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IBM Storage Protect vs Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 22, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
1.0
IBM Storage Protect enhances data recovery, reduces downtime, and aids compliance, making it a valuable investment for organizations.
Sentiment score
6.1
<p>Infrascale Backup &amp; Disaster Recovery enhances profitability, efficiency, and reliability by reducing downtime, recovery times, and management costs.</p>
The unified dashboard saves us one to two hours per week, while automated backup and simple recovery have reduced the effort required from our IT team.
Manager Technical Operations at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.6
IBM Storage Protect's support shows mixed experiences, with praise for expertise but concerns over response times and service consistency.
Sentiment score
7.0
Infrascale's customer service is responsive and expert, resolving issues quickly with improved satisfaction and proactive support monitoring.
Support from IBM is very good, and they always have knowledgeable people.
Interim Head of Infrastructure at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Support is good from IBM, although it mainly comes from my local partner.
Head of Infrastructure Security (S.A.V.P) at EXIM Bank Ltd
Some support staff are highly skilled, others are not, leading to longer times to resolve issues.
CEO at Fischerei Leipold
The right expertise, a timely response, and being able to get to the right person to help you resolve the problem are very important.
President at a media company with 11-50 employees
Their average mean time to resolve open tickets is an hour.
President at IT1 Service
The most valuable aspects of Infrascale’s support for my company are the turnaround time and the resolution time.
President at LET US DEAL WITH IT, LLC
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
IBM Storage Protect is praised for scalability and adaptability, though some users cite challenges in features and large-scale integration.
Sentiment score
5.3
<p>Infrascale Backup &amp; Disaster Recovery offers scalable solutions, though hardware limitations impact seamless expansion and optimal performance.</p>
TSM is a generic and robust product, which is why I continue using it for my core banking.
Head of Infrastructure Security (S.A.V.P) at EXIM Bank Ltd
It is one of the most scalable platforms, and that is its strong point.
Interim Head of Infrastructure at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Scalability is great in IBM Spectrum Protect; there are several options available to scale.
Solution architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
One person can manage hundreds and hundreds of endpoints without any issues.
President at IT1 Service
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
IBM Storage Protect is highly stable and reliable, with consistent enhancements despite occasional minor issues with new features.
Sentiment score
7.6
<p>Infrascale Backup &amp; Disaster Recovery is stable and reliable, with high ratings and effective support for minor issues.</p>
I would rate the stability a ten out of ten.
President at IT1 Service
There was a recent announcement in terms of moving Infrascale to the cloud, which makes it easier for the customer in terms of usability.
President at a media company with 11-50 employees
 

Room For Improvement

IBM Storage Protect needs an improved interface, intuitive features, better cloud integration, and enhanced reporting and virtualization support.
<p>Infrascale Backup &amp; Disaster Recovery needs better security, data diversity, UI, tech support, analytics, cloud integration, and training materials.</p>
It is not compatible with other operating systems like Windows or Linux.
Head of Infrastructure Security (S.A.V.P) at EXIM Bank Ltd
IBM Storage Protect does not work well with virtual environments such as VMware and Hyper-V.
CEO at Fischerei Leipold
There is a need for additional layers of security to fill the gaps, which is why we are using Cobalt Iron.
Solution architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Many customers do not rely on just one cloud provider and want to work with multiple clouds.
President at a media company with 11-50 employees
Having more advanced dashboards and executive-level reporting would help with compliance tracking and management visibility.
Cloud Security Architect at a insurance company with 501-1,000 employees
When the product works, there is really nothing to fix, but they can allow different types of backups, such as differential or incremental backups.
President at IT1 Service
 

Setup Cost

IBM Storage Protect offers varied and complex licensing, often seen as expensive but potentially cost-effective with tailored agreements.
Infrascale Backup offers flexible, premium pricing with strong support, ideal for enterprises and MSPs despite some clarity concerns.
We do not see the cost of the licensing.
Interim Head of Infrastructure at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
It's expensive.
Head of Infrastructure Security (S.A.V.P) at EXIM Bank Ltd
IBM Storage Protect is generally an expensive tool.
CEO at Fischerei Leipold
To someone considering Infrascale but is concerned about the price, I would say that they should get Infrascale's service no matter what it costs because any downtime or any loss of data is substantially worse than any cost for backup.
President at IT1 Service
We recently renewed one of our agreements with them, and even though we were going to renew anyway, they added more margin in terms of a discount for us for renewing early.
Co-Founder | Director | CTO | vCISO | Lead Consultant Infrastructure & Cloud at UBIQUITY Ltd
Having a more transparent pricing option would help with planning and budgeting.
Manager Technical Operations at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

