IBM Storage Protect vs Quorum OnQ comparison

IBM and Quorum are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. IBM is ranked #14 with an average rating of 7.5, while Quorum is ranked #45 with an average rating of 8.3. IBM holds a 2.3% mindshare in BRS, compared to Quorum’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Quorum users who would recommend it.

IBM Storage Protect

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 12, 2025

Quorum OnQ and IBM Storage Protect are competing products in the field of data protection. IBM Storage Protect holds an advantage due to its extensive features and reliable performance, despite higher costs.

Features: Quorum OnQ offers backup automation, disaster recovery, and remote management capabilities. IBM Storage Protect provides scalable storage, comprehensive security features, and seamless data integration. Quorum OnQ focuses on simplicity and ease of use, while IBM Storage Protect delivers a deeper, more complex feature set.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Quorum OnQ is praised for quick deployment and responsive customer support. IBM Storage Protect requires a more intricate setup but benefits from robust customer service channels that ensure operational continuity.

Pricing and ROI: Quorum OnQ provides cost-effective solutions with a rapid ROI, appealing to small to medium-sized enterprises. IBM Storage Protect, with a larger initial investment, offers substantial ROI through its feature-rich environment, satisfying businesses seeking long-term data protection value.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Storage Protect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

14th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Quorum OnQ

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

45th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (37th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (21st)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of IBM Storage Protect is 2.3%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Quorum OnQ is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Syed Habib

Head of Infrastructure Security (S.A.V.P) at EXIM Bank Ltd

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.

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Mohamed Iqbal

Presales Information Technology Consultant at JBA

A stable and economical solution that provides quick disaster recovery

The most valuable feature of Quorum OnQ is quick recovery. We call it a single-click recovery. If any server goes down, crashes, or experiences downtime, we can bring up the DR (Disaster Recovery) server in just two minutes. We also have a "Single Pane of Glass," wherein we work with only a single window. You don't have to use multiple windows to perform basic tasks like failover or failback.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"A robust tool which allows us to backup pretty much any environment, virtual or physical."

"We can use it with any storage for the back-end to save data."

"We can freeze and start databases for consistent backups."

"All other products contain the same features, but when I'm backing up an IBM Power server I feel more comfortable with IBM Spectrum Protect because it's the same vendor."

"It's a very stable product, and we've never had any downtime with it."

"We are talking about a stable solution which boasts good performance and security."

"Data archiving is easier and less time-consuming."

"Our customers have come to trust IBM."

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"When it comes to recovering what you need from a backup, it's really easy. You just drill through the directory, find the file and the date that you want, and click to recover. You then pick the directory you want to save it in. Usually, it takes a minute or two and it's done. It's quick and easy."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is its ease of use."

"Quorum OnQ has taken the guesswork out of backup/recovery and disaster recovery."

"One of the biggest features is that, even on the absolutely run-of-the-mill box, if I lose any one of my servers I can automatically bring it up virtually on the physical onQ Quorum device."

"Quorum OnQ has a good ransomware protection feature, and customer service and support were very good."

"A very high level security environment for secondary data."

"It is a stable solution."

"It is a very scalable solution."

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Cons

"I would like to see more technical training online. Sometimes, it is a little bit difficult to find, or that I do not really know what I am looking for as somebody who is starting off finding their learning curve."

"The deduplication must be perfect, and thus should be improved."

"I am not really impressed with the Level 1 support, but once I get past that and go to Level 2, then we will usually get some type of resolution."

"It has a lot of areas for improvement. Its reporting for job completion or incompletion can be improved. It should also provide a granular recovery, ease of operation, data life cycle management, and media management. It should support a backup in such a format that in case of a disaster, one can start the virtual machine out of the backup itself. Its reliability can also be better. It is also expensive, and their support is also poor."

"I would love to see something which allows us to do an auto restart of backup jobs."

"Ease of use. That has got to be the one thing that I routinely hear from clients and customers, that it's a little bit more difficult than it should be. What I'm finding is that IBM has heard that and they're responding with updated interfaces and things like that."

"The installation process could be simplified."

"The previous GUI that they had was slow, and it did not have enough information on it."

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"There seems to be a lack of technicians. Sometimes they are very busy and I don't hear back for a day or two. The technicians they have are great. They are fantastic, but it seems difficult, at times, to get in contact with anyone."

"The price is high and could be more competitive."

"I would like to see iSCSI support added so that NAS storage servers could be protected. We heavily utilize NAS storage and the risk there is minimal backup options. Currently, we are backing up NAS to NAS which is costly and slow. Being able to integrate NAS server backup would be the last item on my Quorum bucket list."

"I paid for subscription of Firewall. I paid for subscription of endpoint protection. Thet should introduce single subscription for all services."

