IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus vs IDERA SQL Safe Backup comparison

IBM and IDERA are both solutions in the Event Monitoring category. IBM is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.0, while IDERA is ranked #18. IBM holds a 10.2% mindshare in EM, compared to IDERA’s 0.7% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 33% of IDERA users who would recommend it.

IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus

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IDERA SQL Safe Backup

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33% willing to recommend

IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 23, 2025

IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus and IDERA SQL Safe Backup compete in IT management and database backup sectors respectively. IDERA SQL Safe Backup appears to have the upper hand due to its robust features and specialized functionalities.

Features: IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus focuses on network event aggregation, correlation, and comprehensive analysis capabilities. It offers real-time network monitoring, supports multiple network protocols, and provides detailed reporting. IDERA SQL Safe Backup emphasizes data protection and compression specifically for SQL environments. It includes automated backup processes, encryption for data security, and advanced recovery options to minimize downtime.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus has a complex installation process requiring significant initial setup time but provides extensive network management support. IDERA SQL Safe Backup offers a simpler and quicker deployment tailored to SQL environments, offering dedicated SQL-focused customer service with responsive assistance.

Pricing and ROI: IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus involves higher initial setup costs with a focus on delivering ROI through extensive network management capabilities. IDERA SQL Safe Backup, while initially costly, is perceived to offer significant returns in SQL data protection and simplified management. IBM provides a broader network toolset, while IDERA targets ROI through SQL-specific advantages.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus

Ranking in Event Monitoring

4th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

IDERA SQL Safe Backup

Ranking in Event Monitoring

18th

Average Rating

5.0

Reviews Sentiment

4.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (78th)

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Event Monitoring category, the mindshare of IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus is 10.2%, up from 8.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of IDERA SQL Safe Backup is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Ahmed Salman

Performance & Monitoring Supervisor at Saudi Telecom Company

Aids in network performance monitoring and management

I am working as a customer, mainly using IntelliQ and another product, IBM NetCool, Watson AI. These products are used for monitoring network performance and management. The primary use case involves network performance monitoring, and it is compatible only with IBM DB2 IBM Tivoli NetCool…

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SeniorDB3550

Senior DBA Lead at a government with 10,001+ employees

It has reduced our backup time, however backups do get skipped

I would like to see the pieces that they have put in the web only to be put into the thick client sitting on the desktop client. They moved a lot of the features to their web-based version of it. Because of the large number of databases that we have along with our backup, their web product can't handle it. So, we can't use it. So, we are missing out on a lot of the new features. The way the filtering goes, if you filter on your view, there is no indication that you have made a selection. Unless you can remember day-to-day that you may have something deselected or selected, your view may be different than you expect, and there is no visual indication of it.

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Pros

"The monitoring is the solution's most valuable feature."

"The biggest plus points for me are the configurability and scalability of the solution, as well as the multi-tenancy of the platform."

"OMNIbus is valuable for its compatibility and performance, as I haven't encountered any performance issues."

"Offers very good event/alert drill-down and statistical reporting capabilities."

"IBM Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus supports legacy protocols like CORBA, Huawei, and other telecom protocols, which I find beneficial."

"It is customer-centric. Customers can access the event list from their location or desktop and view the event. There is no need to go and connect to any other server and run events to have a view of all the events happening in the environment. We get a good response from customers about this feature and the main architecture of NetCool. Its processing is very good. Deduplication and correlation functionalities are good in this solution as compared to other solutions. A big advantage of NetCool is that it also supports multi-layered protocols. We can receive multiple events from different protocols like UDP, HTTP, and those events can be captured in NetCool."

"Probes are the best feature because they are well written which rarely requires you to write additional rules. These probes monitor activity within your environment."

"The most valuable feature is the event management capability."

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"The compression, because it drastically reduces the disk space."

"It has reduced our backup time and simplified our backup processes across all the servers."

Cons

"They could enhance the visibility to give us a unified view of our entire IT infrastructure."

"I would like for the next release to be more user-friendly and out of date. The next release should focus on the cloud, AI, and ML technologies."

"Areas that could be better include the fact that the solution is only on-premises, lacks AI capabilities, and support response times could be quicker."

"Its technical support team takes longer to reply."

"The solution needs to invest in the development of a knowledge base and use of AI services for providing event resolution and intervention directions."

"The solution has limitations in database integration as it cannot integrate with databases other than IBM DB2."

"Its integration could be better. They should provide an easier integration for all the monitoring stuff, and it will make things easier for us. Currently, there is a complexity in integrating it with a vendor application, and we have to use another tool to integrate it with a vendor application. To integrate some applications with NetCool, I need to install an IBM tool on top of it. It would be good if they can provide an API or any kind of interface that we can leverage while developing a new protocol interface or application. We should be able to use an API or interface with NetCool. Its GUI can also be better. As compared to other tools, it is not user friendly, and it is not easy to do stuff through GUI. Whenever we do anything on the GUI, it takes time. They need to focus on the GUI part, especially the dashboard. They should focus on how users can effectively drill down from one box to another. The visual appeal of the dashboard is as important as the data and functionality."

"The web portal and typical event controls are a little outdated."

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"Make sure you check your backups on a regular basis. Backups do get missed with this tool, for whatever reason."

"The way the filtering goes, if you filter on your view, there is no indication that you have made a selection."

"I would like to see the pieces that they have put in the web only to be put into the thick client sitting on the desktop client."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its license cost is a little bit more than other solutions. Our customers expect a standard market price that is comparative to other products. For each and every NetCool OMNIbus component, we have to purchase a separate license. These components are not free with the product."

"You have to have the right level of budget to afford this solution."

"It is a costly solution."

"The product's pricing is a good value. They have a straightforward licensing model."

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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

Tivoli NetCool OMNIbus

SQL Safe Backup

Overview

Tivoli Netcool OMNIbus provides near real-time service assurance for business infrastructure, applications, servers, network devices and protocols, Internet protocols, storage and security devices.

IBM

SQL Safe Backup helps database administrators to back up and recover instantly across SQL Servers. Unlike its competition, it provides virtual databases with access to back up files without consuming disk space, instant restore, centralized management across SQL Servers, and alert notifications for success and failure of operations.

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Sample Customers

Consolidated Communications, €sterreichische Bundesbahnen (€BB), Capgemini

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