IBM Storage Protect excels in efficient backups, cost-effective storage, scalability, reliability, user-friendliness, adaptability, and robust disaster recovery.
<p>Infrascale Backup &amp; Disaster Recovery provides fast, flexible, and secure data protection, offering ease of use and comprehensive recovery features.</p>
The product works efficiently with very large tape libraries, unlike most other products in the market that have problems handling large tape libraries or more than one tape library.
CEO at Fischerei Leipold
IBM Spectrum Protect has excellent integration capability.
Solution architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Incremental and differential backup features are built-in, which I frequently utilize on a weekly and daily basis.
Head of Infrastructure Security (S.A.V.P) at EXIM Bank Ltd
Performing backup and recovery can be done very intuitively with the solution and the interface that is part of the solution.
President at a media company with 11-50 employees
What I like the most about it is that backups and restores are simple, straightforward, and clean.
President at IT1 Service
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Storage Protect
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
18th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Infrascale Backup & Disaste...
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
16th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (14th), Disaster Recovery as a Service (5th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (12th), SaaS Backup (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of IBM Storage Protect is 1.8%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery is 1.0%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery1.0%
IBM Storage Protect1.8%
Other97.2%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2787573 - PeerSpot reviewer
Interim Head of Infrastructure at a real estate/law firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Backup coverage has supported immutable protection and now needs a more modern, intuitive interface
IBM Storage Protect is from a previous generation of backup software. In those days, backup software was complex in setting up and complex to manage. The new software, such as Rubrik, is very easy to use and more relatable to younger engineers because its interface design is more similar to Office 365 and the newer controls and labels that we are accustomed to. The difficulty that we now have with IBM Storage Protect is that for this day and age, compared to other products that are out there, it seems complex. If we look back 15 years ago, all enterprise class backup software was complex, so IBM was not any different. However, many of these older systems, such as Commvault, still have the same complaint that they are very complex because they have tried to keep that same interface and the same way it works. This suits them, but it probably needed a complete overhaul to bring it into the ease of use that we have with modern software. However, that upgrade has not been done. IBM Storage Protect has not been upgraded into a modern platform. It still looks a legacy platform.
Vivek_Jaiswal - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Engineer at LTI Mindtree
Cloud backups have strengthened ransomware recovery and now protect critical business data
I see several areas where Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery could be improved. First is the architectural design and configuration, along with operational maturity, as well as security integration. The performance of support can definitely be improved with easier on-call support features for P1 and P2 incidents. Getting quick support from the vendor during major recoveries or disasters would be greatly appreciated. Additionally, improving the strength of ransomware protections, addressing critical gaps in deployments, enforcing backup immutability policies, and making disaster recovery testing routine instead of an ad hoc process are important. Validating that I can quickly recover data should be a priority, and improved runbooks or operational maturity platforms would be beneficial for data recovery from critical incidents.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
15%
Construction Company
10%
Healthcare Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business54
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise95
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business25
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Storage Protect?
I do not know the current licensing cost for IBM Storage Protect and how we get our support because our licensing model is not quite standard. We do not buy IBM Storage Protect direct from IBM. We ...
What needs improvement with IBM Storage Protect?
IBM Storage Protect is from a previous generation of backup software. In those days, backup software was complex in setting up and complex to manage. The new software, such as Rubrik, is very easy ...
What is your primary use case for IBM Storage Protect?
IBM Storage Protect is my primary tool for backup and recovery. We also use it for immutable backups to protect against ransomware. We use IBM Storage Protect for everything on-premises. The benefi...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Infrascale Platform?
Currently, there have been no surprises or challenges in pricing, setup costs, or licensing since I am still in the evaluation phase and not focused on costs at the licensing level.
What needs improvement with Infrascale Platform?
Regarding how Infrascale Backup &amp; Disaster Recovery can be improved, I notice agent-based backing up is, in my opinion, limited, and that is definitely not a great sign. I am also recognizing t...
What is your primary use case for Infrascale Platform?
I am currently using Infrascale Backup &amp; Disaster Recovery, which is in review at this time. My main use case for considering Infrascale Backup &amp; Disaster Recovery is the principal concern ...
 

Also Known As

IBM Spectrum Discover
Infrascale Platform
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

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MSPs servicing small and mid-size companies VARs servicing mid-sized companies Direct SMB or mid-sized companies
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