IBM Tivoli CDP for Files vs OpenText Data Protector comparison

"The restoration and infrastructure is extremely reliable."

"The most valuable features of this solution were the features we worked most with which were telemetry, and the scheduler."

"The solution is easy to use."

"Data Protector is very good at automation. From the time of the backup, verification, and copy to tape, it is very good. I don't need to touch it, it will do it by itself."

"It works excellently only with Oracle."

"This solution is quite stable because we have only three users."

"In one of the projects involving a database and UCMDB integration, we needed to manage a large database. We used the scheduling feature in Data Protector to automate backups."

"It is a traditional backup model. If you talk about file server and the official Windows database, it's a stable product."

"I like that Micro Focus keeps a separate catalog of our data."

"We would like to have the opportunity to omit data from being backed up. For example, we have three virtual machines, each with three disks. When running the backup, it will automatically take each disk rather than allowing us to select what data we want backed."

"The downside of the flexibility on offer is if you over-configure it, it may fail to function as some configurations may not match."

"In terms of what can be improved, I would say integrations with MongoDB. We use MongoDB and we need to go to scripts to do backups. We need more integrations."

"We faced some certification issues after we upgraded to version 10.2."

"We have so many specific technological cracks in Micro Focus, but we are not getting the features, facilities, or coordination between the global delivery centers and the R&D team that we need to express our ideas."

"It can occasionally be inaccurate in its backup/recovery time estimates."

"In general, you can say that Micro Focus Data Protector is behind in capabilities when compared with other backup solutions, such as Commvault, Symantec, NetBackup, but it is very strong for certain use cases such as array integration. We are using it in production even now. There should be some kind of cloud integration and archiving solutions. I think this is the area they need to focus on."

"I'm uncertain if it supports virtual machine backup and restoration. If they could enhance this aspect, they could gain more support from end users."

"Other tools seem to be easier to use."

"It's expensive, but it's worth for it due to the volume of critical information within our database. We are currently paying about $22,000 per year."

"Pricing for Micro Focus Data Protector is reasonable."

"It is more affordable compared to other vendors."

"Pricing/licensing is Data Protector's single best offering. In its most basic environment, the only license required is for whatever target device is required."

"The solution requires paying for a license."

"The licensing cost was not annual. We didn't pay any license. We paid when we deployed and we didn't pay for anything after that. There were no additional fees after the initial payment."

"We have many competitors who are pricing better, and we believe that our pricing is higher."

"Avoid using many LTO drives; when using fewer drives, the price will be extremely good."

"The product is cheaper than Commvault."