IBM Spectrum Protect vs Veeam Agent for Linux [EOL] comparison

"In general, the solution is quite user-friendly. The GUI is very nice."

"Enterprise-wide type of architecture supports a lot of different platforms."

"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."

"The ability to use S3 Data Store as a repository."

"It protects our data. That is what it is there for."

"Some of the people in our group, like our DBAs and non-technical people, can restore some stuff themselves via Spectrum Protect. That is how simple it is."

"It integrates well with Spectrum Scale."

"Reliability: It has never had a problem with backups or restores. If you store something, it is there."

"It's simple to use."

"I like the incremental backups and their failover."

"It's stable and reliable."

"What I find most valuable about this solution, is that the user experience is very simple."

"The Veeam Backup and Replication Suite is very user-friendly."

"The technical support is good."

"It's most compatible with VMware. It can restore single files instead of having to restore the whole machine, once again leading to savings for the company."

"The initial setup and deployment are easy. It's straightforward."

"I would like to see a way to have "always on" implemented."

"The main admin console from the UI cannot do anything in the product. It just allows us to maintain, maybe, 30% to 40%. For the rest, we have to use the command line."

"Its management part can be better and simplified. It is kind of a beast as compared to Commvault or Veeam, but they are more user-friendly. They are also easier to learn, whereas Spectrum Protect definitely takes time. They should simplify it. Our teams are pretty comfortable with it because we have been using it for a long time, but from the perspective of a new user who is evaluating or using this solution, it is definitely more complex in terms of manageability. Its monitoring could be improved so that it can even monitor the jobs that are scheduled by external schedulers. There are situations where a database team might decide to use their own schedulers, but currently, Spectrum Protect is not able to catch those jobs in the Operation Manager console."

"In terms of features, they've got it all covered. The features they have are quite good. The only downside to it is that it is for an enterprise or big organization. In my opinion, it is not for a small business."

"The user interface (UI) for the admin is still not good. It is way too complicated to manage the product, as we still need to use command line. IBM launched the Operations Center (OC), but there are still functions lacking, especially since we cannot manage all our scheduled tasks by using the GUI."

"We would like to see capabilities of long-term archiving and more support for hardware platforms."

"There have been some sizing issues now, and we are dealing with those."

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

"The pricing could be lowered if possible."

"In terms of the physical environment, I'd like them to integrate it with other kinds of solutions. We don't just work with Microsoft or Linux, but other kinds of infrastructure data as well."

"We are currently waiting for the continuous backup process."

"The price of Veeam Agent for Linux could be reduced."

"The solution is pretty stable right now, however, we believe that the solution could be made to be even more stable."

"It has no cloud backup feature. You can't back up anywhere outside of your local network."

"It's scalable, but it's not scalable on every platform."

"Technical support could be improved."

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

"Regarding retro-compatibility of the product between versions, your data is always available and the ROI is unquestionable."

"IBM Spectrum Protect can be considered an averagely-priced product."

"IBM Spectrum Protect, cost-wise, has way higher pricing than Veeam. By switching over to Veeam, my company saved over $600,000 in USD. The IBM Spectrum Protect pricing is a two on a scale of one to ten. My company paid additional fees for maintenance, apart from the standard licensing fees."

"It's very complicated. Licensing is a pain."

"We are paying for support and maintenance on a monthly basis."

"The product is not cheap."

"It is really expensive. Its price is not good for Latin America. Its price is good for the United States or Europe."

"There's the principal license for Veeam Agent for Linux, and then you need to buy additional licenses for your machines."

"The costing is very competitive."

"Licensing costs are monthly."

"We have purchased a license to use Veeam Agent for Linux and the additional support. The overall cost of Veeam Agent for Linux is expensive."

"Veeam Agent is one of the cheapest products in the market."

"Licensing costs are $300,000 USD yearly, and we pay for three years at a time."

"Price-wise it's good."

"It's a subscription based license, which is started on a yearly basis. Currently the licensing is split between three editions: standard, enterprise, and enterprise plus. As long as you check the comparison between the additions and make sure that you have what you need, there are no extra costs with Veeam."