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OpenText Data Protector vs Teradata comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 5, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

OpenText Data Protector
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
49th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.8
Number of Reviews
102
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Teradata
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
20th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
83
Ranking in other categories
Customer Experience Management (6th), Data Integration (21st), Relational Databases Tools (7th), Data Warehouse (3rd), BI (Business Intelligence) Tools (13th), Marketing Management (5th), Cloud Data Warehouse (5th), Database Management Systems (DBMS) (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of OpenText Data Protector is 1.0%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Teradata is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Teradata0.8%
OpenText Data Protector1.0%
Other98.2%
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Ahmad-Hassan - PeerSpot reviewer
Project Manager And Technical Consultant at EEMC
Provides effective backup for physical servers and needs improvements for cloud compatibility
We use OpenText Data Protector for Oracle database backup and some applications that run for database security OpenText Data Protector is good for physical backup, specifically for physical servers. It is effective for direct backups to EMC library or storage without using a repository. However,…
David Durand Velásquez - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineers at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
Delivers consistent performance and enables advanced analytics across complex data environments
Teradata stands out as a solid platform for managing and analyzing large volumes of data. Its architecture allows information to be processed efficiently while maintaining stable performance, even in highly demanding environments. One of its most notable strengths is the ability to run complex queries at high speed, which is essential for organizations that require timely and reliable analytics. Teradata offers a well-integrated ecosystem that supports working with different types of data and enables scalability as organizational needs grow. Its focus on advanced analytics, integration with modern business intelligence tools, and the ability to operate both on-premise and in the cloud make it a versatile solution for data warehousing and large-scale processing. Teradata's stability, technological maturity, and the availability of strong documentation and best practices are noteworthy. I consider Teradata to be a tool with great potential for any organization looking to enhance its analytical capabilities, optimize data processing, and move toward more data-driven decision-making. Teradata stands out as a solid platform for managing a large volume of data in different projects. Its architecture allows information to be processed efficiently while maintaining stable performance, even in high-demanding environments. A well-integrated AI ecosystem that supports working with different types of data and enables scalability as organizational needs grow across different kinds of enterprises or organizations. The focus on advanced analytics integration with modern business intelligence tools is particularly valuable. Teradata combines a powerful parallel process and optimizing SQL engine with a highly scalable architecture allowing businesses to execute complex queries and analytics in real-time. It supports multi-cloud, hybrid, and on-premise environments, giving organizations flexibility to choose the setup that best aligns with their strategy. One of the biggest strengths is the ability to unify disparate data sources and support high concurrency, enabling different teams, such as analytics, operations, BI, and data science, to access consistent, trusted data across the enterprise.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Originally, the benefit from Data Protector was that it fitted in because we buy HPE storage."
"The solution is very stable, it was very helpful."
"The installation was simple and provided an easy way to install even on Unix servers. It has excellent features like deduplication."
"Regarding scalability, it's unlimited with Data Protector. You can link multiple installations and let them work together. They can share backup devices. You have many possibilities with Data Protector. It's very proficient."
"It is really easy to backup and restore your data across all servers, something that IBM Spectrum Protect struggles to do."
"The most valuable features of this solution were the features we worked most with which were telemetry, and the scheduler."
"Integration with HP storage is a very strong point for Micro Focus Data Protector. It is the best solution for general operations like backup and restore. Zero downtime backup (ZDB) is one very important feature, which is basically the integration with the storage array. It is a very strong feature. We're using storage with snapshots with this integration."
"Customer Service: It's perfect."
"Teradata features high productivity and reliability because it has several redundancy options, so the system is always up and running."
"Viewpoint, the detailed query logs and performance statistics are valuable features."
"The most valuable features are the Shared-nothing architecture and data protection functionality."
"It has given our business the ability to gain insights into the data and create data labs for analysis and PoCs."
"The data mover is valuable over the last two years as it allows us to achieve data replication to our disaster recovery systems."
"The most important thing we get out of the product is the intelligence that we derive."
"It effectively has allowed us to remove over 20 portion copies of the data sets on other DB platforms for real-time operational reporting purposes."
"The two types of partitioning have been very significant for us - row and columnar partitioning."
 

