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Project Manager at datasitter INC
Real User
Stable with professional support, but the interface should be more user-friendly and the price more affordable
Pros and Cons
  • "This is a very stable product."
  • "I would like to see a more user-friendly GUI."

What is our primary use case?

We are a solution provider and we offer Commvault to our customers.

In my company, we are also using it for backup and recovery.

What needs improvement?

The price should be reduced because it is too expensive for our customers.

I would like to see a more user-friendly GUI.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with Commvault for between five and six years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

This is a very stable product.

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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Commvault is scalable. We have about seven or eight engineers 

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is very professional.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

In the past, we have worked with similar solutions from competitors such as Dell EMC.

How was the initial setup?

I found the installation easy because I have a lot of experience with backup solutions.

What other advice do I have?

My advice for anybody who is looking at Commvault is that it is better suited to larger businesses.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: partner
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Storage Architect for Datacenter Proximus at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Stable, enterprise product, it has almost all databases in scope
Pros and Cons
  • "It's an enterprise product. It's a stable product. We have good support. Almost all databases are in the scope."
  • "You need quite a lot of human resources to maintain a Commvault environment, to keep it operational. Also, it would be nice to if there were an easier way set up some Commvault components."
  • "The HTML interface is a remarkable improvement. However, there are still some features that are not available in that interface that are available in the Java console, but I'm sure that will come with time."

What is our primary use case?

We have it in our data center, and it's primarily used for our servers. We take backups of the data to protect ourselves. If by mistake we delete some data from the primary storage, we can restore the data from the backup.

For the last six months, we have been providing a graphical user interface for our customers for Commvault so they can, themselves, restore files and folders.

How has it helped my organization?

They are evolving. Any time we encounter a problem, an issue, we have a good relation with the development of Commvault, and they work tightly with us together to solve the problem. The fix then becomes available in the new service pack.

What is most valuable?

It's an enterprise product. It's a stable product. We have good support. Almost all databases are in the scope. I can't really say anything bad about it. It’s a good, stable product.

What needs improvement?

You need quite a lot of human resources to maintain a Commvault environment, to keep it operational. Also, it would be nice to if there were an easier way set up some Commvault components.

I don't know exactly when they came out with the new HTML interface because, until then, the interface was a based on Java. The HTML interface is a remarkable improvement. However, there are still some features that are not available in that interface that are available in the Java console, but I'm sure that will come with time.

Another issue that comes to mind, that we have to pay attention to is, when a new service pack or hotfix comes out, it can happen that something that was working before does not work anymore. We really have to test it in our lab, before we are 100 percent sure we can introduce it in production and be 100 percent sure that everything still works that was working before.

For how long have I used the solution?

Three to five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Stability is okay.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The new HyperScale solution from Commvault is a scale-out solution. We are not using it yet. One month ago, we did a book with the scale-out solution, so we do not have much experience with it. I expect a lot from it.

How is customer service and technical support?

I'm not on the operational team, but what I hear from colleagues is that they are quite happy with the support. We have a good relationship with them.

What other advice do I have?

Commvault is certainly a vendor that you have to take into consideration if you are looking into a backup solution. It’s worthwhile to have a look at it.

The most important criteria when selecting a vendor are cost and, perhaps, new features that Commvault maybe doesn't have, like backups to public clouds, for instance. But the primary factor is the cost.

I would rate Commvault at eight out of 10 due to the stability, our relationship with the development team, and the quality of their backup of their solution.

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Technical support at Foresight Software Solutions Pvt Ltd
Real User
Top 10
Enables users to store unlimited data on the cloud
Pros and Cons
  • "Whoever has an Endpoint license can store unlimited data on the cloud."
  • "The product does not provide an option to save a copy of data on-premises."

What is our primary use case?

Customers who can’t afford storage on their on-premise servers can easily use the product to move to the cloud.

What is most valuable?

I like the Metallic Endpoint feature. Whoever has an Endpoint license can store unlimited data on the cloud. Commvault provides unlimited restoration for free. Other products have a limit on restoration. When we cross the limit, we must pay for restoration.

What needs improvement?

The product does not provide an option to save a copy of data on-premises.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using the solution for three to five months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

I rate the tool’s stability a nine out of ten.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable. We have three to five customers using the tool.

How are customer service and support?

