HPE StoreOnce vs IBM Spectrum Protect comparison

The compared Hewlett Packard Enterprise and IBM solutions aren't in the same category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #2 in DS , with an average rating of 7.6, and holds a 19.4% mindshare in the category. IBM is ranked #17 in BRS , with an average rating of 7.2, and holds a 2.2% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of IBM users who would recommend it.

HPE StoreOnce

Read 107 HPE StoreOnce reviews

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93% willing to recommend

IBM Spectrum Protect

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86% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

HPE StoreOnce

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

107

Ranking in other categories

Deduplication Software (2nd), Disk Based Backup Systems (2nd)

IBM Spectrum Protect

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

149

Ranking in other categories

Backup and Recovery (17th)

Mindshare comparison

HPE StoreOnce and IBM Spectrum Protect aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. HPE StoreOnce is designed for Deduplication Software and holds a mindshare of 19.4%, up 17.4% compared to last year.
IBM Spectrum Protect, on the other hand, focuses on Backup and Recovery, holds 2.2% mindshare, down 2.4% since last year.

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Andrew Mcbeath

Technical Director of Managed IT Division at base2

Maximized storage capacity and minimized costs and an easy setup

Most of our client base is between fifty to five hundred end users. We occasionally recommend high-end HPE products for larger clients needing performance and reliability. Our clients predominantly use HPE StoreOnce for small business purposes in industries like dairy and finance Our clients have…

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Syed Habib

Head of Infrastructure Security (S.A.V.P) at EXIM Bank Ltd

Manageable and comprehensive and integrates robust backup features for core banking

It's adequate for my core banking, however, I am looking for another solution for all systems. It is not compatible with other operating systems like Windows or Linux, and lacks a consolidated dashboard from Browser Spectrum. This is why I am searching for another solution. The product also lacks any centralized graphical user interface (GUI), such as Jarek Pod, and I am limited to using a console-based text user interface, which my local partner handles completely.

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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 features are the deduplication and compression capabilities."

"The solution's most valuable feature is its catalyst mode, along with better performance, backup, and recovery."

"I like the tool’s deduplication feature. We get a ratio of 9:1 for deduplication. The product is also Linux based. Last year, our organization faced some virus attacks. However, the backup was safe because of the product being a Linux version. HPE StoreOnce is a secure product."

"It is a very scalable solution."

"From a centralized system, I can manage the interface, the backup policies, and the status of the database."

"This is a user-friendly solution."

"The interface is very user-friendly."

"It results in more efficient storage utilization, cutting capital expenditure in half."

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"It scales well. We have grown here in the last year or two, and it has been relatively easy."

"Performance and recoveries are better. Our clients and customers are happier with the performance of it."

"It is scalable beyond anything my customers ever aspire to."

"The solution is very stable. It is one of the most important features that we look for in a product before putting it into the market and when establishing a strategy with our customers."

"I find the whole product useful. The backup archive client, snapshot, spectrum for virtual environments are beneficial features."

"Data archiving is easier and less time-consuming."

"It saves you a lot of storage."

"We apply the new dedupe and compression technology, using maintenance and time to give more time for the backup window and less time for the overhead related to the daily housekeeping."

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Cons

"The user interface of HPE StoreOnce should be more user-friendly. Additionally, the configuration and troubleshooting could be better."

"I would like to see an emphasis placed on making data deduplication and compression more powerful."

"Some high-level cybersecurity features could be achieved with some entities, and their integration could be built into the store."

"HPE should have more options so customers can choose from a wide range of products with small to big capacities."

"HPE StoreOnce needs to provide a SaaS solution by offering high-density disks."

"The product could be improved with better support for data protection."

"While the solution does everything expected, it would be beneficial if AI could be integrated for optimization and monitoring."

"While StoreOnce has many features, it needs to focus on integrating with third-party backup software solutions."

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"It has a lot of areas for improvement. Its reporting for job completion or incompletion can be improved. It should also provide a granular recovery, ease of operation, data life cycle management, and media management. It should support a backup in such a format that in case of a disaster, one can start the virtual machine out of the backup itself. Its reliability can also be better. It is also expensive, and their support is also poor."

"It could use single store. The ability to mark an archive from my backup for long-term retention."

"Software-wise, IBM Spectrum Protect didn't handle virtual machines that well. The license cost is mainly the area for improvement in IBM Spectrum Protect."

"I find the solution somewhat difficult to use with virtual environments or VMware."

