OpenText Data Protector vs Quorum OnQ comparison

OpenText and Quorum are both solutions in the Backup and Recovery category. OpenText is ranked #22 with an average rating of 8.0, while Quorum is ranked #47 with an average rating of 8.3. OpenText holds a 0.7% mindshare in BRS, compared to Quorum’s 0.5% mindshare. Additionally, 80% of OpenText users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Quorum users who would recommend it.

OpenText Data Protector

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80% willing to recommend

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 11, 2024

OpenText Data Protector and Quorum OnQ are competing data protection solutions. Quorum OnQ seems to have the upper hand due to its comprehensive features, ease of deployment, and better value in pricing and ROI.

Features:OpenText Data Protector is praised for its versatile backup options, excellent integration capabilities, and dependable performance. Quorum OnQ impresses with its comprehensive disaster recovery features, ease of use, and extensive feature set, giving it an edge over OpenText Data Protector in this category.

Room for Improvement:OpenText Data Protector needs improvements in efficiency, modernization of certain functionalities, and a more streamlined interface. Quorum OnQ could benefit from enhanced scalability, reduced complexity, and better documentation.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service:OpenText Data Protector deployment can be complex and time-consuming, with mixed reviews on customer support. Quorum OnQ deployment is generally straightforward and quicker, with responsive customer service.

Pricing and ROI:OpenText Data Protector has a higher initial setup cost and longer time to realize ROI. Quorum OnQ is noted for being cost-effective with a quicker ROI, offering better value in terms of pricing and return on investment.

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OpenText Data Protector vs. Quorum OnQ

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Data Protector

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

22nd

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

5.8

Number of Reviews

102

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Quorum OnQ

Ranking in Backup and Recovery

47th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Cloud Backup (36th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (21st)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of OpenText Data Protector is 0.7%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Quorum OnQ is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Jeroen Vranckaerts

System Engineer - Server & Storage, DBA at Audi Brussels

Though a highly stable tool, it needs to be made easier to use and configure

Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a five out of ten. OpenText Data Protector is complex to configure correctly, but the areas concerning the data and compression are good. Once you get the product to work, it works, but it's much too complex to configure and troubleshoot, as it takes a lot of time and energy, making it not so efficient. Once the tool is configured in your environment, it provides good backup and compression features. In my company, we use OpenText Data Protector as a backup for our servers, and we have a team of 20 people to take care of the data backup using the tool. My company doesn't use OpenText Data Protector as a backup for our client's computers. In my company, we have scheduled the process related to backup, which makes the tool run daily around 30 to 40 times.

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Mohamed Iqbal

Presales Information Technology Consultant at JBA

A stable and economical solution that provides quick disaster recovery

The most valuable feature of Quorum OnQ is quick recovery. We call it a single-click recovery. If any server goes down, crashes, or experiences downtime, we can bring up the DR (Disaster Recovery) server in just two minutes. We also have a "Single Pane of Glass," wherein we work with only a single window. You don't have to use multiple windows to perform basic tasks like failover or failback.

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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

"It's supports Unix, Linux, all of the OS's. It's very stable software."

"OpenText Data Protector is good for physical backup, specifically for physical servers."

"I like that it supports HPE UNIX servers since many backup solutions do not - this is the main reason why we chose this solution."

"Data Protector is quite simple and easy to deploy. The deployment is always the same. It's on a server, and the agents are deployed to the machines in a straightforward way. We have two engineers who deploy and manage all our backup solutions."

"Data Protector is very good at automation. From the time of the backup, verification, and copy to tape, it is very good. I don't need to touch it, it will do it by itself."

"Data Protector's GUI is the most useful feature."

"In one of the projects involving a database and UCMDB integration, we needed to manage a large database. We used the scheduling feature in Data Protector to automate backups."

"The initial setup is straightforward if you understand Data Protector."

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"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."

"One of the biggest features is that, even on the absolutely run-of-the-mill box, if I lose any one of my servers I can automatically bring it up virtually on the physical onQ Quorum device."

"The change in the way that Quorum processes data has made a tremendous improvement in backup and replication times. While the familiar interface remains, the underpinnings have been finely tuned and the speed is incredible. My large Exchange Server went from 5- to 6-hour backups down to 22 minutes."

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

"It is a stable solution."

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

"The solution offers good documentation."

"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."

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Cons

"We face challenges with its stability."

"The new backup systems are using new mechanisms for the recovery phases; for example, VM, recovery and testing the backup before recovering it. These features are not available in Data Protector."

"The online backups of Office 365 have room for improvement. This is now available for the Exchange Online part of Office 365, but we're still waiting for SharePoint Online, Teams, etc. We know that it's coming, but it takes time."

"Virtualization."

"People prefer Veeam because the interface is easier, and Data Protector is difficult in comparison."

"The solution is not intuitive enough. I think they should work on the user experience and the graphical interface. These can be a lot better."

"The Micro Focus Data Protector support is not as good as Veeam Backup & Replication's support."

"OpenText Data Protector is more difficult to use and configure than OpenText VIM. The user-friendliness of OpenText Data Protector has to be increased, and the complexity of the tool needs to be reduced."

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

"The price of Quorum OnQ could be improved. We were exploring the product in terms of having a partnership with the distributor so that we could operate as a service, but for our own use, within the company, we couldn't justify the price unless the servers would become an option later on. The upfront cost of purchasing a license for the hardware is quite steep."

"I don't love the scheduler, as I think that interface could use an overhaul."

"I would really like it if they followed comparable products from other vendors and had an option where you could offload to tape. I know it sounds incredibly antiquated, but the benefit I see is that there would be a better air gap than you have with backing up to an online source."

"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."

"At times the email notifications don't go out, but a quick reset always fixes that problem."

"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."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have many competitors who are pricing better, and we believe that our pricing is higher."

"The licensing cost is too high."

"The license for the solution is very expensive compared to the other products in the market."

"Pricing for Micro Focus Data Protector is reasonable."

"Our licensing is on a capacity basis."

"There is a perpetual license involved in addition to support which needs to be renewed annually."

"The licensing structure provides cost savings to business."

"In Data Protector, if you need extra features, you need to buy the agents for these features. Some of the features are Terabytes, some of them are agents. There's some complexity in the pricing and licensing."

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"The cost is higher than other software and services, but it is an absolute must-have."

"The solution’s pricing is economical."

"The total for our current solution's licensing is about $14,000 for 12 servers for three years."

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

"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."

"We have never questioned whether it is worth it because it so obviously is a great value."

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

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

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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company

14%

Computer Software Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Performing Arts

Financial Services Firm

13%

Computer Software Company

10%

Real Estate/Law Firm

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Micro Focus Data Protector?

I haven't experienced any crashes while using the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Micro Focus Data Protector?

The solution is expensive as it requires purchasing all features without the option to negotiate based on client numbers, unlike Veeam which offers flexibility in pricing.

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What needs improvement with Micro Focus Data Protector?

OpenText Data Protector is not user-friendly, especially for cloud backup. It lacks functions and facilities compared to Veeam, which offers more user-friendliness for virtual machine backups. Ther...

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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

Micro Focus Data Protector, Data Protector, OmniBack, HPE Data Protector

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Overview

OpenText Data Protector standardizes and consolidates backups across multiple platforms. It provides secure, comprehensive backup protection for business-critical data and applications whether virtual, physical, or online in the cloud.

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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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