Whenever we raise a ticket, the support personnel connects with us at the exact time that they committed to. I can rate the support team a ten out of ten without a doubt.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The on-premise solution is a lengthy one to configure. We can deploy the solution in three to four clicks, though. The product is purely cloud-based.

What about the implementation team?

To deploy the tool, we must authenticate our email ID on Commvault. Then, we will get a link from which we need to generate a username and password. Once we enter that username and password, we'll get a region of the cloud where we need to configure the storage tool.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution is worth the money. Depending on the customer’s feasibility, they pay for the license every year or every three years. The evaluation is given for 30 to 90 days, which has to be paid.

What other advice do I have?

A sales manager, a technical manager, a COO, one of my colleagues, and I handle Commvault in our company. Overall, I rate the tool a nine out of ten.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Partner
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Solutions Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Their support is very fast when resolving our problems
Pros and Cons
  • "I can collect the target data, then we connect it to Commvault. There is not another system that can connect to our target database or target storage. This is very important for us, because there is the threat of malware right now. This can protect not only the product, but also the backup data from outside threats."
  • "I would like Commvault to have a feature for cybersecurity threats, e.g. securing the target backup repository. Commvault just started testing and releasing this feature, but it needs to be stabilized."

What is our primary use case?

Our customers use Commvault as a backup solution.

I work as a system integrator. We implement and support Commvault in our customers' environments.

We usually deploy the latest major release.

How has it helped my organization?

We can monitor, with normal detection, from the regular backup. We can determine whether it is suspicious if the client suddenly has major changes in their data.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable features are the integration with the storage center and support for most applications, databases, and security system platforms that exist on the market. 

The user interface for Commvault is quite user-friendly. It is easy to manage the Commvault environment using the user interface.

Commvault Command Center is fully supported and has many features for us to manage the environment.

Commvault is able to do the recovery process from their console, so we don't have to actually log into it. Also, Commvault can direct information to another server. The recovery option is a very good feature.

I can collect the target data, then we connect it to Commvault. There is not another system that can connect to our target database or target storage. This is very important for us, because there is the threat of malware right now. This can protect not only the product, but also the backup data from outside threats.

Commvault supports remote office backup. It backs up the local data, then keeps monitoring and managing it.

What needs improvement?

I would like Commvault to have a feature for cybersecurity threats, e.g. securing the target backup repository. Commvault just started testing and releasing this feature, but it needs to be stabilized. 

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been implementing Commvault for our customers for around three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

Commvault is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Commvault is very scalable in terms of the data that Commvault can maintain.

How are customer service and support?

Commvault support is very good and helpful. We receive a lot of help for our problems.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Positive

How was the initial setup?

The deployment of Commvault is pretty straightforward. Commvault can do remote installation for the client. The deployment time depends on the customer's or user's permissions.

What was our ROI?

One of my customers has seen savings when using Commvault compared to other storage solutions. They compared the price of Commvault with performing maintenance on their backup system, and Commvault's price is competitive versus other backup software.

Commvault helps our customers' admins to minimize the time they spend on backup tasks and other projects. Commvault is very good in terms of performance backup. I think support time has been reduced by around 25% to 30%.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Commvault is quite high in terms of pricing and licensing.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

I have also worked with IBM Spectrum Protect and Veeam. Overall, Commvault has better support than other backups. Their support is very fast when resolving our problems.

My customers use dedupe applications, so we don't use Commvault's feature to reduce storage costs.

What other advice do I have?

Commvault is very feature-rich. Its licensing is quite easy to configure, though we must pick the right size for the backup environment so the customer can have the best price.

I would rate Commvault as eight out of 10.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Backup & Recovery Section Head at a retailer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Scalable with a straightforward setup and good performance
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is very stable and offers a good level of performance."
  • "The product could be more convenient in terms of working with different solutions and having more integration between the different products in the market."

What is our primary use case?

I'm using the backup email feature with the hypervisor backup on VMware. I'm also working with different databases.

What is most valuable?

The initial setup is pretty straightforward.

The solution is very stable and offers a good level of performance. 

The product can scale if a company needs it to.

We've noticed that technical support has recently gotten much better.

What needs improvement?

We've had issues with the solution not restoring certain environments. There also issues we find when we want to restore, for example, a cloud environment.

