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Actifio pros and cons

Vendor: Google
4.3 out of 5
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PROS

Actifio leads the category in test data management, cloning, and recovery.
It assists in resolving budget issues for clients.
Actifio is very stable with diligent patch management for bug issues.
It helps reduce operational costs.
The QSA feature is highly effective.

CONS

Needs more effort to support N-minus-one compatibility.
Support for recovery in the physical environment needs improvement.
Doesn't support AIX software or in-cloud, and many servers run on AIX and Oracle.
Lacks the option to price backup costs within the solution itself.
Initial setup is complex.
 

Actifio Pros review quotes

TD
Feb 21, 2022
This product has unique capabilities that lead the product category in test data management, cloning and recovery.
Anil-Sinha - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 8, 2023
Actifio was very stable. Whenever they identified bugs, they would promptly provide us with patches.
reviewer1378560 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 24, 2022
They will assist me in achieving whatever budget issue the client may be having.
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Leandro Pereira Rodrigues - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 23, 2024
Very user-friendly and the QSA is very good.
Hitesh Kumar Jamb - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 16, 2024
The solution helps reduce costs.
 

Actifio Cons review quotes

TD
Feb 21, 2022
While the product does support various databases, the company needs to make more of an effort to support N-minus-one compatibility.
Anil-Sinha - PeerSpot reviewer
Jun 8, 2023
The initial setup is complex.
reviewer1378560 - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 24, 2022
Areas that need improvement would be the support for recovery in the physical environment.
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Leandro Pereira Rodrigues - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 23, 2024
Lacks the option to price backup costs within the solution itself.
Mark Torpy - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 1, 2022
The solution doesn't support AIX software or in-cloud, and we have a lot of servers running on AIX and Oracle.
Hitesh Kumar Jamb - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 16, 2024
Google has stopped supporting the on-premise version of the tool.