Iron Mountain Connect vs Oracle Data Guard comparison

Iron Mountain and Oracle are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. Iron Mountain is ranked #66, while Oracle is ranked #14 with an average rating of 9.3. Iron Mountain holds a 0.5% mindshare in BRS, compared to Oracle’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Iron Mountain users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

Iron Mountain Connect

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100% willing to recommend

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94% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

Iron Mountain Connect and Oracle Data Guard compete in the data management and protection category. Oracle Data Guard appears to have the upper hand due to its advanced features and reliability, justifying its higher price.

Features: Iron Mountain Connect offers comprehensive document management, security features, and a user-friendly design. Oracle Data Guard delivers robust data protection, automated failover capabilities, and advanced data security mechanisms.

Room for Improvement: Iron Mountain Connect could improve its reporting functions, integration capabilities, and expand its document management features. Oracle Data Guard could use better documentation, a more streamlined setup process, and enhanced user interface for easier navigation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Iron Mountain Connect has straightforward deployment and responsive customer service. Oracle Data Guard, though more complex to deploy, offers superior data security mechanisms and satisfactory support.

Pricing and ROI: Iron Mountain Connect is valued for its lower setup costs and faster ROI. Oracle Data Guard, despite higher initial investment, is seen as cost-effective due to its advanced capabilities and long-term benefits.

To learn more, read our detailed Iron Mountain Connect vs. Oracle Data Guard Report (Updated: September 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

Iron Mountain Connect

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

66th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Data Guard

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

14th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of Iron Mountain Connect is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Data Guard is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Backup and Recovery Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Oracle Data Guard	0.9%
Iron Mountain Connect	0.5%
Other	98.6%

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Raj Bhaduri

Enterprise architect at Centrica

Good policies related to data

I primarily use it for various policies related to data, such as data retention, data deletion, and archiving policies. All policies can be set using this system The most valuable feature for me is the policy management capabilities. I would like to see more integration with different platforms,…

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Azhagupandi Parthiban

Vice President Of Technology at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Offers near-real-time replication for data consistency and continuously introducing new features through upgrades

There are various advantages. First of all, easy to deploy. The only difficult part is the cost factor, licensing. In other ways, the implementation is very, very important. Like, we have not encountered any major challenges with replication. We were able to achieve near-real-time replication. Also, with the switchover failover, we were not getting any technical issues. It's a pretty stable product. Once you configure it, it goes through the rollback, and then Data Guard introduces this snapshot thing. So once the restoration happens, we can go back to the original thing, and we make that a standard. It's a pretty decent and key function for Oracle. So, enterprise organizations go for Oracle only for features like these.

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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 most valuable feature for me is the policy management capabilities"

"Backup and application continuity are most valuable."

"With Data Guard, Oracle guarantees zero data loss, providing peace of mind for organizations relying on their data for critical operations."

"We have found the replication feature the most useful. We use this feature the most. The ability to recover a database with less effort and the use of Oracle Data Guard Broker to administer the complete environment are also very useful features."

"The solution can scale as needed."

"The most valuable feature is the flashback standby, which allows us to test without scrapping the database."

"Data Guard also improved because customers with an active Data Guard license want to reduce the I/O in a production environment. Some application complaints to it for Oracle reporting purposes. It has a production environment that needs to be enhanced."

"The solution is really very stable. One good thing about it, compared to other products, is that you can just run it and forget about it. Unless you come across some interruptions in the network, it works like a charm."

"The most important feature is that if I want to test the database at the disaster recovery site, I can take a snapshot, test it, and then revert it back to the original state without needing to restore the complete database from the primary data center to the disaster recovery."

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Cons

"I would like to see more integration with different platforms."

"It is a rather complex solution, so it could be more user-friendly."

"One thing that can be improved is the GUI. It would be good to have a very nice GUI to easily configure and administer, providing different presentations to the database administrator. The feature that can be included is the integration with third-party monitoring systems, that is, monitoring systems from other vendors, not only from Oracle."

"When the data replicates into the standby database there is a possibility of having a microsecond amount of data loss. The data loss occurs when there is a network disconnection between the primary and secondary standby database located in the data centers or if there is a crash in the primary database."

"The IP implementation and maintenance are a little bit hard to manage across Oracle solutions, including Oracle Data Guard."

"For every standby server you have, you must pay a licensing fee, which is the main disadvantage."

"For Italian medium-sized companies, the main challenge lies in the cost associated with licenses."

"The product could improve its pricing."

"The only difficult part is the cost factor, licensing. Another area of improvement is support."

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"The cost of the Oracle license will depend on the negotiations with Oracle."

"The pricing is on the higher side."

"If you want to have everything automated and done smoothly, you have to add additional licenses."

"The cost is expensive."

"This is the best solution if you want something similar that's less expensive than Oracle Grid."

"The licensing cost is significantly high."

"It's a cost-effective solution."

"It is not a cheap product, but if you look at the price, features, availability, scalability, and maturity, it is a very good product."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Retailer

16%

Financial Services Firm

14%

Computer Software Company

12%

Legal Firm

10%

Financial Services Firm

20%

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	22

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

Ik fluister:VM Host Oracle en DataGuard hebben we per toeval vervangen door Zerto :-) tijdens de Zerto implementatie en VPG werden de Host Data in write-ack Block-Level gerepliceerd. Qua licentie 1...

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

It is a very useful administrative IT tool. It saves on costs. I strongly recommend Data Guard. I've been using it for eight years and I would strongly recommend it. I'd rate Oracle Data Guard a se...

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What advice do you have for others considering Oracle Data Guard?

We're Oracle partners. We've worked with databases 11G and 12C. If a company is planning to implement Oracle solutions, I would suggest they also implement Data Guard. I'd rate the solution nine ou...

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Overview

Connected Accounting&ERP is a mid-range accounting program with single user and network editions for Macintosh and Windows operating systems. Connected can be shared concurrently by both Mac OS and Windows users on a single data file. Connected "Core Accounting" consists of the General Ledger, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable modules. Connected "Enterprise" builds on the Core Accounting aspects by adding powerful inventory, job costing, and currency additions. Pricing starts at $399.00.

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Oracle Data Guard ensures high availability, data protection, and disaster recovery for enterprise data. Data Guard provides a comprehensive set of services that create, maintain, manage, and monitor one or more standby databases to enable production Oracle databases to survive disasters and data corruptions. Data Guard can be used with traditional backup, restoration, and cluster techniques to provide a high level of data protection and data availability.

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