, I would like to see more enhanced reporting features and integration with Spectrum Protect."
"They should introduce more features for virtualization platforms and backing up IBMs. Backup speeds should also be improved."
"We did not see any drawbacks to IBM Spectrum Protect before assisting a customer using Windows that wanted to migrate to using UNIX. IBM Spectrum Protect does not offer an option to migrate from other operating systems."
"The price of NovaStor NovaBACKUP is an area that can be considered as a weakness or drawback, where improvements are required."
IBM Spectrum Protect is ranked 17th in Backup and Recovery with 146 reviews while NovaStor NovaBACKUP is ranked 34th in Backup and Recovery with 2 reviews. IBM Spectrum Protect is rated 8.0, while NovaStor NovaBACKUP is rated 9.6. The top reviewer of IBM Spectrum Protect writes "Performance and recoveries are better, and customers are happier with performance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NovaStor NovaBACKUP writes "A product that offers good support and performance while also being user-friendly". IBM Spectrum Protect is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Rubrik and Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), whereas NovaStor NovaBACKUP is most compared with Veeam Backup & Replication and Acronis Cyber Protect. See our IBM Spectrum Protect vs. NovaStor NovaBACKUP report.
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