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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    IBM Storage Protect Plus

    Score9.8 out of 10
    N/AIBM Storage Protect Plus (formerly IBM Spectrum Protect Plus) provides data recovery for virtual environments and databases.N/A

    Veritas NetBackup

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/AVeritas NetBackup is a backup-as-a-service product providing data recovery and protection for enterprises. It supports physical, virtual, and cloud systems and features an automated disaster recovery capabilities.N/A
    Pricing
    IBM Storage Protect PlusVeritas NetBackup
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    IBM Storage Protect PlusVeritas NetBackup
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsIBM Spectrum Protect Plus is available in a monthly license or perpetual license.
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    Community Pulse
    IBM Storage Protect PlusVeritas NetBackup
    Considered Both Products
    IBM
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    Cohesity
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    7 Answers
    Features
    IBM Storage Protect PlusVeritas NetBackup
    Data Center Backup
    Comparison of Data Center Backup features of IBM Storage Protect Plus and Veritas NetBackup
    Feature
    IBM Storage Protect Plus
    9.0
    4 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Veritas NetBackup
    7.9
    18 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Universal recovery10.03 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Instant recovery9.03 Ratings7.014 Ratings
    Recovery verification8.53 Ratings9.015 Ratings
    Business application protection8.14 Ratings7.016 Ratings
    Multiple backup destinations8.13 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Incremental backup identification10.04 Ratings10.018 Ratings
    Backup to the cloud9.04 Ratings8.012 Ratings
    Deduplication and file compression9.03 Ratings5.018 Ratings
    Snapshots9.53 Ratings10.016 Ratings
    Flexible deployment9.54 Ratings7.014 Ratings
    Management dashboard9.54 Ratings4.015 Ratings
    Platform support9.04 Ratings10.014 Ratings
    Retention options9.54 Ratings9.014 Ratings
    Encryption8.03 Ratings6.014 Ratings
    Enterprise Backup
    Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of IBM Storage Protect Plus and Veritas NetBackup
    Feature
    IBM Storage Protect Plus
    -
    Ratings
    Veritas NetBackup
    8.4
    1 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Continuous data protection00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Replication00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Operational reporting and analytics00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Multi-location capabilities00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Ransomware Recovery00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    IBM Storage Protect PlusVeritas NetBackup
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (18 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    IBM Storage Protect PlusVeritas NetBackup
    Likelihood to Recommend
    IBM
    Good for daily operational backups and their replications and areas like VM backup, when it comes to resting the backups in a cloud environment especially features like BYOL is an edge to IBM over its near competitors. On the other hand, a lot of scopes to improve to have native/application-aware backups for modern applications like AI and microservices.
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    Cohesity
    Backuping complex infrastructures (VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V, Oracle, and MSSQL databases, etc.). Regarding product price, it's not the most affordable for small businesses, but it can handle nearly all infrastructures and systems. With good training people, it's a Swiss knife of company data backup, no stress about keeping backups in a safe place!
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    Pros
    IBM
    • recovery
    • replication
    • retention
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    Cohesity
    • The activity monitor allows me to easily see if there are issues with backup jobs or the environment.
    • Community support for NBU is very good. I've been able to research issues with ease and find other users that have been in similar situations.
    • Policy management for backups is very easy and there are lots of options.
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    Cons
    IBM
    • Incorporation of more touchless agents for physical servers.
    • Direct offload to tape - instead of requiring Spectrum Protect.
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    Cohesity
    • Admin console
    • SAP HANA application Templates should also be introduced instead of scripting
    • SAP MAXDB application template should also be introduced
    • Tape Management need improvement
    • MOBILE connectivity is missing
    • Admin console is so simple it should be more funcky or stylish
    • Small database should also be considered for backup
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    Likelihood to Renew
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Cohesity
    Veritas continues to keep up with the backup game. There virtual machine backup capabilities are now top notch, and I believe they will prove valuable when our cloud presence demands a backup solution.
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    Usability
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Cohesity
    NetBackup provides a complete, flexible data protection solution for a variety of platforms. The platforms include Microsoft Windows, UNIX, and Linux systems. NetBackup lets you back up, archive, and restore files, folders or directories, and volumes or partitions that reside on your computer.
    During a backup or an archive, the client sends backup data across the network to a NetBackup server. The NetBackup server manages the type of storage that is specified in the backup policy. During a restore, users can browse, then select the files and directories to recover.
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    Support Rating
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Cohesity
    Support is pretty good but it is split between America and outsourced companies so it is hit or miss sometimes. I have actually had to argue with the outsourced support as they sometimes have no practical experience using the software which makes troubleshooting difficult when they have no practical experience using the system.
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    Alternatives Considered
    IBM
    IBM Spectrum Protect Plus doesn't allow taking backup of the Meditech HIMS application, due to the unique nature of the database and its functionality. As it's a special case, the vendor supports only a few fully integrated backup solutions which resulted in using Bridgehead as a trustable backup option specific to the application.
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    Cohesity
    CrashPlan has the capability to sync data with a cloud storage source. This is great for a workstation where data is typically only for one user. However, Netbackup does a much better job for maintaining multiple levels of file restores for Enterprise Servers. Netbackup has a superior management console that does not rely on Cloud services in the event of an internet outage.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Cohesity
    Veritas NetBackup is very expensive, and I think price is the main reason which some customers don't want to use this solution. The price is fair. Most people have felt this solution was somewhat expensive.
    licensing model is based on the number of NetBackup clients, agents, servers, and options that NetBackup will be protecting or run on. A customer purchases the same number of licenses as the count of clients, agents, servers, and options.
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    Professional Services
    IBM
    No answers on this topic
    Cohesity
    Education, Consulting and Managed services to keep our business running smooth.They provide the expertise needed to help you bridge the gap between excellent information management solutions and the information essential to help you reach maximum business value. They Meet information management goals with agility and flexibility.
    Comprehensive 24x7 monitoring, management and support of your backup and archiving environments.
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    Return on Investment
    IBM
    • Cloud backup can be expensive and slow
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    Cohesity
    • We never experienced a significant system or data loss during the time we used NetBackup. We restored individuals files and small databases based upon user mistakes, but we never had to implement a DR plan. From that aspect, it is difficult to evaluate the ROI. Backups are a commodity service. Features are very similar across multiple tools. Once you decide to stay on-prem or move to the cloud, the list of options are narrowed. Then it becomes a matter of price.
    • From an administration and support perspective, the ROI is low. Vendor technical support is not always responsive. The first two tiers of support are not knowledgeable and their typical recommendation is to read the white paper. My small team spent a lot of time troubleshooting NetBackup, often without much vendor help.
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