IBM Tivoli CDP for Files vs Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery comparison

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IBM and Infrascale are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. IBM is ranked #80, while Infrascale is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.4. IBM holds a 0.5% mindshare in BRS, compared to Infrascale’s 1.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Infrascale users who would recommend it.

IBM Tivoli CDP for Files

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between IBM Tivoli CDP for Files and Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli CDP for Files

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

80th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Infrascale Backup & Disaste...

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

17th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (14th), Disaster Recovery as a Service (5th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (12th), SaaS Backup (8th)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of IBM Tivoli CDP for Files is 0.5%, up from 0.3% 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
Product	Mindshare (%)
Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery	1.0%
IBM Tivoli CDP for Files	0.5%
Other	98.5%

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reviewer1035033

Sr. Aix Admin at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Restoration and infrastructure are extremely reliable

We are currently using Tivoli to backup 15 terabytes within our Oracle Database using a RMAN backup script. The RMAN's utility and restoration has been perfect, we have yet to experience any issues. It's very reliable The restoration and infrastructure are extremely reliable. We would like to…

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Vivek_Jaiswal

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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Even though a lot of other people like Veeam, Tivoli's restoration and infrastructure are unbeatable, making them the only ones that we rely on despite other feasible options."

"The restoration and infrastructure is extremely reliable."

"From a backup and disaster recovery perspective, it has been a night and day difference."

"The Infrascale Dashboard is very easy to understand, has a good overview, and gives me access to all my appliances without having to have a local VPN connection to the individual clients. It makes it very easy to find my way around."

"Infrascale has been great for us and for the relationship with this client."

"The overall ease of use and ease of management of the solution using the Infrascale dashboard is excellent. I'd rate it 10 out of 10 because the dashboard is very simple to use. For someone with a technical background, it's a wonderful piece of software to be using in a cloud environment. But if you're not technical, then it might be a problem. It could be confusing for non-technical people. If you don't know what you're doing, you could kind of screw it up. Any human with two brain cells can do it. It's like anything else. So, once you train a human, they're good. Anybody can do it. Anybody with a competent brain can use it and go with a little bit of technical skill. It might be confusing in the beginning, but once you're trained up and you've used it a little bit, like anything else in your life, it'll be easy. They'll come as normal."

"What I like the most about it is that backups and restores are simple, straightforward, and clean. It does not require six people to get involved in order to do a restore or perform a backup."

"Overall, I set it up, configured it, deployed it, and walked away from it; it just chugs away happily."

"The recovery of data is the most valuable feature. The software backup, which is just a program that gets installed on a server, can back up to the cloud. You can install that on a server or PC, and that will simply back up a user's files and folders. If it is installed on the server, we just back up the relevant data. Recovering that, if there has been a malicious attack on a business or anything like that, has been invaluable in the past. The good features about that are obviously, if the physical hardware has a problem, then we can utilize the appliance, turn on the virtual machine, and carry on running the business while we put the hardware back and correct the issue."

"The interface of Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery is very easy to use, and there are no problems. It's set it and forget it. You can make adjustments very easily as well."

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Cons

"We would like to have the opportunity to omit data from being backed up. For example, we have three virtual machines, each with three disks. When running the backup, it will automatically take each disk rather than allowing us to select what data we want backed."

"We rarely need to reach out to customer service; however, when we do, they have not been able to help us resolve a single call."

"There could be some room for improvement in the on-premises hardware selection."

"The only point of improvement I can think of for Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery is that the restore process could sometimes be easier to do and faster. A file-only restore or directory-only restore can sometimes take quite some time; however, a server restore goes fast."

"In terms of what I would like to see, it would be to make the solution available across multiple clouds."

"The performance of support can definitely be improved with easier on-call support features for P1 and P2 incidents."

"When you are ordering hardware appliances, they have to be delivered from America. In the past, hard drives on the appliance have been simple SSD drives that are installed. However, they don't have a local supply for the SSD drives in the UK. They have to be exported from the US, arrive, and then I have to go and install them. Then, they will rebuild it from their side of things. However, I could order that same SSD drive online and get it the next day. So, I have to wait days for things to come when I could get the exact same drive the next day in the UK, if I wanted to. That causes a bit of a problem. I don't know how many businesses they have in the UK, but I do think that having to import stuff from the US is a time-consuming problem. If there was a holding in the UK, then we wouldn't have that delay in time."

"In terms of overage, or outgrowing capacity with backups, I have an issue."

"One of the significant drawbacks of it is due to the fact that we're using two devices to manage the same vCenter, or virtualization environment, and they don't talk to each other. That means I can't easily see what VMs are already being protected. If I'm on Infrascale device "A" and I have protected these VMs, when I go over to device "B," I can't see that those VMs are already covered."

