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IBM Tivoli CDP for Files vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli CDP for Files
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
74th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veeam Data Platform
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
428
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (1st), Virtualization Management Tools (2nd), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of IBM Tivoli CDP for Files is 0.2%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 14.8%, down from 19.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

reviewer1035033 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Edward Hore - PeerSpot reviewer
Reliable with good support but needs a better navigation menu
We use Veeam Data to back up our VMware infrastructure Veeam Data Platform is valuable for its stability and the ability to easily contact support for assistance. The support team provides answers whenever we need them. It is also one of the most scalable backup solutions I've worked with. The…

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."
"The user interface is good and it is very easy to use."
"All features of Veeam Data Platform, such as backup, immutability, and replication, are highly valuable."
"Instant Backup is an useful feature."
"It most valuable features are seeding and faster backups over small links."
"It's not complex to replicate and back up the system."
"Veeam replication gives migration tools/options for VMware."
"We get a lot of features with Veeam and we are happy to use this solution. After shutdown, the servers here automatically turn off and Veeam is keeping up all this. It's tension free work."
"They introduced a new feature called the Immutable Repository feature, which helps protect environments from malware attacks that target backup file extensions."
 

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."
"Veeam Backup & Replication should include a cloud solution."
"The product’s stability has certain issues and needs to be improved. The solution’s pricing could be also cheaper."
"Veeam Backup Replication is a bit difficult to use. If you have used other solutions such as Commvault, you will find it is much easier to use. Veeam Backup Replication does backups in a different way that is not as simple as other solutions. Doing backups of SQL Servers is much easier in Commvault. However, the difficulty could be the lack of experience I have had with Veeam Backup Replication."
"Creating reports is a bit difficult, and you have to spend some time on it."
"It would be useful if we could integrate our on-premise VM solution with the Azure workload backup from the existing console. This would assist our customers in reducing the cost of hardware."
"The initial setup could be simplified."
"Veeam Data Platform lacks cyber security tools."
"In Linux, I suggest you backup for a PostgreSQL database."
 

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 license is a bit expensive."
"Veeam ONE is moderately priced, where it is neither expensive nor cheap."
"Veeam Backup Replication can be quite expensive for Office 365 because its license is per user and not for the space that you use. You need one license for each user. If the user only uses a few files on one hard drive, you need a license to back up these files. It was better to have a license model, such as in the Cohesity solution. Cohesity has a license for a space that you use. It's more useful in this case because the license for backup data is on-premises is for CPU. The license is based on how many CPUs you have but it does not depend on how many users use the CPU."
"This is an expensive solution and came at a higher cost than expected."
"The software subscription model can be once a year, or every three years, or every five years."
"The pricing and licensing is better than the competitors, but it could be better."
"The product is competitively priced."
"I don't pay for the solution, so I can't comment on the cost."
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Comparison Review

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Nov 9, 2014
VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto
Disaster recovery planning is something that seems challenging for all businesses. Virtualization in addition to its operational flexibility, and cost reduction benefits, has helped companies improve their DR posture. Virtualization has made it easier to move machines from production to…
 

Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
 

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Also Known As

Tivoli CDP for Files
Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE, Veeam Backup & Replication
 

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Sample Customers

Cyberian Data Protection
Business & Legal Resources Inc., Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Alliance Healthcare, Poulin Grain Inc., Linear Technology, Northwestern University, ARKEMA, Sogegross, City of Lynchburg
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