The product could be more convenient in terms of working with different solutions and having more integration between the different products in the market. It really should integrate better with, for example, VMware or Nutanix or Hyper-V. It would be really, really helpful if that were the case.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've dealt with the solution for the last three years or so.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The product has been stable. There are no bugs or glitches. So far, it doesn't crash or freeze. It's reliable and the performance is good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The product can scale if a company needs it to. It does have the potential to expand as needed.

In our company, we have about 1,300 people using it.

How are customer service and technical support?

When I started to work with Commvault product, it wasn't very good, however, there has been a huge development in service. Their support is now working fine. They're much more helpful and professional. They've come a long way. We're satisfied with the progress they've made. 

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I have also worked with other products, such as NetBackup and Veeam.

The pricing is a place where they all vary. While Commvault is cheaper than Veeam, it's more expensive than NetBackup. 

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is not overly difficult or complex. It's simple. It's straightforward.

I'm unsure as to how many people are required to maintain the solution. It's not an aspect of the product that falls under my responsibility.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The solution isn't the cheapest. It's also not the most expensive. It's basically somewhere in the middle. However, it's a fine price. It's what you would expect to pay for a full solution. That said, for some environments, it could be considered a bit expensive.

What other advice do I have?

We are resellers.

I would advise those considering the solution, that, if they use it in conjunction with Nutanix, there may be some limitations. You can't back up, for example, on Nutanix and restore things to Veeam or other environments.

That said, we're mostly satisfied with the solution. I'd rate the product at an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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Sr. IT Administrator at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
Real User
Top 10
Unstable and difficult to deploy but has good real-time synchronization
Pros and Cons
  • "Real-time synchronization is a good feature."
  • "This is not a very high standard product."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case is for backups. We are customers of Commvault and I'm a senior IT administrator.

What is most valuable?

Real-time synchronization is a good feature.

What needs improvement?

This is not a very high standard product. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for three years. 

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is not very stable. 

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is below average. 

How was the initial setup?

We had many issues so the deployment took around three months. We had two IT admins carrying out the implementation. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution four out of 10. 

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

On-premises
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IT Ops at Schmitech Inc.
Real User
Excellent for restorations and backups and has helped our organization have a better security posture
Pros and Cons
  • "The convenience of backing up and restoring simultaneously is very valuable."
  • "The initial setup was complex."

What is our primary use case?

Our primary use case for this solution is for backups and restoration, and we deploy the solution on-premises.

How has it helped my organization?

The solution has provided our organization with a better security posture.

What is most valuable?

The convenience of backing up and restoring simultaneously is very valuable.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been using this solution for five years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is scalable, and the entire organization is currently using this solution.

How are customer service and support?

I rate the technical support team as six out of ten.

How would you rate customer service and support?

Neutral

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used Veeam.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was complex.

What about the implementation team?

Implementation was done in-house with a team of approximately ten people.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

I don't recall the exact cost of licensing. However, I rate the prices a ten out of ten.

What other advice do I have?

I rate this solution ten out of ten. It is a great tool which is easy to use, and I am satisfied with the product.

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Systems Architect at The University of Auckland
Real User
Good support and stable, but it is overly complex to use
Pros and Cons
  • "Scalability, as well as stability, are a couple of important parts of this solution."
  • "This product is overly complex to operate and run."

What is our primary use case?

We are using Commvault to protect some of our workloads in the public cloud. We are using it in AWS SAM and Office 365. 

What is most valuable?

Scalability, as well as stability, are a couple of important parts of this solution.

What needs improvement?

This product is overly complex to operate and run.

The price of this solution could be lower.

For how long have I used the solution?

We have been working with Commvault for about 18 months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

From a stability point of view, it is very good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It's extremely scalable. It's used across the coalition control team and the cloud team, so there are a couple of dozen administrators. We are running a great deal more than that in the backend systems.

How are customer service and technical support?

The technical support is pretty good.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We used Spectrum Protect or Tivoli Storage Manager for quite a few years.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup looked complex so we contracted Commvault to do it.

What about the implementation team?

Commault completed the deployment but even they had issues, particularly with getting Office 365 operating correctly. Their professional services were the ones who deployed it.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

One of the issues with backup vendors is that they overprice, or overvalue their products.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

We are looking at Metallic as an alternative because Commvault is a good product but it is a bit complex.

What other advice do I have?

Overall, this is a good product and very capable. That said, my advice for anybody who is considering it is to make sure that it fits your purpose. If you can make do with a simpler product then choose a simpler product.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

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