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IBM Spectrum Protect Plus vs Veeam Data Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 15, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
23rd
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Veeam Data Platform
Ranking in Backup and Recovery
1st
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
421
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Backup (1st), Virtualization Management Tools (5th), Disaster Recovery (DR) Software (1st), Cloud Monitoring Software (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2024, in the Backup and Recovery category, the mindshare of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is 0.9%, down from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Veeam Data Platform is 18.7%, down from 20.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Backup and Recovery
 

Featured Reviews

Atif Najam - PeerSpot reviewer
May 14, 2024
Enables organizations to make large-scale recoveries easily, but the security must be improved
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is a backup solution. We can schedule our backups The solution provides different backup policies. We can configure any policy according to the policy followed in our organization. We can also define the retention period, the number of copies we want, and the backup…
Tommy Myo Min Aung - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 24, 2021
Beneficial pricing model, user friendly interface, and many free features
We use Veeam Backup Replication for the data center, desktop recovery, daily backups, and for storage offline The solution is a user-friendly interface. The solution could improve by having a version to be compatible with the Linux system. They have improved the storage depository using the…

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 feature of IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is the deduplication functionality. The clients moved to this solution originally because of this feature."
"The most valuable features are the API features because it allows you to integrate with your Microsoft SQL, your Oracle, and your IBM Db2."
"What I like about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus is its integration, plus it has very good technical support."
"The most valuable feature is how we can easily power speed up the VM even though the VM resides in remote storage."
"The API is very good."
"The solution offers a very straightforward deployment. You click, click, click and it's done. There's not much configuration to do."
"Virtual snapshots that offer incremental backups."
"If the system were to go down, we needed to make sure that the system could be recovered and available as soon as possible. Spectrum Protect provides you access to directly bind the backup volume to the server and make the system available instead of restoring it and copying the system."
"First, I like that this solution is fast. Second, I like the stability and flexibility."
"Most of the features that we can use with HPE products are directly integrated with the Veeam. This is very important for the customers to have only one pane of glass to manage the backups and also use the HPE products for the backups."
"It is a stable product with useful snapshot and replication features."
"The feature that we have found most valuable is its traffic plan. The traffic plan is very good."
"The initial setup was very easy."
"The most valuable feature is the continuous backup."
"I am not a direct user of this product, but my technical guys tell me that they like the product, and it is easy to use. We don't have any issues with it."
"Replication is most valuable."
 

Cons

"The replication feature is not available."
"It requires much more automation features."
"Their first level of support can be improved. Often they are too junior to understand the issues we are having, and it takes too much time to get from them to the next level of support, which is what we actually need."
"The Gui interface and usability are not so friendly and easy."
"The solution only supports HyperV and VMware but doesn't support Nutanix."
"The user experience is very bad and the interface needs to be improved."
"The one issue we are facing is related to file restores."
"I would like more integration with security. We need to show the value of the product in regards to handling security. For example, how it handles current malware or viruses. IBM should be more proactive in this direction."
"In terms of what could be improved, when creating a backup job with Veeam, you can create a daily backup, but it doesn't do it within that job. It does not give you the ability to also set the terms for monthly and/or weekly backups. It has to be a separate job. It gets clunky to manage the timeframes where you don't want a daily to run on this day and creating weeklies. And you don't want a daily to run on this day doing monthlies. That is hard to deal with. It would be really nice if you could do it through a single command line or a single interface."
"Sometimes the solution give reports that are confusing and has errors. So the integration of the full solution with the resolution of resolving the error should be added in the next release.The solution should also provide more customization, automation, better documentation."
"It would be nice if the solution scanned for malware in the backups."
"The pricing model could be improved. It can be made cheaper."
"It would be beneficial if it could expand its coverage to support Frostbox and provide greater flexibility for service providers to recommend backup solutions based on customer preferences in prospective environments."
"Some of the best practice documentation could be improved."
"The DR component should be part of the comprehensive package, not separate."
"I would like them to move back to host licensing."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"If you need to extend it, it can be extended acting like a normal Spectrum Protect with a long archive."
"The price is lower than that of some competing products."
"The licensing model of Spectrum Protect Plus is more efficient and cheaper compared to the original."
"In addition to the standard licensing fees, we paid for implementation and training."
"Unlike some other solutions, such as Veritas NetBackup where you have to pay for different licenses to use different features, there is a single license that allows you to use all of the features."
"We have a perpetual license for the tool since it is deployed on-premise."
"The price is perpetual, but the maintenance cost is annual. That is, we pay once for the product and pay annually for the maintenance and support. The price was much cheaper than what we would have had to pay for EMC or Veritas. The pricing is competitive, and I would rate it at four out of five."
"There are a few options available for purchasing the solutions. Overall, the price of the is high."
"It is more expensive than other solutions."
"Veeam products are less expensive than other products. The licensing costs are low and they're pretty affordable."
"The price is pretty cheap for our market."
"The price of the solution could improve when comparing it to competitors. The market is very competitive and they should have some discounts or special offers."
"The pricing is good and affordable."
"The product is not that expensive."
"Veeam Backup and Replication is a cost-effective solution"
"We pay on an annual basis. We pay roughly $12,000 for our software subscription."
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Comparison Review

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Nov 9, 2014
VMware SRM vs. Veeam vs. Zerto
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?
The most valuable features of the solution stem from the fact that the product works and helps with restoration areas whenever there is a need to restore something.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?
We have a perpetual license for the tool since it is deployed on-premise. We pay a fixed fee per year for support.
What needs improvement with IBM Spectrum Protect Plus?
The security must be improved. We face a lot of cyber threats like ransomware. It impacts data availability and protection. The tool must provide a mechanism to make resilient backups. The tool mus...
Major Differences Between These 4 Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions?
Comparing the features of the four is not the right approach. You need to develop a list of requirements for backup and DR that are specific to your organization and then compare each of the four ...
How do the backup solutions of Veeam and Veritas compare?
Technically, Veeam is best for hyper-v & VMWare replications, snapshots, HA failover, also support for file system backups inside VMs., support for tape library & FC too. But Veritas Netbac...
How does Nakivo compare with Veeam Backup & Replication?
Nakivo is my favorite backup software. Below are the main benefits of Nakivo compared to Veeam 1. Low cost. 2. Backup storage with global deduplication (this is the main requirement of a backup sol...
 

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Veeam Backup & Replication, Veeam ONE
 

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Sample Customers

PT Wings Surya, Tectrade, State of Ohio
Business & Legal Resources Inc., Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, Alliance Healthcare, Poulin Grain Inc., Linear Technology, Northwestern University, ARKEMA, Sogegross, City of Lynchburg
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