Cons

"It took a long time to resolve some of the implementation issues."
"Based on a recent conversation, technical support has been working to fix a problem for six months, but still haven’t actually fixed it."
"The problem with HPE Data Protector is when it goes wrong, it's very hard to fathom why it went wrong."
"Data Protector is great software, but after we started getting support from Micro Focus, it was taking too much time, there was too much delay."
"The GUI could be updated. The GUI hasn't changed since version 6. It's on version 10 now. The reporting could also be better. Also, while Data Protector is excellent for backing up physical hardware, it needs more features for backing up VM images because many environments use hypervisor."
"Data Protector isn't stable."
"Every time there is a backup running, I cannot predict anything, so I cannot say if it will back up the first time."
"Data Protector's main single point of weakness is its GUI."
"The reporting side wasn't very good in the past, but with the latest versions, it's getting better. Still, the friendliness of the PDC reporting and functionality needs to be improved."
"From my perspective, it would be good if they gave better ITIN/R plugins to use the data for AI modeling, or data science modeling. We can do it now; however, it could be more elegant in terms of interfacing."
"An area that needs improvement is the cloud-based version of the solution because it's designed for on-prem and then transferred to the cloud version."
"Stability-wise, we have had some issues with automation and the ability to handle large datasets."
"The solution could improve by having a cloud version or a cloud component. We have to use other solutions, such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Snowflake for the cloud."
"I would like to see an improved Knowledge Base on the web."
"Teradata is an old data warehouse, and they're not improving in terms of new, innovative features."
"I choose 8 out of 10 for Teradata because there is always the scope for improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is cheaper than Commvault."
"Pricing/licensing is Data Protector's single best offering. In its most basic environment, the only license required is for whatever target device is required."
"The pricing is around $3,000 to $5,000. The charge additionally for support and to scale."
"There is a perpetual license involved in addition to support which needs to be renewed annually."
"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."
"The pricing is neither too expensive nor very cheap."
"The licensing cost was not annual. We didn't pay any license. We paid when we deployed and we didn't pay for anything after that. There were no additional fees after the initial payment."
"The license for the solution is very expensive compared to the other products in the market."
"We had a lot of parties involved when purchasing from the AWS Marketplace. They are very flexible and aggressive in trying to close the deal. They are good at what they have to offer and listening to the customer. It's a two-way street."
"Teradata's licensing is on the expensive side."
"The price of the solution could be reduced, it is expensive."
"The product cost is high for what the client gets. There may be more cost-effective solutions for small and medium-sized organizations."
"Teradata is currently making improvements in this area."
"In the past, it turned out that other solutions, in order to provide the full range of abilities that the Teradata platform provides plus the migration costs, would end up costing more than Teradata does."
"The price of Teradata could be less expensive."
"I am using the free version of Teradata."
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Comparison Review

it_user232068 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Data Architect at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 5, 2015
Netezza vs. Teradata
Original published at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/should-i-choose-net Two leading Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) architectures for Data Warehousing (DW) are IBM PureData System for Analytics (formerly Netezza) and Teradata. I thought talking about the similarities and differences…
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
18%
Outsourcing Company
14%
Construction Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
16%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise22
Large Enterprise61
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business28
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise53
 

Questions from the Community

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.
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...
What is your primary use case for Micro Focus Data Protector?
We use OpenText Data Protector ( /products/opentext-data-protector-reviews ) for Oracle database backup and some applications that run for database security.
Comparing Teradata and Oracle Database, which product do you think is better and why?
I have spoken to my colleagues about this comparison and in our collective opinion, the reason why some people may declare Teradata better than Oracle is the pricing. Both solutions are quite simi...
Which companies use Teradata and who is it most suitable for?
Before my organization implemented this solution, we researched which big brands were using Teradata, so we knew if it would be compatible with our field. According to the product's site, the comp...
Is Teradata a difficult solution to work with?
Teradata is not a difficult product to work with, especially since they offer you technical support at all levels if you just ask. There are some features that may cause difficulties - for example,...
 

Also Known As

Micro Focus Data Protector, Data Protector, OmniBack, HPE Data Protector
IntelliFlex, Aster Data Map Reduce, , QueryGrid, Customer Interaction Manager, Digital Marketing Center, Data Mover, Data Stream Architecture, Teradata Vantage Enterprise (DIY)
 

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Sample Customers

GSK Vaccines, Repsol, Vodafone Group, Siemens AG, Medium Enterprise Transportation Services Company
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