"It feels to me like it's going to be a little bit more work than I originally anticipated when upgrading the appliance. I haven't done that yet so I can't speak from true experience, but I went through the project plan and it feels to me like there's quite a number of pieces and components and things that have to be done. Quorum is going to manage the rollout, but in starting the initial conversation there were a lot of unanswered questions"

"The one thing they could do is some tweaking on the web solution that's supposed to monitor everything from one page, rather than having to bring each server up on its own webpage. It doesn't always accurately show what the system's state is at the time, and we have to restart that process now and then."

"They have radio buttons that allow multiselection, which is not intuitive. Also, the URL for our environments is the same, making it confusing for management when handling different departments with different needs."

"At times the email notifications don't go out, but a quick reset always fixes that problem."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license model that they have at IBM, which is due to volume, from a certain volume onward is not the right license model."

"I don't have an idea about the pricing. They send that over to someone else, but I know that one of the issues they had was the licensing costs. I don't think they were happy with how they were charged."

"One can go with either a PVU licensing model or a capacity based licensing model. Either solution does not block the usage, if over used."

"At scale, the consumption license (per TB) is very expensive."

"That's a hard estimate. It depends on the licensing, the hardware, and other stuff, but it is fairly expensive. It is generally more expensive than other solutions."

"The most important feature which I wish to be added involves the GUI, the user interface."

"Its licensing is complicated. It goes by CPUs, and it is pretty expensive as well."

"We chose IBM Spectrum Protect, because they actually have something called MSP pricing, which means managed services provider pricing. The pricing was attractive, and it seems to be a platform that IBM is totally investing on in terms of new functions and new capabilities."

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"When we quote the price of Quorum to customers, they find it expensive."

"Quorum OnQ can be described as a medium-priced product...There are no ingress and egress charges in the product."

"When we first got the Quorum the licensing was different."

"The solution’s pricing is economical."

"We have never questioned whether it is worth it because it so obviously is a great value."

"The total for our current solution's licensing is about $14,000 for 12 servers for three years."

"The pricing is about $1,400 a month. It's a little bit on the higher side. But it's one of those situations where time is valuable for me. So if it costs a little bit more money for me to have a solution that just works and requires less of my day-to-day management, I'm willing to pay a little bit more."

"The upfront cost of purchasing a license for the hardware is quite steep."

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Financial Services Firm

15%

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Financial Services Firm

10%

Performing Arts

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Storage Protect?

The best point about IBM Storage Protect is that it can use IBM tape environments, which we still use and will continue to use in the future.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Storage Protect?

IBM Storage Protect is generally an expensive tool. However, with good contracts with IBM or its partners, the cost might not be so high. New customers can expect very high prices.

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What needs improvement with IBM Storage Protect?

One point for improvement for IBM Spectrum Protect is security, as IBM has not been investing as much as in the past. There is a need for additional layers of security to fill the gaps, which is wh...

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What do you like most about Quorum OnQ?

It is a very scalable solution.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Quorum OnQ?

It's a little expensive. That said, the cost aligns with other advocacy tools we have evaluated.

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What needs improvement with Quorum OnQ?

They have radio buttons that allow multiselection, which is not intuitive. Also, the URL for our environments is the same, making it confusing for management when handling different departments wit...

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Overview

IBM Storage Protect offers data protection and management to secure critical business information efficiently. It's designed to be a scalable and flexible solution for data backup, recovery, and archive needs in complex IT environments.

IBM Storage Protect delivers comprehensive data protection by integrating backup, recovery, and archiving functionalities. It supports a range of workloads and infrastructures, from on-premises to cloud environments, facilitating efficient data management. Its platform provides seamless scalability to meet evolving business needs, underpinned by reliable security measures. Organizations leverage its capabilities to ensure business continuity and minimize data loss risks, making it vital in a data-driven world.

What are the key features of IBM Storage Protect?

Advanced Data Protection: Offers robust encryption and data integrity for secure backup processes.
Scalability: Grows with your data demands, supporting large data volumes without compromising performance.
Cloud Integration: Seamlessly integrates with cloud platforms, enhancing backup strategies with hybrid options.
Automated Operations: Simplifies management tasks with automation, reducing manual intervention and errors.

What benefits should users expect when evaluating IBM Storage Protect?

Cost Efficiency: Reduces storage costs by optimizing backup processes and data retention strategies.
Data Safety: Ensures data accessibility and integrity during recovery efforts, building trust in data protection strategies.
Operational Efficiency: Boosts productivity through streamlined and automated backup management workflows.
Compliance Readiness: Helps maintain compliance with data protection regulations by providing thorough reporting and audit trails.

Industries like finance and healthcare implement IBM Storage Protect to safeguard sensitive information against threats. In financial services, it's crucial for maintaining client data confidentiality, while healthcare institutions use it to protect patient records, ensuring both accessibility and compliance with regulations.

IBM

Quorum onQ is the global leader in 1-click instant recovery, providing full immediate recovery of your critical systems after any storage, system or site failure. It does this by automatically maintaining up-to-date, ready-to-run virtual machine clones of your physical and virtual servers stored on a dedicated appliance – clones that will transparently take over for failed servers within minutes.

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