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

 

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Spectrum Protect
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
149
Ranking in other categories
Backup and Recovery (14th)
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

Syed Habib - PeerSpot reviewer
Manageable and comprehensive and integrates robust backup features for core banking
It's adequate for my core banking, however, I am looking for another solution for all systems. It is not compatible with other operating systems like Windows or Linux, and lacks a consolidated dashboard from Browser Spectrum. This is why I am searching for another solution. The product also lacks any centralized graphical user interface (GUI), such as Jarek Pod, and I am limited to using a console-based text user interface, which my local partner handles completely.
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

"We have been using it for several years, and it is quite reliable and predictable. We are quite comfortable with this solution. They're coming up with new features as well. It has good scalability, and it provides good integrations with business-critical applications or databases, such as SAP HANA. It works as expected, and we don't see any issues."
"It is good in terms of functionality. My clients are very satisfied with this solution."
"Every time we go and try to get a file, we can get it. Restores are quick and the data is always there."
"It helps our customers protect their data, especially with stuff like ransomware, compliance, and regulatory requirements."
"The software-defined ability to do data reduction through deduplication and compression, as well as being able to replicate data to a cloud container."
"With Spectrum Protect, you can use any type of disk to back-end the repositories. It gave us flexibility to use whatever storage we wanted at our secondary site."
"It is very stable. A plus is to use POWERAge for the SNR copy of the Spectrum Protect, then it is more reliable."
"Reliability: It has never had a problem with backups or restores. If you store something, it is there."
"User-friendly data backup and protection solution for a Windows environment. The Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows is very scalable, stable, and has good compatibility and integration."
"The interface of this solution is quite good."
"I don't have any major problems with the agent connectivity with Microsoft applications or Microsoft Azure."
"A full-featured option for managing virtual machines with an instant recovery feature."
"Veeam is very useful for the Hyper-V environment."
"I love Veeam because it is very easy to work with."
"The most valuable features are the flexibility and stability of the product."
"Veeam helps to create a stable environment with virtual servers."
 

Cons

"We would like to see capabilities of long-term archiving and more support for hardware platforms."
"Perhaps if they could add replication to a second site or third site from the same console, that would be helpful. Currently, we have to connect to another console."
"Integration with some applications in the healthcare field could be added, as that is a big part of our business."
"IBM's support hasn't been so good in the last few years."
"My customers are not always happy with the Level 1 support. Sometimes, it just takes too long for the response to come, which is probably something that needs to be addressed."
"Most customers still struggle with the reporting piece, especially generating reports. I think it needs some improvements in this area."
"We would like to see cloud integration."
"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."
"The stability of this solution needs to be improved."
"The price of Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows could improve."
"Some customers have Oracle databases and Veeam does support back up of Oracle databases."
"We can't use tape for primary storage on Veeam."
"I would like to have a more automated installation process."
"Troubleshooting is very hard."
"While the Veeam agent is perfect, sometimes the agent doesn't install in Windows."
"The compression ratio and application ratio could still be improved in this solution. Reporting could also be improved, for better monitoring."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing fees are on a yearly basis, which for us it is about R400,000 (approximately $27,000 USD)."
"The most important feature which I wish to be added involves the GUI, the user interface."
"The product is low cost. It is very cool when we design it to using licensing based on post capacity."
"At scale, the consumption license (per TB) is very expensive."
"We have spec'd out our build, and the cost of it can work quite easily today for our future needs."
"The license model that they have at IBM, which is due to volume, from a certain volume onward is not the right license model."
"We pay for a terabyte license to support our backend usage."
"That's no longer my department, but I have some past experience with licensing. It is not cheap. I would rate it a three out of five in terms of licensing. In terms of additional costs, there is management overhead. It is a complex solution and a lot of work goes into managing clients. It has gotten better over the years, but compared to its competitor, it is still heavy on management overhead."
"The pricing is good."
"We pay for a three-year subscription to use Veeam Agent."
"We have an annual license."
"The cost for its licenses is reasonable and as per industry standards."
"It is less expensive than one of its variants."
"The solution is inexpensive, more so than other products."
"There are costs in addition to the standard licensing fees, and pricing can be a disadvantage or a weakness for this solution."
"The pricing model is based on CPU and must be declared as Microsoft or VMware licensing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
17%
Computer Software Company
13%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
8%
Photography Company
21%
Performing Arts
14%
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
 

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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Protect?
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Also Known As

IBM TSM, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager
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Sample Customers

CERN, Einstein Healthcare, Nyherji, Allianz Australia, TZM, ABT Online, NCT, Kindred Healthcare Inc., Cobalt Iron, TransGrid, Baptist Health of Northeast Florida, Cash America, Piedmont Healthcare, RWGV, Arkansas Tech University, British Columbia Institute of Technology
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