IBM Tivoli CDP for Files vs Quorum OnQ comparison

IBM and Quorum are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. IBM is ranked #77, while Quorum is ranked #37 with an average rating of 8.5. IBM holds a 0.5% mindshare in BRS, compared to Quorum’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Quorum users who would recommend it.

IBM Tivoli CDP for Files

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100% willing to recommend

Quorum OnQ

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95% willing to recommend

IBM Tivoli CDP for Files

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between IBM Tivoli CDP for Files and Quorum OnQ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli CDP for Files

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

77th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Quorum OnQ

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

37th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (35th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (24th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of IBM Tivoli CDP for Files is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Quorum OnQ is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Quorum OnQ	0.8%
IBM Tivoli CDP for Files	0.5%
Other	98.7%

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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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reviewer2594778

Senior Application Analyst at a non-profit with 5,001-10,000 employees

Enhanced filtering for advocate emails

Quorum provides an elevated ability to filter on everything from people's location to age to their voting history. This is an extreme feature that will help our advocacy department a lot. It encompasses the ability to formulate emails and calls to action across regions. Their platform is more advanced than our previous one. It provides a smooth training experience and easy terminology for those in the advocacy world.

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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

"The restoration and infrastructure is extremely reliable."

"It does automated tests to the systems to make sure that you could spin them up if you needed to. And if something doesn't come back up in those tests, we get a notification saying the system didn't come back up."

"The biggest feature is being able to do a file recovery to the original server. That is extremely useful and has saved us a few times when we've had ransomware. In some of those cases, people's computers were locked down by viruses which spread to things they had access to, including server shares. But we were easily able to just restore to four hours prior, instead of a day or two or more ago."

"The most valuable feature of Quorum OnQ is quick recovery."

"One of the most valuable features was the usability, since many of the features were very straightforward. The backup and restoration process was also very fast. Although we weren't able to fully test the scenarios, one of the features was that we could have it restored on a remote site. However, since we were on-prem, we weren't able to test the remote site restoration."

"The most valuable feature is spinning up a ready-to-go VM in a test or production environment that is based on a backup stored on the Quorum device."

"It is a stable solution."

"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."

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

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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."

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

"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."

"They have radio buttons that allow multiselection, which is not intuitive."

"Quorum OnQ can be improved by providing support for other operating systems like Ubuntu."

"We found that some of the live SQL databases we were backing up would be inconsistent when we would restore them."

"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."

"There was a situation I faced in the past when I contacted the tool's support team, and it took them a while to respond."

"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."

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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."

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

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

"I am not sure how much it costs, but I know it's expensive."

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

"The initial expenditure for us was a little under $40,000 for the recent renewal. For the first three years after that, other than electricity, there's no cost. After that, their support contract has to be renewed annually. We spent close to $6,000, between the two offices, for support."

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

"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."

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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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Also Known As

Tivoli CDP for Files

OnQ

Overview

IBM Tivoli Continuous Data Protection for Files is a continuous backup software that protects your most important files. This real-time, continuous data protection solution for file servers and user endpoints automatically backs up your most critical files the moment they are saved.

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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