We performed a comparison between IBM Spectrum Protect and Veritas NetBackup Appliance 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."It seems very scalable and robust. It can do what we require it to do."
"The ability to migrate between media over a long period of time. My customers are long-time users, and they have benefited from being able to move between tiers. They have been able to do this within the product."
"What I found most valuable in IBM Spectrum Protect is that it allows you to back up physical machines, and its proxy feature lets you back up virtual machines."
"Our customers have come to trust IBM."
"The most valuable features are the stability and also how it's seamlessly integrated with other IBM offerings."
"Scalability, performance, mass platform coverage. It's one of the few backup products on the market right now which an organization can bring in and it will serve all of their backup needs. It's a completely centralized solution."
"You can do restores very quickly. You can mount a drive and restore it right from the drive."
"Incremental forever: This feature helps us reduce backup time and backup storage space."
"The policy-based backup feature is very helpful."
"Compared to a homemade installation, this appliance is very stable."
"This is a good backup interconversion solution because all the masters and the targets backups are on the same system. It is easy to administrate for a single point of access for clients."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it can be used in many different kinds of systems."
"The standout feature is its connectivity and robust support. They are easily easy to get hold of, making it convenient for us."
"They are a large company with good best practices, and they give good support."
"It is easy to use and the performance is good."
"The most valuable feature involves VMware Instant Recovery, which allows one to do restoration within seconds."
"They should introduce more features for virtualization platforms and backing up IBMs. Backup speeds should also be improved."
"The solution's initial setup process wasn't easy...The solution is overly complicated in terms of architecture, especially compared to other tools in the market."
"I need two separate solutions for virtual and physical systems. I need IBM Spectrum Protect Plus for virtual systems and Spectrum Protect for physical systems and that's a pain. It would be an improvement if they were combined."
"This product comes up against other products available that are marketed better but the other products that it's in competition with are a single product and this is one of IBM products. If it could be marketed as more for competitors I think that's where it comes short."
"The solution should have better integration with VMware and with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus."
"The solution must protect against ransomware attacks better."
"The main admin console from the UI cannot do anything in the product. It just allows us to maintain, maybe, 30% to 40%. For the rest, we have to use the command line."
"A lot of my customers always ask for legal holds, especially on email."
"The installation is cumbersome."
"The solution could improve by providing more integration and security."
"It's hard to get to the backups. There are too many tabs."
"More licensing options could be introduced to the software. It is currently based on capacity only. Compared to competitors, it is difficult to position it economically everywhere. From the usability point of view, they are making many improvements on new interfaces, the SaaS offering, etc."
"The upgrade process of the solution needs to be improved since it is extremely complicated, especially without the benefit of a support person who can guide one through it."
"The price needs to be improved because it is really expensive."
"It would be a better solution if we were able to make more reports in regards to the backup system."
"They could simplify the process of installing, and provide more space for data during the process."
IBM Spectrum Protect is ranked 17th in Backup and Recovery with 146 reviews while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is ranked 20th in Backup and Recovery with 46 reviews. IBM Spectrum Protect is rated 8.0, while Veritas NetBackup Appliance is rated 8.0. 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 Veritas NetBackup Appliance writes "Offers good connectivity, easy to use and stable solution ". IBM Spectrum Protect is most compared with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus, Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Cloud, Cohesity DataProtect and Rubrik, whereas Veritas NetBackup Appliance is most compared with Veritas NetBackup, Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain), DD Boost, ExaGrid EX Series and HPE StoreOnce. See our IBM Spectrum Protect vs. Veritas NetBackup Appliance report.
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