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 7.7, and holds a 19.5% mindshare in the category. IBM is ranked #16 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

Read 149 IBM Spectrum Protect reviews

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3,377 Comparison Views

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 (16th)

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 19.5%, up 17.1% 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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Featured Reviews

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 initial setup is simple."

"The solution's licensing policy is more practical and not confusing."

"The initial setup is one of the most user-friendly B2B user solutions. It's good, it's easy. Deployment usually takes less than one day. You only need one person for deployment and maintenance."

"The speed and deduplication ratio are two of the most valuable features of the solution."

"Quick recovery."

"Has very good deduplication and encryption features."

"The valuable feature is the ability to work with the Veeam software to reduce the backup windows."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is that the tool provides good value for somebody who needs an affordable and reliable storage solution."

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"Good user interface."

"Incremental forever: This feature helps us reduce backup time and backup storage space."

"We can scale. Today, we have an average backup volume of 100TB a day."

"The best part of this solution is that it just works."

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

"It is also a product that has been maturing for a long time. This is good because customers need reliability in their enterprise initiatives."

"High availability (HA): It is one of the best features."

"The customization and the ability to backup across all platforms are the most valuable features."

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Cons

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

"The repository should have an extension to connect to the cloud and deposit the backups."

"The web interface, ease of use, and GUI all need to be improved."

"The latency is a bit high."

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

"The solution's pricing could be improved."

"The solution would be improved if it could also be used as a data store for VMware."

"One item I wanted to see is SSD drives as a cache, and that was, for a time, still lacking in StoreOnce, however, they have done it now. It's not available yet, however, it will be shortly."

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"It does not do too well in our virtual environment."

"We would like to see bare-metal restorers."

"It can be improved for large file systems with many files. Spectrum Protect can restore large files very well, but if you're restoring millions of little files, it is not as great. At one point, we tried to implement the VMware module with it, and it was awful and terrible. I don't know if that has improved. If it hasn't, this would be one big improvement."

"We are not so happy with the technical support because dealing with them is not easy. We have a very complicated environment, therefore I understand for a support person that it is not easy to troubleshoot it."

"I would not recommend the tool to others because it is a really complex product."

"Replication services would be nice. If these could be enhanced to be always on so multiple storage backup services could be added as a cluster pool. This would provide a better availability service."

"They are behind on many things, especially security. They are catching up a little bit now, but the competitors are doing better security-wise. There should be malware detection and prevention and higher security."

"It lacks reporting and an efficient alert mechanism. The GUI could also be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing costs is capacity-based and come bundled with support."

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

"I think the product is competitive in terms of pricing. Other products like the one from Dell are costlier compared to the tool."

"I rate the platform's pricing a seven out of ten."

"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."

"The price of the product is reasonable."

"There are costs for additional storage and space."

"HPE StoreOnce is cheaper compared to other solutions in the market."

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"I rate the pricing a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is not cost-effective, and ten is cost-effective."

"We pay for a terabyte license to support our backend usage."

"Licensing IBM Spectrum Protect can be somewhat confusing for new users due to the options available, such as licensing on a capacity or per server basis."

"The most important feature which I wish to be added involves the GUI, the user interface."

"Technical support is pretty good. It is doing fine, but you pay for it."

"The pricing is a little expensive for our current employer, so they want to move to a cheaper solution."

"We have found that the pricing is high in our country."

"We have spec'd out our build, and the cost of it can work quite easily today for our future needs."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Government

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

16%

Computer Software Company

13%

Government

Manufacturing Company

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

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Compared 32% of the time

Dell PowerVault vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 9% of the time

ExaGrid EX Series vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 6% of the time

ExaGrid EX vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 6% of the time

Veritas NetBackup Appliance vs HPE StoreOnce

Compared 2% of the time

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IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs IBM Spectrum Protect

Compared 20% of the time

Veeam Data Platform vs IBM Spectrum Protect

Compared 19% of the time

Dell PowerProtect DD (Data Domain) vs IBM Spectrum Protect

Compared 11% of the time

Commvault Cloud vs IBM Spectrum Protect

Compared 11% of the time

Dell PowerProtect Data Manager 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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