"The solution should have better integration with VMware and with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus."

"We did not see any drawbacks to IBM Spectrum Protect before assisting a customer using Windows that wanted to migrate to using UNIX. IBM Spectrum Protect does not offer an option to migrate from other operating systems."

"We have run into some periods where we have found some tape issues which were causing us problems, but we resolved them. For some reason, we had a bunch of drives go offline on our disk storage (our virtual library)."

"I would like to see monitoring within the platform: monitoring for storage pools and monitoring for the server's health (e.g., CPU and memory)."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The cost of HPE StoreOnce is very expensive."

"We have got a perpetual license, and we have access to all the features. If you are using cloud banks, you can store the internal data in HPE Cloud if needed. You can offload the data to the HPE Cloud. It is a licensed product. We have got around 10 TB of cloud bank storage with a one-time payment. We specifically took 10 TB for very critical offsite backups. We can also increase it in blocks if needed."

"The licensing schemes could improve in HPE StoreOnce and the price is high. They should reduce the price."

"I would rate it around two or three because, compared to others, it tends to be higher priced."

"To be honest, we were quite happy with the price, but we always want things cheaper than they are. I think for what we got, we felt that the price was quite reasonable comparing it to other products that provide that same level of functionality."

"Price-wise, it comes with a high price tag when compared to other products."

"With the same capacity of Data Domain and ExaGrid, which is 80 terabytes, HPE is the cheapest one."

"The price puts me off. It's definitely on the high side."

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"Customers need to pay for licensing in order to use IBM Spectrum Protect. The customers that have been using it for a long time are okay and happy with it. From a cost point of view, it's better for them to renew their licenses than to go through the difficult process of changing a backup product in their environment, and migrate from one product to another."

"The price of IBM Spectrum Protect is expensive and there is only a standard licensing fee."

"Some of the new advanced features are definitely more into cost savings, e.g., dedupe compression, so doing more with less."

"Going to IBM Tech University Conference saved me from making a major purchase of the wrong thing, which was very helpful."

"We worked our licensing into a capacity model, which is nice. Now, everything is much simpler to manage from a licensing perspective."

"IBM Spectrum Protect has a fixed price and includes no additional costs."

"Spectrum Protect is not a cheap option."

"We have been at our size for a few years. We are not really looking to battle the licensing costs, as this is our primary system."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Financial Services Firm

Government

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

17%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

University

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE StoreOnce?

I think StoreOnce's deduplication technology is crucial for cost efficiency and faster recovery, especially for backup and data protection purposes.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE StoreOnce?

The setup cost is rated as four out of ten.

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What needs improvement with HPE StoreOnce?

Veeam Backups provide a stronger capability. It is well-positioned on the radar, with a mature and stable solution. Consequently, it is used throughout the company.

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What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Protect?

IBM Spectrum Protect is stable.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Spectrum Protect?

It's expensive. I acknowledge the cost associated with it.

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What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Protect?

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Comparisons

Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 32% of the time

Dell PowerVault vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 8% of the time

ExaGrid EX vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 6% of the time

ExaGrid EX Series vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 5% of the time

HPE Primera vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 2% of the time

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Veeam Data Platform vs IBM Spectrum Protect

Compared 18% of the time

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs IBM Spectrum Protect

Compared 17% of the time

Commvault Cloud vs IBM Spectrum Protect

Compared 11% of the time

Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs IBM Spectrum Protect

Compared 11% of the time

Veritas NetBackup vs IBM Spectrum Protect

Compared 4% of the time

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Also Known As

HP StoreOnce

IBM TSM, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager

Overview

HP StoreOnce Backup is a data backup solution that provides a consistent, high-performance, scale-out architecture for your entire enterprise. Reduce the amount of backup data capacity by 95 percent, and choose between powerful dedicated appliances for data centers, or flexible virtual appliances for smaller and remote offices.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) is a data protection platform that gives enterprises a single point of control and administration for backup and recovery. It is the flagship product in the IBM Spectrum Protect (Tivoli Storage Manager) family. It enables reliable, cost effective backups and fast recovery for virtual, physical and cloud environments of all sizes.

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Sample Customers

Eurobank Serbia

CERN, Einstein Healthcare, Nyherji, Allianz Australia, TZM, ABT Online, NCT, Kindred Healthcare Inc., Cobalt Iron, TransGrid, Baptist Health of Northeast Florida, Cash America, Piedmont Healthcare, RWGV, Arkansas Tech University, British Columbia Institute of Technology

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