"The problem is that sometimes you can use a lot of the bandwidth to upload files."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's expensive, but it's worth for it due to the volume of critical information within our database. We are currently paying about $22,000 per year."

"Our licensing fees are billed every four months."

"The appliances have different prices because of storage, size, and memory. For example, the older machines support more virtual machines, whereas the new one only supports one virtual machine. As we have purchased the later appliances, they have probably been a little bit more expensive because they have to be good enough to keep the business running if the physical server goes down. We learned our lesson from the one that went down when we tried to run products and it wasn't quick enough."

"It is super competitive. It is worth taking a look at it from a licensing and pricing perspective."

"The pricing is fair, and they are interested in working with MSPs as part of their market."

"The licensing is based on how much data you have plus what appliances you need."

"The licensing structure was changed some time ago and it's a lot more efficient and the price points are a lot better. They're improving and heading in the right direction."

"The pricing is pretty good and competitive with the market. The per-terabyte pricing is very competitive compared to the others."

"Infrascale's pricing, to me, was outstanding and was one of the major factors in my decision to go with Infrascale... My customer had a different solution before and his monthly payment was three times as much as the payment he now has with Infrascale."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

11%

Construction Company

11%

Retailer

Outsourcing Company

13%

Construction Company

12%

Healthcare Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

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Midsize Enterprise

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Small Business	22
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	7

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Also Known As

Tivoli CDP for Files

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Overview

IBM Tivoli CDP for Files offers a comprehensive solution designed to protect and manage critical file-level data across enterprise environments efficiently.

IBM Tivoli CDP for Files is built to secure and manage important file-level data across multiple business environments. It ensures continuous data availability and protection with robust backup and recovery capabilities, minimizing data loss risks. This tool caters to organizations requiring uncompromised data safety and integrity through its advanced features, adapting to a range of business demands effectively.

What are the key features of IBM Tivoli CDP for Files?

Continuous Data Protection: Offers real-time data backup to prevent data loss and ensure data consistency.
Easy Integration: Seamlessly integrates with existing IT frameworks for enhanced data management.
Scalable Architecture: Supports growth by accommodating increasing data volumes without sacrificing performance.
Automated Data Recovery: Provides fast and reliable data recovery mechanisms, ensuring business continuity.

What benefits and ROI should users look for?

Data Security: Protects sensitive information and reduces the risk of data breaches.
Cost Efficiency: Minimizes storage costs through optimized data management and protection strategies.
Operational Efficiency: Streamlines data handling processes, boosting IT operational productivity.
Enhanced Reliability: Delivers consistent data availability, improving user confidence in IT systems.

Implementing IBM Tivoli CDP for Files in industries like finance, healthcare, and manufacturing enhances data resilience. Finance sectors benefit from secure transaction data protection, while healthcare improves patient data management, and manufacturing maintains continuous production data flow, ensuring operational smoothness. Adapting to specific industry requirements, it ensures secure data handling and compliance adherence.

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Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery enables quick disaster recovery with features like centralized management, fast recovery, and Critical Server Insurance. Its platform ensures data security and operational resilience, appealing to businesses needing reliable disaster recovery.

Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery offers an efficient, transparent backup process with a robust platform that provides data security through deduplication, compression, and encryption. It supports easy deployment, manages backups under a unified dashboard, and allows businesses to spin up VMs locally or in the cloud without additional fees. While it provides a user-friendly interface, opportunities exist for modernizing interfaces and enhancing reporting. Users desire scalable analytics, better alerts, simplified pricing, diverse replication, and improved tech support.

What are the most important features of Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery?

Centralized Management: Streamlines monitoring and control of backup operations through a unified dashboard.
Fast Recovery: Enables rapid restoration of data to minimize downtime and impact on operations.
Flexible Deployment: Supports deployment across cloud and on-premises environments.
Critical Server Insurance: Ensures quick disaster recovery of essential servers.
Data Security: Utilizes deduplication, compression, and encryption to protect data.
VM Spin-Up: Allows virtual machines to be spun up locally or in the cloud without extra fees.

What benefits should users look for in reviews?

Operational Resilience: Enhances business continuity through reliable recovery options.
Cost Efficiency: Minimizes costs while maximizing efficiency with advanced data protection technologies.
Transparent Processes: Provides clear and efficient backup processes.
Scalability: Adapts to growing data needs with scalable deployment options.
Customer Support: Offers responsive technical support and comprehensive documentation.

Infrascale Backup & Disaster Recovery is employed by businesses to protect critical data, including file servers and cloud environments. Managed service providers leverage its capabilities for virtual server protection, ensuring no service disruption and fast recovery from accidental deletions or ransomware. Industries such as publishing and healthcare rely on its rapid recovery capabilities to maintain critical operations and manage sensitive data effectively.

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