Actifio Enterprise vs. IBM Cloud Backup

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Actifio Enterprise
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Actifio Enterprise is a copy data virtualization, & data center backup and recovery platform from Boston-based Actifio.N/A
IBM Cloud Backup
Score 9.0 out of 10
N/A
IBM Cloud Backup is a full-featured, automated, agent-based backup and recovery system managed through the Cloud Backup WebCC browser utility.N/A
Pricing
Actifio EnterpriseIBM Cloud Backup
Editions & Modules
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Actifio EnterpriseIBM Cloud Backup
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
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Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
Actifio Enterprise
9.3
1 Ratings
14% above category average
IBM Cloud Backup
9.0
4 Ratings
10% above category average
Universal recovery9.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Instant recovery9.01 Ratings8.14 Ratings
Recovery verification9.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Business application protection8.01 Ratings8.14 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations10.01 Ratings9.94 Ratings
Incremental backup identification10.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Backup to the cloud9.01 Ratings9.94 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression10.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Snapshots10.01 Ratings7.24 Ratings
Flexible deployment9.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Management dashboard8.01 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Platform support9.01 Ratings8.14 Ratings
Retention options10.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Encryption10.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
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Actifio EnterpriseIBM Cloud Backup
Small Businesses
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Score 9.0 out of 10
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Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.7 out of 10
Bacula Enterprise
Bacula Enterprise
Score 9.7 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.7 out of 10
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User Ratings
Actifio EnterpriseIBM Cloud Backup
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(1 ratings)
9.0
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
Actifio EnterpriseIBM Cloud Backup
Likelihood to Recommend
Actifio
Actifio is a good fit for anyone looking for draas or backup as a service with Bluechip.co.uk being able to tailor a solution to fit your need if you are a medium size business looking to protect over 20TB of source data on a mix of virtual and physical servers in your datacentre our hosted within our state of the art datacentres.
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IBM
The outstanding storage capacity, organized security measures, and appropriate business features of IBM Cloud Backup make it something I'd recommend at any time of day or night. Furthermore, the software is online and hence easily accessible from a distance. The application's stability and strength are further assurances that all authorized business users are in safe hands.
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Pros
Actifio
  • Reliable and easy to deploy backup solution with low administration overhead.
  • Fast backup solution with low impact on production systems as it backs them up.
  • Dedup and replication of backed up data between sites and with streamsnap very quick recovery on dr site.
  • Great customer support with quick response to changing demands.
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IBM
  • The software is very secure.
  • It is scalable which is a plus for business.
  • Restoring data is easy and fast.
  • Recovery process is easy.
  • I would say that IBM Cloud Backup is user friendly.
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Cons
Actifio
  • Single file restore has always been an issue but hopefully will be added soon.
  • Physical server backup restoring has always been tricky but achievable.
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IBM
  • The set prices for the product is a problem.
  • Secondly, IBM Cloud Backup customer help should be more speedy.
  • IBM Cloud Backup is so automated, and in case of a power failure, accessing some of this data can be challenging.
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Alternatives Considered
Actifio
Actifio is quicker to deploy easier to manage and capacity plan with less components to keep patched.
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IBM
Pricing and how easy it is to use. We use other IBM products in our office and it is nice to have everything on one network. The experience for users and managers is better, even new employees who can learn quickly. It also makes it more affordable for us.
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Return on Investment
Actifio
  • We have managed to scale up the size of our environment without the need for extra admin overhead.
  • Over 99% backups complete.
  • Solution is robust and quick to scale to meet demands.
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IBM
  • The fact that it can be scaled up is beneficial to company.
  • The program being on the cloud also makes it more accessible online.
  • The program has a high level of protection.
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